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Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK. Sept S.-The Posts financial arti-
Gle says:-At the Stock Exchange speculation
at the opening was In favor OF higher prices on
account Of the published report OF the trunk
line managers meeting. 1t soon became EVIL
dent, however, that It suited The temporary
purposes OF the leading Spectators to encour-
age decline and I'LL short sales and the market
soon became heavy and so continued until
about noon, when a Steadier tone prevailed and
an Improvement In prices began. 1t is natural
enough that after the bounding advance of the
last few days there should be reaction even
larger than has yet occurred; whether there is
TO De anything more time will tell. Certainly
prices are very high; at the same time railroad
earnings are UNEXPECTEDLY large and the high
est degree OF prosperous activity prevails In
nearly eveFy branch OF business. The stocks
which deci3ned most were Western Union Tele-
graph and louisville and Nashville 2 per cent
eacD, Northwest per cent. Lake Shore and
wabash 7a each, Michigan Central, Erie, Ran
nifal and ST. Joseph u each, Delaware, Lack
aWanna and Western, ana jersey Central i.
I. s. bonds are Very strong-the As being up
to llG9aaE, the highest price yet reached. The
offerings TO the Treasury at noon for the sink
1ng fund amounted to s6,796,S00. Speculative
railroad bonds are generally lower, with the
Erie second cOnsols the feature, they having
fallen to $50. Money on call is 2a21l per cent
on time Sac per cent, and On prime mercantile
paper 419a5H per cent.
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IHE RESOLUTIONS adopted 10y the New Hamp-
sure fepuollcan convention yesterday set forth
IN ADDITION 10 the declarations published in The
STAR last evening. that the republican party
guarantees and would protect all the civil rights
Of the whole people in all parts OF the country.
and that 10 do this it is the solemn duty of the
executive and departments of government TO
put lEt0 lufce all The constitutional powers and
demand Is made on Congress that This shall
he Gohe. The resolutions also demand that IL In
limitation OF any kind IS used In any state tnat
The goNcrnment shall provide protection for the
people whose rights are thus infIfnged upon
me resolutions concluded as follows: That in
lhe nomination OF James A. Garfield for presi-
cent the republican party presents for the SUI
irage OF The American people brave aud sue
ceSSlul union general, tried and experienced
statesman, whose integrity and ability have
won not only the admiration and confidence OF
Ills Political associates but also the Respect and
esteem OF bis opponents; that in Chester A.
Arthur. our candidate for Vice president. we.
have an eminent citizen OF New York, whose
patriotism, honesty and business capacity are
unsurpassed, and we pledge them our hearty
and enthusiastic support"
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Political Notes.

| The republican congressional campaign CON.
| mittee TO day issued novel document in the
way of campaign literature. IL is a neatly
or james Abrsm Garfield. General. Patriotic
Political" The compilation OF Sentences Of the
republican candidate for the White House is
divided under these heads. There are about 24o
msXlmS In all.
John K. Buck. republican, has been nomt-
Dated for Congress In the first Connecticut dis
trlct; Gen Hawley having declined to run. the
republicans OF the third New Hampsbire
district have renomiDated Hon. Evarts w. Farr
On the SOth ult, Chairman Barnum, of the
national democratic committee, wrote TO the
editor OF democratic paper In Virginia as fol-
loWs:-'IOurs OF the 2Sth received, and in re-
ply we would say that this committee Is prepar-
Ing fC take prompt action in regard to ma tiers
In Your state, and in few days the result
VIII be announced"
Secretary SchuZ is expected to reach WASH
fngton next week. Invitations avail. him tn
make political speeches in Buffalo and Roche5-
ter, n. Y. It is thought the Secretary win
make one or two speeches in Ohio and Indiana
toward the latter end of The present month.
The republican congressional committee con-
tinues to receive encouraging reports from
Maine, and not a reasonable doubt is enter
tanned but that Maine will give a republican
majority approximating nye thousand. To-
DAY, Major Lockwood, chief clerk Of the
Interior department. received a letter from col.
James II. O'Bierne who is now In Maine doing
stump duty. The Colonel says that the outlook
ID tDil luc itpUDllCau Ind10fity Will range be-
tween i've ana seven thou sand; that every fncn
OF ground Is covered, and particular attention Is
BOW being directed to secure the Irish vote
CoOnel U Blerne, after he 11th inst, Will leave
for Indiana. Gen. George Sheridan recorder of
deedS OF this District, Col. o.. mentioned in his
letter as doing effective work On the stump In
Maine.
Senator Thurman in a private letter written
to friend In this city says that the democrats
nave chance Of carrying ONO: that the de.
nlOcracy or the state was never in a better state
OF organization. and that Garfield does not stir
up any enthusiasm.
In the board OF aldermen OF New York CITY,
yesterday, the Tammany ana ant1-Tammany
MemESrS voted together for the confirmation of
police justice nOmina. ed by Mayor Cooper
This was one Of the results of the harmony
program. Hitherto the Tammany and republi-
can members have voted together.
charleston correspondent of the n. Y. Sun
writes that there is wide spread dissatisfaction
among the democrats OF South Carolina at the
present state administration, and that 1.-The
present campaign will either disrupt the party
or SOW the seeds OF separation"
Congressman Eppa Hunton and other distin.
gufshed Virginia democrats are In New York In
consultation With the national democratic COM
mlttee with reference to the pendi lg proooS,-
tlon OF compromise between the democratic
FACTIONS In the state Of Virginia,
The Hon. John Hancock, of Texas, refuses to
headline Independent party movement In that
state.
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A PASTORS PRoTEsT.-Rev. j. B. Haskell, or
the Central Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Staunton, Va, has written a long letter TO the
Staunton VtndtcGtOr protesting against the
sentence OF deposition issued against him by
the Evangelical Luthern Synod OF Virginia He
states that the connection between his church
and the synod was legally dissolved ia June
last; that the synod has therefore, no jur1sdic-
uon over him, and that he was depoSed simply
because he followed bis congregation out or a
synod With which they would no longer affiliate.
He charges the synod with un-LutheraniSm,
with violation OF its own constitution, OF the
teachings or Scripture and or justice under the
common law, and challenges it to defend its ac-
tfon In publishing an unofficial pamphlet calcu-
lated TO fn1ure his reputation, and In attempt
ing TO depoSe him from the ministry
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OUT-OF.pOOR SPORTS.
Test Race Of NIen Against Horse


CHICAGO. Sept. Sat midnight yesterday the
score Tor sixty hours in the man aud brute
test race stood as follows: Horses-Betsy Ba-
ker e5l. Baltman's Entry 25l. Speculation $50,
Dunns Entry 24I. Rose OF Texas 225. Men
byrne 225, krohne 2lA CalSton 20s. Schrock eOl
Hlnt 2ol. Dobler 200, Connolly l66, Cole las
Jackson ll6. About pm, after completing
EVu mues Dobler's knee gave out, and he has
nor since been on the track
Ire score IN the mixed lace at noon to-cay
1cr ~ hours stood as follows: Horses-Dunns
entry, 2S5; Batbmans entry 21.; Speculafion
2.i: BE tSey Baker. 266: Roae OF Texas 90
Men-Byrne, 26S; krohHe. 25S: Colston' 2ia.
N1nt. US: Schock 233: Dobler. (luitA POO: Con-
molly, 1i1; Cole, 156; Jackson. l2l.
Exciting Scene at a Horse Race with
Women Riders
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Sept. S-Forty thousand
persons were on the grounds OF the Northwest
FAR ASS citation yesterday to witness a 20 mile,
race between Mrs. Cook, Oh California and Mis-
JeWett. OF Minnesota, for purse OF S. 900. To
10 the end or the 9Th mile the match was closa
end exciting, when the girth OF Miss Jewett' 3
Saodle slipped and she was dashed 10 the
grCuEd, suffering severe though not fatal In
l0f1es. In stallion trot for a purse OF 81 coo.
Monroe Chief came in first and Woltame second
Time 222aA, 2.26 2.244, 2.24l.. Woltame won
tie second heat.
The Pacific Team. at CrecdmOor.
tkEEDMo0R, L. l., Sept. S.-Yesterday the
Pecifc team, In their first regular practice since
their arrival, made ,0l0 points. with several of
Ire most reliable shots out or condition The
want or ammunition and the rain have DELAYED
the practice, ard the extreme heat during four
Gays Lad Its effect upon them.
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Destructive Cyclone at Bermuda.

ST. GEORGES, BERMUDA, Sept 1.-Tne severest
storm that has visited these isles in a century
ragged last Sunday night Thousands of dollars
worth of fruit has been destroyed. In addition
TO all this vast amount OF damage has been
wrought to different buildings throughout the
colony, and to many Of our costly and most I'M
portant pubic works In and about the town
OF st. Georges large amount of property has
been injured and destroyed. At the causeway
the three soft stone piers at the Long Bird
Island end OF the long wooden bridge were
swept across to st. David's shore. The freight
boat Cleaner was stranded and the steam tug
Brittania was beached. Dozens OF small boats
We're crushed to atoms by the terrible waves
and Paget Islands. In TuckerstoWn the Wes.
leyan Chapel was wrecked. The principal
buildings In and around Hamilton were more OF
less Gamsged. The whaling boat Perry, which
belonged to the L. S. navy 10 1872, lies stranded
on Whites Island. The middle ami weStera
parishes have not yet been heard from.
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GREEDY FLORIDA WRECKERS.
Their Flunder From the EIl-Eate.i
Vera CrnZ-kOXV Five Pilots Or
sanixcd a Joint stock Company
ana Kept the Wreck a Secret Two
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-A Herald special fron,
81. Augustine says Of the late wreck Of the
steamer City OF Vera Cruz: The pilots of Sf.
Augustine. of which there are five, were the
first that discovered that a wreck had occurred
and what was Of more consequence to them
the vast amount Of freight already beached, aud
more coming. They al once formed themselves
1Eto joint stock company for the time and
went for the freight with vim August 50 aud
81. They kept the matter OF the wreck pro-
1t was not until the night G. the 31st OF August
that the news reached the city. In the mean
time our industrious pilots had worked both
session OF both beach and cargo.
they managed to have many q goodly pile
stored up at different points OF the beach
worth thousands of dollars. Several
TRUNKS BELONGING TO THE ILIlFATED PAssEN-
came ashore In good order only to be brokenopen
and rttied. One evidently belonged to lady OF
wealth. for 1t was flied with costly silk dresses
and clothing OF the finest order, and laees
Worth many dollar, gold watch and chain,
also TWO valuable bracelets were found In this
e Srenk aaa 10 an9fner ta rI trunk large pocketbook
tuEate pilots. In fact they had a bonanza
aid they worked 1t for all it was worth. HAVING
got watches diamonds. we'll filled wallets. elab.
orOte clothing and many tons of valuable
freight as their reward. Indeed the latter was
In such vast proportions that teams were en-
ployed for several days In hauling their find
and large lighters were filled with produce AS
tefore stated, the secret was faithfully kept Mon
cay and Tuesday, but when the matter leaked
cut late Tuesday night the whole
CITY WAS ALIVE WITH EXCITEMENT.
Everybody that had boat or could borrow
one or press one into service hied away to the
Teach. Nor was this wrecktng fever confined
to the minorcan OR negro, but business men and
clerks for the time turned Wrecker and the
beach was thronged with anxious hunters for
tie cast up treasures of the sea. Several bodies
were washed ashore; after being tr-
spected ard plundered they were buried In the
sand, on the beach. The corpse of a young
lady came ashore on whose person was q dress
of rich silk. and on the finger was valuable
sOll1alre diamond ring She was also buried on
the beach after being rifled OF HaIuahlas -
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AMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCE AssoCIATIoN-The
annual session OF the American Social Science
ASSOCIATION opened at Saratoga last evening.
President Gilman, OF the Johns Hopkins uni
versity, Baltimore, president OF the association.
delivered the annual address. on "The Purposes
OF the American Social Science Association and
the Means that may be Employed to Promote
these Ends" Reference was made to some of
the contributions to the literature of social sci.
ence Which have been made by our countrymen
in the year. Among the books which were men
toned Eaton's Civil Service Reform received
nigh praise. Edward Atkinson's pamphlets on
the cotton trade and on the American railroads.
on British politics, and his chart comparing the
area or the several United States with the Chief
european sta tes, were highly commended The
work OF Or. Wines on prison reform, of Pres-
cent Woolsey on socialism and communism, OF
Henry George on poverty and progress, two Of
recent publications were also spoken of.
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MINISTER DRowNED.-While a party were
out saiiLg near CampbeIl's Point, Nj. yester-
DAY on the yacht Eva Pope, the order ''hard-a-
lee" was given, when Rev. Ii. ID. E. Hodges, OF
Smithyille. Nj, who did not understand the
meaning or the expression, was knocked by the
llpDoOm from the running beam about twelve
feet out into the water and Drowned. nlank
was thrown TO him, but he sank and did NOT
appear again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-08

THE NALUE OF A WlFE's AFFECTIoN.-Ser-
geant John NorriD. Of the sth precinct, Brook
iyn, was arrested yesterday upon an attachment
issued by Judge Donohue. OF the supreme court,
this CITY. In tie suit OF VIM. j. Redmond 10 re-
cover $4,000 damages The plaintiff charges
the defer dapt with having robbed him OF The
love and affection OF his wife. The accused was
placed n Raymond street jail 10 defaulto OF 50 900
ball; out last night he was taken 10 this city and
released On bail by the sheriff. He has reported
sick" and is, therefore, excused from police
DUTY for the present.-M Z Herd1d. 1kh.
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Railroad Contract

BOSTON, Sept. S.-A Toledo dispatch saws:
The Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railroad Co.
have closed contracts for the extension of their
road, $50 miles from KOkomo. Ind. to ST. Louis
making trunk line from Toledo to ST. I.ouis
shorter than the wabash. This road win soon
be running through to Dayton, making in ali
535 miles of road, terminating at Toledo. II is
understood that banking firm doing BUSINESS
in New York and Boston are backing the enter
nJiSA
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CONGRESSIONAL nominations.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Gen. Sibiey was Nominated
for Congress by the democrats of the St. PauI-
Mimi, district yesterday.
The democrats OF the 9Th Wisconsin district at
Appleton have nominated Gabe Bauck for C1n-
gFesS.
Nkw ORLEANS, Sept s.-The democrats of the
9TH district, in convention a5 Natchitoch "a
yesterday, nominated Newton c. Blanchard fol
Congress.
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A RUSSIAN PETROLEUM "BooM. "A Paris
telegram says that Mr.. Constantine de Bodisco
yesterday made public the following details
concerning the immense Couban oil district,
iately conceded To that gentleman and MI. Her
pert W. c. Tweddle, of Plttsburg, by the Rus
san government. The three petroleum wells
sIrUck. which are within 20 verSts OF the city of
Novorossieck, on the Black Sea, yield over $50
narIels OF light crude OIL The Couban region
IS very rich, and the surface shows better than
IN any other petroleum locality.
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DIED OF A SNAKES BITB.-About month ago
Mrs. Samuel Terry, or Center Mor1ches. suffolk
county, while picking beans In her garden was
stung On the thumb by a snake. Ia q few
hours her hand became swollen. then her arm,
and finally her whole body. on Thursday she
died-N T. Sl,D.
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DROWNED IN THE SroRM.-Captain Peter z
Muller, OF the Norwegian bark B. M. Width was
drowned at Richmond, Va, Monday night In a
occk He had attended the ceremonies OF law
Ing the corner stone OF the new German Luth-
eran church In the afternoon. and was on his
way TO his vessel, when he was overtaken by a
severe thunder storm. In attempting TO reach
the vessel he fell into the dock and WAS drowned
His body was recovered.
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CATTLE DIsEAsE-Prof. James Law, OF the
Cornell University, by direction OF Gov Cornell,
has made an examination OF the cattle distem-
Ier In OSWego town, N. Y, and expresses the
opinion that the disease is the Texas fever This
disease was brought there by Texas cattle par
chased IN Buffalo. Two more COWS died yeSter-
dow ~ ~~~~A-
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Ice FROM NoRwAY.-on Sunday there arrived
In this port from Valstrand, Norway, the bark
consigned TO Funch, Edye g. Co., and is the first
OF several vessels also bearing fee bound for
New YORK. She started from Norway on the
oust, and yesterday the blocks. twenty-eight
inches square and as clear as crystal. were
being unios ded at Pier 81, East River s.It was
pIintsd Lot long ago, said one or the house or
Funch, Edye Co., THAT Norway Ice was very
poor ana unfit for transportation You see It is
quite dffeieut No better ice was ever cut
This was merely an experiment. We now know
1ust what we can do In case OF an ice famine
here. This ice IL already sold, aud so are the
cirgoes that are on tie way.'-N. Y. san, 7th.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

RoscoFF. FRANCE, Sept. s-The xicri,ns of the
SoSIisg S sccloent hear this place on Friday last
Iady. Wtre crowned. were buried on rnssSar
The funeral vas attended by the civil and naval
su1not,es aIt ~ res, ana large number OF the inhabi
Another French Ducl,
fAhIs. Sept A-lhe sons OF NM. Richie ana
Cornesu, the rival candidates IN the voting On
the Secona ballot at MeSieres on the srh tnsf
for neinoerof the chamber OF deputies-ghicb
resulted In the election OF VI. Corneau rannhn
can, by more than $500 majority over ais Bona.
paftiSt opponent-hsve fought a duel on the
Belgian frontier The weapons wecc swords
Young Corneau was wounded in the hand.
The AUstrO-Hungarian Premier.
loSDcN. sept. S.-A Berlin dispatch 10 the
Go' tiH9 Tod says: Baron Haymerll. the Aus
tro Hungarian Premier. has gone. not 10 Lon-
don. as VAS reported TO be his intenuoa, but 10
Frankfort
A French Oar~man.
The sportsman this morning says: France
possesses good professional oarsmau who will
certainly be eligible for the International re-
gatia on the Thames, which is 10 come or this
month.
Gen. PhaYre's Command Failing
Back.
Tbe Sandords correspondent, with General
phstres command. telegraphs from XIII Ao
division has already begun 10 retrace fits stems
The esd regiment left to-day, and Will march 20
Quetia and remain their In readiness 10 act
against The mntineers among the khan of Khe.
lats troops ard the Sharwak tribes.
Friebtful CotIiery Explosion.
LoADnN. Sept. s, i2 o'clock m.-An eNplosion
occuTrtc THIS morning al the Seahan coltery
ne Durham. Both shafts OF the mine are
biockaded, though they are a half mile apart-
Between two and three hundred men are in the
Fit. III is known that some OF them are alive
Eighteen Safe.
NEW YORK. Sept S-A London special says
in regard 10 The Durham colliery disaster. com,
mGLication has been opened with a grnup OF
= men. who are safe. They do not know how
many nave been killed, but fear they are the
only survivors.
zen. w Weayer 10 speak i'm Newark.
Nkw l0kk. Sept s-lien. Weaver he green
back Candidate for president, f. announced 20
sreak 10 Newark. n. j., on the 10Th inst, ana
in This City on the llth.
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Suspension Of Philadelphia
ESRn kprS.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S.-The firm OF Thomp-
son & Co., bankers and brokers' Is South Sd
street, suspended this morning. They were
short Of the market here on Pennsylvsnia
Reading and Lehigh Navigation; but In New
York, where there losses are heaviest, they
were short Of the general list. The liabilities.
the firm state, will not exceed $50 600.
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Fire in the New Jersey State Prison.

IRENTON, Nd, Sept. S.-A IRE broke out this
morning at O'Clock in the New Jersey state
prison yard. 1t originated in the shop occupied
by a: c. Debert Co., where large number OF
conVicts are employed IN the manufacture of
shoes. and which is filled with machinery. Ii
was almost entirely destroyed. Most of the
stock is injured. Loss $40 600; insurance BIS 600
In the shop used as a laundry about so. 600
shirts, with the machinery In the place were
damaged; loss about $4,000. Another shoe shop,
occupied by Mcknight & Co., suffered to the
amount OF $1,000, principally from water. The
snop b longed to the state. AMI the loss Is about
$4,000; no Insurance. About three hundred
coANlcts VIII oe thrown out OF employment for
three months at least The fire is supposed to
have Originated from waste dennsitS
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OURAY's BoDY.-At the request or the Uncom-
pahgee tteS the body OF 0uray Will be exhumed
and brought back from the southern Ute agency
for fDterment at Los PinoS They also request
that be be given Christian burial, with appro-
pirate ceremonies
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in g. Rar-rOOil

1rnssT tHug SnS - aS sanf an r19nm last nIghr
John and James Keys, boatmen, while in the
saloon of G.. Miller, On Hudson street, near
Essex, engaged in fight with William Harvey,
about paying for liquor that had Deen drank.
The latter drawing largo clasp knife cut John
Keys In the neck. then turning on James,
slashed him about the head and arms so severe.
ly that ply sicianS pronounce the wounds fatal.
Both the men were sent to st. Francis hospital,
but Harney subsequently escaped and has so
far eluded recapture.
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AFFAIRS IN THE DOMINION.
TN TORONTO Fire

TORONTO, ONT, Sept. SIT is estimated that
the loss by the fire at Simpsons knitting factory
is $4,000. The building was fully Insured in
several city companies
Canadian Lambs COnfiscated.
MONTREAL, Sept. S.-Two hundred lambs were
Point, yesterday for undervalu aion while pas:
ing out OF Canada.
The French Minister Visits Mon.
treAl.
The French ambassador at Washington, has
arrived here.
The Nova Scotia Murder Case,
HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. S.-The inquest fn the
Annapolis murder case was concluded last
night. The prisoner, Joseph Thibodeaux, has
been committed for trial.
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A PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY.-The no.
Providence fought in q stable tn Houston
street last evening. Neary had little the best
OF It In the first part but soon weakened. not
Delng In condition. Mullery punished him
Knock down. The spectators agree that Neary
was beaten man, but the fight was stopped at
Ine enc or the 10th round and called draw.
~. 7. Sll, to-dan
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IMPORTANT EUROPEAN NEWS IN BRIEP.-The
differences between Russia and China have been
arranged, and the new treaty VIII be signe1 at
stlike in EGgland.-France has annexed Tahiti
-Siasley, The explorer is opening the way 20
comnt rce on the Congo.-The engagements OF
them from making their intended Visit 70
AUSTRALIA.