Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-11
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C.fae. Oct. While the animal
vaiS which recently depssted with inn
posing ceremonies. yes jos,aeyine 10
Suey ON ths vag tn Mecca. the CANOPY
ever the sacred ea, wes caught end
overturned ty telegraph rire and the
sacred e,abieta exposed 70 the public
gaze. The Deryishes in charge were
greatly excited by the accident. It is
eot certain bnt shat the caravan will
have to return and the ee,e,neny re,-
formed eveR again in Cairo.
Australian S.w..
S.s EaASGseey Oct e-Aev Zeelspsl
has begun negotiations for the sstab
lishsaent If peaceful relations with the
Meofis and oti.e. hestie tribes. Thess
negotiations viil signify ths opening M
IT the country te European enterprise
the construction If q railroad jeisins
Auckland with the railroads cf Tssaa-
eki and wellington, and the esIeni,a
ton Ut q vast extent of fertile tersitesy.
amounting to some eleven OF twelve
millions of acres. which has hitherto
been kept closed.
With ths opening Of the spring sea
son vigorous operations are being made
IN connection with the sche,tse for the
coitssi,atiea ~ fhe Pstqtese sSN9tiJ ii
View Zealand That district. 56D1
acres. is to be settled by an English
cs,apany.
During the last few weeks there has
been great revival on the Thames gold
field. The problem which has remained
anso'ved 70. some years was. whether
gold voHid I've found in payable apaati-
ties at q deep level. This lest discovery
is nj q depth of GO feet below the sur
fece. and establishes the occurrences Of
heavy deposits Of gold at much create,
depth than mining has hitherto been
carried o., at the Thames.
The New Zealand Parliament has ,e-
solved that New Zealand shall again ap-
peal to the London money market fo,
two loans, c,,e Of three millions fo, ee,
tain specified public works. and the
second for one million for the eonpIe
ton IT the main trunk line through the
North ielend.
A proposal WAS made by the eovern-
tpent that the House should vote sub
sidy for the purpose Of establishing q
di.ee. steam service with England. aud
the House appropriated tn.G1. II js
not known whether direct service can
be established for this amount.
The Native deserves Act. passed l,y
the New Zealand Parliament. will intre-
dacs considerable change in the deal
inps with native landowners. The ysei,,
feature IT the act is that the native
owners Of any block snar place il pule,
the Publ. lfnstee. who is tc be assisted
By a Board. two members Of which are
to- he natives. and That Beard can lease
the land on certain terms.
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the establishment Of q university college
at Auckland.
On August 10th the japanese man Of
war Tsakaba entered Auckland hsft,ef.
aud remained here for abous 4 fsyt
night. She was received with the pspal
salute fred by the voluntee, artillery;
Letters received from the gasceyne
River. Australia, state that there has
been severe fighting between the white
settlers and the natives, In which the
latter were worsted. No particulars or
official confirmation of the news is ut
hand.
The British war vessel Diamond hes
been actively engaged in Visiting yari-
ous localities in the South Seas inhsIi-
ted bv savages known to have been i'm
plieated in the resent mafderous out
RACES, The presence Of natives was de
tected on one occasion ON shore in
the vicinity Of Florida Island They
we're evidently yell armed, but had suf-
ficient discretiofi to make off on the ap-
proaeh of her Majesty's boats. They
were. however, taught that tetfibuticn.
although slow, is sure. a. their villages
and eocosnut groves were shelled by the
Diamond and set fire to. while their ca
noes were blown to splinters by gun cot
ton,