LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 36, 14 August 1880, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

SEEIOUS EAILWAY ACCIDENTS. -

SEVERAL KILLED. .^ v -

DE. TANNEE EECOVEEING.

fREUTEE'S SPECIAL -TO STARVJ

London, August 12.

Serious railway accidents occurred to* day on the Northern and Midland lines. The trains, in. both cases, left the rails, and ran down the embankments. Several passengers were killed, and many are seriously wounded..

News has been received that the steamship Jeddah, bound to Singapore with 1000 pilgrims from Jeddah, foundered during a heavy gale off Cape Guardafui. All on board perished, with the exception of 21.

The steamer Jeddah, which foundered on the coast o!T Cape Guardafui, has been got off, and towed into Aden. Dcs Vouex, who was Acting-Governor of Fiji during the teniporary_abserice of Sir Arthur Gordon, has been appointed to the permanent Governorship of that colony. Several masked men shot at Mr. Boyd, Crown Solicitor, and,his two sous, at Kilkenny. Mr Boyd is dying, one of his sons is' in a precarious state, and the other is ■ sliglitly wouuded. Later. Mr. Boyd's sons have died from the effects of the wounds received in the attack by masked men at Kilkenny. Several arrests have been made in the neighborhood of the outrage, in consequence of the murder. Mr. Gladstone has gone to Windsor, as a guest of the Queen. The accounts of the hop crop are less favorable, owing to the vines being par1 tially damaged by the excessive rains.. Owing to the fine weather now prevailing throughout England, harvest opera- „ tions are progressing rapidly, and from * ; present indications it is expected that the English crops will be below the average. Heavy shipments of wheat continue to arrive from America. Trickett has returned from Scotland, and is now at Putney. He is- practisingin a boat which he brought from Australia. The Orient Company's steamer Coto- • paxi has arrived at Plymouth from. Aus- " tralia. The Board of Trade returns of imports for the past month amount to d 833,375,000, being an increase of £300,000 compared with last year. The exports for. the same period amount to i' 20,250,000, being a'nincrease of £3,500,000. Sir Hercules Robinson returns to England before proceeding to the Cape as. Governor. :J ' - *- STiS "' -' ■ In the House of .Commons, the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, replying to certain remarks, which had been made regarding the evacuation of Cabul, defended the withdrawal l; of' the British from that city. He said, it -was not now of any political importance that troops seould remain there, and General Stewart had fully concurred in the f proposal to remove them. t; "' -Intelligence has been received that two members (Messrs. Carter and Cadehhead) ■ of the Belgian expedition, now exploring in Africa, have been murdered by natives." Consols, 98J. " . Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 49s 6d ; the market is quieter. Best beef tallow, 34s Cd ; best mutton, 36s 6d. The tallow, market is firm. No. 1 Scotch iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 52s 9d. The Bank of Australasia pays a dividend of 50s per share. The National Bank of New Zealand pays a dividend of three per cent, for the half-year. The price of wool is declining. New York, August 12. Dr. Tanner, who -fasted forty days, but which effort left him in a very emaciated condition, is now rapidly recovering. - Berlin, August 12. A meeting has taken place at Ischl between the Emperors of ' Germany and Austria, when their Majesties discussed the present aspect of affairs in Eastern Europe. It is understood that their interview gives a hope of a peaceful settlement of the question now requiring adjustment. Constantinople, August 12. In consequence of the refusal of the Albanians to cede Dulcagno to Montenegro, Husin Pasha, with 2,000 Turkish: troops, has been ordered thither to enforce a surrender by the Albanians. The Turkish Government has resolved to negotiate direct with the Great Powers, with a view to bring about a settlement of the question of the rectification of the . Turko-Greek frontier. The Hon. Mr. Goschen, British Ambassador, has declared to Abeddin Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Great Powers will not consent to any change of the Turko-Greek frontier as fixed by the Berlin Conference. Athens, August 12. Greece is making extensive war preparations in consepuence of the possible hostilities with Turkey. The Great- Powers acquiesce in the mobilisation of the Greek army. Calcutta, August 12. Intelligence has been received from . Candahar to -the sth instant. Geneial Primrose reports that the Citadel is in a complete state of defence, and he is provisioned for 25 days. Ayoub Khan, -with the bulk of his army, ' is encamped at Kokoran, neai Candahar. News has been received from Cabul that General Roberts, with his force ,d£ 10,000 men, marched 13 miles on Monday, and is pushing on .as rapidly as possible towards Candahar. Rejoicings have taken place in the principal Afghan towns over Abdul Rahman's accession to the Ameership. According to the latest news from Afghanistan, General Stewart arrived at Sherp'ur, near Cabul, yesterday, and arranged to have an interview- with the new Ameer, Abddul Rahman, at an early date. After the same has been held, General Stewart, with the British troops ' remaining in the' neighborhood of Cabul, will retire to Gundamuk. News has just come to hand from Candahar, which shows that the British garrison in the citadel is not altogether inactive. General Primrose lately sent out several parties of skirmishers, who have made successful attacks on the villages of the hostile tribes in the district around Candahar.