AUSTRALIA.
[Beutee’s Agency.l Melbourne, Juno 1. News has been received from Homo by the Suez mail that Commodore Wilsou has been raised to the rank of Bear-Admiral. A discussion took place in the LegisLative Council last night on the Beform Bill, but the debate was finally further adjourned. Launceston, June 1. The barque Cambria, about which some anxiety was felt, arrived hero last evening from Mauritius. Sydney, June 1. Parliament is summoned to meet for despatch of business on July 5. Latest telegrams from Woollongong report that the captain and mate of the barque Queen of Nations refuse to leave the wreck. Their proceedings are said to be extraordinary. The steamship Wakatipu has been detained, and sails to day for Wellington. Later. The latest telegrams to hand from Woollongong state that the captain and mate of the Queen of Nations have come ashore from the wreck. The vessel now lies on a high sandy beach, and it is expected that her cargo will bo saved.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2558, 2 June 1881, Page 2
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165AUSTRALIA. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2558, 2 June 1881, Page 2
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