LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 34, 30 August 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (PER TTMTKD PS.E9B ASSOCIATION".) London, a ugust 28. It appears that Mr J. H. Simuuns, the seronnutrwiih two companions, had ascended in a balloon, with the intention of crossing the English Clmnnel and proeaeding to Vienna, when <>wing to an accident the balloon collapsed, and^ fell to the ground in Essex, Simmons bein^ killed, aud his two companions seriously injured. The total quantity of wheat apd flour afloat for the (Jiiited Ein«doin is 1,948,0<>0 and for the Continent 58i,000 quarters. The American visible wheat supply is 27,125,000 bushels. Svdnet, August 29. Mr James Nixon Brunker, member for Mititland (East) has been appointed Minister of Lands, vice Mr Thomas Garrett, resigned. : Newcastle, August 29. In the footbull uiatcli to>da- between the British test m and the, representatives of the northern district tbe former were victorious by 14 points to 7, Adklaide, August 29. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt throughout the Yocke Pemnsuia and m northern towns last night. Received August 30, 12.30 p.m. London, Autinxt 29. r r A cargo of Australian wheat has been sold at 40a. Another cargo (May ship-' ment) realised 39s 9d. 7000 quarters of Adelaide wheat brought 4s 9d. - ■ ' Heavy rains, recently experienced all over England; have greatly injured the prospects of the harvest. By the recent disastrous fire at Hamburg 6000 tons of beet sugar wete destroyed, and beet sugar has consequently experienced a slight advance in the London market. St. Pktebßbubg August 29. A Nihilist plot has been discovered in this city. Eleven men and three women> currying bombs, were arrested near tne Imperial Palace. . *. Tangier, August 29. The report that widespread: atrocities had been committed by the Sultan while in pursuit of the murderers of his son, Prince' Muley, is denied by the Moorish Government. The* Sultan -is now ..at Mequineg, his favorite residence. , Fabis, August 29. The French pquadi'on, which was mobilised on the 25th unexpectedly, dispersed on Monday. It has; been; suggested that the assemblage of the Italian fleet off Agosta was meant as a counter demonstration to the mobilisation of the French fleet, and that the dispersion of the latter had been ordered to tranquilise the Italian Government. • ' : ' Washington. August 29. Mr Blame has issued another manifesto on the subject of the Fisheries Treaty, Bill, rejected by the Senate, in which he suggests that Congress should, postpone further consideration' of the question for a year, when the .Republican party would be willing, to assist in arriving at an equitable aettleiueut oitbe whole question-. Adkl*.:de, This Diy. It is stated here that General Sir H. Wylie Norman, at present Governor of Jamacia, will probably succeed Sir; Win. Kobiiison as Governor of South Australia.