INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 223, 20 September 1880, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

Adelaide, Saturday.: The P. and 0. Company's steamer Siatn has arrived with the inward Suez mail which left London on the 13th August. j Sir Hercules Robinson has accepted an invitation to be present at the Adelaide races to be held on the 24th inst. Monday.: The Orient Company's steamship Cuzbo has arrived from Plymouth. The Sorata's back is broken,"and the work of pumping has been stopped. All hope Of saving her has been abandoned. Melbourne, Monday. - The Siam with, tbe inward Suez mail has arrived here. The weather to-day is fine, and it is expected there will be a large attendance at the race meeting in honpr of Sir H. Robinson. 'Ihieves entered the Government House yesterday while his Excellency the Marquis of Normanby and his guests were at dinner, and carried off £150 worth of jewellery belonging to Lady and Mias Robinson. ; It has just (10 a.m.) been decided to postpone the races in honor of Sir Hercules Robinson until Saturday next, owing to the heaviness of the course from the recent rains and floods. * Brisbane, Monday. , The steamer Ripple arrived from Solomon Islands yesterday, morning with only tbe captain, three Kanakas, the mate, engineer, steward, and one passenger named William Pense, and five wounded Kanakas, one of whom is notexpected to recover. The captain, reports that = while trading at . one of thie islands witb the natives who had come on board, the latter suddenly attacked them. Ths crew repelled the assault withdifficulty, but killed fifty of the natives. " \