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Reuter's Telegrams — Copyright. (Received May 17th, at 1.5. p.m.) Melbourne, May 17. Bishop Moorhouse has written a letter to the ' Argus ' in which he favors the opening of the public library on Sundays. It is stated that a bank manager at Eaglehawk has made use of three thousand pounds worth of scrip deposited by customers* The name of the manager is, however, with* held. (Received May 17, at 2.15 p.m.) London, May 16. The Colonial wool sales opened to-day with a catalogue compiisng 6,000 bales. A fair demand was §x perienoed. (.There, Wjji. &.£po.d. at tendance of'home and foreign buyers. The present series of auctions will close on June 29th. The market for Colonial breadstuffs is quiet but firm at last quotations. Intelligence is to hand that a definite treaty of peace has been concluded between Peru and Chili. The former cedes Tacna and Arica for a period of ten years. At the expira. of thatjtimea plebiscite will be taken to decide whether the provinces shall be retained permanently by Chili. James FitzxHarris who has been re-tried as an accessory to the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke has been found guilty and sentenced to penal servitude for life. Two more Phoenix Park prisoners, Daniel Delaney and Thos. Martin have confessed, and been sentenced to death. At a meeting of the National League a resolution was passed protesting against the Pope mixing in politics.
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Mataura Ensign, Volume VI, Issue 256, 18 May 1883, Page 2
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