LETEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1629, 20 November 1885, Page 2

LETEST CABLEGRAMS.

*. IJY L!.r 'I'.lli' ;iv iii .A!* i— (' 'l'UUfillT. Receiv (1 November 18, 10 p.m. Sydnky, 18. Tin- S »n Ftanoipco mail arrived thi6 1 afternoon. Admiral Tyron has instructed the captain of li.M.S. Opal to proeei-d with his vessel to New Guinea foithwith. On arrival of the Opal at lur d'-stitiation search will be made f,r truces of the .Geographical Society's expedition, and if the reported massacre is found to be true prompt I measures will be taken to punish the ! murderers. I Sir Alexander Stuart, ex-Premier, , has been officially gazetted Com- . \ missioner for New South Wales at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of ! 1886. • j The New South Wales Parliament r was opened to day by the Lieut. r Governor, Sir James Martin, who in '. the vomse of his Speech on the «><> ■ t-asioif expressed regret that thrdrought , which prevailed throughout the Colony t Itad lessened the value of the prinoij al • products, and which, combined wih otlier causes, had brought about a • -diiuiiiutiou in the revenue^ ntitwith- ' stuiidiug howevei 1 the falSi'ig off in the receipts ns compared with the estimated revenue, it will be foil- d 5 practicable to avoid the imposition of i additional taxation. Measures for ti.o i .tmeiidment of the Civil S •'•vice .\<t, ' and tho reorganimtlon of tie Civil 1 1 Si vice, f«u* the amendment of the E eettira! A»;t; and; providing for the better conservation of water will be j t , iutiodn'-ed shortly. In conclusion the , Lieut Governor congratulated the j Color. y upo:: thf improvement which I i bad- tak?n place in i lie revenue duriiig the last financial period. A return 1 was submitted showing the receipts to be largely in excess of those for the corresponding period of last, year, deceived November 19. 1 1.45 a.m. ; RaNOOO , 18. 1 Advices from Major General Pren- , dergust announce that the British j foroo3have captured Miuleh. The fight- ■ ing was of a stubborn character, and lasted fully thtne hours. The whole iof th« Burmese position whs carried '. by assault. The British loss was slight. Major Prondcrgast 13 vow adv.iijciug upon Muuda!ay. I Sofia, 18. Telegrams state that Priue Alexander yesterday carried the Servan position, and is menacing Slivnitza and force.! the nivaler to retire. Received Nov 19t.ii, 8 p.m. MriIiUOUKNE, 19. j The cable steamer Sherard Oiborue ! having etfected the necessary repairs ! to complete her tquipmcut leaves on (Friday next to lay a duplicate cable ' between Victoria and Tasmania. Rio Janiero, 17. The Tongariro arrived yesterday afternoon from Auckland, her cargo of frozen mutton is reported to be in a fair cottdui<<n. Received November 1, 19.45 p.m. Calcutta, 18. Intelligence from Bunnah states that the British forers operating on Irawaddy, captured Minla without much opposition. Ail obstinate resistance wan, however, made by the enemy at a pla«e on the opposite side i of the river, the engagement lasting J several hours, but ultimately resulted in Woon's men driving out the Bur mese, and indicting heavy loss. i Received November 19, 115 a.m. j Syd by. 18. { Tfie fir.4 day's racing of the Mur- j rumbifli^e Turf Cub spring meeting t took place to dry, and gone- rally < speaking was most successful. The a principal evont — the Wagsjii Gold Gu\> c wm* woii by Minerva, with N»mv V ik \. 2nd, and lVspot 3rd. In the Leuislative Assembly tin's t evening Sir John Robertson moved a |j motion of want of confidence in the ( pn^'ent MiCU«iy. •. The debate is f, proceeding. ' . t LoHDON, 18. I, Gladstone addressed a meeting of ti

his constituents at West Calder last | night. In the course of his speech he ' ref i red at some length to the present \ difficulty in Roumelia, and applauded g the course adopted by the Marquis of t Salisbury in dealing wi h the subject