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-♦ London, August 10. No. 1 Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in the Clyde, 52s 9d. The Bank of Australasia pays a dividend of 50s per share. The price of wheat is declining.owing to finer weather which is now prevailing throughout England. Harvest operations are progressing rapidly ; and from present indications it is expected that the English crops will be below the average. Heavy shipments of wheat continue to arrive from America. Consols, 98 1-8 ; Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 49s 6d ; the market is quieter. Best beef tallow, 84s 6d ; best mutton, 86,* 6d. The tallow market is firm. London, August 1 1 . Trickett has returned from Scotland, and is now at Putney. He is practising in the boat which he brought from Australia. News has been received that the steamer Jeddah, bound to Singapore * with a thousand pilgrims from Jeddah, foundered during a heavy gale off Cape Guardafui. All on loard perished, except 21. Constantinople, August 11. Goschen, British Ambassador, has declared to Abeddin Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Great Powers will not consent to any change of the Turko-Greek frontier as fixed by the Berlin Conference. Calcutta, August 11. News has been received from Cabul that General Roberts, with his force of 10,000 men, marched 18 miles on Monday, and is pushing on as rapidly as possible towards Candahar. Rejoicings have taken place in the principal Afghan towns over Abdurrhaman's accession to the Ameership. Melbourne, Thursday. The following are the Adelaide acceptances for the Melbourne Cup : — Darriwell, Banter, Rivalry, Wandering Jew, Rothschild, Pawnbroker, Totalisator, and Rita. Ned Kelly has been committed for trial on October 14. Advices from Home state that arrangements have been made for a match between the Australians and rjjjae all England eleven.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 101, 13 August 1880, Page 3
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