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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3307, 7 November 1883, Page 3

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By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [Reuter's Agency]. THIS DAY, [Received Nov. 7, 1888, 12.40 p.m.] The Cup Crowd. Melbourne, Nov. 7. The attendance at the Flemington racecourse yesterday, is officially estimated at 123,000 people. Irish Convention. The Irish Convention opens its sittings here to-day. Dr o’Dohert3 r , of Queensland, presides, and a hundred and fifty delegates from various colonies attend. Rebellion. Belgrade, Nov. 6. Intelligence is to hand from Scernarika that the insurrectionists are in considerable force, and have occupied a strategical position. A body of troops despatched it, has, it is reported, been dispersed by rebels after a brief engagement. Narrow Escape[Received Nov. 7,1883, 2.15 p.m.J Melbourne, Nov. 7. The Melbourne Steamship Company’s steamer Rodondo bound from this port to Sydney struck Lonsdale Beef last night. She got off safely, and has been beached. All her passengers and crew landed safely. Shipping, [Per Merchant Shipping,and Under, writers’ Association.] London, Nov. 5. Arrived—Ships, Alaster from Port Chalmers, (left July 25); Lyttelton from Port Chalmers, (left Aug. 20); Dunscore from Lyttelton, (left July 27); Eangitikei from Timaru, (loft July 28.) The Mirzapore Afloat. The ship Mirzapore which went ashore at Boulogne last month, has been successfully floated. Disastrous EireNov. 6. A disastrous fire occurred at Kingsland, North London, resulting m the destruction of twelve houses and their contents. Failures. The failure is announced to-day of Messrs Hempland, engineers, Grantham, Lincolnshire. The liabilities are estimated at £200,000. Several insolvencies have also occurred in Binningham, the liabilities being set down in total at folly £158,000. RebelsBelgrade, Nov. 6, Telegrams to hand from Scernarika to-day, report that the Servian troops have been reinforced, and are now attacking the rebel’s position. Suez Mail. Albany, Nov. 7. Arrived, this morning—P. and O. Co.’s steamer Indus with the Suez mail, which loft London on Oct. 5.