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Colonist, Volume XXXV, Issue 7265, 9 March 1892, Page 3

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Hcoeivea, March 9, 2 a.m. ENGLISH DEFENCES. WOOL SALES. COLONIAL BORROWING. MERCANTILE BANK. N.Z. AGENT-GENERAL. STEAMJ3R FLOATED OFF. SIR W. ROBINSON. AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS. COUNTY COUNCIL EmciIONS. TRADE RETURNS. SALE OF RACMIORSES. SHIPPING. • ■ '■■ THE WINDSOR TRAGEDY. LONDON, rm . March 7. The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 25th March, arjd be carried over the following day. The catalogue will include GIOO bales, including 1 350 from Australia. During the discussion ia the House of Commons on the war estimates Mr E. Stanhope^ Secretary of State War Department, mentioned that the trial of smokeless powder had been attended with success, and the whole forces were to be armed with modern weapons. The defences, he said, of coaling stations were practically completes, and the submarine mines provided throughout the Empire afforded an effective defence, which, could be increased on short notice. Re also stated that the comforts of new barracks would tend to induce enlistment of recruits. The Queensland Government has pa?ed a quarter of a million 4 par cent Treasury Bills at a minimum of 98. The London shareholders of the Mercantile Bank in Melbourne urge the reconstruction of. the Company as speedily as possible. Mr W. B.Perceval, the Agent-General for New Zealand, will read a paper before the Colonial Institute in May. The German Lloyds steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight, has been floated off. Sir William Robinson, Agent-General for Western Australia, is suffering from a severe attack of typhoid malaria. . The First Loid of the Admiralty, in the House of Commons to-day, admitted that the Australian warships had been accepted without a trial at the maximum forced draught. The amended returns for the County Coun. «il elections give Progrersionists 83, and Moderates 35. During the last month the imports increased • £1,566,000, while the exports decreased £1,141,000. . SIDNEY* March 8. Sailed— Hawkesbmy, for Auckland. The Moderator of the Presbyteriaa Assembly is Dr White Singleson. - MELBOURNE, i Maroh 8. The racehorse Whimbrel has been sold privately for 400 guineas, and will probably go to Western Aus ralia. Workman.. was passed in at 775 guineas, the reserve being 1001 ; Tantallon was sold to Mr Glasscook for 300 guineas, Eeprisal to Mr Southall, of India, for SOOgns, Enfilade to Mr W. Smith for XQQOgos, and Whakawanor. 77gns, J^dy

Wolseley, sister to Carbine, was purohaeed by Dan O'Brien for 800gn8. "Williams, the,, alleged, perpetrator ;.of-th&j In Sydney on January 23rdj ancl so .'far as can be ascertained the police are of opinion that he hasj left Australia. .. ... - , ; I'