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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Passengers to Natal per Warwick Castle 1880

Warwick Castle arrived Cape Town 11 September 1880 at 9.11 a.m.
The Natal Mercury of 13 September 1880 reported the list of passengers for Natal:

Major Clarke 
Messrs 
Taylor 
Denby (2) 
Harboard 
Mason 
Allen 
Crookes (2) 
Edwards 
Earp 
Parker 
Taylor 
Smith 
Keal 
Waddon 
Arnort 
Miller 
Wrankmore 
Patullo 
Massam 
Oldrich 
Horseley 
Garbett 
Starke 
Murdock 
Stubbs 
Forrest 
Crow 
Millar 
Kieselbach 
Misses 
Powys 
Newlands


General News:

Disturbances are anticipated in Ireland.

Debates on the Afghan war have proved that the late Government had under-estimated the cost by nine millions.

The news from Afghanistan was more satisfactory.

Damage to the extent of a million dollars has been done by fire in Eureka, Nevada.

A large attendance at the third series of wool sales, but the competition was not very keen, Cape and Natal produce showing half-pence to one-pence per pound decline from closing rates in May and June.

Miss Nilsson, the well-known singer, is dead.

Sir Bartle Frere will continue to draw a considerable pension from India.

The Empress Eugenie is at Osborne with the Queen.

In Queensland the Legislative Assembly, on August 12, negatived a vote of want of confidence in the Government.



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