INTERCOLONIAL.
THE ORIENT STEAMER SORATA ASHORE. Adelaide, Saturday. The Orient Company's steamship Sorata, which arrive! yesterday from Plymouth, and left during' the day for Melbourne, has gone aground at Cape Jervis, Kangaroo Island, at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Vincent. The vessel is in a dangerous position, but tho passengers have all been landed safely on the island. _ ' ; Melbobiisie, JTriday. ' It ia expected that the New Zealand exhibits at the forthcoming Exhibition will be very good. There are, iv all, COO New Zealand exhibitors. ; : .. Saturday. The Government are continuing to make reductions in the publio service, especially in the Customs and Land Departments. Many officialswill be superannuated,including Capt Standish, the Chief Co.umissioner of Police.: A vessel, the name of which has not yet transpired, has been wrecked on Cape Otway, and completely broken up. A portion or th '■■ crew have been rescued, aud search is being made for the other survivors. ; Sydney, Friday. Hennessy's brandy, iv bulk, 10s 3d ; kero j sene, diamond, Is 9d; Devoe's, Is lOd > Patua rice, £21 to £22 ; New Zealand wheat? 3a 7d to 3s lOd ; New Zealand oats, Is 91 to» 2s ; maize, Is lOd to 2s 2d ; candles; D.R.J.S., 7-Jd; tobucco, Raven's twist, Is 7d. :
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 211, 4 September 1880, Page 2
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204INTERCOLONIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 211, 4 September 1880, Page 2
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