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Melbourne, August 20. The Commercial Sunk robbers havtf made u full confession of their guilt;. All the money had been recovered ironl them. The proposed .new tariff has heert severely criticised iri the Legislative' Assembly; Sydney, August 20. All the colliers resumed work tb-davj pending the adoption of; a decision to work eight days fortnightly, instead of continuing the vend system; The police and troops have left the mines, but remain at Newcastle for the present. Brisbane,' August 20. The Legislative Assembly last night negatived the vote of want of denee in the Ministry by a majority bV three; Madrid', August 14. Numerous incendiary fires have cUrred in Spain, one of which completely destroyed forty hdrisesj killing thirty-four persons; London, August 14. A conference of the delegates of 200,000 miners, field at Manchester, resolved to encourage emigration. The Dominion of Canada offers to' defray expenses of delegates of English farmers to Canada with a view to emigration. St._ Petersburg, August 14. Three influential lawyers were brought to St. Petersburg charged, with disaffection. The number of persons supervised is • daily increasing. Several police officers were l punished for neglect of duty. [special to the globe.] London, August 13. It is believed that the hop crop will prove a total failure. [special to The globe.] Sydney, August 15. The Ocean has arrived ..at Cooktown with a heavy Australian markets. * Thirteen Chinese prisoners, accused of murder, were handed over by the EnglMf to the Chinese authorities. They were barbarously tortured. before execution, and it is now stated that .they were' innocent. The cholera is very prevalent. General G ran t received a royal reception from the Mikado. Pollio, an outsider, is backed -at £I OO0 1 to a £l4O to win the Cup. Democrat is being backed at a 100 to 4, and is* likely to supplant the New 'Zealand horse, Le Loup, who remains firm at st 100 to 5; a 1000 to 30 is booked against Darriwellh
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Kumara Times, Issue 902, 21 August 1879, Page 2
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