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~ ♦ ; — Reuter's Telegrams— Copyright. (Received March 8, 11.40 0.m.) Melbourne, March 8. An official telegram from London, dated 6th March, announces that the total tenders for the Victorian loan (■£4,000,000) amounted to £8,990,000. Tenders at 100^- and upwards will receive in full ; tenders at 2s premium will receive five per cent of the allotment. The tenders averaged 3s 6d premium. Two alone were for a million each. There were in all 510 tenders. The Government were obliged to give a promise that the limit of the July loan should be two millions, (Beccived March 8, at noon.) London, March 5. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Gladstone, replying to a question, stated that it was not possible to fix until after the Easter recess the date upon which the debate on the Affirmation in Lieu of Oath Bill could commence. Dr Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat, speaking at the Mansion House today, made an urgent appeal to the British public for support to carry on the \york of his diocese. \ ; London, March 6. In reply to a question, put to him in the House of Commons' to-day, Mr Gladstone stated that, the British troops will be withdrawn from Egypt when ! the purposes for which they were sent there are achieved, . lie acjdis.d that it; is not possible at ,the present time' 1 to; fix , ci date for their withdrawal. v ; ■ (lieoeived Jtaircli 8, at i4O p,m.) ! : ; ' ' J :, Melbourne, March 8. j : ;> A ; coalition' Ministry hasT'beeri for-j' mcd :~Mr 3 ames Service; Premier and^ i Colc&i^l Treasurer ; M?r Graham"^ Berry, \ ; : ohie f f Secretary 'SfitlfiMinisteio of-'ißub-j ■' lie Instruction j Mr Kerferd, Attorney! general ;., Mr . .Tucker, Minister,, oft 'Landsfllr^Giiiies? Mmister^'ofMil-! ways j Mr Deakon, WorKs y Mr iLevehen; , Minister; . of Mines j/Mrj Langbridge, Commissioner. ;of : Trade and Custom^j-^rJ^pderson, Minister. of . Justice., /J^r f ,,S^rgood : jojLns, r thej i . Ministry!; olio. The port] j folio of' Fost'master-Ueneral is not yet allotted.
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Mataura Ensign, Volume V, Issue 236, 9 March 1883, Page 2
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