CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, 27 July 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) GREAT EIRE IN SYDNEY, Sydney, Monday An extensive fire occurred in Georgestreet, the principal thoroughfare, at midnight on Saturday. Messrs Gordon and Gotch’s well-known news ageny establishment and other premises adjoining, were totally destroyed. The total loss is estimated at £IO,OOO. There are heavy insurances on the buildings. Monday, later. The insurances included £IOOO in the New Zealand Company. The promisee; of Messrs Booker, photographers, next to Gordon and Gotch’s, were also destroyed. THE CRICKET TOUE. London 24th. The cricket match, Australians v. Yorkshire County eleven, was resumed at Huddersfield on Friday, The Australians continued the fist innings, and when the stumps were drawn had scored 229, with loss of only six wickets. Groube was caught out for 61 ; Spofforth was also caught for 44 ; Blackham not out for 42. On Saturday, owing to the inclement weather, play could net be resumed, and the match was drawn in favor of the Australians.

PARTY STRUGGLE IN VICTORIA. ACTION FOR LIBEL. Melbourne, Monday. It is stated that Mr Mclntyre, who was a candidate for Sandhurst in the Ministerial interest at late election, intends suing Age newspaper, a Liberal argan, to recover £5,000 damages for saying he was bought over by Ihe Government,, in giving his son an appointment. LONDON MARKETS. FALL IN N.Z. STOCK. London, 24-th. New Zealand per cents. 1879, 190£. The loan has fallen 1 percent. The present price is 99|-. Adelaide and New Zealand breadstuffs continue quiet and unchanged. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is £1,920,000 quarters. HOMEWARD MAILS. London, 24th. The homeward mails via Brindisi, which left Melbourne on June 11, were delivered here to-day. The mails per Orient, which left Adelaide on July 19, wore also delivered via Brindisi to-day. The .Orient steamer Sorata sailed today for Australia.