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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 28, 9 August 1883, Page 2

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Special to " Star." CHOLEEA STILL SPREADING. MEETING OF EMPERORS. MORE NIHILISM. THE ANNEXATION QUESTION. beutee's telegeams. Received August 9, 12.40 p.m.] Alexandria, August 8. The cholera epidemic continues to spread in an alarming manner in this city, but the accounts to hand from Cairo and elsewhere state the disease is greatly decreased, and hopes are entertained that the further spread has been completely checked. | Beelin, August 8 The meeting which has been arranged between the Emperor William and the Emr.eior Francis Joseph will take place at Jsehl, in Upper Austria, and not at Gastein, as at first announced. St. Peteksbuegh, August 8. A bomb was exploded to-day in a street of this city, but although there were numbers of people about at the time no one was injured. The perpetrator of the outrage was not detected. Adelaide, August 9, In the Legislative Assembly last mght a motion by Mr Ward, in favor of uniting in the general action of the colonies in regard to New Guinea and Hebrides was rejected on a division. The motion was opposed by the Government, but at the same time Mr Dray, the Premier, announced that he had accepted the invitation of Victoria to join the proposed conference on the annexation question.

Chbistchukch, This Day. A five roomed house in Walker street was destroyed by fire this morning. Insured for £250 iv Union. Dunedin, This Day. The Rotomahana enquiry commenced before Carew, '! homson and Scott, assessors. Capt < arey, in his evidence, stated the chart showed flood streams to the eastward. Could only account for the accident by there being some unusually strong current. Expected to pick up Dog island light before 4 and found the ship more in the south from 3. The ship must have set three miles out of her course. In his opinion the accident was due by vessel being set out of her course by the current. He had no reason to believe the chart was incorrect, although he said there are rocks outside (hose shown on chart.