THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.
A lifeboat containing l&tnen that had put out from Yarmouth on the morning of July 22nd,, t0 •reßc^ J £h < ce > crew of a brigantiiriej struck -a rock* and Rank; Eight of the occupants .were drowsed. Thfe Niagara"Pattß :j^ Y -wa8 I1 opened with public rejoicinga at altpoinTs. The views of the Niagara Bills are'npjw free to the public _ " f X Russia has, asse^ted^tp ;th;e loan. . This action on tbe^partjpt Russia is held to indicate a grpWth 'ot. friendly - relations with England, a&d, bas.caused a rise in Wll fnterlkatWaY'B^Scksy I £ - Teemer'baving 'Waited tf£ g%tft : race on with Hanlen,g6ea' )t6 Auttralia- t rri| eight weeks to row Beaob. , . . ~» . The new Egyptian,loan fofi £4(000,000 was issued on 'the 3ist l Jaiy; p(*ice, 95& It is estimated that, the loan will not meet deficiencies oti ttie'Go'f e^nment. SAX FBAN6lßCO^Xllgtiß|; 1. The Pacific Mail Company are declining freight after November iexP/ in expectation txf > the:. / >bandonfneritf ll 6f the .service. ' The Otty/of I'Jsytiney>t-wttl be placed, in, $e.:Cbin%.tr»diena3ffl other two ships belong to EDg4ftfo ; fircn»;> and wili .be ;> withdrawn. , Notwithstanding the company's decra/ed.pu^rDpses,of' withdrawing from t^&rpute, an opinion prevails that the service •willJbe maintained. A touting of _tbe "Ohamber of Commerce and citizens of~Sainr Francisco .here jafojatecjra ati^pg,n<e®&riai^> the postal authorities at Wasbfrigtoifpbinting out the hardships that would spring up by the cessation of stearnshipponnec- ' tion' with the' colonies f aftei'^being in existence for' l2 years. 'T^e General replied that he hSaho'aalthority to subsidise anyflsteamßbipJlihei and l had already offered: compensation! to the wcrk of carrying the mail*;- 1 Further than this be did not feel tha£ib;e/b»&fa right ,to compel the. Pacific Mail (potnnany to 'make a mdntjily sailing. ,t«rv Australia, which would be discontinued,^and the mail matter Wtttdg\> feebly WtarjEffindisi, .the postal rate Deing ' rediHsedi' J b'y that ronte from 15 td^ 12 scents? The Post-master-General baa alsa/wUhtfrawn the. mails from half •a-d^jt^nAin.euJcatfßteam-ship lines, wbich.badcpip|bin|d iil to force* him into delivering "up^our hundred thousand dollars, the. Cqiigresaiopajl vote for mail subsidies,, these lines refusing to accept the Postmaster-General's proposition to carry ; rrtaila foi I 'ibe I ' total poßtage.on -mail matter- carrietfty*them. .The announcement thafeaniordeV bad been issued to d*9P .f »'om<vthe August schedule the ocean mailp via gttn)Franciscoand divert the mail 'matter > -£o the Brindisi route, has caused tnucblaurprisß in San Francisco, ttie Pacifid JJairUompany being still undSi*'c<inlrwJ£i»ith the New Zeajab* Government to 'cSrrUmaila for that country untif.Novembfefl';' The company aref taking such steps as they,, can, in order that New. Z^alond may not be , inconvenienced.. AU;letterß^elating to cavgo' b*ve been .received, an.d i: carried. to their destin'adori. 'it i& mprei than probable that t Ha 1 mail wi^ also be sent forward by the focal' afil&^rities, as they bad up to a few lionr^'bl the steamers sailing reepivedn» r bpeN6ial^>rder to the contrary, fi'oniWaA)ingtoiß f f
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VI, Issue 1100, 25 August 1885, Page 2
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467THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VI, Issue 1100, 25 August 1885, Page 2
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