CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1371, 20 October 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(From our own Correspondent.) LONDON, October 17. The ship Turakina, outward bound for Auckland, when leaving the docks collided with the quay, and sustained damage of so serious a nature that she has been compelled to return and discharge, in order to repiir the damage. The trial uf o’Donnell, for the murder of James Carey, has been postponed till next month. Vague rnmora are current that the Austrian Government is mediating with a view to bring about more friendly relations between the Pope and Italy. the ehipmeut of f-ozen meat by the Catalonia, has .nen found in good condition. A portion that was placed in the market to-day, r alised 6d per pound. Ths London meat market is at present glutted, and lower prices in all descriptions are ruling. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 17. The latest ucoouLts from Anatolia, isia Minor, the scene of the recent earthquake, show that the catastrophe was one of extreme severity. Several villages are completely wrecked by the repeated shocks, and it is reported on good authority that thousands ot persons are killed, and that fully 20,000 are rendered hu.neless and in great distress. LISBON, Oct. 17 The outbreak among the peasan ry in the Western provinces has been completely quelled, and number of Republican agitators have been arrested by Lhe troops, who we-e despatched to the scene of the rising. ilOsU' hON'i, < >cti'ber 18 Intelligence is to hand from Canton that preparations to blockade th..t purt are being made by the Chinese authorities.