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> ' Wellington, February 24. The barque Malay, drom H<bart Town, brings the foil* wing additional items of English news,' under date louden Bth and 9th February:— The Queen’s Speech on opening Parliament referred --to the existence of cordial foreign relations to r'efdms in Turkey, the purchase of the Suez Canal shares, and the. yi-it of the Prince of Wales to India, Bills are promised for the c«t»blishmeiit of an ultimate Trtbunal oE Appe il (?) for amendment oi the Merchant hipping Lnw and for legis’a tion on Universities and > r niarv Education.
TJje, Duchess'of Edinburgh will piocueed to Russia,
The Alphonists are. masters of Biscay and Olava. Thu Duke of Edinburgh takrs command of the iron-clad"Sultan for a special cruise. Both Houses of Parliament voted addresses Id reply. Explanations occurred in the Commons on the action of the Government in supporting Count Andrassy’s note, and also respecting the purchase of the "Suez Canal shares. Mr Gladstone approved of the support given to Count Andr assy's nole., The Australian news of corresponding dates of UttUf in'ereifc
Timabtj, February 24. A fremend ms rainstorm began at about ten last night, and continued ti 1 the mornm/. It is said to be the heaviest rain ever knov- n heie. Much damage has been done to the c .op-i in the fields and stacks. Several puis of the town were flooded with storm water, but no harm was done. - The weather is fine now. Dr Cole measured the rainf all last n<ght, and it reached the enormous amount of 3.25 inches in twelve hours. t
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Evening Star, Issue 4055, 24 February 1876, Page 3
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262ADDITIONAL ENGLISH NEWS. Evening Star, Issue 4055, 24 February 1876, Page 3
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