CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 57, 12 March 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Bombay, March 1. The British Indian Steam Navigation Company's steamship Vingorla, trading between the various ports on the Indian coast, foundered during a terrific cale encountered en the voyage from Bombaj\ The captain, chief officer, all the engineers, and 100 natives comprising nearly all on board, were drowned. London, March 2. Mr VV. Forster, late Agent-General for New South Wales, delivered a lecture on Colonisation before the Society of Arts. He attacked the immigration policy of the Australian Colonies, and remarked that political success was achieved by men of the worst commercial and social charac-

ter This arousel%]«rt^jiMfi^^ Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart, Mr H. R. Torr, Mr Alderman Solomons, ancf otfrers wsridly commented on the lecfcurer^and'^he discussion was „ stopped- upon the ground of its ! strongly political chrracter. A more peaceful impression prevails since Ministers' speech on the German Army Bill. Friendly overtures made by General Roberts to hostile Afghan chief* have not been attended with success. Mahomed Jan, who keeps the field with a large force, when first com* municated with, evinced a seeming disposition to enter into negotiations with a view of terminating the war, but on ascertaining the terms of peace proposed, he expressed dissatisfae* (ion, and refused any further conference. It is reported that attempts were ineffectually made to renew diplomatic relations, so that there is no alternative left, other than to renew hostilities upon an extensive scale as soon as the severe weather moderates. The Czar being in constant apprehension of an attempt upon his life by Nihil'sts, has decided to leave St. Petersburg for the present, and return to Livadia, his palace in } Southern Russia* Melbourne, March 9. It is not probable that there will bejjany opposition to the re-election of Ministers. Mauritius advices dated 17th January, state that the sugar market; was active. Large sales have been made and stocks were small* Sydney, March 9. A man has murdered hid two children at Bathurst. He was suffrom the effects of delirium tremens at the time.