AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5995, 11 November 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.—OOPS-BIOHT.J

(Received November 11, 12.30 p.m.)

SHIPPING DISASTERS. Sydney, Thiß day. Particulars are to hand of tho disaster that overtook the Turkish man-of-war Ertogroul, off the coast of Japan. Everything went well during the galo till the explosion of the boilers rent the vessel in pieces, and every one went crazy. No sooner wero the boats launched than they were washed away. Ali Bey jumped into the water aud Q.man followed; a falling spar struck the latter on the head. Many survivors were lf>ft lying on the beach with brokon legs and limbs. The German gunboat Wolf rendered assistance. The executive officers were all drowned. The nautical authorities are confident the vessel struck a rock, and the inrush of water exploded the boilers. Not a vestage of the wreckage is visible. It is surmised the magazine exploded.

The steamer Musash Mari, bound'to Yokohama to load coal for Australia, fouudered in the same gale. Thore was only one survivor out of the crew of sixtysix on board. A sailing vessel belonging to the same line was also wrecked and twentyone of the crew perished.

MAYOR'S INAUGURAL DINNER. Mklboubnb, This day. The Mayor's inaugural dinner was held last night. The Earl of Kin tore and Sir W. Robinson wero present. Admiral Scott wrote claiming the right under the new title of " Exoellency" of precedence of Governors except the Governor of the colony, which happens to be a claim that is not acknowledged, and he therefore did not attend.