AUSTRALIAN.
Melboubne, Friday. The Marchioness of Normanby feels greatly fatigued after her voyage from New Zealand. The Victorian Loan. Melbouenb, This day. The Cabinet have decided to postpone the issue of the Victorian Government Loan in London rather than accept low terms. The Australian Colonies border duty question is now in a fair way of settlement. Nothing has yet been settled regarding the Peninsula and Oriental Company's tender for the Victoria Suez mail service, pending the receipt of advices from England. A grand military and naval review is to be held at Melbourne at Easter. The Ringarooma takes the Suez mail on Wednesday next.
Sydney, Friday.
The police hare captured four bushrangers at Balranold. The police rode 380 miles in pursuit of them.
One policeman was shot through the back in effecting the capture.
Two bushrangers stuck up a store at Dubbo and were subsequently captured.
Arrived : S.s. Normanby, with mails, via Torres Straits.
Brandy, kerosene, rice, tobacco, sugar and candles are without quotable change.
New Zealand wheat, 4s 3d ; New Zealand oats, none in the market. -
Town flour, £12 15s ; wheat, ss. February 27. Thee miners were buried by a fall of earth at the Walhend mine to day.
The Chinese crew on board the Wotonga have struck on the question of wages, and have received their discharge.
The English footballers will not come here.
George Alfred Lloyd, formerly Colonial Treasurer,, had had his certificate refused for improper retention of trust funds. • ■ . . ■
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3131, 1 March 1879, Page 2
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