REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1996, 22 January 1883, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

COLLISION IN THE NORTH SEA. 430 LIVES LOST. IRISH AFFAIRS. THE EVACUATION OF EGYPT. THE BONAPARTIST PRETENDERS. THE SOCIALISTS' MOVEMENT. REPORTED LEGITIMIST PLOT. TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE INTER-OCEANIC LINE. DEATH OF PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES OF PRUSSIA. (Received January 22, 0.45 a.m.) London, January 20. News has been received here from Hamburg that the Hamburg Company's steamship Cambria has been lost in the North Sea, having sunk after a collision with another vessel. Thirty-one passengers and the crew reached Cuxhafen, at the mouth of the Elbe, in the ship's boats. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P. for North-east Lancashire, and Secretary of State for War, iu the course of a speech at Manchester last night, stated that the present Government would never grant law-makiug autonomy to Ireland, although it was proposed to grant the Irish people certain measures of self-government. At an address delivered at Blackburn, Lord Hartington anuounced that the evacuation of Egypt by the British forces would take place as soon as a stable Government had been established, and added that the action of the British Government had received the approval of most of the European Powers. (Received January 22, 12.30 p.m.) January 21. The steamship Cambria was bound from Hamburg to New York. There were 490 souls on board when she sailed. Up to the present time only 56 have been saved, and the worst is feared as to the fate of the remainder. (Received January 20, 2.5 p.m.) Paris, January 19. In th« Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Minister of Interior, intri • •:! to provide measures to preveu l .. ,due of a manifesto by the Bonapartist pretenders. The measure provides for the punishment of offenders by imprisonment. Those principally concerned in the

Socialist movement have been sentenced to five years' penal servitude; aud various terms of imprisonmeut have been passed on other Socialist prisoners. A report is current that a wide-spread Legitimist plot is now in existence in France, under the leadership of Charette. (Received January 22, 0.45 a.m.) January 20.

The reports current yesterday regarding the alleged widespread Legitimist plot, under the leadership of Charette, have been generally poohpoohed by the French Press, and have received little credence. No arresta have been made.

(Received January 22, 12.30 p.m.) New York, January 21. Intelligence is to hand of a severe railway accident on the overland line between San Francisco and Omaha. A train bound for the former place slipped while ascending a steep gradient and rolled over the embankment. The engine and all the carriages were shattered to pieces. So far as is at present known, twenty passengers have been killed and numbers of others are seriously injured. (Received January 22, 12.30 p.m.) Berlin, January 21. The death is announced to-day of Prince Frederick Charles, brother of the Emperor William. He was born in 1801. [special to press association.] London, January 15. The circular note which was issued by the English Government with regard to the position of affairs in Egypt, and which was presented to the Powers, will probably be approved of, France alone dissenting. The circular set forth that the British troops will withdraw as soon as adequate defence has been provided by the Khedive against any organised hostilities. With regard to tqe Canal and other territorial waters in Egypt, interference even by Turkey will be forbidden. The question of political privileges at present to remain unsettled.

Sir Auckland Colviti, who resigned his position as British Controller-Gen-eral of Egyptian Finance, will probably be appointed as Financial Adviser for Egypt.

The flood in the south of Hungary still continues, and frightful distress is reported. The low-lying portions of the country are inundated to the depth of several feet, and numerous lives have been lost. The damage from floods in the wine district is estimated at four millions.

Large numbers of laborers from the West of Ireland have intimated their desire to emigrate.

January 16. The statement made by M. Duclerc, Premier of France, regarding the attitude of the French Government in respect to Egyptian affairs, has been coldly received by the Chamber of Deputies. The Right Hon. Mr Chamberlain, in addressing his constituents at Birmingham, complained that the high rate of school fees was unfair to the working classes.

Strong complaints are being made at the delay in inscribing the New South Wales loan.

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH.

(Received January 21, 10.15 p.m.) Melbourne, January 20. In the international return cricket match between the Hon. Ivo Bligh's English team and the United Australians, the former in their first innings scored 294. The Australians in their first innings scored only 114.

(Received January 21, 5.30 p.m.)

Evening. At the close of the day's play, the Australians in their second innings had scored 28 runs for the loss of one wicket. The scores were Murdoch, b, 17; Bannerman, not out, 4; Blackhain, übt out, 6. '