SHIPPING DISASTER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIII, Issue 2560, 7 January 1892, Page 2

SHIPPING DISASTER.

London, January 5. The vessel which collided with and sank the barque Child well, off Flushing on the 3rd inst., was the Nordland, and she has returned to Antwerp m a disabled condition. Fifteen of those on board the Child well were drowned, and the survivors make bitter complaints that no attempt was made by those on the Nordland to rescue them. COLONIAL BORROWING. A cable message received from Melbourne, stating; that the Victorian Government intend to place a loan on the market instead of issuing Treasury bills, has upset the market, and caused disgust at the unstable policy of the Government. There is a widespread opinion among bankers and brokers that Treasury bills must be issued, as it is doubtful whether the colony could raise half a million at 4 per cent at par by means of a loan. CAPTAIN FOX. Captain Fox, the newly-appointed Commandant of the New Zealand forces, will inspect Elswick, Woolwich, and other arsenals before leaving for this colony, '^INFLUENZA. John Dillon, M.P., and Victorien Sardou, the celebrated French dramatist, are suffering from influenza. BRITISH POLITICS. The general election will probably take place m August. The " Times" quotes the distinct cleavage of the constitutional politics of the Parkes and Griffiths schools at the Federal Convention to prove that Mr Gladstone's Home Rule proposals will not secure unity and finalty. Sir Charles Tupper considers that the McKinley tariff of the United States will draw England and Canada closer together m trade.