AU STRALIAN NEWS.
(BY ELEOTE;OTELEGEA.PH-CdPYBIGHT.) (BEUTEBS' . TELEGRAMS.") Melbourne, August 31. Arrived this morning— -P. &O. steamship Rome, with Brindisi mails, dated London July 25. Ihe gland- stand at the Melbourne , cricket club! ground . was totally destroyed by fire tHis morning, the damage is estimated at L6OOO. A serious Bre occurred at Flemington this evening, resulting m the total destruction of racing stables. Four thoroughbred horses, including Jessie, were destroyed by fire. 9 Sydney, August 29. The race for the Epsom Handicap resulted as. follows :— Espiegel, 1 Femlee, 2; Lord Exeter, 3. ■ ■■■. This Day. Arrived this morning— Steamship IManapouri. Small-poy is increasing m Syduey and Muburbs. Fresb cases have occurred m Kent-street, m the city, and at the Glebe. The patients have been placed m quarantine. fSpeeial-to the Standard J [by * cable.] Melbourne, This Day. .^phe statement that Jessie was ..jP^ngst the horses burned to death at Flemington stables was incorrect, none of the animals destroyed were prominent ones. Mr Service, Prencter, and Colonial Treasurer has agreed with Mr Griffiths' proposal for a uniform import duty of three shillings per gallon: on colonial wine.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 235, 1 September 1884, Page 3
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183AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 235, 1 September 1884, Page 3
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