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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1010, 1 August 1883, Page 2

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I[reuteb’s telegrams—copyright.] Shipping. London, July 30. The Orient steamship John Elder, from Melbourne (June 13th), with a cargo of 2,000 carcases- of mutton shipped at Sydney, and the P. and O. steamship Ballarat, from Melbourne (June sth), have arrived at Plymouth. Arrived—Ship Oamaru from Port Chalmers (May sth). The Suez Canal Question. * London', July 31. In the House of Commons last night Sir Stafford • Northcote’s motion, urging that the claims of Count de Lesseps to a monopoly for the construction of canals in Egypt should be repudiated in any future parleying with the Canal Company, came up for debate, and an amendment by Mr Norwood, M.P. for Hull, that the House should maintain freedom of judgment in the construction of canals bct'iireefa the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, after discussion, was adopted by a , majority of nine votes. The Earthquake. .Naples, July 30. Among the sufferers by the recent earthquake at Ischia are some persons of English nationality. They are, however, few in numbe r. The Plague in Egypt. Cairo, July 30. Considerable decrease is now apparent in the daily number of the dead from cholera both in this city and Alexandria. The English troops, however, have suffered severely of late, twenty-two deaths having occurred in various regiments since Friday last. Carey's Murderer. Capetown, July 30. O’Donnell, who shot James Carey on board the Melrose at Port Elizabeth, has been arrested by the police.