THE LATEST.

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

THE LATEST.

ARGUS SPECIAL PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

(Received September 29, 1 a.m.) London, September 28, 6.55 p.m. 1 Chief Justice Gorrie, of Fiji, has been nominated to the position of Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands.

Smallpox has appeared amongst Sir Hercules Robinson’s household at Cape Town, and the very streets of the, city are deserted. ' -

Sir Evelyn Wood is suffering severely from continual diarrhoea, and Sir Garnet Wclseley from exposure to the sun. The Austrian Legislature has voted 700,000 florins for the relief of sufferers by the recent floods. There are serious complaints regarding the inefficiency of the hospital service during the recent campaign in Egypt,

COURT MARTIALS AT CAIRO,

beutbb’s telegrams.

(Received September 29, 1.10 a.m.) Alexandria, September 27. Courts martial have been appointed by the Khedive to hold sittings at Cairo and in this city to try the cases which may be submitted by the Special Commission of European and Native officers, appointed to prosecute those who were guilty of outrages against Europeans during the rebellion.

An edict will shortly be issued by the Khedive granting an amnesty to the officers .below the rank of colonel- who fought under Arabi. Constantinople, September 27. ...

Baker Pasha sailed to-day for Egypt, to undertake the reorganisation of the Egyptian army, and departed without awaiting the consent of the Sultan. Sydney, September 28. Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier, is much improved in health. He resumed his attendance at the House of Assembly to-day, and was greeted with cordial cheers from all sides of the House upon entering the Chamber, The Government are now pushing forward ' the various measures promised in the Speech from the Throne, and are endeavoring to accelerate the passage of the Land and Local Government Bills in particular. J