THE SUBMARINE CABLE.

Evening Star, Issue 4064, 6 March 1876, Page 2

THE SUBMARINE CABLE.

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

DIRECT TELEGRAMS FROM EUROPE.

[BY SUB-MARINE TELEGRAPH.]

MORE ABOUT.THE STRATHMORE.

Oalle, March 3. The Strathmore was wrecked on the Twelve Apostles Rock, Crozets, on the night of June 30th. Of eighty-eight souls, forty-nine landed ; the remainder were lost, including Miss IJenderson. Five died ashore, including Mr Henderson, from exposure. The others subsisted miserably for seven months. JSothing was saved. The boats were lost. The survivors were rescued by the whaler Young Phcenix. Half were transhipped to the ship. Siera Morena, which landed at Galle on the 24th February the following first-class passengers Messrs Bentley and Joslen; third-class-, Rood, Ward, Ward, Standing, Wilson, Wilson, Wright, Sendi, and eight of the crew. The whaler to Mauritius and landed She following:—First-class, Mr and Mrs Wordsworth, Messrs Walker, Keith, and twenty of the crew. We are indebted to Mr Henderson for the following telegram which he this afteftioon received from Messrs Brpgden and' Sons, London:— *’Strathmore wrecked on Crozets. Daughter not saved. Son died on Possession Island,” .

> Sydney,- March er. One of .the Emu Flat murderers: has been attested.

In the Assembly yesternight, the Minister of Lends called another mem* her a blackguard. The latter accused the Minister of being beastly dr&nk in the House, ' " .

- Melbourne, March 4, The Pacific Mail steamer Australia, sister boat to, the Zealandia, arrived at Melbourne to-day in forfcy-two days from London.

The, Suez mail .arrived at Adelaide this morning. The steamer and passengers are detained in quarantine owing to one case of small-pox. Her passengers for New Zealand are Lieut.Colonel Moule, Messrs O f Kell "W. P. Reeves. Her qews is unimportant. The barque • ora Linn, from New Zealand, wheat-laden, grounded : and capsized in the Humber when on her way to Goole. The captain, Wife, and two children, and ah apprentice, were drowned.