REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1591, 2 November 1881, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, November 1. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bank of New South Wales was held here to-day. The report of the directors showed that the profits amounted to £89,251. Out of this sum it was recommended that a dividend of 15 per cent, should be declared, with a bonus of 2| per cent., leaving £4840 to be carried to the reserve fund. Batavia, October 31. An epidemic of cholera has broken out iu Java, and is raging in many parts of the island. Seveial deaths have alleady resulted from the outbreak. Melbourne, November 1. Telegrams are to hand reporting that the barque Ehrensvard, which went ashore at Passoerocan, Java, while on the voyage from Melbourne to Batavia, has been safely floated. The two clerks in the employ of Messrs Kronheimer and Co., who absconded last month, having embezzled £BOOO, were captured yesterday by the police, and are now in custody. ♦ VICTORIA RACING CLUB.—SPRING MEETING, 1881. Melbourne, November 1. There was an immense throng of people on the Flemington Course this afternoon. The following is the result of the race for the Melbourne Cup:— Melbourne Cup, A handicap sweepstake* of 20 sovs. each, 10ft., or 5 onty if declared before 4 p.,in. on Monday, Bth August, with 500 added. The winner of the A.J.C. or V.R.O. Derby to carry 6st, 121 b. if handicapped below that weight, and the winner of any handicap race of the value of 100 sovs. after the declaration of the weights to carry 31b. extra ; of any such race of the value of 200 sovs., 51b. extra ; of any such race of the value of 500 sovs., 71b extra. Penalties not accumulative. The second horse to receive 200 sovs. and the third 100 sovs. out of the stake. Two miles. (120 subscribers.) Mr C. M'Donell's bl c ZULU, 4 yrs, by Barbarian—Maiden Blush, 5.« t 101 b. (including 31b penalty) 1 Mr J. Morrison's br h THE CZAR, by The Marquis—Dagmar, Gst 91b 2 Mr T. Ivory's b h SWEETMEAT, by Yattendon—Sultana, 9st. ... 3 The following horses also started :-r Wellington, Savanaka, First Water, Sir Mod red, Suwarrow, Lord Burghley, Odd Trick, Waterloo, Bathurst, Canary, Wandering Jew, Trump Yoss, Darebin, Pawnbroker, Bandalbion, Wbeatear, Somnus, Orient, Pollio, Guinea, Waxy, Carmen, Greyhound, Santa Claus, Duchess, Cockney, Oxalia. Another report states that twentyseven started. In the race for the Melbourne Cap, Somnus cit out the running for the first three-quarters of a mile. He was followed by Somnus (sic) and Zulu. At three-quarters of a mile Zulu took the lead, and was never caught, winning the race by two lengths. Time—3mins. 32Jsecs. Zulu, whose trainer is T. Lamond, was at 100 to 3in the betting; The Czar, J. Morrison trainer, 100 to 4; Sweetmeat, T. Ivory trainer, 100 to 3. ZULU. At 3 yrs—A.J.C. Spring : nowhere in Welter Handicap, 7st 51b, won by Othello, 9st; third in Mares' Produce Stakes, mile, Bst 101 b, won by Grand Flaneur, SstlOlb; nowhere iu Rand wick Plate, 3 miles, 6st 121 b, won by Sweetmeat, 9st 71b; Sydney Amateur : nowhere in Farewell Handicap, 1 mile, 3 furlongs, won by Black Swan. A. J. C. Autumn : nowhere in Doncaster Handicap, 1 mile 1 furlong, G.st 41b, won by Rapid B.*y, Bst 41b ; second in Welter Handicap, mile, S.-it, won by Black Swan, list 71b ; "second in Rous Handicap, 1 mile 3 furlongs, 7st, won by Ca"ary, Bst 121 b; nowhere in Free Handicap, l-£ mile, Gat 21b, won by Rapid Bay, Bst 121 b. Sydney T.C.: nowhere in Ely Handicap, G furlongs, Gst 41b, won by Rapid 9st BU>. Paramatta : won Parramatta Handicap, 1| mile, Gst 51b, Lord Orviile, 7st 21b, second, Tattoo, Bst 21b, third. Won Birthday Handicap, 1 \ mile, 7ht 2lb, Balthazar, 7st, second," Lord Orviile, 7st 71b, third. Australian Racing Guide. A payable reef of gold is said to, have been found near the Dunstan. Rough gjld is showing all through the stone, j