Reuter's Telegrams.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1178, 18 February 1884, Page 3

Reuter's Telegrams.

SYDNEY. — February 16. The cricket match between the Australian team and the combined team ;was , continued . here .Jbo r dayy.. when*tn'e flatter -commenced. and conr eluded their. 'i first; . innings, which closed for a total of 222. The highest scorer was Jones with 88; 'g^j.. -•■■-:: -•. :.-i''. t Later- ,: : , Being 96 behind their opponents the combined , team fqllpwed.on; their innings and when, the— stumps were drawn for the day, had lost 4 wickets for 42. „Wi .■•;■•-'- . ■ .-: .[' : .. ; i..-» ■ .^MELBOURNE. *■»■■■ • '■ Feb. 16. w '. ; Mr Murray was elected to-day as, a representative in 1 the Legislative Assembly for Warnambobl, vice the late J/©*' 'Francis.' 1 ! ' " ! ' : "' CAIRO. i->L rut u-mmL;'- Februaryqls. :r • Majpr : General G'ordoh'h'as amved- ; at SKehdy; ah 'important. jCarayanf. atatio^'^n'ljlubia^ and jwithjn onehundr^mjlps of Khartoum. >. TelJegiumsVjfrom Souakim -state that thie. rebels" are' 1 massing 0 in/the" ,. neighbßmooiil of ' Tokar,and, jit^s ,fmj k -; 9xpecieji.':,iji l at an t attempt^ will, be* made to capture the town before the ' British forces which have been despatched to its assistance can arrive there.__ Increased activity is being manifested among the followers of El Madhi on.the south-east, and Kassala, ij&^impQrtanu town near ■ the! northern^.frbntier of Abyssinia has been uiiYested by the rebels. j- ■ '*•■ -.-•'•'•'" February 16. : F^dbi enquiries which have been made iri^wip circumstances attending the fall of Sinkat last week it has been Ascertained that besides the - garrisbtf'.pf the town and the male inhabT£aiit§ two hundred women and the same number of children" were massacred by the rebel fanatics.

ST. PETEEJSBURG.

February 15. ' It is announced that Prince Or 1 off, Kussian Ambassador at Paris, .will shortly be,, transferred to Berlin, and will Jap replaced by Baron Mohreriheim, Eussian Minister m London.

.*••■■:••'•'■■■ HOBART.

February 18. The death is announced of the Hon. Thomas Daniel Chapman, President of the Legislative Council.