CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 95, 29 July 1879, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(EBUTER'S TELKGBAMS.) . ■> ■•.\:».-\V Sydney, July 24J -^ ''! The Legislative Council has passed 7 - the Public Works Loan Bill. The prorogation of Parliament ' takes place to-day. ! ' M: ir ' :f It is officially t announced that ! the I .' ' Exhibition will open in the middle of September. . . „,^ Melboubnb, July ,24.> ' It is expected the cable will be, restored to-day, the* repairing, steamer .. <j having spoken Port Darwin. ..,; .^ The Mint has issued over £40,000 worth of new silver coin. £20,000 has been exchanged; for worn cojuWi -i, ! London, July ll r >,, „ „ Sir. Garnet Wolsely arrived at* Capetown ou June 23, and proceeded to Natal on June 24. .-,. .-.,. ..... _ ( ..j The British columns have npvf . [j effected a junction within twenty-five miles of Oetewayo's kraal. • T j ftily 17. At. a banquet at the, Crystal Palace,,, „ the Secretary of State for India eutov. gized the conduct of the. AigUi&i^' ? war. He declared that Yakpqb!,. i" Khan was honestly fulfilling the treaty and its obligations, v-The,' friendship of Afghanistan woul<f secure India against aggression. It _ was his firm belief that Russia was fulfilling the obligations of the Treaty of lieiiin,

July 18. News from Capetown to July Ist, states that an envoy from Cetewayo had arrived at head-quarters, bringing fresh peace propdsals/ with! & quantity of ivory tusks, evidencing submission, and asking that the 1 "i&$ } J vance of the British, army might be ' postponed. He received' a' reply that a postponement would be coudi* , tional pa t lie acceptance byj'tW,,' British of the proposals for peacS. Sir Garnet "Yvolaely has gone to"' " Port Dunbar.

An imposing funeral of the Prinoe Imperial took place at Chiselhurst. July 23. Recent Cape news states that an official despatch on July C, reports that the Zulus were defeated with enormous loss. Ulundi was captured and destroyed. Further details state that Oetewayo not complying with the demands previously stipulated. Lord^Chehnsford advanced on the 4tfi July. . While marching 20,000 Zulus attacked 5,000 liritisbT troops, who "formed a hollow square. They were attacked' 3 on all sides for the space of two hours. Desperate fighting ii&ofc place, when the Zulus commenced to retreat. The IT'th LanceVs Charged and completely routed the: Zulus,:! 1,000 of whom were killed. The British, loss was 10 killed and 53 wounded. They then t*dvaace\i Ulundi, which was; burnt '' with i>all- >./ military kraals. The British troops - --. returned to camp on the 4th. July, 'i bir (Jarhet Wolsely believes the war is over. He is awaiting instructions to send homo troops. He expects to meet Cetewajo on the 18tu, to discuss the conditions- of peace. a 1 -.i,.::: JiEi^ rf Ju;y2l. Prince Bismarck proposes that the German budget shall be triennial.