REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1428, 30 April 1881, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

London, April 28, It has been announced that the Government will facilitate the passage of Mr Labonchere’s Bill to permit Mr Bradlaugh to take the oath. In the House of Commons to day, Lord John Manners, on behalf of the Conservative party, gave notice of motion declaring that the Bill to he introduced by Mr Labcuchere to enable Mr Brad’augh to take the oath would only produce further confusion without arriving at a settlement of the difficulty.

Paris, April 27. The latest news from Tunis is to the effect that the French troops are continuing their advance, and have now occupied the town of Alkeff, without opposition.

April 28. It has transpired that the commander of the French troops in Tunis has received orders to march against the capital, and the forces are therefore advancing with the utmost speed. ♦ LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, April 29. The captain and owner of the steamer India, alias Ferret, which has been seized by the Customs for sailing under a false register is missing. The crew have abandoned the vessel. They assert that they were threatened and forced to silence by the captain. They were engaged at Cardiff for three years, and went to Brazil for a cargo of coffee, which was sold at the Cape for £15,000. The name of the vessel was twice changed. From the Cape she proceeded to the Mauritius, and from there to this port, where the captain endeavored to sell the vessel. It is proved that her papers have been forged. Sydney, April 29. A crowded and influential meeting was held last night to discuss the pi-e----sent influx of Chinese, and it was resolved to send a petition to the Government to urge the necessity for impressive measures against Chinese immigration.

The ordinary .half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bank of New South Wales was held here to-day to receive the report of the directors for the halfyear ended 31st March. The balancesheet showed that the profits for the half-year amounted to £93,066, to which has to be added the balance carried forward from the previous halfyear, £2523, giving the total available for division, £95,589. The following appropriations were recommended To paymennt of dividend at the rate of 15 per cent per annum, £75,000 ; to bonus at the rate of 2-g- per cent per annum, £12,500; carried to reserve fund, £SOOO, leaving balance to be car-

ried forward of £3CB9. The report was unanimously adopted by the meeting.