CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 282, 18 July 1888, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

Adelaide, July 16. Latest details 'of the wreck of tt e Star of Greece shows that many exciting scenes occured The drowned include Captain Harrower, Mr Waugh, second mate, and the following members of the crew :—: — Parker, Donnel, Blackmail, Carder, Carlion, Cadson, Gattis, Dermet, Cook, Organ, Irvine, Orschmidfc, Mills, Blair, a nd Nairn.

Brisbane, July 16. Two members of an exploring party to New Guinea have been murdered by the natives.

Sydney, July 16. The steamer Ranelagh, 836 tons burdeu, ran clown and sunk the brigantine Opundie off' Cape Moreton. No lives j were lost. The steamer is undamaged.

Brisbane, July 16. Advices just received state that Count Pferll and Rocholl, while journeying in ■ New Ireland, were deserted by their followers, who carried off their instruments and provisions. The Count and his companion subsisted on copra, and were rescued after enduring great hardships.

Sydney, July 16. Extensive tramway frauds are repouted. Ten guards are believed to have manipulated the indicators and resold tickets, defrauding the Government to the extent of one hundred a week. The matter is being investigated.

Hobart, July 16. The Assembly have abandoned the pioposal to tax money belonging to Tasmanian colonists deposited outside the colony. The other proposals were passed, and it is proposed to levy a tax of Id in the £ on land held by absentees.

Berlin, July 5. The Emperor William is expected to visit the Czar of Russia about the middle of this month. He will attend a grand review. It is believed that the Czar is anxious that an alliance should be entered into between Germany, Rus&ia, and England, which would be a certain guarantee of peace in Europe. i He disclaims any idea of aiming a blow at England's supremacy in India, and declares that the rumour of an alliance existing between Russia and France is untrue. i

[ Bkrlix, July 4. It is expected that the result of the meeting between the Emperor William and the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, will result in an agreement that Austrian authority shall be paramount in Servia, and Russian in Bulgaria. The date of meeting has not yet been fixed.

London, July 5. In the House of Commons, this afternoon, Sir John (rorst, referring to the hostilities in Zululand, said, that the chiefs Dini/ulu and Undabako had committed wanton robbery and acts of violence in British territory, and it was necessary that England should take steps, to punish them. The Kiffht Hon. W. H. Smith expressed a hope that the difficulty would &oon be settled.

Loxdox, July 5. The prof-pectn of the Indian harvest have impiosed. and it is believed that the threatened famine has been averted.

London. July 5. The Rev. Mr Hughes, & prominent advocate of Methodist Unionism, suggests that a conference of the churches interested should be held fco dit«cu&s the Tong-an difficulty, and,ifpo&sible, arriveabasafcisfactory sefcfclement

London, July 4. Iv the House of Commons to-day, a motion to omifc the clause in the Local Government Bill providing for the closing of hotels on Sunday was carried by a majority of 62. The full strength of the Opposition voted against the motion.

Pakis, J uly 4. Despite the eft'orts of the Governmenfc, twenty supporters of M. Ferry have been appointed on the Budget Committee.

Calcutta, July 4. Information has been received that owing to the influence of the Chinese resident at Lassa, the capital city of Thibet, the Thibetans propose thafc a conference should be held with the diplomatic agents of Great Britain, with a view to peace being agreed upon.

London, Julys. Consols are 100?. New Zealand 5 {^er cents., 106 ; 4 per cents., 98.] The reserve of bullion in the Bank of England is £12,670,000. t

Londox, J uly 6. Emil Boss, the Alpine guide who accom" Danied the Rev. Mr (jreen up Mount Cook • Lady Verner. lifcterateure. The Jockey Club has restored his license to G. Barrett, the jockey who was recently disqualified for suspicious riding 1 . The Tasmanian Railway Company is opposing the proposed new Government loan beins: quoted on the stock exchange.

Stockholm, July 1. Serious forest fires haA'e occurred in th® country, and it is reported that 12,00^ persons have been rendered homeless.

Sydney, July 1.2. The broken cables are still imrestovsd.

Aim, vide, July 15. One of the crew of the wrecked ship Star of Greece declares that Captaiu Harrower was drunk at the time of the accident. The chief officer, however, denies tin's, and s;iys the captain was perfectly sober. The harbour authorities are severely blamed for their dilatoriness in despatching the rocket apparatus to the sceno of the disaster.