NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6693, 29 September 1882, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. RETURN OF INDIAN AND BRITISH TROOPS TO HEADQUARTERS. eboieb’s telegrams. (Received September 28, 8 p.m.) Sydney, September 28. Arrived, yesterday evening Union Company’s steamship Rotorua, from Auckland. The Hon. John Lackey, who recently resigned his portfolio as Minister of Public Works, has withdrawn his resignation. Two children were burned to death this morning at a house in Mary-street, Melbourne, September 28. Suwarrow and Grand Duchess have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup Race. Alexandria, September 27. In consequence of the opinion expressed by Sir Garnet Wolseley, that a force of 10,000 British troops will now be sufficient to ensure the maintenance of order in this country, orders have been issued for the immediate re-embarkation of three battalions of the Indian contingent. The remaining battalions will return to their respective stations shortly. TERRIBLE SPREAD OP SMALLPOX AT CAPETOWN. CETEWAYO UNWELCOMED. THE “ TIMES ” ON THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. ARGOS SPECIAL PER DNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received September 28, 10.50 a.m.) London, September 27, 6 a.m. Two thousand cases of smallpox have been reported in Capo Town, and of thete 600 have proved fatal. The disease has, heretofore, been chiefly confined to the Native population, but it is now spreading amongst the whites. Cetewayo was allowed to land in silence at Cape Town without any demonstration of welcome. He proceeded to Oudemolen (sic ). The Archbishop of Canterbury is recovering from his late illness. The “ Times ” pronounces the Australian Eleven the finest cricketing team ever collected. The Khedive’s Ministers insist on the execution of the principal rebel leaders. AGE SPECIAL PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received September 28, 7.30 p.m.) London, September 27, 6.2 p.m. Two of the Indian regiments have reembarked in the Serapis. The Khedive was present with his staff at the Cairo review, in which 20,000 troops took part. There was a march past on a limited scale.