LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1549, 18 May 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

IT ELECTRIC TBI.EORAI'H—COPYRIGHT. . (MR RBUTKR'fI AGENCY.) Received May 15, 10 p.m. Adelaide, 14. Arrived — Serata, with the London mails dated April' 10th. I Teneriffe, 14. Sailed : Aorangi, for Auckland. St. Vincent, 14. t\i Ruapehu left here this morning for Louden. Sydney, 15. Arrived — Wakatipu, from Wellington. ■'*■*.■ Sailed — Wairarapa, for Auckland. The Government hare been advised that the New South Wales Contingent which will shortly embark for Sydney, will be transported at the expense of the British Government. The whole of tlie horses sent to Soudan with the Colonial artillery have been presented to the War Office, as a gift from New South Wales. A telegram -from Suakim annonnees that Lieut-Colonel Richardson, Australian Commandant, is suffering from fever. Received May 16, 1.15 a.m. Melbourne, 15. The convict Barnes was executed this morning, for th« murder of J. B. Slack. LONDON, 14. Negotiations are still proceeding with regard to the Afghan frontier question. It is proposed that the Russian boundary shall be fixed at Penjdeh, while the frontier of Afghanistan is net to extend north of Zulifikar Pass, leaving a nentral gzone between the two territories. Suakim, 14. (From Reuter's Special Correspondent.) The greater portion of the troops under the command of Majar-General Graham leave at once for England. Tho work of embarkation commences to-day. The Guards leave first. The Australian troops leave immediately in the s. 8. Arab, for Australia. The horses belonging to the New South Wales artillery will be handed to the Royal Horse artillery. Received May 16, 11.30 p.m. London, 15. Tenders were opened to-day for the Queensland Government loan of £2, 500,000, at 4 per ceut, the minimum of which was fixed at £97. The total amount tendered for was £8,750,000 Tenders at £97 9s 6d will receive 35 per cent of the application, and above that amount in full. Received May 16, 3 p. ai. London, 15. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of Stat* for War, stated in reply to a question that Her Majesty's Government did hot. regard it as either convenient or satisfactory for the Australian Contingent to visit Eugfand. Gladstone informed the House that the Government were awaiting a reply from Russia with regard to a portion of the Afghan frontier line, which had not yet been deliminated. Referring t*» the Irish question, Gladstone announced the partial renewal of the Prevention of Crimes Act in Ireland, and stated that the Government at present were unable to deal with the question of Irish local self-government, or to proceed with the Land Purchases (Ireland) BiU. Ottawa, 15. i The insurrection, for men ted by Louis I Riel, is collapsing, and numbers of rebels aro daily tendering their submission to General Middleton. Received May 16th, 7.30 p.m. Sydney, 16. The nine-pounder battery with which the Colonial artillery was armed by the Home Government on their arrival at Suakim has been presented to New South Wales by the War Office. The Australian Contingent embarks for Sydney either by the Union steam ship Arab, or by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Deican. It is understood that the Hon. Mr Dal ley has declined tho honors offered him in recognition of his action in ottering the services of the New South Wales Contingent to England.