LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1751, 1 September 1886, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRFC 7Qm9RAPH.

(Copyright).

Received August 30, 0 50 a.m.

London, 28.

The cricket mateh — Australians v. Sussex was resumed at Brighton today. Tbe Englishmen cont'nuerl their first innings which closed for 852. F. M. Lncas, not out, 33, being the principal scorer.

The Anßtralians, who were 152 behind their opponents in the first innings went in for their second innings and at the conclusion <f the day's play had seven wickets down for 300. Scott,

caught, 48 ; Palmer, caught, 84 ; Trumblp, not ont, 52, made the best j scores for the visitors. Time did not \ permit the game being played out, and ! the march was therefore declared drawn, i The Kftikonra left, Ply-nonth for Auckland and Wellington this morning. Vievna, 28. It is understood that Prince Alexander is returning to Bulgaria by way of Roumania. 1 Sydnbt, 29. Tattersall's Club Spring race meeting took place yesterday. The principal Handicap was won by "Rosebud, j Ellington second, and Bravo third* 29 horses started far the race, of which fonr fell. One jockey. M. O'Brien was injured, bat is now reported to be progressing favorably. j : Beoeived 4«gQ«!jft tW p.n>.~— ->ii Athens, 28. ! An earthquake censing great des trnc'ion of property and loss of life ' occurred at Philntra, a town on the I south-west coast of Greece, in the • province of Morea. Fully threo hun- • dred persons are known to have i perished. ! Alexandra, 28. Several severe shocks of earthquake have been experienced in various parts of Egypt. • i Borne, 28. : Reports to hand from several towns in Italy state that heavy earthquake , shocks were felt during yesterday. j Lowdon, 29. ! Obituary •' Lord Henry Lennox, aged 86. j Mrlbournr, 30. Arrived— P. and 0. Co's Thames, with the English mails ; also the j North German and liloyd's steamship Lnbeck, intended for the Sydney and Samoan trade.

A telegram published in the Argus to-day from Auckland states that the New Zealand Government is opposed to any ftrrangemenl regarding the cable betw«*n . Australia, and New Zealand, exo«»p* that originally proposed, namely, a renewal of the subsidy for five years. Bat it is understood in Melbourne that the Cable Company would accept a reue^fl* for that term, and grant a reductiltf ot tariff, if the former proposals of * the Government

wpre now renewed, k Arrived — Vorth German Lloyd's steamship, Salier from Bremen.

Received August 81, 12.80 p.m. v London, 30.

The first heats of the scnllin? sweepstakes of JC2OO each, with £500 added were rowed to-day on tbe Thames over the course between Wandsworth and Hammersmith. Three events were rowed, and resulted m follows : — First Heat Neil Matterson 1 Wallace Robs 2 Second Heat. J. Teemer 1 G. Perkins .. 2 Third Heat; W. Beach 1 Loe ... ... •■. 2 Buhear had a bye in thlf heat. JtrtLBOtRMS. 31. The *teftraßhip Sikji, from Port Darwfn shipped 79, alid the steamship Menmoir from the same port biingg 186 retorned diggers from Kiraberley district. Received August 81. 1 a.m. CoNBtANTIHOPMS. 80. Prince Alex«tnd«r has iittved ftt

Rustchnk, Bulgaria, where he has been received with great enthusiasm by the pepulaee, whom he addressed, saying he had full confidence in the Bulgarians, and was prepared to die, if necessary, for their happiness.

It has transpired that the captors of Prince Alexander treated him in a Vtrutal manner while conveying him to Renirussi. Athens, 80. The latest accounts regarding the earthquake at Philistra puts the loss of life at less than was originally stated--116 bodies have been recovered. Many persons were resetted from the rnins of the town, who have sustained serious injuries. St. Petersburg, 30. The Russian Government are despatching Prince Dolgouronki, one of Secretaries of State, to Sophia to en» quire into the state of affairs in Bulgaria. Received Angust 81, 2.50 p.m. ! Adelaide, 81. A traveller of the firm of Falk and Qcvj^wlio arrived here, states that he saw plenty of |?old at Derby, onTparty alone having 280 ounces. He expresses that pessimist reports are being spread to prevent a rush to Kimberley. j The population of Derby, according to ' his statement, h now 4,000. Received August, 31.5.15 p,m. L«»ndon, 30. In the sculling races today on the Thames, Beach, the champion, beat Lee very easily. ftfatterson won the I race with Rogg by five lengths. i Tepmer, that with Pet-kins, by three.

The Australian cricketers eominen* ctd a match to-day at Gravesend against the South of England, com>< posed as follows : — Patterson, (Kent), W. W. Read, Bowley, Lobmann, Maurice Read, (Surrey) ; G. G. Hearn, F. Hearn, Wootton, (Kent) ; Jessie Hyde, Humphrey, (Sussex), and Wood (Gloucestershire) The weather was fine, and the attendance very large. The Australians went in first, and re raained at the wickets until tlt« stamps were drawn for the day, whence score stood at 282 with 7 wickets down. The highest contributors were Palmer, c, 93 ; and Bonuor, 43. CONSTA TIKON.B, 30. Telegrams to hand from Siitova report the arrival there from Bnstchnck, of Alexander, who was received b/ the people with great enthusiasm. The horses of his carriage were taken out, and tha vehicle was d.rajuUtfta 4ptate •p*thrmigii ttie th-eel* oirtlie Prince starting tor Tironava, bin next destination.