INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 231, 29 September 1880, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

■ . • „ - CooitTOWN,;Tuesday. I A steamer has arrived, bringing Eastern j news to the 13th- September. , ; „ ' : .-. The hopes of a peaceful. settlemfint of the difficulties between, Russia and.China : are ! improving, but ,the preparations for war con tiuue unabated in China. • _,••; , ; A- destructive hurricanerhas passed over • the China seas. : . , 1 ■ ' ! .Slight shocks of earthquake continue, to be ; experienced at Manilla. ; Floods also are , causing great damage to merchandise and shipping, vessels being unable to load or discharge.-. . Java sugar crop accounts state that the yield is small, . . , . " . ' Wednesday. Seven survivors from a Chinese junk have arrived here from New Guinea. They report that the natives of Kuva bad seized and plundered the vessel and killed seven of the crew. The others managed to escape. The attack was made out of revenge for, the abuse of a native woman by some of.-, the Chinese. Melbourne. Tuesday. Sailed— Arawata for the Bluff. Lord Augustus and Lady Lof tvs and. suite have arrived here. . • , .. " / ; , . . Sydney Tuesday The ship Susanna . Gqdefroi . bound for Yokohoma has. been wrecked' at Newcastle during a heavy gale in sight, of a number of citizens and all on board have perished except Captain Edmpnsen, late in command of the steamer Gtin : ger; and four of the crew, .but the captain is'not expected jtp recover.' . The vessel has completely broken up." \ A preliminary meeting has. been called to '■ consider, the best means of showing sympathy with the proprietors' of the Evening Aeius in connection with tlie recent contempt of court ;case,' ! -' •- ' - _ --Wednesday.----i Captain Edmonson, of the Susanna Gode- ; fry, wrecked at Newcastle yesterday,' has ; since expired. Six of the crew were drowned. j . Brisbane, Wednesday. ■ Gresley Luckin, the proprietor- of the I Courier, is sueing the proprietor of the Catholic paper for libel, damages £3000.