LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 108, 15 January 1881, Page 3

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LONDON, Wbdxesdat. Thi-Tumore current last week of intended Fenian raids bn the volunteers' armories are 'renewed, and are again receiving the attention of the authorities. The reports now received point to the possibility of an attack . ,op the military establishments at Gosport and Chester Castle, and extensive precautions are being taken at both places to withstand any assault. It is officially announced that LieutenantGeneral Sir Donald Stewart, who commanded the British army m Cabul, will shortly succeed General Sir Frederick Haines as Commander-in-Chief m India. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted ; at 49s Qd; New, Zealand wheat, ex ship, remains at 445. Australian tallow is unchanged. The reinforcements of cavalry and infantry ordered for service against the Boers have sailed for Natal. -.:-. L >.A: ATHENS, WKDjraSDAY. The Greek Government has had under re-consideration the proposal of the Powers that, they should arbitrate for a settlement fo tbe frontier dispute with Turkey, and it is now annohnced that tbe Government has informed the Powers that it must decline tbe proposal, unless the bases of the guarantee to be made to Greece are first stated. BOMBAY, Wbdnbsdat. News has been received here that a plot has been discovered among tho natives of Kolapore, a town m the south of this Presidency, to assassinate all the European residents m the place. Owing to the detection of the conspiracy, the danger was averted, and a number of arrests have been made of the would-be assassins. The transports with regiments of tha native-army ordered to tbe Transvaal sailed to-day, for Durban, m Natal. CAPETOWN, Wednesday. News has been received that further . hostilities have occurred between the Cape forces and the rebellious Basutjs. The • '-falter,' l m considerable numbers, made »n attack on Colonial Carrington's position at Maefting, but were repulsed after heavy fighting. The enemy suffered considerable loss, i CONSTANTINOPLE, Wednesday. Osman Pasha has been appointed Minister of -War m the Turkish Ministry. This is generally considered to be an indication of a warlike intention towards Greece on tbe part of the Sultan. : . COOKTOWN, TurasDAY. The French war-ship Distress reports that she visited Basilisk Island— the scene of the massacre 1 of the French naturalists —and destroyed a multitude of huts and plantations but was unable to reach the natives owing to the scrub snd rocks. Bhe also found a large barque wrecked near Brooker Island. The boats had left for Sydney or New Caledonia, leaving tha captain's wife and some seamen on board. MELBOURNE, Thuesdat. Arrived— P. and O. Company's steamship Hydaspaa, with inward Suez mail dated London, December 3 } Te Anau, from Bluff. All hope of saving the Hereford has been abandoned. There are now thirteen feet of water m her hold. The Australian cricketers were passengers for New Zealand by the Ringarooma, which sailed yesterday. SYDNEY, Thursday. Mr.' Skuthorpe telegraphs that ha has obtained the journal of Leichardt, the explorer, for his whole .trip,, and Olaesaa'a journal for half bis journey. Beth arc m good preservation. Tbe business premises of Backet, an American importer, m Barraok-street, were totally by fiire 'last 'night, all efforts to subdue the flames being. . fruitless. Backet ordinarly slept on the premises, and he can* not now be heard of, it is feared he perished n the 'fir*. LONDON, Thubb day. ' The trial of the Land Leaguers at Dublin ia still proceeding. The cate for the prot seoution has closed, and the addresses of , counsel for the defence are now being heard. The debate on the address m reply was resumed m the House of Commons to-day, ( and lasted during the greater pari of the • sitting. , Lord Hartington made an exhaust , tive speech, m the course of which he ae- > veraly attacked the Irish Land League and ; its mode of action. Alluding to tha Laud . Bill which has tieeirintrsdueed by the Goi vernment, he expressed, the opinion that is ' provisions were founded on the lines of jus* ' tioe to both tenant aad landlord. The debate- stands further adjourned. k The detached aquaHron- ia under orders , to proceed tothe Cn; c. It is understood • 'thai this movement :.-: Swo to the Boer re f betlicn-iu the Tr>A,v<T. i . it nas' l-rariv^wv.! Ay.t t. jrwisril ayreci- 'mertt 'liovc' oXiAf? litiio-.p, the Po-vi/ra 'bet ■ | their Ambf.s?:;'"; n v.'. :VvV"r< klk..:M Vim ir'- ' j utruotivltv D.A';iivcr :■:-■ ;.j:-:i,uu!.. 'I:,- TrA'k l\dovevA:r,^lioY^^'Zl-AyAA,r. Z-r -V I Turkey,

BOMBAY, Thuesdat. Information has been received that the report received yesterday, that a plot had been discovered among tha natives of Kolapore to assassinate the European residents is entirely without foundation.