LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1323, 14 November 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

9 •.. — (PER REUTER'fIAOKNCT.) Received Nov. 12, 12*40 p.m. London, 10. The cargo of frozen beef and*mtrtton por steamship Orient, from Sydney (September 8), arrived in good bonditioh. The first portion of the mutton was placed on thn- market to-day, and realised from 4£d tv 5d per lb. (Received Nov. 12, 8 p.m.) Melbourne, 12 The V.R.C, Spring Meeting, fifth day, opened this morning. ; MARES PRODUCE STAKES. Martini-Henri ... ... 1 Capri and Little Sister ran dead heat for second place, Copra third. Time, 2min. 38sec. Martini won t- asily by two lengths. FLEJIINGTON STAKES. King of the Gipsies ... 1 Sirocco ... ... ... 2 David ... 3 RAILWAY HANDICAP. Dukedom ... ... 1 Sardonyse ... ... 2 Anglesey "8 STEEPL CHASE. Rory O'More 1 Songster... ... ... 2 Chrysales 8 CANTERBURY PLATE. Off-Colour ... ... 1 Commotion 2 Le Grand 8 FREE HANDICAP. Linda ... ... ... 1 Snaveller ... ... 2 Josephine 8 A serious railway accident occurred o n the Essendon line here at noon today. The train which was conveying visitors to the races had passed the North Melbourne "station, when the axle of one df-thfe sefcond-class carriages broke, causing the carriage to upset. Three passengers, who were severely injured, were conveyed to the Hospital, and one of them now lies in a serious condition., Several other, passengers suffered -injuries of a less serious character. The Salvationist Knowles, who confessed to having murdered the actor Bates, and was arrested by the police, was brought up at the Police' Court today, and remanded for a week. Brisbane, 15. The Hon. S. W. Griffith has successfully effected the formation of a Ministry in succession tolheM'll wraith Government, The various portfolios have beenalloted as follows :— -Premier and Colonial Seci-etary, the Hon S. W. Griffiths; Colonial Treasurer, J. R. Dicksou ; Postmaster-General, J. Gar rick ; Attorney-General, A. Rutlege ; Secretary of Public Works, A. Miles ; Secretary of Public Lands, Dutton; with a portfolio to Sheridan. A destructive cyclone passed over town Toowoon to-day. The gasworks were totally destroyed by the violence of the wind, the manager being killed, and other damage to a considerable extent was done to railways and property along the path of the storm, (Received . Nov. 13,0.55 a.m.) Melboirne, 12. Betting on the Mares Produce Stakes at the post was 9 to 4 in favor of M irtini-Henri. The three persons who were taken to the hospital were the^nly passengers who were injured by the railway accident on the Essendon line. The remainder escaped with a severe shaking. The Australian overland telegraph line is interrupted.