LATER ENGLISH NEWS.
VIA. CIIIIE. [Anglo Australian Press Telegraph Agency] LONDON DATES TO THE 4th INSTANT. A rise of £1 per ton has taken place in iron wire, wh ch is firm and advancing. Trade good. Mr Lowe has proposed a reduction of the Income Tax.
It is considered that the new German appointments indicate a strong militaiy poliey. The annexation of the Sandwich Islands to the United States is probable.
Mr Pine, the Governor of Leeward Islands, is to be the new Governor of South Australia.
The revenue shows a surplus of 5-i----millious on the vear. Tho following is an account of the disappearance of Captain Gray, of the steamer Great Britain :—On the evening of the 2-i.fch November, he was feeling unwell, and retired to his cabin. Next morning he was missing, and it was found that the stern windows of the cabin were open. A strict search was instituted, but nothing has transpired to throw light upon the mystery. NEW YORK. January 2. President Grant acknowledges the .sovereignty of Takambau, King of Fiji.
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Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1037, 14 January 1873, Page 2
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176LATER ENGLISH NEWS. Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1037, 14 January 1873, Page 2
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