CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 28 December 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOEEIGN NEWS.

UEUTERS TELERRAJI. PUR PRESS ASSOCIATION London, December 24.

The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,130,000 bushels.

The report circulated with regard to the Marquis of Ripon's Resignation of his position of Viceroy of India is void of foundation.

A letter has been sent by Lord Carnarvon to Mr. John Bright, in which he denouncss Mr. Bright's speech of November 16th as unfitting a Cabinet Minister, and deplores its ever having been made. He further attacks landlords for their prefei ? ence of theoretical reforms before first making strong efforts for restoring law and order in Ireland.

Latest advices from head-quarters at the cape supply officers' accounts of the disaster. 250 of Mainwaring's men, marching on the town of Pretoria were attacked by a large number of Boers, .and were almost crushed. Five officers and 120 rank and file were killed and wounded, the remainder being taken prisoners. The colors were saved. The goromander urgently applied for reinforcements of gavalry. December 37.

In consequence of necessity for reinforcements of cavalry in Transvaal, the 6th Dragoons have been ordered to Natal,

Rome, December 2J5,

The Asservatore Romano alleges that a letter has been written by the Pope, in which he counsels the Irish clergy and people to entirely separate themselves from revolution.

Capetown, December 26

further telegrams to hand regarding the disaster in the Transvaal state that when the Boers attacked a detachment of the 94th regiment the men were e igaged in releasing a number of swamped waggons, and being consequently without arms, were completely crushed by the large number of Boers who swooped down on them. News has also been received that the Boers at Potebefstroom murdered five Englishmen who were residing in the town, and that as soon as information, of the outrage reached head-quarters a battery of artillery was despatched, and shelled the place. The enemy .were completely driven out, and over 100 were killed by the guns.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

REUTERS TELEGRAM PER PRESB ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, December 27,

Arrived P." and O, Company's steamer Cathay, yesterday,-from Adelaide, with the inward Suez mail, dated London, November 19. Swan, the New Zealander, won the pedestrian match with 163 miles. Baker came in spvei* laps behind. .

•In the cricket matcli Victoria v. New South Wales, the former scored 20.6, and the latter team iostheir;first inMngs have lost seven -wickets for 61 runs. Allan took five-wickets.' ' Sydney. December 28. .•fNormarii whd was shot, by a woman jit DobTio is dead. A post mortem examination showed that the bullet had become embedded in his brain, and had caused an- abscess. ; ■ - •