EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1394, 2 December 1884, Page 2

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

ie London, November 14. ie I No credit is attached to the reported of I death of General Gordon, no news of conid I firmatory having been received, ar The Mahdi is advancing on Dongola, •e I with a view to the capture of that city >s before the arrival of Lord Wolaeley. y November 18. it Thirty-one thousand shares have been y I allotted to subscribers in the new Oriental e I Bank, exclusive of any applications that ir may be received from Australia, p I A test case is being argued before Jusa tioe Chitty, with the view of. deciding the y I liability of transferrors of .shares in the t Oriental Banking Corporation; The apy I peal lodged by Mr Welton, Official As--3 I signee, against the colony of Victoria i I being allowed to rank as a preference » 1 creditor In the asset* of the Oriental i I Bank Corporation has been adjourqed. The Agents-General of the Australian , I Colonies to-day attended the adjourned . meeting of the Conference on Imperial Federation. Sir Saul Samuel, the AgentI General for New South Wales, vindicated ; I the loyalty of the colonies, and Mr MutI ray Smith expressed sympathy on behalf I of Victoria with the movement. I Messrs Spartali and Co., 25 Old Broad ' I street, London, engaged in the Danubiau I corn trade, have failed. Their liabilities I are set down at JjSOO,QOQ. I G. Perkins beat G. Bubear to-day In q I rowing match over the -Thames OhampioqI ship course for LIOO a side. I Sir John Macdonald, Premier of I Canada, has received the decoration of the Grand Cross of'the Bath. November 23. [ During a debate in the House of Commens on Friday evening on Mr Labouchere’a motion fqr the reform of the House : of Dords, Mr Gladstone 'defended the Peepaga from the attacks of the mover and his supporters. The motion was negatived Mr Ohamoorlain, the colleague of Mr John Bright in the representation of Birmingham, and Sir Charles DUke* member for Chelsea, refrained frouq voting.