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HOME AND FOREIGN. |_RBUTER —COPYRIGHT^] (Received June .18, 0.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 16’ At to-days wool sale 9100 bales were offered. The market was steady but the demand was not active. June 17. The Right' Honourable John Bright in the course of his address to the people at Birmingham last; evening strongly advocated - the formation of the channel tunnel,’ and also urged ;the advisability of co-operation-with France in the projection of a second: Suez canal. ' It has transpired that Sir Hercules Robinson will shortly return to the Cape, and will remain there until the completion of his term of office. '■ Sir F. D. Bell, the New Zealand Agent-General, has bad an interview with M. Cochery, the French Minister £pfor Posts and Telegraphs, with reference to the establishment of a line of mail Bteamers r between New Zealand and French ports. The result of the interview- howevery transpired;’
austkaliant. [REUTER —COPYRIGHT.] (Received June 18, 0.45 a.m.) ' 3- SYDNEY, June 16. The sculling race for the Krug Cham-! pagne. Gup was rowed to-day over the champion course on the Parramatta, and after an exciting race resulted in a Srictory for Middleton by half a length. Brett' secured second place and Gaden third. All three were local men. The weather was very favourable for the race. (Received June 18, 1 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This day.; The Argus to-day publishes a telegram from Sydney reporting that, Sir Henry Parkts is about to resign his seat in the Assembly and proceed to England. Mr Twopeny has written a letter urging a temporary and not permanent Colonial Exhibition ;in London. The Aryus supports the proposal.
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1048, 18 June 1883, Page 3
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