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(rotter's tslerram. per press association) • London, August 6. ! Tin-. Hight Hon. Mi\ Gladstone still ! continues to make satisfactory progress, and gees to Lis Ha warden estate in a few days. He will in all probability appear in Parliament before the prorogation takes place. Official confirmation has been received. regarding the evacuation of Cabul. General Roberts inarches tomorrow, and other British troops are being withdrawn from Gandamuk. In the House of Commons, Sir W. *E. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated, in answer to a question, that it was not expected any disorder would take place consequent on the removal of troops from Ireland, as other regiments would be sent to occupy districts where agrarian outrages had been committed, in order to replaoe these drafts for India.
Lord Claud Hamilton has defeated Mr. Samuel Plimsoll for Liverpool in election for a seat in Parliament. It is announced that Sir Arthur Qqrdon, Governor of Fiji, has been appointed Governor of New Zealand, and thai Major Geo. Cumine Strachan, Governor of Tasmania, will act as deputy at the Cape until the arrival of Sir Hercules Itabinson from New Zealand.
The mails via Brindisi, per Orient Company's Coto.paxi, were delivered today, The steamer Cuzco, belonging to the Orient Company, sailed from Plymouth to-day- for -Australia. The cricket match, Australians v. 18 of Huns3@tt, near Leeds, was .resumed to-day. The Home team went in for their second innings, and were all out for 93 runs. The Australians then went in for their second and lost two wickets for 94 runs. Bannei'man was. <?aught for 55 runs. The Australian team won the match by eight wickets. August 7. The total quantity of afloat for Great Britain is 16,701 quarters. Consols are at 98|Australian mutton tallow is at 36s 6d, and beef tallow at 34s 6d. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, is selling at 36s 6d; Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, at 48s 6d; "and New Zealand wheat (c.f.i.) at 425. The steamship Northumberland arrived at Plymouth yesterday, from Australia.
The English harvest operations have commenced. New* York, August 7. Dr, Tanner has finished his 40 days fast. He is now in a very emaciated and exhausted condition.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 August 1880, Page 2
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