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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 988, 6 July 1883, Page 2

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[rEDTER’s XKDEGKAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Shipping. .!: London, July 3. ; Arrived —Ship Border Chief from Auckland (March 26th), and steamship Fenstanton from Port Chalmers (May 10th). - The Daphne Disaster. London, July 4. It has been ascertained that,-, the number of lives lost by the .capsize of the ship Daphne while being launched at the Clyde is much under-estimated, and it is now known that 105 were carried down by that vessel and drowned. The divers who have examined the vessel as she now lies under water report the engine room is crammed with corpses. Good News. The cargo of 8840 carcases of mutton shipped per steamer Fenstanton is reported to be in good condition. The Postal Union. London, July 5. The Postal Committee appointed by the London Chamber of Commerce, after hearing the evidence of the various colonial Agents-General, decided to make an urgent appeal to the Chambers of Commerce at Brisbane and Wellington, with a view to promoting the joining of the colonies of Queensland and New Zealand in the Postal Union. The Cholera in Egypt. Alexandria, July 4. The cholera outbreak continues to spread, and the number of deaths is rapidly increasing. The statement that it had been decided to cremate the bodies of those who died of cholera at Damietta is incorrect. Orders have been given to pull down and burn certain parts of the town in which the disease is prevalent, in order to stamp it out, but the bodies of those whohave died of cholera will be buried in the usual manner.