CABLE NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 113, 4 May 1876, Page 2

CABLE NEWS .

[Br Rbdter's Sdbmatunb Cable .J ' >

INTERCOLONIAL.

Sydsbt, Wednesday. A deputation has watted on the Postdi&aterGeneral from the Chamber of Commerce, and urged the advisability of a second telegraph line to Europe. They pointed out the loss and iuconyeni n nce occasioned by btoppagea.in the present line by the absence of information Affecting' the colonies. The PcstmHster-General admitted the importance of li. second 1 linej and promised to. consult .his colleagues • with a view to opening' negotiations with the other colonies and New Zealand, . .. ■ ;■-•;■ t , r ,, rr , During a heavy fog the steamer Yon Yahgjs 'struck on a rock outside Newcastle harbor, land knocked a hole in her engine room. :,The water put out the fires, and she. was towed into harbor. ,< , '„,., , I! •-; .. . ...-.'.. ' "•'. " ..''Thursday, , The Postmaster denies the statement 'that any hitch has occurred in the Pacific; mail service owing to the non-payment of <the subsidy. ,• ■ . • , '„ ' ~\ ; The City of San Francisco arrived ! jitf'll o'clock today. ' ■ '• '■''[' < ' : '" •-■> Intelligence from Western Auetralh states that a gang of pri oners, working on !the coast near Perth, have, escaped on board of an American whaler!', r Xhp.. Government steamer Gazelle started in • pursuit ' and'ovcrtook the prisoners, but failed to take thVm, having no warrant. Mblbouknb, Wednesday;' A lot of salmon ova are being daily hatched.An unsuccessful attempt was made yesterday to throw tho train off the Hobson s Bay line. ■ The action of the Customs' authorities in opening Stovensoa's goods is generally condemned. „,.,,,..