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Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2016, 6 January 1876, Page 3

It is stated that the Admiralty bas sanctioned the appointment of Lieutenant Sundstrom, of the Swedish navy, to the Minotaur, flag-ship of the Channel pquadron, aud that a Japanese officer is to be received on board the Audacious,flag-ship of the Chinese squadron. By a fire, at Utah, Salt Lake City, on November 15th, Hussey's Bank Building, formerly occupied by the First National Bank, and at present occupied by the Deseret National Bank, was destroyed by fire. Insurance between eighty thousand and ninety thousand dollars. "Watters' jewellery store, and Siegel's clothing stores adjoining were also destroyed. Loss nearly covered by insurance.. A London dispatch states tbat the wife of the Hon Hugh Uhildes was found dead in her bed .at her husband's residence on December lst, and. a bottle containing chloroform Was found beside her, A telegram from Alexandra says that Egypt does not wish to annex, Abyss ihnia ; She merely wants security against tbe violation of her frontier.