LATEST CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 289, 4 September 1886, Page 3

LATEST CABLE TELEGRAMS.

London, August 30. The first heats for sculling sweepstakes of £2OO each with £SOO added was rowed to-day on the Thames over the course between Wandsworth and Hammersmith. The three events rowed resulted as follows: — First Heat Neil Matterson, 1; Wallace Ross, 2. Second Heat —J. Teemer, 1 ; G. Perkins, 2. Third Heat—William Beach, 1; Lee, 2. Bubear had a bye on this heat. The Australians commenced a match to-day at Gravesend against a South of England team team composed as follows: —W. W. Read, Bowley, Lahmann, Maurice Read (Surrey), patterson, G.G. Hearn,.F.Hearn,Wotton (Kent), Jesse Hide, Humphrey (Sussex), Woof (Gloucestershire). The weather was fine, and there was a very large attendance. The Australians went in first and remained at the wickets until the stumps were drawn for the day, when the score stood at 282 with seven wickets down. The highest contributors were—Palmer, caught 93: Bonner, caught, 43. Constantinople, August 80. Prince Alexander arrived at Rustchuk, Bulgaria, where he has been received with great enthusiasm hy the populace, whom he addressed, saying lie had full confidence in the Bulgarians, and was prepared to die if necessary for their happiness. It has transpired that the captors of Prince Alexander treated him brutally while conveying him to Renirussi. August 31. Telegrams to hand from Sistova report the arrival there from Rustchuk of Prince Alexander, who was received by the people with great enthusiasm. The horses of his carriage w 7 ere unyoked and the vehicle drawn by the people through the streets on the Prince starting for Tirnova, his next destination. Athens, August 80. Latest accounts regarding the earthquake at Philiatrt put the loss of life less than was originally stated. 116 bodies have been recovered. Many of the persons rescued from the ruins of the town have sustained serious injuries. St. Petersbukg, August SO. The Russian Government is dispatching Prince Dolgourouki, one of the Secretaries of State, to Sofia to inquire into the state of affairs in Bulgaria. August 31. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Stanhope, Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to a question, stated it was not intended to introduce this session a Bill to provide for the division of Queensland. He added that enquiry into the proposed separation of the colony was still proceeding. It is reported that Sir C. Dilike is about to proceed on a hunting trip to British Columbia, and that he will afterwards proceed to Australia. August 81. The heats for the second round in the sculling Sweepstakes were rowed to-day on the Thames, over the courses between Hammersmith, Kew, and Wandsworth, and resulted as follows: —First heat 7 Beach 1, Bubear 2; second heat, Teemer 1, Matterson 2.

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