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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1711, 23 June 1883, Page 2

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Amsterdam, Jund 20. A serious fire occurecl to-day at the flock -yards in this city. The Dutch warship lying in the dock was totally destroyed, and great dnni lge was done over property.

London, June 20. It, is announced that Mr William Guidon has been appointed British Knvoy to the JLYausuuil, to open negotiations tor the revision of the AngloBoer Com ention. The latest telegrams to hand from Madagascar report tli.it the French commander is content with the position now occupied at Taniatuvc, and lias decided not to advance Ananarivo the capital. The steamer Oiient arrived at Plymouth to day from Melbourne, May 9. Her e.ugo of frozen provisions, consisting of 3200 carcases of mutton, and 900 cases of apples, is reported as being in good condition. At the wool sale, to-day, 11,800 were offered. The tone of the markets continues steady, but inactive. The Ttisli Bishops have written to the Vatican, expressing their willingness to accept the directions of the Pope in his recent encyclical letter, with regard to tin* shite of att'ms in Ireland and the attitude of the Irish clergy.

Cavk Town, Ji t ne 20. Tlie de.ifch is simvmncprl to-dayof Bishop Culen-o,of Natal, agprl 69.

ViiyN'na, June 20. Heavy ram h.i<« fallen ovpr u lar<xepor« tiou of Couti.il Emopc, nnd devastating HonfK hiivooociirn cl in Sileiia, Bohemia, and Moldavia

Sr. Pi/ricnsHURG, Ju^e 20. Gner.il Gourko. Comni mrlpr-in-Chief of the inihfcivv di&tiict of Odessa, has been iippointodGovprnor-Gcn'Tnl of Warsaw .in J the {iioviiioo of the Vistula.