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Western Star, Issue 805, 29 December 1883, Page 3

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(Rbetter’a Special.) HOME AND KOitEL* V London, Idc. 24, Intelligence is to band from mut-du (Rlal'a?) that a fire broke out at a JewDh school there while the lidding w-is occupied by children. The majority succeeded in escaping, but sixteen were burned to death, and a number seriously injured. The school itself was totally destroyed. Paris, Dee 23. _ Parisian and French papers generally, in their leading articles on the Fraiuo-Ciiinese I difficulty, are n t advene to fun her medial ion with tlie view to an understanding with China, and are unanimous in recommending that vigorous warfare sin uld if necessary, be prosecuted against the Chinese in 'lonquin. Cairo, Dee 26. Rumors are current here to the effect tha l El Madhi is advancing upon Khortoum, and is now within a day’s mured, Calcutta, Dec 22. The International Exhibi.ion is still visited by a large number of persons daily, and • p to the present time 140,000 persons have been admitted. (Special to Melbourne Papers.) London, Dec 26. The Sultan has re-appointed Prinue Tewfik to the Governorship of Roumelia. It, is reiiorted I lint H.M.S Pelican has been ordered to prepare for service o-i the Australian station. • INTERCOLONIAL. Melbourne, Dec. 26. Arrived (yester ! ay morning) :P. and O. steamship Parramatta, with the Suez mail (dated London, NovembeiTS). Dee 27. The Intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v New South Vv ales, commenced here to-day. At the close of the day’s play, the visiters had lost four wickets for 208 runs, the highest scorers were—Murdoch, 152; Jones, 52. On the second day the innings closed for 415; and when the slumps were drawn for the day, the home team had lost two wickets for 107. Sydney, Dec. 26. To-day was very generally observed here as a holiday. Numerous amusements were provided, and the marine excursions in particular were largely patronised. A serious tragedy occurred at Waterloo, a suburban township about two and a-half miles from the city. A woman of the vagrant class, named Catherine Owens, was found cruelly outraged and murdered. The perpetrators of the crime have not yet been discovered.