LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1277, 28 May 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(per beuter's agrncy. ) ' Received May 25, .10 p.m. Sydney, 25. The Congregational Jubilee has been brought to a conclusion, and the visiting delegates are now leaving the city for their respective homes. Melbourne 25. ; News has been received here that* • Thomas Archer, Agent-General for • Queensland, in London, has left England on the voyage to Australia. Moscow, 23. The ceremony of bringing, the banners to he used in connection with the approaching coronation of the Czar, took place here to-day. Paris, 24. > Despatches from .the Commandant 1 of the French expedition to Madagascar, have been received, reporting that he has captured the Huras military posts in Sakalava country,' and occupied the Custom; House at M&panga, a town at the mouth of the Ikupa river, on the North West Coast of the Island. The road to the Antantanvo capital has been secured by troops, and great excitement' prevails among; the, Natives in consequence 1 of the attitude of the French. In the House of Commons to-day Lord E. Fitzmaurice, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in reply to a question, that the resumption of friendly relations with the Mexican Government was impending. The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Undersecretary for the Colonies, replying to a question regarding the intention of the Government in view of the recent fighting which occurred between Cetewayo and certain of the Zulu Kingites, announced that the Governmenfrwould abstain from interferance in Zululand at this juncture. Received May 26, 1 a.m. Londo.v, May 25. The Daily News in a Icadind article this morning, announces that it has reason to believe .that in the event of the annexation of New Guinea being decided upon, it will be undertaken by the Imperial Government, and will not be left to the colonies. In the House of Commons last night Lord E. Fitzmaurice stated in reply to a question, that the town of Majanga, in Madagascar, had been bombarded by French gunboats for six hours before its surrender by Havas, and that the defenders had suffered heavy loss. Sydney 25. It is announced that Wright, Post-master-General, has accepted the portfolio of Public Works, vacant since the resignation of Cope-land, and has resigned the position hitherto held in the Cabinet. No appointment has been made to the Postmaster-Generalship. Received May 20, 7 p. m . London 25. Among tho birthday honors announced in the Gazette today, are the following appointments and promo* tions :— Dr Alfred Roberts, of Sydney, to be a Knight Batchelor, Mr Geo! Des Yocux, Governor of Fiji, Mr

Augustus Charles Gregory, CM. Or., of Queensland, and the Hon. William Morgan, late Premier of South Australia, Knights Commanders of the order of Sfr, Michael and St. George, Dr Von Haast, of New Zealand, and Mr Charles Bright, of Melbourne, Companions of the order of St. Michael and St. George. The race for th& Oaks Stakes resulted as follows : — Bonny Jean 1 Malibran ... 2 Ettarre .... 8 (Received May 27, 10.80 a.m.) Adelaide, May 26. The race for the Birthday Cup, (postponed from Thursday last), was run to-day, and won by Little Jack. London, 25. Intelligence is to hand from Port an Prince, that the rebels have entrenched themselves at Miragoane, where they recently blew up the bridge with dynamite, and killed 100 Haytian troops. According to the latest reports, the rebel position is being bombarded by Haytian artillery. Telegrams are to hand announcing that an anti-Jewish outbreak occurred at Rostoff, in Eussia. Many acts of cruelty have been committed, and houses of the Jews plundered and burnt. The military authorities are, it is stated, powerless to stop the outbreak.