Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 134, 2 May 1893, Page 2

Cable Brevities

- — .'■,■= ♦ -: — ■—" " - The survivors of the ship Templemore, which was lost in the Pacific while bn a voyage from Wallaroo to London, have arrived at Southampton. They relate a thrilling tale of suffering. For fifelUivs their boat was alongside an iceberg, and the only provisions they had werV eight pounds of biscuits between twenty-four. The captain's wife rowed with the others. The Chilian Government is disputing with Mr Egan, the United States Minister, and the latter is expected to- r receive his papers. , The Belgian; Senate haa agreed to the plural voting proposals. : ' -• ; •■ , a The French Budget has passed, thereby putting an end to the conflict between the Chamber and the Senate. 7 Mr W; E. Xoder, M,P. for Brighton, in the House Of Common's, moved in favour of penny postage throughout the Empire, but withdrew hie motion on tbe Postmaster-General declaring that it would involve a lose of revenue of £100,000 beyond the lose resulting from the recent reduction to 2_d. Mr Carlisle, Secretary of the Tweinry, U.S., has informed the city banker«4hat the Government will exert the ; whole of its power m the endeavour to repeal'- the Sherman Silver Law. / '• : T T^e reported iqterfer_npe With 'the Gear's train by peasants at ____%a__ ig denied ; but an effort had bemr-mada* by some one to derail the 'train! Ifiow the rails came to be torn up, while the, soldiers were guarding the toute, is Shrouded in mystery: : ' ; ■' t - rr, Kt