AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1832, 6 August 1895, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Per Press Association,

ROUGH WEATHER.

Sydney, August 5

The captain of the barque Excelsior reports a fearful passage. He never expected to reach port. The deck cargo was thrown overboard to lighten the vessel. He put mat Norfolk Island for provisions, and encountered a terrible gale after leaving there ; the vessel was strained so heavily that it took the pumps all their time to keep the water down. SERIOUS FIRE. Richards' store at Narranderra has been burned. The damage is over £10,000. THE BLOWN-UP COLLIER. The statement of the mate of the Elizabeth is that the galley must have been full of gaseous vapours from the little fore-hatch, which had been left uncovered, and ignition followed the cook's entry with the lamp. One poor fellow | was nearly naked, with his shirt on fire. The cook was lifted out of the coals, where he had fallen after being shot to a , great height. His clothes were on five, and he was m great agony. A waterman who brought off one of the crew was also on fire, and was severely burned. The vessel looks like a hulk into which coals had been dumped.

THE MONOWAI. Sailed— Monowai, for Auckland

SUICIDES

The aboriginal who was arrested at Wee Wad for a serious offence, cut his throat m the lock-up. Two native women came and saw the body and departed wailing. Shortly afterwards they, too, were found m the camp with their throats cat. THE KUCHENG HORROR. Mr March, secretary to the Church of England Mission Society, has received a cable from Archdeacon Wolfe at Foo Chow, stating that Miss Gordon and the : two Misses Saunders, of Melbourne, Dr Stewart, wife, and son, and four other ladies were slaughtered at Kucheng. Dr Stewart, who was a fellow of Trinity College, visited Australia and New Zealand some time ago m the interests of the mission, and founded a number of missionary societies. THE ELDORADO MINE. Melbourne, August 5. It took nearly six hours to completely decipher the messages which were scratched on the cans at Eldorado. All the men as well as Dawkins wrote brief pathetic messages. THE STONELEIGH. It is suggested that the missing ship Stoneleigh might have been wrecked near the Auckland Islands. The New Zealand Government will be communicated with on the subject. THE QUEENSLAND LEAGUE. Brisbane, August 5. Mr Davitt, speaking at Rockhampton, promised the support of the Irish mem. bers for the objects of the Queensland Separation League. DEATH OF A MURDERER. Adelaide, August 5. Lyon, the Wellington murderer, has died m the lunatic asylum.

THE DEVONPORT,

Hobart, August 5

The Devonport has been refitted and leaves for Newcastle to load coal for Auckland.

JAPANESE AGITATION

Thursday Island, August 5

There is an agitation among the Japanese residents against a further influx of thpir own countrymen. They consider that the result will be a reduction of the wages of those already m the country, besides increasing the antagonism of Europeans against the Japanese.