Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 523, 19 July 1881, Page 3

Telegraphic News.

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(Special to The Mail.) London, July 10. The National Bank of New Zeabiud has declared a divident of 4 per cent for the past half year. £1000 (sic.) has been carried to the reserve fund. The'weather in England during the past fortnight has been most extreme, the heat having been quite tropical. Many cases of sunstroke are reported to have occurred. Paris, July IG. Telegrams to hand from Tunis this morning report that the bombardment of Bfax continues, but the French have so far been unable to dislodge the Arabs. The latter still offer a firm resistance to attempts on the part of the French vessels to land a storming party. Later. News has just been received that the French have been successful over the insurgent tribes at Sfax. Under cover of a heavy bombardment by the ships? a strong storming party effected a landing this morning. The Arabs offered firm defence, but after heavy fighting were at length driven back, and the ! French forces are now in full possession of the town. July 17. Later intelligence regarding the battle preceding the capture of Sfax by the French, states that the Arabs offered a most stubborn resistance to the storming party and inflicted upon it a loss sf 80 killed and 40 wounded. The engagement lasted some time and the insurgents did not give way until they had suffered heavily. The French troops in occupation of Sfax have now been largely reinforced from the squadron, and have taken up a strong position in and around the city in preparation for attacks by the Arabs.

( From The Lyiielton Times)

London, July 15. In the House of Commons to-day further progress was made in Committee with the Irish Land Bill. Clauses 27 to 85 were, after discussion postponed, but clauses 35 to 42 were duly passed without amendment, A debute took place in. the House of Lords to-day, regarding the Transvaaj settlement. In the course of the discussion, Earl Kimberley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that a certain force of British troops will remain in the Transvaal for the enforcement of the decisions which may ba arrived at by the Royal Commission now sitting. His Lordship further stated that, f necessary, a Sub-Commission would be appointed to adjudicate on the claims for compensation which may be put forward by those who remained loyal during the war, and that in consideration of such claims Nativea would not be overlooked. Washington, July 16. This mornings bulletin reports that President Garfield progresses favorably. He is rapidiy gaining strength and his complete recovery now seems assured. New York, July 16. The weather throughout the northern states of America has been intensely hot for some time past. Over 550 deaths from sunstroke have occurred since the extreme heat set in.