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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 34, 2 September 1884, Page 2

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London, Septemberr 1.

General Lord Wohely and Earl Northbrook, the British Commission, -iiaTe started for Egypt, and will arriye at Alexandria on Saturday next.

Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters'Association—London, September 1 : Arrived, ships Triton, from Lyttelton, April 17, and Ralph M. Hay ward, from Lyttelton, May 15.

New Yobk, September 1.

Serious mining riots hare occurred at Hacking Valley in Ohio, and troops hjyfe been despatched to the scene to quell the disturbance.

Boko Kong, Sept. 1.

A dispute having arisen between the Chinese and Japanese Governments regarding Loo Choo islands', sovereignty of wEich is claimed from China by Ja] »i. It is generally believed hostilities between these countries are imminent.

London, August 29.

It is reported in Shanghai that the French hare killed 80,000 Chinese in Tonquin, losing several thousand men themselves.

Admiral Courbet is now engaged in bombarding the Kiangpui forlV ' The frezen meat, ex Garonne, is selling st4Rto4jd.

The Emperor William of Germany, while out tiding, was thrown from his horse, but escaped unhurt.

The new Oriental Banking Company will commence business on Tuesday next.

The Gordon relief expedition is expected to reach Dongola early in November.

In Canton the Chinese hare fired on foreigners, who were found in their Pagoda quarters. . .

New Zealand mutton, prime quality, continues to realise 6d per pound.

Arrived — ship Mataura, with a cargo of 6,000 carcases of frown mutton from the Bluff, May 12.

At to-day's wool sale 10^800 bales were catalogued. The market continues firm

Arrangements for the expedition to relieve Genenral Gordon in Khartoum are progressing favourably. It is expected that the expedition will rea h Ehartdvin'aoeut the middle of January.

The prices of Australian hops range from £4 16s to £6 per cwt.

The movement is on foot to ontet am the Australian cricketers at a banquet before their departure.

Australian wheat cargoes, off coast are selling at 255 ; ex granary, at 37s 6d.

At the wool. sales fine and combing wools show an improvement;, others are unaltered. French buyers are leafing. One hundred and eighty-three hare been catalogued, of which 10,000 hare been withdrawn.

Caibo, August 30.

The Nile is now rising well and seven steamers have safely made the passage of the first cataract.