LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1366, 2 July 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. [eeutee’s teleqeams to THE PBESS AGENCY.] London, June 20. Consols, 95i, ex div,; Bank rate, 3 ; market, 2j. - Adelaide wheat, 50s to 525; flour, 35s 6d. New Zealand 4* bonds are unchanged ; New South Wales fours, 103. Berlin, June 20. Tho majority of the Congress recognise Servian independence, and authorise an Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, July 1. Sailed—Hero. The revenue for last quarter was £1,167,830, showing a decrease of £311',496 on the corresponding quarter of last year. The falling off is mainly duo to the reduction of laud sales,

INTERPRO V INCiAL.

[PBB PRESS AGENCY.! Napikk, July X. The Education Beard have bought out for £650 certain lessees’ interests in the education reserve, upon which they intend to erect a large school for Napier. The site is centrally situated. Wellington, July 1. The “Evening Chronicle” came out this evening enlarged to double-royal size. The jreinuiuo of tho late Henry Blundell

arrived this afternoon per Easby, and will be buried to-morrow. An Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition at the Working Men’s Club was opened by his Excellency the Governor to-day. Dunedin, July 1. The Dunedin election resulted in a majority for Oliver of 111, the voting being— Oliver ... ... ... ... 769 Reeves ... ... ... ••• 658 Mr Oliver’s party worked very hard, and scarcely any effort was made on behalf of Mr Reeves. In the Police C urt to-day Andrew Ryan was charged with having broken into St. Peter’s Church, Queenstown, in April last, with intent to rob. He was remanded to Queenstown. During the six months ending June 30th last, there were registered 902 births, 232 deaths, and 214 marriages, [from the coebesjpondent of the press ] Timabu, July 1. In the District Court to-day the Corporation sued the Timaru Lauding Service for £25, rates for property on the beach, of which £5 had been paid into Court. Judie Ward held that the property, being half above and half below high water mark, rates could only be claimed on half of it, and gave judgment tor £lO, the Borough Council to pay its own costs. This decision is likely to conflict with the Harbor Board’s interest, as their high water boundary is much higher up, and they claim all the land on which the buildings stand.