LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 116, 1 May 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. |_P«SB UNITED PBEBB ASSOCIATION.] London. April 30. A collision occurred oil the Needles, Isle of Wight, yesterday, between the ships Moto and Smyrna. The latter was bound for Sydney with a general cargo, The weather was thick, and the Moto struck the Smyrna amidships. The Smyrna sank rapidly. A boat was put off from, the Moto and picked up fifteen of the Smyrna's crew, whilst three others jumped on to the Moto' s bows. Twelve persons were drowned, including Captain Taylor and the pilot. The Symrna carried no passengers. None of the Moto's crew were" injured, and she sustained little damage. ' ? Colonel Hope, reporting on heavy guns/ says they are liable to burst every time, owing to the ignorance which prevails regarding the method of loading and firing them. The Bank of New South Wales has declared a dividend of 15 per cent, for the year. Bomb, April 30. His Holiness the Pope has decreed that members of the League are incapable of receiving absolution, and the clergy have been instructed to refuse it. BucHABEsT, April 30. The agrarian revolt has been quelled, and the landowners are now returning to their holdings. Ottawa, April 29. Instead of the estimated deficit of 300,000 dollars, the Canadian Budget shows a surplus of 97,000 dollars. Pabis, April 30. The students at Toulouse fired on a Boulangerist mob, and a serious riot took place, which was not quelled until the military had been called out. Serious Boulangerist demonstrations have occurred at Nancy and in this city. M. Perbulude and many others have been arrested. Berlin, April 29. The Emperor, in biding Queen Victoria farewell, expressed the hope that when they met again it would be under better auspices. Stdnby, April .80 Hanlan and Kemp are in active training for the race which takes place on the Parramatta Eiver on Saturday. The race is for £500 a-side. The betting is 6 to 4 on Hanlan.