CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 27 May 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

HEUTEIt'S CABLEGRAMS. [FROM OUR OWK CORRESPONDENT.] London, May 24. l^cw Las Icon received from Canada that a terrible accident has oecrureel near London on the Tharac.*, in the Province of Ontario. An excursion steamer with severalhundred persons on brard enpsized, and one hundred and seventyvfive perished. There is no foundation for the rumor recently been circulated, that the Bey of Tunis had been deposed by tbe Sultan. Further information has been received from the Admiralty with regard to the blowing up H.M.S, Dolterell in MageN l.nn's Straits on the 20th April. Sur* vivors state that two exf losbns occurred both about the same time, ten o'clock in the morning, while tbe vessel was at anchor. They are nnable to throw any light on the terrible disaster. Madras, May 24. His Excellency Right Hon Sir W, P* Adam, Governor of Madras, died to-»day. Constantinopb, May 24. The Turco- Greek Convention, for final settlement of the Greek frontier difficulty was signed by the Porte to«day. Melbouenb, May 25. Feirs are entertained for tbe safety of the barque Cambria, which left Mauri* tins on 15 h March for Launceston. She was last seen on the 30th April. Completed returns of census taken on the 3rd April, show that the total popular tion of Victoria to be 956,080.