CABLE MESSAGES

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 224, 10 September 1878, Page 3

CABLE MESSAGES

(eeuter's special to the pbbss AGENCY,)

LATEST EUROPEAN

London, Sept. 4. An excursion steamer, bound for London from Sheerness, was run down, and 55 persons are known to have perished. The British fleet will shortly be withdrawn from the Sea of Marmora to the entrance of the Dardanelles. The Australians won the match at the Oval against the players of England by eight runs ; the second innings of the Australians being 88 runs, and the second innings of the players being 76 runs. The bowling of the Australians was very effective. Mr Spofforth took four •wickets. A pleasure steamer called the Princess Alice collided with another steamer off Woolwich and sunk immediately, 55 persons being drowned. Sept. 5. The number drowned by the sinking of the excursion steamer off Woolwick was 528. Only four percent of the passengers and the whole of the crew were saved. The Queen joins in the general sympathy. The Lord Mayor receives subscriptions for the widows and orphans. It is reported that Midhat Pasha has "been appointed Govenor-General of Asia Minor. The assassin of Warentzon, In-spector-General of Police at St. Petersburg, has been arrested. The Australians v. Gloucester. — Gloucester, first innings, 112. The Australians have four out for 102. GLOUCESTER. First Innings. •Grace, c off Boyle 22 Gilbert, c off Spofforth 2 Townsend, c off Spofforth 10 Cranston, c off Spofforth 0 Beach, c off Spofforth 5 G-. F. Grace, b Spofforth 1 Smith, b Spofforth ... ... 4 Mills, b Spofforth 2 Moberley, c off Garrett 23 Wright, b Garrett 11 , Dγ Grace, not out 21 ; Sundries 10 Total HI ! AUSTRALIAN. \ First Innings '• Bannerman, c off Mills 33 •Garrett, c off Mills 43 Bailey c off Mills 6 Horan, b Grace 5 A. Bannerman, not out 5 Spoffortb, not out ... ... ... 6 Sundries 4 Total ... -.102 Sept. 7. Mr Smith has been appointed Colonial Secretary for the Straits settlements. The Russian Minister at Teheran is promoting a railway between Tiflis and Teheran, with an extension to Herat in contemplation. Vienna, Sept. 5 The twentieth division of the Austrian army attacked and defeated the Bosnians at Doboz. Constantinople, Sept. 4. It is generally reported that Midhat Pasha has beeh recalled. Sept 5. The Porte refuses to appoint the Turkish delegate for the rectification of the northern frontier of Greece.