LATEST SPECIAL CABLE NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1542, 1 May 1885, Page 2

LATEST SPECIAL CABLE NEWS.

[UHITKO HMB ASSOCIATION.] [AOK SPECIALS.] London, April 14, (vis Blnf). In toth house* of Parliament but night resolutions were passed thanking the Queen for her menage on the 26th March calling cut the militia and reserve corps. In the House of Commous las* night, daring the discussion on the proposed inotiou thanking her Majesty for calling out the militia and reserves, an amedment was moved for immediately evacuating Soudan. Lord Churchill supported the amendment. A divisiett being taking, the amendment was rejected. The Russian squadron which haebeea Rtatigned in the Mediterranean has been ordered to the Baltic The British Government kave bftaght two steamers to be employed tn aimed cruisers. One was purchased from the New Zealand Shipping Company, and when equipped will probably be despatched to Sydney to strengthen the war ships there. An organisation is being fonrqd amongst the shippers of goods from the United Kingdom and Australia against the ring ef ship brokers who have hitherto coo trolled the leading berths in London and Liverpool. The British authorites are negotiating •ith the Orient Company for the purchase of the steamer Austral to W equipped as an armed cruiser. April 16. The British Government have received a despatched from the Emperor of Russia in which he states that he regards the prospect of war between Russia and Great Britain ass most deplorable event. Carl Granvitle Foreign Secretary, hat replied to the> despatch, cerdially agreeing with the Emperor, and expressing thebepetssa* the negotiations now procsadiag between the two Powers may lead ye war being averted. A number of Afghan tribe* ars reported to tie hostile to England. It is believed that Osssan Digaa is engaged in mustering his forces in the mountains preparatory to an attack upon the. Britmli force. He is running short of supplied, and an attack is s .tfeusd daily.

The I- - : sh i»f>- iv , Itivanuagh, who 3 am.ln:V'.VW :?^fWt^Ph6».,ix Park t.-**".Vv- lS - w * « ai - fl:iedin :x J.uiatia a^ ' in. April 19. ♦ It is repo- ■■-. ' tWS- ? .••.Hah has Hh«w ceded to ft'iUu. ani that a Turkoman garrisou will '>3 throwa into it at once. The A Tie-- of Afghanistan has expressed hiiis-? f (wwiiling to allow British ti«no^ *o t.--'iv«rse his territory. The P --hs i ? j' i !-> i in referring to the run » "< f "« to the terms upon whioU iv ' r.'lt'iii frontiprquestion is to Iw s^tUvl. <\-) } -si-es tli«- projected surrender of Pe<»j 1.-h, and asserts that the conflict with Russia is thereby only postponed. These is gr*-at rejoicing at Berlin and Paris over the peace proposed and the unfavorable terms accepted by England. A rumor is circulated that Germany and Austria h*ve threatened to disi-atd the terms of tiie Borlia treaty unless T«rfc*»y p!-/>3--*rvdi the neutrality of the Hellespont in the event of war between England and Russia. The Admiralty are waiti;i4 a reply from the Australian Government to the proposal made by Admiral Tryon that h« should control all colonial war ships. April 20. Turkey has determined upon remaining n?n ral %h^ il 1 'V.ir occur tie ween Great Britain and Russia. The ArTniraltv hn charatewd the Orient Cb-nnvtv's st«<ifner Lnsj&J.|n> a war cruiser. „ .• The troops which havetJeenjnobilised in India are not to advance into Afghanistan, n th« \m a "r oeri« f « in th* assurance that he is able t/> defend his territory fro-n attack; h-^ is however to be supplied wit!> arm 1 * and m-wv Wy the British Government;. The hvaltv o? th- \ 1 er t*> Great Britian is regarded with doubt. Quantities of stores and ammunition are being dispatched to Quetta. A Mil 21. The arronrant t^n» dispkyed by Bussia towards England on the Afghan frontier question is increasing. The Khedive of Egypt has decided npon consulting the Porte before replying to tlio Freifh nUimatu n deuiaodingthe relicensing of the "ogphore Egyptiennr. The British ovevnment ;«--U-!s^l the Egyptian authorities to suppress the paper, and this has led to the relations between France an"! England becoming Btrainel. It U suspected that France and Russia are con^niring t .gather to annoy England.