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London', October (5. Till, Couit of Inquiiy appointed to investigate the cii-cumstancesundoi which the On jut steamer Austral fmmdeiud iv Port Jackson on November 11 last year, concluded its fitting-, and deliveiod judgment to-day. The Court finds that the capsizing' of the vessel was dvio to water entering the after ports tin ough coaling being earned on at one .side of the vessel for too long a tune, thereby causing her to heel over. The .ship, however, is pionounced to be perfectly staple in every respect. The casualty was due to a seiies of small mistaken, none of which the Couit held to be sufficiently soiious to ju&tify the Couit iv dealing with the officerd' certificaterf. The Court added a rider, drawing attention to the blameworthy practices of sending t,hips to sea before they had been inclined and their stability calculated. The inquiry, which i\as a ino»t ci itical and exhaustive one, lasted a foitnicrht.
CojfNTANnxoFLE, Octobei- 6. Lord Dnfferin has returned to his post'at the British Embassy. His Excellency had .111 audience of the ttult.ui to-day, and was leceived by His Majesty with gicat cordiality.
Paws, October (5. As reparation to Spam for the in.sultb offered by the Pa-riMnnt. to King Alfonso during the recent visit to this city, the official lomnal in its issne to-day announce:* the authenticity of the apology which was made to the King of Spain by President Grovy in the name of France on 2!) th ultimo, and which was .subsequently published by the newspapers. It is auuminctid that General Thibaubm has resigned the position of Minister of War in the French Cabinet.
MvDHin, October (5. It has transpired that the Spanish (tovennnent lias sent a communication to the Ficiich (lovounnmit, demanding satisfaction for the treatment ciccoided King Alfonso by the PaiiM.uih dining his lecent vi,it to the French capital.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1757, 9 October 1883, Page 2
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