NEGOTIATIONS FOR EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4027, 18 June 1884, Page 3

NEGOTIATIONS FOR EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE.

ABYSSINIANS ORGANISING FOR

By Electeic Telegraph.—Copyhioht.

[Reutee's Telegrams.]

RELIEF OF KASSALA,

THE PACIFIC LABOR TRAFFIC,

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS V. CAM-

BRIDGE UNIVERSITY,

(Received June 17, 10.5 p.m.)

. . .. LONDON. Juno IG. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Kimberley was questioned regarding the progress, which had been made in connection with the'negotiations for holding- the projected Conference'oil Egyptian affairs. In reply Lord Kimberley stated that an agreement had been come to with the French Government as to the basis 'upon which the proceedings' of the 'Conference should take place, and that the matter had been submitted for consideration to tho other European Powers. Admiral Sir William Hewitt, commanding the East Indian sqiiadron, has arrived at Aden from Abyssinia. ' (Received JvThelS, 1.20 a.m.) June 17.

Telegrams have been received stating that King Johannes of Abyssinia has assembled 30,000 Gallas for the purpose. of relieving the garrison at Kassala, a town some distance north of ihc Abyssinian frontier, and now besieged by the Arab: rebels. ',

The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Under-Secre-tary for the Colonies, has proposed that the Australion colonies shall contribute a share in tho expense to bo incurred by tho temporary extension of the powers of Sir George Dcs Vceux, in order that the latter may be in a position to deal with the labor traffic in the Eastern Pacific, and that the Agents-General for the various colonies shall afterwards discuss with the Imperial Government the question of adopting further means for the regulation or for repressing the traffic in Island laborers. The homeward mails via Suez and Brindisi, from Melbourne on May G, were delivered on Saturday. A cricket match between the Australian team and an eleven of the Cambridge University was commenced at Cambridge to-day. The following are the names of the local team:—Mansfield, Smith, J. E. K. Studd, Paravacini, Topham, Turner, Wright, Bainbridge, Dreatoree, Marchant, and Rock. The home team went in first, and were all out for 20-1, tho highest scorers being Bainbridge caught 61, Studd bowled 59, and Marchant caught 34. The visitors, in the first innings had put together 122 for the loss of four wickets when the stumps were drawn. McDonnell was bowled for 25, and Murdoch not out 45. The weather was fine during the day, and great interest is being taken in tho match.