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SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, July 17. The President of the Paris Exhibition recommends that the gold medal and Pitt’s silver crozier should be awarded to Sydney for wool, and the grand prize to' South Australia for wheat.
At the Wimbledou meeting the Lords scored 412 points, and the Commons 435. Mr. Goschen, owing to the adoption of the county franchise, announces his intention to retire from the representation of the city of London.
A shocking murder has been discovered at Llongelly, MonmoutG. A workman named Wilkins murdered his wife and three children.
The second innings of the Leicestershire team closed for 145. Australian second innings—Murdoch. 24 ; 0. Baunerman, 133 j Horan, not out, 60 ; Gregory, not out, 3 ; Sundries, 10. The Australians won with 8 wickets to spare. Bannerman’s batting was superb. Lord Salisbury’s despatch, enclosing the text of the peace treaty, entirely re'futes the idea which had been gaining ground, that the Cabinet had abandoned the policy enunciated in the Salisbury circular of the Ist April. London, July 19.
The Australian cricketers played to-day against Hull. The first innings their opponents closed for 250. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTER'S SPECIAL 'lO PRESS AGENCY.J Sydney, Friday. An influential public meeting will shortly be held, to congratulate Lord Beaconsfield on the success of the Congress. ■ , Arrived—Easby, from Newcastle, yesterday. Sailed—City of Sydney, yesterday evening. Adelaide flour, £lO 15s. to £ll 10s.; wheat, 55.; New Zealand wheat, 4s. lOd. to 4s. lid.; oats, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9J. The usual other quotations are unchanged. • The Adelaide Government have chartered the ship Bulwark to bring the remainder of the railway plant from New Zealand.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5402, 20 July 1878, Page 2
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