NEWS BY CABLE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM. '■ ''''London,'May 31 ~[ In the crickot match Australians v.-York-shire, the,first tunings of the Australians closed for. 118. lu the second, iuuings Yorkshire scored , 83, and the Australians had two, men out for 5. ... Three German ironclads were proceeding to Gibraltar.' 1 Two of them collided this morning, off Folkestone,' and brie sank ; supposed to be the King William. Four hundred souls were on,board ; eighteen were saved. - The bank rate is reduced-to two and a half per cent. V ■ ~, The centenary of Voltaire was observed in Paris." Victor Hugo made an oration,on the occasion, but public .displays, were;fprbidden. ' (REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PREgS AGENCY,} London, May.3l. It is; ’iirobable that ,the, British .ironclad squadron will' retire to Besika l Bay' and the Russian ' troops to' Dedeagatch,' near : 'Adria nqplo, as a prelude . to; the meeting of the European Congress. , ~ . ■■ .’St. PjiTEimunEG, MaySl, : The Russian Press disapproves any concessions being made; "' ■ r ■i . ■ ■■■ : ! London, June 1. The 'question has been decided with Sehouvaloff that the Congress shall meet, but the British Government delay issuing invites; . Count Andrassy has declared that notwithstanding Russian ; explanations, his views are still different. , . The German irouclad squadron wore goingto Plymouth and Gibraltar. . ■ . ■ It is probable Disraeli will attend tho -Gon- . gross. , ... , . i , .. ! ■ ■ ■
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5361, 3 June 1878, Page 2
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