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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 148, 23 June 1879, Page 2

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[Reoteb's Teslegbams peb Pbebs Agency."] THE PRINCE IMPERIAL OF FRANCE KILLED BY THE ZULUS. London, June 20. Cape Town news to June Ist reports the death of the Prince Imperial of France. He was out with a reconnoitring party on the Ist June, when they were surprised by the Zulus, and before they were able to withdraw the Prince was assegaied. The British troops have crossed the Buffalo river and reached Cappulego. The advance was to be continued on the 2nd 1 June. The British Government have joined the French Government in demanding the abdication of the Khedive of Egypt. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £20,625,000. Best Australian beef tallow, 31s per cwtbest mutton tallow, 335. ' The wool sales closed to-day. The total quantity sold was 28,000 bales, and the number of bales held over was 30,000. The bidding was animated throughout, and prices were fully maintained at an advance of a halfpenny to a penny. In the House of Commons last night, Mr Mills, in compliance with a request by the Secretary of State for the Coionies, postponed his motion on the Victorian Constitutional question until a motion, of which Sir M. Hicks Beach, acting in co-operation with Mr Mills, has given notice, shall have been disposed of. This latter motion condemns any Imperial intervention unless the same is directly asked for by both branches of the Legislature.