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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1174, 21 January 1880, Page 2

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■ ©- LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (IiEUTEE/S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, January 19. The homeward mail via San Francisco was delivered in London to-day. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,000,000 quarters. January 20. Parliament assembles to-day. Washington, January 20. Mr. Par n ell has been granted the. use of the House of Representatives to address the members. Calcutta, January 20. It is reported that a frontier province has been formed in Afghanistan, extending from the Khyber to Hurin, (special to press association.) London, undated.

New Zealand 5 per cent, debentures are quoted at 101 J. Wheat is steady. London, January 20. The Prussian Finance Minister has announced very essential support to German interests in Samoa. He says that if energy be exercised peace will be restored. Malietoa has-been recognised. (SPECIAL TO THE MELBOURNE ARGUS.) London, January 19. Although the Kaliz incident is officially denied, it is credited by the peace party, which in Russia is in the ascendant. A circular has been addressed by the Czar to the European Powers, explaining the meaning of the massing of troops in Poland. Russia has advised Servia to accede to the Austrian demands. (SPECIAL TO THE MELBOURNE AGE.) London, January 20. The Prussian Finance' Minister says that the Reichstag intend to give essential support to the German interests at Samoa. Naval commanders have been instructed to use their utmost energy in restoring peace on the island. DIRECT AOBTKALIA.N NEWS. (RENTER'S TELEGRAM, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. j Sydney, January 20. The Wantabadgery bushrangers, Scott (alias Moonlight) and Rogan, were executed to-day. The sentence of death was carried out privately, the press and public being excluded, Scott's confession and autobiography have been sent to Canon Rich. It is expected they may form the subject of inquiry into the Egerton bank robbery. They are said to implicate others in the conspiracy. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, January 20. Scott, the bushranger, finally denied having shot Bowen, the constable, or being concerned in the death of F. M, Bates, the actor. He wrote volupiinqusly. Mrs. Amess, his affianced wife, attended him to the last, and defrayed the cost of his funeral.