[special to press association.]
London, November 11. The Rev. Sydney Linton, Bishop of Riverina, sails for Australia on January 15th. A force of Marines have been sent to the Isle of Skye, in consequence of the defiant attitude of the crofters there. The Pope, in an encyclical letter, rejoices at the progress made by the Catholics resident in Australia. It is now considered unlikely that any compromise on the Franchise question will be arrived at. November 12. The Colonial Bank of Amsterdam has suspended payment. The cholera epidemic shows no signs of abatement in Paris, and the malady has reappeared in Toulon.
November 13. The Queensland gunboat Gaymidat sails on Thursday next. The English Government are still hesitating about introducing the Federation Enabling Bill.
Counsel for the Oriental Bank estate are arguing that the colonial Acts debar Victoria from sustaining its claims in full against the Bank.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2558, 15 November 1884, Page 2
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