REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. London, August 9. New Zealand Five Per Cents., 104; Loan, 104. The Board of Trade returns of imports for the past month amount to £35,750.000, showing a decrease of £5,750,000. The returns of export for the last month show a slight improvement. A large fire has occurred at Stragiro. 1000 buildings burnt, and 10,000 people rendered homeless.
Mr Newman Hall has ohtanisd a divorce after a protracted trial. The House of Commons by a large majority sanctioned the Peninsula and Oriental mail contract LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, August 10. Mr Williamson has obtained'an interim injunction to restrain the performance of " H.M.S. Ptoafore." The weather has cleat ed up thronghout the Colony. The approaching sculling race in Victoria is attracting much attention, Messenger is now the favourite. August .11. The report of the Mutffal Life Association has been published. It shows the gross receipts for the half-year to be £421,000 j the profit for the same period, £64,000'.
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Kumara Times, Issue 894, 12 August 1879, Page 2
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