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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 108, 20 August 1880, Page 3

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f> London, August 17. [ The wool sales opened with prices F .at from a half-penny to a penny . lower than last sales. Calcutta, August 18. News comes to hand that the cita- ' del at Candahar is invested on three i r sides >y Ayoub Khan's army. General Stewart reports he has reached Gundimuk with the British force whioh was left at Cabul after Genem^, Roberts' departure for Candahar, and the evacuation of Cabul is now completed. London, August 18. A report was current today that - two barrels of gunpowder have been found in a railway tunnel under the Cork Barracks.but enquiry proved the . whole thing to be a hoax. ' i Kino George's Sound, Thursday. I The steamship Bangalore, with the I inward Suei mail, has arrived here. * Sydney, Thursday. < It is understood that the Governhas notified to the Banks its intention t to withdraw £200,000 from its , deposits. Mr W. E. Forster, Chief Secretary I for Ireland, has left suddenly for that A country. His mission, however, at . is unknown. f Constantinople, August 19. Hafiz Pasha has been dismissed. Lonion, August 18. FA*, the wool sales today, 10,600 i bales were offered, making a total ot 17,500 bales since the opening.. 'The toneOTuie market shewed a better ' demand, and ppces were firmly maintained. Per Merchant Shipping and Underi writers Association — Arrived, Coro- '■ msndel, from Port Cbalmeis, left May 6. August 19. In the House of Commons, the Employers Liability Bill has been passed.