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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 8, 9 July 1897, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

(Pet Press Association. ) London, July 7. The creditors of the Federal Bank of Australia and the City of Melbourne Back have unanimously aj proved the scheme to transfer their assets to Assets Companies for gradnal realisation. The creditors of the Mercantile Bank of Australia and English and Australian Mortgage Bank have adopted a scheme for the transfer of their assets | to the Assets Company for gradual real- [ isation. The business of Messrs David and William Murray, merchants, Finsbury street, London, is being converted into a limited liability company, with a capital of £400,000 in shares and £100,000 in 44 per cent debenture stock. The present partners will remain dircc tors. Mr Atteridgp, tbe war correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle, hss re covered .£IOOO damages fiom Mr Knight, the Times war correspondent, for iin pugning Atteridge'a conrsge at the battle of Farkel. in the Soudan. The Lancet newspaper states the reported deterioration of the Queen's eyesight is grossly exaggerated. It does not prevent the performance of her duties. A meeting of shareholders of tbe London Bank of Australia unanimously approved the re-orrangfment scheme. The depositors' poll showed 1738 votei of the value of £1,237,683 in favor of the scheme and 91 vote* of the value of £198,710 against it. The name of Lady Thurston, widow of Sir John Thurston, late Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, has been placed on the Civil list, the amouut of her pension being £150 per annum. Lady Broome, widow of the late Sir Napier Broome, formerly Governor of Westralia, also receives a pension of £100 per annum. Washington, July 8. The Senate has passed the Tariff Bill by 38 to 28.