CABLEGRAMS.
(RECTER'P TELEGRAM, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, May 28. Arrived—Orient, steamer, and John Elder, at Plymouth, to-day. May 31. Sir Garnet Wolsley left to-day to assume the command at Natal. At the Epsom Summer Meeting, the Oaks was won by Wheel of Fortune ; Coromandel, 2nd ; Adventure, 3rd. Consols, 08J. New Zealand 5 per cents., 104. Tallow, Gd lower. Naples, Undated. Mount Etna is in active eruption. Calcutta, May 30. The principal portion of the British troops will leave Jelalabad immediately. The ratification of . the treaty of peace with Yakoob Khan was completed to-day. (SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.) London, May 31. The latest news from the Cape reports that a large body of Zulus crossed Tuguela and made a raid upon the Natal natives, killing a great many. A large number of cattle were also captured. The British are mostly concentrated at Durbar. DIKROT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (special to press association.) Melbourene, June 2. The barque Frincula, from Albany, ballast laden, went ashore on the Ninetymile Beach on Friday. There was no loss of life. (reuter's teleoram, per press association, ) Melbourne, June 2. Sailed—Northumberland, for London, via Suez Canal.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 973, 2 June 1879, Page 2
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