EXHIBITORS ANXIOUSTO GO TO PARIS.
Io reply to letters (rom exhibitors Sir Jas Mcßiin. President of th« Exhibition Commission, sti'Hg tbat he in unable at present to say when the Exhibition wilt be closed. The Commi-sioners are desirous of keeping the Exhibition open till the end of February, but many of the exhibitors are anxious to proceed to the Paris Exhibition at the end of January, wh^u the exhibits from the German and British <'ourts, the pemreg loaned, <&0., will be despatched from here.
This day. NZ GOLD SPECIMENS 81OL8N
>specimeoa of g-ld, valued at twenty pounds wvre stolen tmm th» New Z*a« land Court at the Exhibit ion during yecterday.
Mr Cowen, musical director, leaves about the Name date.
Another Shooting Case.
Another shooting c>se ia reported from Wallan Wailan, nbout thirty miles to the north of this city. It appears that in a fit of jealousy a driver named Rice met a m%n named Bennett in the street, and drawing a revolver, fired at the latter, wounding him dangerously. Sydney. Lust night. The Drought Broken XTp. Heavy rain hue been falling all day in the city, and is pouring in torrenta tooight. Orowd-s thronged the Post Office awaiting telegraphic reports from the country. Knin hus fallen continuously thin side of the Blue Mountains, and all over the country districts copious rains have fallen with every appearance of continuing. No report has yet been received from Wilcarnia or Bourke, but it is believed that the drought is now broken up.
This day. Telpgrnph reports from Wincannia state tnat rain bes fallen in that district in common with other parts of (be colony. Generally speiki.'g the rain will sure the Into frui's. ar<d benrfit nome crops. It will also have th.- eff ct of bringing on the new gr>is««, thus saving the stock. The bush fires are now ail out.
Melbourne, This day.
Heavy rains are falling, and there is every appearance of the drought breakiog.
A DFLiiDK, Last night. Lisht rains have fallen in the northern districts.
Brisbane. Last night. A report from the country states that light rain is failing o*er a large area.
Sis T* Mellwraitk's Resignation-
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Thames Star, Volume XX, Issue 6138, 1 December 1888, Page 2
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