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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1066, 30 July 1883, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN. [REUTEU —COPYRIGHT. ] (Received July 30, 0.45 a.ra.) CALCUTTA, July 28. The International Exhibition building is now in a state of forwardness, and extends over an-area of twenty-five acres. The Exhibition shipments of nierit, and the show of Amt alian live : Blbck are' looked for and the time for 'gentries in these classes has been further extended a fortnight. CAIRO, July 28. Rapid decrease in the daily number of deaths from cholera is reported, and it is hoped that the epidemic has now been got under control. C PARIS, July 28. Intelligence is to hand from Tonquin reporting that in a sortie made from Hanoi by the French garrison on the I9ih inst,, inlly a thousand Annamites were killed, and only eleven Fredchmen lost their lives. LONDON, July 28. The report that a case of cholera had occurred at the docks, has been ascertained to be without foundation. In the course of an address to the students at Coopers Hill Indian Engineering College to-day, Earl Kimberly said that he rejoiced at the success which had been achieved by a student from Australia, and hoped that many others from the Colonies would join the institution. The Homeward mails via San Francisco which left Auckland on June 19 were delivered in London yesterday, three days before contract time. 'AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER —COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 30, 0.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 28, During a terrific gale a bush fire ignited at Gerriugong, near the south / coast of this colony, and spread rapidly. "“'• Six homesteads were totally destroyed, and villages in the neighbourhood were only saved with great difficulty. (Received July 80, 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, This day. A sculling match took place on the Parramatta River on Saturday between Edward Trickelt and Beach and resulted in a victory for the former.