THE LATEST.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3628, 12 August 1880, Page 2

THE LATEST.

London, August 11. Foundering of the Steamer Jeddah. 1,000 Lives Lost. News has been received that the steamer Jeddah, bound to Singapore with a thousand pilgrims from Jeddah foundered during a heavy gale off Cape Guardaffi, when all on board perished except 21 persons. Constantinople, August 11. Mr Goschen, the British Ambassador, has declared to Abeddin Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Great Powers will not consent to any change of TurkoGreek frontier as fixed by Berlin Conference. Trickett has returned from Scotland, and is now at Putney. He is practising in a boat which he brought from Australia, ,

Calcutta, August 11. Latest Afghanistan. News has been received from Cabul that General Roberts, with his force of 10.0 CO men marched 13 miles on Monday and is pushing on as rapidly as possible towards Candahaiv

Rejoicings have taken place in the principal Afghan towns over Adburahman's accession to the Ameership.

London, August 9

Arrangements have been made for a sculling match on the Thames between E. Laycock, of Sydney, and Mr Blackwaur, for £100 a-side.

The cricket match, Australians v. 18 of Bradford, at Bradford, was com. menced to-day. The Home team went in first, and were all disposed of for 66 runs. The Australians then went in far their first innings, and were all out for 93 runs. The Home team then went in for their second innings, and were all out for 69 runs, after which the Australians went in for their second innings, and scored 41 runs for the loss of no wickets, thus winning the match by 10

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