ENGLAND.
London, April 16. The Rev. William Webber, the newly appointed Bishop of Brisbane, will be consecrated at St. Paul's on the 26th of May. A large meeting is to be held in London to take into consideration the condition of the British navy. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of South Australia a motion was passed approving of the proposal to tranfer £50,000 from the reserve fund to meet a possible loss. The Journal de St. Petersburg contain^ a report that the Afghans intend to revolt in favor of Russia, April 17. The Bishop of Oxford defends Bishop Barry, Primate of Sydney, in his efforts to discourage marriage with a deceased wife's sister. If the colonials pay the necessary cost the Admiralty are willing to supply men, and to maintain the men-of-war belonging to the colonial navies. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura has been selected by the Admiralty for equipment as a cruiser. The new Mahdi has captured the town of El Obeid from the followers of the Mahdi.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7142, 21 April 1885, Page 2
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175ENGLAND. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7142, 21 April 1885, Page 2
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