BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
■ I . [Bwotbr'b Tblegbams.] LONDON", Oct. 15. Missing Ship. Thelsmyris reported at Lloyds as sussing. . Oct. 16. Motes and Bullion. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £19,500,000. The Transvaal. ITews from Capetown states that Sir Garnet Wolseley had interviewed a meet- ■ ing of the Boers in. Transvaal, and annOanced the annexation of a portion of jthe. territory. The Boers replied that independence alone would satisfy them. Oct. 17. Quotations. ; Best Australian beef tallow, 35s per cwt.; best Australian mutton tallow, S6i 63. per cwt. Gold. There are large withdrawals of gold for Germany and North America. ' ; The Ztilu War. ... The Cape war is completed successfully. The troops have commenced to evacuate the territory of Zululand. CALCUTTA, Oct. 17. The Afghan War. General Roberts has proclaimed tha ■ demolition of Balahissar. . MADRID, Oct. 16. Another Catastrophe. Heavy floods have taken place, rivers overflowing, and causing enormous loss. Three hundred and thirty people have been drowned.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3596, 20 October 1879, Page 3
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BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 3596, 20 October 1879, Page 3
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