Europeans News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 71, 28 February 1883, Page 2

Europeans News.

(Per Te Amu at Bluff.) f Age Specials J (jnm'SD press' association.) London, Feb. 19. '^Thomson, the British Secretary at Teheraoj has accompanied an exploring party into the grassy Pla\ns of the Steppes of South-East Russia. While pursuing .their explorations the party were attacked by natives, but they fortunately managed to escape without receiving any serious- injury. ... . ■ ,; A company is being formed m London for advancing money on colonial; securities. .= The capital is to be L 1,000,000, and the general manager for the Australian colonies will be- Mr Brett, late of th.c London Chartered Bank of Australia. A.,por^tion of the Australian mutton, which recently arrived m England, ln.B been offered for sale m Birmingham, I where it realised 8d per lb. j The Government are expending a large sum m providing relief for the sufferers by the recent floods m America. • ' ; The foot and mouth disease is very prevalent amongst"- cattle m various parts of the United Kingdom. Its ravages have been especially fatal m Inverness and Staffordshire. It has been decided that the annual boat race between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities' crews shall take place on the 15th March over the usual course. .