REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN London, February 14. In the House of Commons a motion was brought forward by W. St. John Wheelhouse, Q.C, and member for Leeds, for the purpose of getting a select committee appointed to inquire into the question of Free Trade in relation to its effects upon the commerce and condition of the country, but it was negatived. Clark, a Conservative candidate, has been elected in the place of Locke, deceased, member for Southwark. February 15. In the sculling match on the Tyne, Boyd beat Hawdon easily. Calcutta, February 15. The latest intelligence from Cabul is to the effect that Mahomet jan still continues to try and incite the different tribes to attack the British forces. * LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, February 16. The mail steamer arrived in Cooktown. Some larrikins in attempting to rescue some companions would probably have murdered two policemen but for a grocer, who defended them with a paling. Pearce beat Laycock easily in the sculling match.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1055, 17 February 1880, Page 2
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