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[FROM Oi l'. OWN" r'OI:I:ES!'ONI)KNT.] London. November 10. There lias been a recover}' on the French Bourse. M. \Vaddingcon, the Minister of Finance, does not apprehend any financial difficulty. Bast lloseby has strongly denounced the Times. November 17. Musurus Pasha has explained what he promised, and Lord Salisbury is satisfied. The Sultan has ratified the reform scheme, and invited a bond holder and delegate to examine the finances of Turkey. Syi»'f.y, November 18. A terrible encounter has occurred with bushrangers. '1 en constables attacked them in their struimi:"!'!. They refused to surrender. and '.v; replied to by a volley. One !>u. i.:--n i r shot dead, and the reiiiaitidvr retreated, but only aftorhalf-an-hour's shooting, during which another bushranger was shot. Sergeant Ilowcn was mortilly wounded. Three were captured, including Captain Muonligii, and one escaped. The Ocean has arrived at Cooktown from Flong Kong. She reports that the Sea Sprav was overcome by the natives during a panic at the islands and the crew massacred. The Ocean has a heavy eastern cargo. Serjeant Bowen is dying. It is impossible to ext:::"f ;ho bullet from his neck. The bushrangers are a gang organised in Vic; The scli"i>:n-i- foundered olf Newcastle during a g..ie. '1 ;i(i crew v.'ere saved.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1118, 18 November 1879, Page 2
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