TELEGRAPHIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5395, 22 August 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

[Reutee's Telegeams.] j CONSTANTINOPLE^ August 20. ; Sir H. Drummond Wolff arrived here to-day on a special mission to the Sultan respecting Egyptian affairs. ! LONDON, Augvst 20. I The Guards which for some time past have been stationed at Limasol, , in Cyprus, have been ordered Home. ' j CAIRO, August 21. I Three regiments of the Line now on ' duty in tbis country have received in- . structions to return to England. j A report is to hand announcing ■■■ that the rebels have occupied El Debbeh, near Old Dongola, aod are I now advancing upon New Dongola.

! [Special to Press Association.]

LONDON, August 20. j The frozen meat by the steamers I lonic and Aorangi is selling at 4_& i per lb. On examination of the cargo of ! meat by the Orient Steamship Liguria, it' was found to be in good conditiqn. The Liberal and Tory press, commenting on the recent modification by [Russia of her proposals regarding the I occupancy of the Zulfikar Pass, gene--1 rally express their distrust of them.

[Eeutee's Telegrams.] SYDNEY, August 21. The torpedoes laid down in Port j Jackson during the recent crisis in i Europe are now being removed from j the harbour. To-day's market shows an increase of Id on last week's quotations for oats and maize, and potatoes have further advanced 10s per ton. New Zealand wheat, 3s per bushel; New Zealand oats, 2s 3d per bushel ; maize, 3s 2d per 561 b; Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces, .£26 per ton ; pollard, ls per bushel ; potatoes, =£3 16s per ton. Sailed — Wairarapa,. s.s., for Auckland. ADELAIDE. August 21. Arrived — Orient Company's Garonne, with the London mails to July 17.