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—♦ [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. INWARD SUEZ" MALLS. WELCOME TO THE METROPOLITAN BISHOP OF AUSTRALIA. THE DEATH OF PRINCE LEOPOLD. DAY OF MOURNING THROUGHOUT VICTORIA. THE DROUGHT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. WATER-SUPPLY TO SYDNEY AND SUBURBS. GREAT DISTRESS IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS. FIERCE NATIVE WAR IN NEW GUINEA. (Received April 1, 0.25 a.m.) Melbourne, March 31. Arrived, this afternoon, the P. and 0. steamship Valetta, with the Brindisi mails, dated London, February 22. Preparations are being made for according a welcome, on Wednesday next, to the Rev. Dr. Barry, before his departure for Sydney. In a Gazette issued this evening, Sunday next, the 6th inst., is proclaimed a day of general mourning throughout the Colony for the death of Prince Leopold. The proposed banquet to his Excellency has now been abandoned. (Received April 1, 12,40 p.m.) Sydney, April 1. Arrived, yesterday, the Ringarooma, from Auckland. In consequence of the prevailing drought, the water to the city and suburbs of Sydney is now msiely
intermittent. Accounts from the country districts generally state that great distress prevails owing to the want of "water, and there is no present sign cf rain. News is to hand from New Guinea that the inland tribes there are engaged in a fierce war, and that the Rev. Chalmers has proceeded to the scene of hostilities to endeavour to restore peace.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2369, 1 April 1884, Page 2
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