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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 3, 3 January 1880, Page 2

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HHH [Redter's Telegrams pbb Press . HHS--' ' : c r -Association]. . V""--, '-'<■•"'• ■ London^ Ifecember 31. |HHBrfiyed— Ascaloh from Melbourne, which HH|HBef'' PP October 2nd ; Benares from Port WHHniers October 1 ; Orari from Lyttelton BMHBpb"er 4 t Ann Dutbie from Sydney HHKftec 7. _ ■ ' , • BMBbnspls 97§.: ,'.: '- ■ - HH^Hfce \tqtaV quantity of wheat afloat for. |^^^H|t Britain is 2,070,000 quarters. / HHHvers at the scene -of the _ Tay Bridge found the carriages but none of the H^^^Ka of the victims. - flSBflBp:': ■'"~'ry:\ L-"-,',' . January 1. . BHS^K\| Garnet Wolseley returns from the m^^S this month. ".'• •";.,.-. - - |HHa|maiyer. has found portions of the train BgHGra^fellihrpugh the Tay. Bridge, and some SHHBe :bodies have .been recovered. SubaH^RtionVlists havQ been opened for the relief widows and Orphans of the sufferers. B^^^Be; British J revenue returns for. the HHHRmber quarter show a decrease' of half a j^B^^Bpn, compared with the corresponding' I^H^Ht^r of last year. . -._ . ' totalreserve in notQs and bullion in HB^HBR'pf England is fifteen million. , ' |^^H^B.e 'total stock- of tallow in^ London is '■ -casks: Martell's and ' Henessy's [^HHHHies.are^offering for export at 10s 6d. W^BKm^:^:'- ■'■-'■}'■ /V; ~ ; ' ' January 2. HBH^Brieral Sir Evelyn Wood has by command ■HH^ftr Majesty the Queen been directed to t t_he Empress Eugenic- on her HBHRtoZululand next month. IH^^Kj'f.-^C.uSoc.PETEBSBDEG, January 1. V Empress of Kussia is recovering from I^^HBecent attack of pleurigy. ' /. i. ; . Bombat; December 3 1 . HHHnairs.at Cabul are quieter. General ■H^^Hrv^is now in active- pursuit of the HH^Hst^nis/,.'^ •■•'/" -"- '-'■■ ' \ |^H[H|^K"^-':"-V << '■ -■""/" ' ■■"■■'-' -" "' '-- January 1. HHH^K dispersion of the Afghans since the H^Hnfti of the 28th December has been comHH^Hptadj tjhey are supposed to have had /. : HBH|'J ? ¥:■- ■•'-' ** \ '. ■'.'.: .^Madrid, December Z\. HHBHk ';Tinsuccessf ul; attempt was - made toHB^HBo- assassinate the King of Spain and Christice when entering the royal H^HHBevio this city. -The would be assassin, Gonzells Gaverin, is a waiter. He pistol at the King and Queen, but Majesties escaped untouched. He has HB^HBarre'sted. - : ' '/''-'■" |HH^; - , Capetown, December 13. HjHHe Tranayaal Boers held a meeting at ■BH^Bithey adopted resolutions to reassemble ■ ■^■Wpriland summon the Yolksrad. The H^flßp% elected a president and chiefs and BflHßdispersed. - ■, ' - HHBt: : '5 Constantinople, January 1. Layard, the British Ambassador, baa H^^HKnded relations with the Porte, and HHH|Ks orders' from the. British Government HHHfQitber action. '