ARRIVAL OF THE TORRES STRAITS MAIL.
Englishmen Killed at Mount Blanc The Salonica Murderers(FßO2l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SYDNEY, this day. The Torres Straits Mail brings a fair cargo of tea and rice for Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Rioe is rapidly advancing in Hongkong, owing to the famine in India. A Company has arrived to start coffee planting in Queensland. • The Greek Government is actively preparing for war. Consequent on the distant termination of the war, England firmly maintains her freedom of action.
A large military body accompanied Theirs' funeral. There was no political demonstration. Grevy has been chosen Republican leader. The honor of knighthood has been conferred on several colonial judges and parliamentary Speakers. Taylor has been chosen Mormon leader^. The community numbers eighty men (?). Messrs. Wig and Patcrson, two English barristers, and three guides, have been killed by a glacier on Mount Blanc Consols, 95^. *ZZ The English revenue for Sept-ember show s a decrease of £110,000. In compliance with French and German remonstrances, five murderers and Salouicka consuls have been re-arrested.
SYDNEY, this day. Our elections are favouring Sir John Robertson, though he himself is yet uureturned
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Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2376, 31 October 1877, Page 2
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