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Melbourne, August 6, The Princo ot Wales sent a congrat--ulary telegram: upon the opening of the Exhibition. The members of' Parliament: ehtectaiued a party of distinguished visitors at a banquet on Saturday night. Five hundred gueat-a were present. Admiral Fairfax, in the course of his spoeclion colonial defence, aiud the final arrangement is that the Imperial Government should provide fast cruisers and torpedo vessels at a cost of £BOO,OOO, the colonies paying a maximum sum of £92,000 yearly for maintenance and percortago oa the capital sum expended,
Sir William Jervois leaves for Now Zealand on Wednesday.
The attendance at the Exhibition on Saturday was 13,000. ' \ . London, August 4. The Purnell onquiry will commence in the first week of November. 1 . •
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The report of the' Grand Committeo ,on Trade in 7 the House of Commons approves . the Victorian Marine Shipping Bill.. One member of the Committee protested against the clause in the Bill providing •that emigrant ships shall carry,a sufficient number of boats to contain all • ■ the .passengers,; and moved to strike- out the clause. This ' amendment . was, . however, rejected.' It is. reported that-England has given an assurance to Italy that she will interfere should France annex Tripoli. The Quakers intend sending a delegate' 1 to the Australian colonies to advocate the principles of peace,
Tho Judicial Couiraitteo of the PanAnglican Conference have decided that the Primato should take action on the petition complaining of the ritualistic practices of iho Bishop of Lincoln.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2970, 7 August 1888, Page 2
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