CABLE NEWS.
The Victorian Gun Boats. Scientific Expedition to New GuineaThe British Queen's Car.jo. Reinforcements for Egypt. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH - O >PVRIGHT.) (SCPEIAL TO UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) , London, December 20. The. .trial made with, the armament of the Victorian gunboat Childers have satisfied the Admiralty authorities; - The boat answered splendidly. The Chiidevs, m. corn piny with the two other Victorian gunboats, the Albert and Victoria, JSill satLfbr Melbourne on January 14rth t The scientific expedition to New Guinea, under Mr Powell, will explore from the Atnbcrnole river to the Ptnisbeire mountiiius, and afterwards from Astrolabe Bay to Porfc Moresby. The frozen meat by British Queen is realismg 1 s|d per jb. The number of British troops iv Egypt will shortly be increased to over ten thousand.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 21, 22 December 1883, Page 2
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126CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 21, 22 December 1883, Page 2
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