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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 847, 2 January 1879, Page 2

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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). Lonhon, December 25. The San Francisco mails were ilelivcred | yesterday. | December 2S. I The Khedive of Egypt' 3 palace is partially destroyed by fire. A destructive tire has occurred at Hong Kong. It lasted two days, and caused great destruction of property. The Northern, from London for Sydney, baa been completely burned, and is supposed to be totally lost with ail hands off the Snares. A message from the Governor of the Capo require* Cetewayo to disarm and disband his army, to cede St. Lucia Bay, and receive a resident at Court Creek. Commissioners have been appointed for rectifying the frontier. Yakoob Khan has arrived at Jellahabad. This ia regarded as a sign of submission. DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (PER PRESS* ASSOCIATION.) MKi.Born.vK, January 1. The English match commences on the 2nd. The South Melbourne team is practising daily. January 2. Nine started for the Champion Race, which resulted as follows:—Wellington, 1; Warlock, 2; Boawortn, 3. Sydney, Jan. 2. The first large number of German-Austrian exhibitors have applied for a space in the Exhibition. The French Government has placed 115,000 francs on the budget to assist the exhibitors.

(MOra'S TSUOBAMS. FIB FBXBS AOBSCY.) Sydney, January 2. The Mecca was wrecked on a reef near Thursday Island, where the crew and passengers landed, and from where they were brought off by the steamer Ocean, bound from Sydney at about the same time as the Mecca was wrecked. The Ocean went ashore, but was got off by the steamer Terrano. Sailed —Wakatipn.