CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 14 September 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. . (Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) INUNDATIONS IN VICTORIA. SERIOUS DAMAGE. Melbourne, Monday. Heavy rains have fallen, and portions of both Melbourne and Geelong are flooded. Monday, later. The departure of the Ringarooina for New Zealand is postponed until Thursday, owing to the Yarra having overflowed its banks. Serious inundations have been caused, and traffic with several of the suburbs is stopped. Lower portions ot Melbourne near river are in high flood and business there is suspended. McMcchan, Blackwood, and Co.’s office is flooded, and they have taken temporary premises. ANOTHER CRICKET DEFEATt ' London, 11th, 'K’t cricket match, Australians v. Eighteen of Clydesdale Club, was resumed at Glasgow to-day. The Home team continued the first innings, but were not disposed of till they scored 224. The Australians then went to wickets, but only succeeded in putting together 111, being 113 runs behind their opponents. They had to follow on, and in the second innings when time was called they had lost one wicket for 47 runs. The match was therefore drawn in favor of the Glasgow team. The weather was showery on both days. SUEZ MAIL. Melbourne, Monday. The P. and O. Company’s steamship Assam, with inward Suez mail, which arrived oft' the port on Saturday night, was unable to enter until last night, owing to the heavy gale which was blowing on the coast. ANOTHER OUTBREAK IN AFGHANISTAN. ILSURREGTION AT IIERRT. Calcutta, 11th. News has been received that an insurrection has broken out at Herat, and that the Governor of the town has been murdered by the rebels. TURKISH" CRISIS. Constantinople, 11th. Another crisis has occurred hero. The Sultan’s Ministry has resigned in consequence of divided opinion on the Greek frontier question THE EASTERN QUESTION. Constantinople, 11th. The announcement which was made that the Albanians had agreed to the cession of Dulcigus to Montenegro is now proved to have been premature. The Albanians are still hostile, and frecpient collisions occur with the Turks. The cession, therefore, is still further delayed. GERMAN ALLIANCE, Berlin, 11th. An interview has been held between Prince Bismarck and Baron Von Haymerle, Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is expected to result in a closer alliance between Germany and Austria. The question of the future of Boumania was discussed, and they agreed in favor of the formation of that principality into a neutral kingdom. This will be a barrier against Russian interference in Bulgaria. MR GLADSTONE. London, 11th. Mr Gladstone has caused a letter to be published expressing thanks for the universal sympathy shown during his recent illness. THE EX-GOVERNOR. Sydney, Monday. The Rotomahana arrived this morning from Auckland. Sir Hercules Robinson was received by a guard of honor, and escorted to Government House, where he will be the guest of Lord Augustus Loftus during his stay in Sydney.

QUEENSLAND POLITICS. ' Brisbane, Monday. The vote for the salary of the AgentGeneral in London meets w'ith considerable opposition in the Assembly, owing to alleged inefficiency of the gentleman filling that position. ROYAL BIRTH. Madrid, 11th. Her Majesty the Queen of Spain has given birth to a princess. LOND ON~~MARKBTS. London, 11th. The present series of wool auctions close on the- 29th instant, Australian tallow —best beef, 33s fid; best mutton, 365. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 4Gs. London, 10th. At the wool sales to-day 4800 bales were offered. The tone of sales continues firm. Crossbreds are firmer. m STRIKE OF NAIL-MAKERS. London, 11th. A great strike of nailers in Staffordshire amt surrounding districts has taken place. 20,000 are now out.