Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 97, 4 February 1893, Page 2

Cable Brevities

— — ♦ The ship Thekla, from Philadelphia to Hayre, was abandoned at sea with nine persons ou board, who were left clinging to the masts. They were without food for thirteen days, at the end of which time they cast lota and killed a Dutch* man. The survivors lived for four days on his body, and were then rescued, all having gone mad. . - ■ Another severe earthquake has been experienced in Zante (3reece), and: was also felt at Cephalonia, the largest of the lonian Group. Further damage was done, H.M. warship Camperdown and Dreadnought are conveying aucooor to the sufferers. ■. < : Tremendous rains have failed through* out the north of Brisbane 23 inches beiag registered in 21 hours at Yeppoon. Disastrous floods are anticipated. Heavy floods have already occurred at Gympie, and the mam street is four feet under water. The river is 67 feet above its ordinary level, and is still rising. At Brisbane the river is rising rapidly, and is within 10 feet of the great flood of 1890. Mr Balfour has congratulated the British Government on its action in Uganda and Egypt. . . Lord Brassey moteil the Address-in-Reply in the House of Lords. He hoped they would not have to confess to the world that it was impossible to pacify Ireland. Owing to the number of amendments moved to the Address in-Beply in the House of Commons, it is not likely that the Home Rule Bill will be reached until the week after next. _ Sir W, Hart Dyke has given notice of a Bill in the House of Commons to regulate the sale of colonial fruit. Mr T. Healy has a similar measure in hand with respect to colonial meat. - ' - The Pennsylvania. Oregon and Washington State Legislatures have carried resolutions in favour of the annexation af Hawaii bj the L'nited Stales ' M.Zerbi received the sum of four hundred thousand lire to promote the banks interests in the Italian i Parliatfw- continuation •Titeading Matter see fourth page.l