NEWS BY CABLE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London, Sept. 13.
A disastrous fire has taken place at Blackburn, destroying property worth half a million sterling. In the return match Australians v. Players the first innings of the Australians closed for 236 runs, the score being as follows ; —A. Bannorman, 1 ; C. Bannerman, 61.; Horan, 16 ; Spoffortb, 33 ; Murdoch, 11 ; Bailey, 2 ; Garrett, 12; Gregory, 67; Blaokham, 25; Allan, not out, 5; Boyle, 6; sundries, 4. In thenfirst innings the Players made 160. The game wAs drawn. The highest score was Ulyett, 79.
(REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AOBNOVJ London, Sept. 13.
. England will probably decline the proposals of Germany for a common action of the Powers to compel the Porte to execute the stipulations of the Treaty of Berlin. Captain Wilson has been appointed commodore of the Australian station, vice Commodore Hoskins.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, Saturday. The boat race, for £IOO a side between Laycock of Sydney and Messenger of Melbourne was won by Laycock easily. Sunday. Puller particulars concerning the New Britain massacres show that about Easter time five of Brown's native teachers stationed at Malicola incautiously left the coast and went inland ten miles into the bush. Natives hostile to tho coast tribes surrounded, murdered, cooked, and ate them with barbarous ceremonies. A few days afterwards an expedition organised by Brown attacked and destroyed a native village, and killed 50 to' 80 natives. Adelaide, Saturday. Arrived : The Orient steamer Garonne.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5451, 16 September 1878, Page 2
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