CABLE NEWS.
THE WRECK OF THE WAIT A ll A. FINDING OF THE COURT. GENERAL NEWS. THE COLLISION BKTWEEN THE BRIiISH COMMERCE AND COUNTY ABERDEEN. THE SUEZ CANAL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.) (SPECIAL TO UNITE i > PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, July" 12. The Court of Inquiry into the collision between the ship Hurunui and the barque Waitara attributes tbe caus»e ot the disaster to the neglect of the captain and second officer of the Waitara. Lord Dufferin has been entertained at a banquet at the Empire Club. In reply to the toast of his health, he said that, he was confident that the colonies would always adhere to Great Britain if they were properly treated. The Irish Land League announce that they have been advised that the brothers Redmond expect to totally ciush any opposition which they may most with m Melbourne. The English Press complain that England's control of the Suez Can»l is uusecnred. The French are jubilant. it is mentioned that the Bishop of Lincoln intends to resign. At the inquiry before the Admiralty Court into tho collision on April 24u> between tbe ships British Commerce Hid County Aberdeen, m which th former was tsut down and sunk, the decision given held that the muster oi the British Comoieice was to blame for tho accident. The English Government wi!: guarantee funds and lands to provide capital lor the construction of a second canal across tbe Isthmus of Suez, on the condition that Baron De Le^seps reduces the tariff, and appoints a British naval officer as Inspector of Navigation, ;tud gives precedence to English pilots. San Fbanoisco, July 10. The homeward New Zealand and Australian mails irom Auckland (June 19) arrived here yesterday, three days m advance of contract time. New York, July 10, This season's .American wheat crop is estimated at 425,000,000 bushels. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association : —London, July 11. — Arrived — -Ships Duncraig, from Wellington ( March 29) ; City of Amoy, from Lyttelton (April 11); City ol Perth, from Bluff (April 13),
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 187, 14 July 1883, Page 2
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334CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 187, 14 July 1883, Page 2
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