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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 266, 26 June 1882, Page 2

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[I'KU HEUTEII's AGEKCY.J LONDON, June 22. The cargo of frozen meat, consisting of •1100 carcases of mutton, shipped from Australia by the steamship Sorato, has been sold here, to arrive. The price has, however, been withheld. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Charles Dilke, L'nder Secretary for i Foreign Aflairs, in reply to a question, ! stated that the British Government did not recoguise the new Ministry which had recently been formed in Egypt, The Australian cricketei-3 commenced their match against the Gentlemen of England on Kensington Oval to-day. The following are the names of the gentlemen : —Messrs. A. G. Steel, C. S. Studd, G. li. Stadd, C. F. H. Leslie, W. H. Patterson, W. G, Grace, A. W. Hornby, A. P. Lucas, W. W. Bead, E. T. S. Tylecott, and Eamsay. The Australians went in first. In despite of the excellent fielding of the Englishmen, 192 ruus were obtained for the lusb of yaly ibur wickets.

June 23. The first anings of the Australians closed for 334 Bonner was top scorer, with 74, without giving a chance. The Gentlemen male 182 in the first innings. Mr. W. G. Gmce scored 01. June 24. Great activhy now prevails in English arsnels and dockyards owing to the naval and military preparations necessitated by the state of affairs in Egypt. It has transpired that the military authorities have arranged that a force of British troops, now at Malta, shall at once embark for Egypt for the purpose of protecting the Canal. M 2 &&Z A number of reports as to an alleged Fenian rising m Ireland are to hand. It is feared that an attack on the London Times office is contemplated, and the Press is consequently guarded by a force of police. Intelligence has been received from Ireland that a body of several hundred Fenians in military order has marched through Armagh. Nothing further as to their movements has trauspired. Australian beef tallow has advanced to 425. Gd. 0200 bales wool were offered at auction to-day. The market was steady, but the demand was not active. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 22. It has transpired that the Sultan has telegraphed to the Khedive approving of the appoiutmeut of Arabi Pasha as Minister of War iv the new Egyptian Ministry. June 24. The proceedings of the Conference of Foreign Ambassadors on the Egyptian question, which is now sitting here daily, are kept quite secret, nothing being allowed to transpire.