NEWS BY CABLE.
{,SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) London, December 31. The rumored appointment of Mr. Pope Hennessy to the Governorship of Sydney is not confirmed. January 1. It is understood that the Government have arranged with the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ireland a scheme for university education. (REUTER’S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) Berlin, January 3. The Government organ here regards the political horizon as clearer than for a long time past. Confidence is gaining ground that a strict execution of the Berlin Treaty will be carried out. . Constantinople, January 3. The reception by the Sultan of the Ambassadors was most friendly. Assurances of amity were exchanged on behalf of the Great Powers. London, January 3. Consols, 95J. Discount rates, securities, wheat, and flour are unchanged. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTER’S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) Sydney, Tuesday. The miners and other employees of the Bulli colliery are dismissed, and all work is at a stand still. Melbourne, Tuesday. In the cricket match Canterbury v. Melbourne the latter won by 169 runs. A deputation of the Harbor Trust waited on the Minister of Lands with a proposal to supply half a million tons of silt for the reclamation of the swamps around the city at a cost of ss. per ton. Longmore promised to consult his colleagues.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5547, 8 January 1879, Page 2
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