LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 569, 24 July 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Dunedin, July 23. The net profits of the Colonial Bank for the last half year, including £17,000 premium unallotted .shares, is £400,000. The directors’ propos ■([ appropriations are, to reserve fund, £20,000 ; rebate on bills, £450,000; write off bank

furniture and stationary, £2OOO • dividend rate 7 per cent, per annum • carried forward, £3OO. Blytli, who recently absconded from Dunedin while on bail charged with embezzlement, was brought back by the Arawata this morning. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was to be held to-day to discuss steam communication with Europe and other questions of commercial importance, but so little interest was taken that the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum.

THE NATIVE REVOLT IN NEW CALEDONIA.

Auckland, July 23

Further reports from New Caledonia, dated Noumea, June 29th, state the Native revolt took place in the districts of Ourail and Bonrarpari, distant 60 and 90 miles from here., cm the 25th instant. The first intimation of the outburst which reached Noumea was a report that five gendarmes on guard; at Foua river, near Ourail, had been attacked and murdered ; next that murderous assaults bad been made upon Colons farmers, and every white resident in the neighborhood of Ourail. The Government immediately telegraphed for troops to he despatched to the scene of conflict. On the following day news was received that the environs of Ourail were in flames, and twenty-one whites known to be massacred. The revolt is spreading towards Bourapari. thirty miles nearer Noumea. On the 27t.h intelligence came of a j massacre of Galons and other residents \ at Bonarpari and surrounding districts ; • fugitives began to arrive in town, and : the excitement was intense, verging ! during the day to a panic. Mounted volunteers, armed by Government, arrived to find the place in ashes, and corpses lying in every direction, cut ' and hacked horribly. Family after ! family were found murdered in heaps, ! no mercy having been shown ; men, i women, and children treacherously sur- | prised were alike victims. The Canala ' Natives are taking up arms against the I revolted ttibe, headed by their great i chiefs Gelimah and Kaka. Military | gendarmes and a large number of armed civilians are now in pursuit, and 100 friendly Natives are aiding to surrounder the rebels. The news from Bourapari state the Natives made an attack on a band of convicts, seeing them guarded only by four sailors. The convicts were, however, all brought in, except one. who was killed, and the surveillance sailors killed eight Natives. Information has been received of the utter destruction of a large village at Navai by our men, Eugene, a friendly Chief in the Patea district, captured six revolted Natives, and delivered them to the military, by whom they were executed. July 5. No extension of revolt. The Canals are being gradually hemmed in on all sides. A large military camp is to be formed at Bourapari. Noumea is now perfectly calm. July 7. Latest news is that yesterday eightyfour houses belonging to the rebel Natives have been burned near Bouraj pari. Some captives were taken and i executed. The names of nearly one | hundred victims to the savages are i given.