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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1026, 25 April 1883, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN. [ REUTER —COPYRIGHT.] “ (Received Apiii 25, 1 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 23. News has been received here that a cyclone has passed over the Mississippi, devasting several villages and doing an immense amount of damage to property. According, to the latest; accounts ;thir!ysix persons have lost their lives and one hundred and fifty have suffered injuries of more or less serious, nature, (Received April'2s, LlO p.m.) LONDON, April 25. The cargo of frozen mutton, ex steamshipChimborazo, was frozen before shipment, and has partly arrived in bad condition. Inferior mutton has .sold at twopence, and good at sixpence per pound. ’ (Received April 25, 2.30 p-.m.) LONDON, April 24. It has transpired that the Cabinet has; decided "that fifteen hundred, men shall K be ’ sent to ‘reinforce" the naval squadron which has proceeded .to Tonqnin, in view of the outbreak of hostilities .between, the. Trench and Annnmites.' ' / l “ In the House of Lords to-day, Earl Derby, Secretary of State for (he Colonies, made a statement to the effect that the Government had received reassuring intelligence as to the policy of the Boer Government, and would, after enquiry, be prepared to grant some modifications of terms of the Convention of July, 1881, under which the Transvaal was retroceded to the Boers. . , * ~ T AUSTRALIAN." : ' ; ... ffj U i;j /, • .ALBANYj .April 25. '‘'Af'fiye.d,. 'yesterday', P. ,0 .ds[eamsliip,. ' .Gacthagcq,, from London; inward, Suez moil. ■ >, :-/A .r -..SYDNEY; April 25. : : Mr Redmond delivered an addressat/ Tenterfield last night, which mainly consisted of abuse of Sir H Parkes. ; Heavy rain has fallen here during the past 24 hours.