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Lbt electric telegbaph.J March 2, 7.40 p.m. The Commodore has ordered the Himalaya to return to Australia, and carry out the orders received from the Admiralty. She sailed for Brisbane this evening. The 18th remains till further orders. There is nothing new on the subject by the Rangitoto. The Sturt r with, .Colonels . Haultain and Whitmore on bohrd, 'arnve^'frdm Wanganui to-day. The rivers •thWeLl being flooded,, have caused-the Buspen^ , 6ion of all operations. CbTorier Whit- V more returns in the Sturt to-morrow, i When the rivers go down, he is .determined to push on to catch the enemy. The Wanganui natives are very > zealous. . , ' ; : ■ ' The steamer Woodpecker drifted j ashore on the Patea bar on Sunday night. She has gone to pieces, b\it the machinery was saved by. the officers, of. , the Sturt. . . ;. "" J Mr Woods, Marine Surveyor^ goes, to Otago in the Bangitoto to-morrow, ■" to survey the Otago bar, prior to the entrance of the Galatea or Challenger. The Challenger goes to Sydney on Thursday, to meet the Q-alatea.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 251, 3 March 1869, Page 2
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