AUSTRALIAN CABLE.
Melbourne, Feb. 17.
The French prisoner who made a sensational escape from Pentridge on Thursday has been captured. A statement hag reached here that the blacks in the north-east of Western Australia remember the circumstance of two white men in those regions many years ago. Baron von Mueller, late president of the Association for the Advancement of Science, has carefully considered the report, and believes that what the natives refer to are traces of Dr Leichardl’s exp'oring party. An expedition is being formed, to investigate the discoveries. , :
BfoNEY, Feb. 17
A heavy rainfall has been experienced throughout the colony, Here alone four and a half inches have been registered since yesterday. Information received from Broken Hill states that a house occupied by a family named Caution was destroyed by fire and three of the children burnt to death.
Feb. 18. The Hon. Mr McMillan, the Colonial Treasurer, is seriously ill, A steamer just arrived from ;China reports that a party of eight South Sea islanders were landed in Japan after having been eighteen days in a canoe food or water. They stated that they were about to resort to cannibalism when they were picked up by a passing vessel.
Brisbane, Feb. 18. The sugar market is excited, the increases in price being equivalent to 30s per ton.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2010, 20 February 1890, Page 1
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219AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Temuka Leader, Issue 2010, 20 February 1890, Page 1
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