Australian Telegrams.
(Peb s.s. Wakatiptt.)
(Peb Pbeßs Agency.)
Stdney, July 20.
Walker, the trance medium, who lately visited New Zealand, is creating a favorable impression in Sydney. The Herald speaks of his " fluency of speech, command of words, and the excellent composition of which he is master." £450 have been subscribed in Sydney towards the Pearce "Loch Ard" testimonial. Melbotjbne, July 19. , The New Guinea Colonization Company has taken steps to obtain a charter from the Netherlands Indian Government to settle in New Guinea. A nugget weighing 187 ounces has been found at Rockwood. Sir Arthur Gordon, replying to a deputation from the Polynesian Society in reference to their land claims at Fiji, says that while the British Government would not recognise them as having any legal rights, each claim would be investigated on its own merits, and as a matter of equity alone. The same might be entitled to re-conquest. Splendid coal has been found at Colac. The seam is sixteen inches thick.
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2947, 26 July 1878, Page 2
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164Australian Telegrams. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2947, 26 July 1878, Page 2
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