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DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS OF SIR JOUN FRANKLIN'S ARCTIC ! EXPEDITION. i I New York, Sept. 24. I It is announced tbat the American Arctic! exploring party has discovered the remait^ of Sir John Franklin's expedition aftei! sledging for eleven months and following tl c route covered by the crews of the Erebus and Terror. - -. L ;; :_ j London, Sept. 21. j At the wool sales to-day'B7oo bales were offered, making a total of 269,200 catalogued sjuce the opening, There waa a firm and ! active demand.. .. „,. ; Sept 23. The cricket match, Australians t. the Nottingham Eleven, commenced at Nottingham to-day. ." The * attendance " was"' vary large. A capital wicket was pitched, and the ground waa iv good order. The Australians went in first and lost nine wicketa ior 141, Alexander not out for 40, and Murdoch caught for, 42. No more runs were made and tbe innings closed for/141. Tha home team then went to the wickets and had Scored 13 for- one wicket when the stumps were! drawn. ■ '; j "The latest news from the Cape states that ICOO Basutos atid Mohales, and 5000 Mafet-j ings attacked the Cape Mounted Rifles when] severe fighting took piaco and the/enemy were repulsed. < v - Arrived — Hawkeslhorpe. and. May_...Qaeen from Oamaru. j The Australian cricketers will be enter- ; tamed by the Lord Mayor at a banquet on '' tbe Bth October. The total resarve iv notes and bullion in the Bank of Eogland is £16,750,000. The market rate of discount is £ below bank rate. Five per cent New Zealand loftn has risen to 103£; other New Zealand securities are unchanged. At tho wool sales to-day 7400 bales were offered, making a total of 276,000 bales catalogued siuce tho opening. . Prices were again firmly maintained. > '- ;!,/:' / f"; / ; : .i»j -Sept. 24//; Intelligence, has been received 'from "Sir Paget Seymour, the British Vice Admiral in commandof tho combined squadron, tbat he has gone to Cettinge, where he is concerting with the Montenegrin , authorities regarding the steps to be taken to obtain the cession of Dulcigno by the Albanians.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume xvx, Issue 228, 25 September 1880, Page 2
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