Thursday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 23, 2 October 1885, Page 11

Thursday.

The return of gold from the Cambria mine. Thames, for the past month is 31610z. 12dwt. melted gold. The workings are yielding large parcels of specimens, and 9cwt. of rich stone was secured yesterday, while a splendid show of gold remains in the lode. Since the beginning of the year the mine has produced more than 13,8000z of gold. The returns of the Hauraki goldfield for the month of September amounted to 73170s gold. Disastrous floods are reported from many parts of the Bengal Presidency. It is estimated that fully 3500 square miles of country are at present under water. Intelligence is to hind from Albania of a farther engagement between the Albanian forces and the Turkish troops despatched to suppress tbe rising in that province. The Turkish troops sustained a decided defeat, and are now completely surrounded by the Albanians, Tbe Russian troops are massing in great force in Bessarabia, a province of South Russia, between the Pruth and Dneister. The Turks a-e sending large reinforcements to Adnanople and Salonica. Servia is enrolling soldiers. Prince Alexander is about to dispatch a deputation to his Majesty the Sultan, with the object of reassuring him of the continued loyalty of Bulgaria to the suzerainty of the Porte.