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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1462, 10 April 1873, Page 2

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LANDING OF SIR GEORGE BOWEN IN VICTORIA. [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION,] Hokitika, April 9. , Melbourne, April 3. Governor Boweii arrived in Hobson's Bay from ..Sydney on Monday,. the ? 3lst. He was received by the Ministry, /and escorted through the cityto the Treasury, where the ceremony of Bwearing in was, ! performed by the' Acting-Chief Justice, in the : - presence of a : large crowd. : Lady Bowen was present. The Governor opened the show of the National Agricultural Society, and holds a.leyee on the Queen's, birthday. „ . If The cable between Java and Singapore is interrupted. There hive 1 been no telegrams for several days. TheCentralProvin.ee election resulted in the return of Mr Sumher, merchant, by a majority of 85 over Mr A. R. Smith. The foundation stone of the new Scots church in Collins street has been laid. The church is to be built of Kaynui ■'stone. ' ■■■■'•■■■ ■'-■':.■■-■■ • A murder was committed on Sunday at ] Kangaroo Flat. Peter Morris deliberately shot a married woman named Sarah • : Smith. ": ' '■' • '■ - : ■ ; ••■■■•' ; ; -' '' \ The Melbourne crew won the Intet--colonial' Boat-race. ! The Ballarat ,Wew. were , second ; Sydney third ; : Geelong and Hobart Town nowhere. The course was 3h miles ; time, 25|m. ; The cable line is restored, and the process: of repairing is proceeding. ; — The~completion of -the-first-locomotiye for the Government; at the Ballaratfi foundry was celebrated yesterday. The Garrisbn Corps have gone* into camp. .The Volunteers .will folloj? next week. >■■•'■■ • ; The Albion has just arriyed from New. Zealand. ; . Sydney, April 3. \ The Legislative Council, by a majority of. 20y declined to. consider the Upper House Bill. : . ... ... . ., . ; The Assembly have voted L 50,000 for immigration purposes. . • :; : . It ia intended to finish Cook's monument. ' . ; The Half Million Fourper Cent Loan Bill has been read a first 'time. ! H.M.S. Blanche has been ordered 4p Melbourne to await the . arrival; lof wa^ : pchooners and their cre^s in the s.sV Nbrtlnimberiandi '•,;•!..,, t The blacks have robbed and destroyed; the contents of th^e Booby Island Depot.; ; . Adelaide, 1 April 3. ] Sixty thousand tons of breadstuffs have been exported during the year. | . The Chamber of rCottimerce are urging on the Government', ..tne necessity of immigration.; !;;■' ;••. :/; j Mr William Milne is likely to succeed Sir John MorphettHas President of thb Council. . . . .., .;:[_.' !