CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1779, 6 January 1886, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

GREECE CONTINUES HER WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. HEAVY RAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. * THE MELBOURNE WHARF STRIKE EXTENDING. AFFAIRS IN THE SOUDAN. London, January A The firmness in the frozen meat market continues to be maintained, and prime New Zealand mutton realised per pound at Smithfield to-day. Cairo. January 4. General Stephenson reports that the rebels are in full flight southward to Dongola. They lost over 600 men id the recent engagement with the British troops at Gemis. CoKsiA.vnxoPLß, January 3. In spite of the warning of the Powers warlike preparations continue in Greece, and she is massing considerable quantities of troops on the frontier. January 4. The Porte has complained to the British Government of the increase of the British force in Egypt, declaring that the despatch of additional troops to that country is contrary to the terms of the convention recently concluded between England and Turkey, Sir William White, British Ambassador here, has explained that the situation in the Soudan was such as to necessitate the despatch of reinforcements. Melbourne, January 4. The wharf Übo.« iV is exciting sympathy among the draymen and yardmen, and they refuse to place cargo on hoard ship. In consequence of the dispute several small vessels have been temporarily laid up and the departure of others is being greatly delaved. The agitation has spread to Geelong, and 76 laborers have struck woik there. January 4. Captain Strachan. the leader of the “Age" New Guinea eipe.iition, who left Sydney in August last on a comnieroiiv! expedition to the Myuccosa Kiver District of New Guinea, reports that the expedition has proved a complete success, and that he has been able to establish tneudiy relations with no less than fourteen native tribes Sydney, January I Owing to the heavy rains which have been falling, the Southern railway line was washed away near Cootamundra, close to where the disastrous accident occurred last January. January 4 In consequence of the wharf laborers’ strike the steamers Nemesis and Taramung have been laid up for the present.