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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 136, 14 May 1885, Page 3

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(electmc tklkgrapir. — copyright.) (rkuteu's telegrams.) . Londov, May 18. In the House of Commons, last nurht, Mr Gladstone announced that a Bill will be introduced shortly enabling Parliament to dissolve m November. The tenders was opened to-day for the Victorian loan of £4,000,000, at 4 per cent, tha minimum of which was fixed '90.' The tiJlal aniount of tenders for the loan was over Al 1,000,000. Tenders at £100 IBs will receive 80 per cent, of their [ application, and those above that sum m ! fall. ■''■■■' Sydney, Thursday. Tho New South Wales contingent are under orders to return to Australia, and will lf-ave tSuiikim fur Sydney on tho sth June. Itight Rev. Dr Moran, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, loaves for Bouie on 12th June. Ho expects to be back m Australia l»y December next. Lon. on, Wednesday. The Frozen meat ox ship Canterbury, from Lyttelton lias been examined and found m good condition. Ottawa, Wednesday. Advices from Saskatchewan state that a pitched battle took pluce on Monday lust between General Middleton!s forces and the rebels under Louis Keil, resulting m the enemy being ousted from the ritie pits at point of tho bayonet. During the struggle the Batouche Indiana managed to rescue a nutnbor of prisoners who were m the custody of tho Canadians. Tho loss on Middleton's side is 10 killed and wounded, while a large number of Rail's men have boon killed.