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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1865, 19 June 1884, Page 2

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Sydney, June 17. An application \va9 made at the Supreme Court to day for the relief of the lunatic Cresswell, now confined in an asylum, mid who is alleged by the Tichborne claimant to be identical with Arthur Orton. The application was adjourned for three months.

The Union Steamers. Sydney, June 17. Anived, this morning : The Uuion steamship Tarawera, from Dunedin. Sailed, .it eight o'clock to-night : The Wakatipu, for Wellington. The football team are posseugers for Wellington.

I Received 18th June, 12.30 p.m.] Svuxev, June 18. A disastrous fire occurred lost night at Suttons Tobacco Factory by which the v hole of the premises and contents were destroyed. The stock of tobacco which was in the building ia estimated to have been worth £10,000. The insurance* aie as yet unknown, but the United, Manchester and New Zealand Companies aie known to be interested.

[Received JuneiSfch, 3 p.m.] MELBOUhtfE, Wednesday. Sailed, this morning : To Anau for the Bluff. The Age has received a telegram from the special correspondent despatched to New Guinea, repotting his return to Thursday Island, North Queensland. The telegi am" states that the advance of the expedition was stopped by 1,200 natives, but that fully 600 miles into the interior of New Guinea were traversed. One of the party of forty is missing.

(Received June 18th 12.30 p m.) Melbourne, Wednesday. The local manager of the National Mortgage Agency Company of New Zealand icports of the Melbourne grain market as follows :— Shipping wheat i 3 steady at 4s Id to is 3d ; malting barley is quieter, but steady at 4s 3d to 4s lOd ; New Zealand oats (feeding) is in fair demand ab 2a lOd to 3s 'id ; milling is steady at 3s 2d to 3s 31; New Zealand oats, under bond, are quiet at 2s Gd to 2a Sd.