AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(KLEnTTUw TELEGRAPH.— COt-y.IUGHT.) (UEUTEII's. TELEGHAMS.) '. HoBAUT, Thursday. ; Two men named Rice and O'Keefe,; who were recently arrested by the Tas-: rnanian police for complicity m the Bea-' consfield bank robbeiy, were brought up before the Hobart Magistrate yesterday! for. examination. After- hearing the-evi-; dence of tho convict Ward, who is now| undergoing sentence for tlie same robbeiy and who has turned Queen's evidence: against Rice and O'Keefe,. the Bench committed the prisoners for trial. Melbourne, Thursday, i The ship, North American, which left' Melbourne! for London Feb. 19th, is m\asing, amlgrave fears are entertained for; Tier safety. ' ; The colonies of New Zealand, New : South Wales, and Victoria, have agreed' to a reduction of the- tariff for cable mes i sages passing over their line by one-half,; but they consider that m that case they- ' are entitled to substantial concession at; the hands of the Cable Company. Com-; inunications arj being exchanged on, the; subject and a favorable issue to the " ne-: gotiations is looked for. ;
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 42, 17 July 1885, Page 4
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