TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 941, 30 June 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS.

fPEE PRESS AGENCY.]

AUSTRALIAN. Commercial. Sydney, June 30. Case brandy, 31s 3d to 31s 6d ; quarters, 8s 9d to 9s 3d. Adelaide Hour and wheat and New Zealand wheat are dull and unchanged. The only movement in the latter is in the export to England. New Zealand oats, none. Barrett’s twist, Is 4d to Is ltd ; Black Swan, Is old to Is 6d. Company’s sugar, unchanged. Belmonts, lOj-d, INTERPRO YIN CIAL. Hokitika, June 30. There is considerable excitement here over the Reefton mining stocks. For the last week the leading stocks, such as the Hopeful, Welcome, Fiery Cross, Golden hleece, and TV ealth of Nations, are advancing in favor. Many parcels of outside scrip have changed bands at advanced rates. The brokers arc doing a large business. One speculator is "oported to have made £3OOO during the past six weeks,

Wellington, June 30. ■At the Heads the sliip Broomhall eighty five days from London, and seventy-four from land to land. She brings no immigrants but twelve passengers, all well. She brings a full miscellaneous cargo, and also the plant and material for the Wellington tramway. ■ Dunedin, June 30.

A fancy dress ball was hold last, night in aid of the funds of the Dunedin Football Club. It was a great success. There were about 200 persons present. A somewhat interesting pi’occeding, the first of its kind under the Bankruptcy Act 1870, took place in the Judge’s Chambers yesterday. Mr Thomas Calcutt, who had refused to appear before the trustees in an insolvent estate, was brought up under warrant for examination as to his knowledge of the affairs of Joseph Cunningham, debtor, in Palmerston. Mr Calcutt was arrested in Palmerston, to be conveyed in custody to Dunedin, but the proceeding was made of a formal description by the direction which was issued from the Supreme Court that Mr Calcutt was not to be bi’ought in custody provided lie gave his word that he would attend the Court here. Of course Mr Calcutt did so.