AUSTRALIAN.
.. Sydney, This day. i In the Assembly a motion for adjournment with the view of obtaining a commutation of the sentence on the men found guilty of rape was negatived. ! Sailed : Zealandia for Auckland. • Melboitene, Wednesday. ' Lord Normanby opened the Geelong and QueenscliflF railway to-day. WilliaTn Pearce charged as an,accessory to Weiberg in theAvocagoldrobbery has been arrested. A farther sum of £4^ has been recovered from Welbergi '
..';. (Special to Auckland Stab.) „ i •'■''•■■■•■ London, Mayl9? Peace with Afghanistan is now assured. .The 20,C?0 Russians who crossed the Caspian Sea in March last to invade Turkestan and^advancedon Merv, have been defeated by the Turkomans. ; The Eussian expedition was completely fronted: • ■ '-. •' ■ ■ . '"<-■ .;,": ■ : ; At the wool sales to-day 9,635 bales were ojffered. The market opened very firm, with every prospect of a further'rise. ; , A shipment of Australian flour was sold to-day at 82s per 280 lbs. •■; ! c 'Australian wheat is selling 1 at 48s per 480 lbs. Arrived: Ship Euterpe from Port Chalmers.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3200, 22 May 1879, Page 2
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159AUSTRALIAN. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3200, 22 May 1879, Page 2
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