LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 17, 25 July 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph-^-Copyright. (per united press association.) London, July 23 The steamers Lufra and Bondevinia came into collision in the Channel. The orew of the Lufra abandoned their vessel and took to the boats, fearing an explosion of gunpowder. Three men are missing. Major Le Caron is reported to be^safe/ •• The Marquis of Lome declined the Governorship of Victoria on the ground that the climate was tmsuited td Princess Louise's health. Mr Cecil Baikes, Postmaster-General, will shortly issue a number of threepenny post cards, chiefly for Australia. | Sir H. B. Loch and family, will leave Melbourne on November 15th in a special .* steamer for the Cape. If the Earl of Hopetown, his successor, has not arrived by that date, Sir William Robinson will act in his stead. V, A fine collection of British pictures will be shipped by the RvM.S. Rimutaka for New Zealand Exhibition, . Athens, July 23. An uprising of discontented inhabitant* has takenplace at Crete, Mr Parnell informs the Times-Parnoll Commission to-day that it was his belief that Egan took, /the Land League books to Paris. Mr Parnell refused to author-: ise the President of the Commission to> examine the accounts of the trust funds, Calcutta, July 24 The Indian Native States will contribute 30,000 troops for Imperial defence, principally cavalry. Zanztbab, July 23. An important Dervish who reached here states that Emih Bey is being deserted by his British followers, and also that other. adherents are wavering in their support, Melbourne, July 24. ' In the House of Assembly the Education Amendment Bill passed through} Committee. It reduces the. School age from .15 to 13 years. Sydnky, July 24. A nautical enquiry was held to-day intothe sinking of the steamer Afghan, while* loading coal at Newcastle. The court held that the accident was due to negligence in leaving the valve open, and suspended the certificate of the Ist engineer for six months, and the 2nd: for twelve? months. Exploration in the Glebe mine, where) the roof collapsed, have been resumed; '