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, IJOMJE .AND FOREIGN, ' [REUTER —COPYRIGHT.] '‘l (Received July 6, 0.53 a.m.) . LONDON, July 5. ; The Postal ; Committee, appointed byi the London Chamber of Commerce,: after hearing the evidence of various? Uplpnjal.. Agents-General have..*,decided! to make an urgent appeal to the Chambers of Commerce at Brisbane arid: Wellington with" a view to promoting; the joining of the , colonies of Queensland and New Zealand,•iHi;.the j postal; union. ■■■■’. ALEXANDRIA, July 4. ~ The statement been de-; cidpd. to. cremate the bodies of those! who died of cholera at Darnietta, . is! incorrect., . Orders-have..been given to; pull down and burn certain parts of the. • toWri in 11 which the disease is prevalent, ! in order,to-stamp it out, but the bodies; of those who have died of cholera will be; buried in tKe^ns6aTnianireifV >: v REUTER—-COPYRIGHT. 1 (Received July 6, 0,55 a.m.) . SYDNEY, July 5. ; The Committee appointed by the' General Synod to select a candidate for the vacant pririiacy, of Sydney, are now in communication with certain English bishops. The result will be announced at a meeting of the Synod next mouth. (Received July 6, 12.20 p.m.) BRISBANE, This day. It is authoritatively stated here that a French war steamer has hoisted the French flag on Mallicoe and Erroraanga, islands in the New Hebrides group. In the Legislative Assembly last night, a Government bill, to authorise the construction of the Transcontinental Railway by a syndicate, was thrown out by- a considerable majority. In consequence of this defeat, it is expected that the Ministry will ask-for a dissolution of Parliament. (Received July 6, 12.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This day. Mr Service received a telegram yesterday from the Premier of Queensland, urging prompt action to induce the Imperial Government to reconsider its decision on the annexation question. At a Conference of. Municipal Council which has been held here, it was decided that it was very desirable to establish a Metropolitan Board of Works in Melbourne. The ship George Roper has not yet been moved. The sea is calm, and she is so far uninjured.
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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1056, 6 July 1883, Page 3
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