EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 5

EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.

[PER S.S; WAIHOBAi AT THE SLirEBvJ London, September 4. THREATENED CONFLICT BETWEEN FRENCH AND CHINESE TROOPS. Latest intelligence from Anniam is that the 15,000 Chinese troops, who were recently reported as having crossed the frontier, are now advancing on Haiphong, one of file French garrisons in Annam.

PRANCE AND TUB NEW HEBRIDES , The National, a political in Paris, has expressed a hope that the French War vessels, the Bruat? and the D Estrees, which sailed from Noumea recently ftr New Hebrides, will prevent Australia from, annexing those islands THE POISONING AFFAIR IN IRELAND. An investigation has been made into the poisoning of a number of labourers who were working in a field in New Ross, County Weixford. It now appears probable, that the poisoning was. the result of an accident.

THE TAMATAVE OUTRAGE. The Marquis of flartington. has expressed the opinion that France.has npt satisfactorilyexplained the action of Admiral JPisrra ia detaining the captain and officers of the war vessel Dryad at Tamatave. He thinks a further and fuller explanation should be insisted npon. . .

SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND. The severe weather which has recently prevailed in England has destr6y<ed One-third of the hop crops;

September 9. REFORMS IS ROTJM4NIA. The Qovernment of Runeiahas decided on. a aeries o£ reforms to be introduced into Uoumania.

THE WAR W THE SOUDAN General Hicks, the leader of the force* who have, for some time past been engaged in the campaign against El Mahdi, the false prOphet of the Soudan, is now advancing his troops with a view to re-capturing El Obeo the capital town of Kordufan, Central Africa. ANTI-EUROPEAN FEEDING. IN CHINA. The anti-Europeari. feeljhg which recently manifested itself amongst the Chinese residents in Canton is rapidly speeding to other towns jn China. :At HoDg KoDg the Chinese bave assumed a menacing attitude towards the Europeans, and the situation is so alarming that a complete panic prevails in that, town. _ Englishmen in Hong Kong arelond in their expression of indignation at the absence of a British squadron, as they conaider the presence of war vessels essential to their protection.

THE TIMES AND THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, The limes, referring to the action of France in relation to. the New Hebrides, appeals tp the French Government to avoid a repetition of the outrages perpetrated &e Admiral Pierre at Tamatave;

THE BAtfLAN-LAYCOCK MATCH. Edward Hanlan, of Toronto, the champiOH sculler of the world, is impatiently awaiting a , reply to his challenge to Eliijs Laycock, of: Sydney, offering to row him for £2000 on the Thames.. The pretensions of Laycock to compefe with "Hanlan are gene-. • rally ridiculed in England. [The negotiations, we have since learnt by cable, hava fallen through in consequence of Laycdckr having fractured his leg ] -f