CABLEGRAMS.
[BY KLEOTUIO TKIjKUKAI'U.— COI'YRKIHT.] [ItKUTKK'B TKLKURAMB. i Disastrous Floods In Burmah, London, August 24.—Tho rivor Irawoddy has inundated a large extent of country, and Croat destruction of proporty has beon caused by it in Mandalay, over fifty thousand of its inhabitants being rendored homeless, and many losing their lives. England and tho EUlco Islands. In tho Jluuso of Commons yestorday, Mr Edward Stanhopo, Secretary of Stat© for the Colonies, denied tho truth of the announcoment in tho French nevvapapor, " La Liborte," that England had proclaimed a protoctorato ovor tho Ellico Group. The cricket match Australians v. Past and Present Cambridgo University, coinmonced at Loyton yesterday. Tho home team went in first and remained at the wickets all day. Whon the stumps were drown the scoro of tho Englishmen stood at 311 with seven wickets down.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 August 1886, Page 2
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