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Kumara Times, Issue 2523, 22 July 1884, Page 2

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London, July 14. A land agency company, whose base of operations will be at Perth, Western Australia, is being formed with a capital of one million. The Recidiviste Committee intend to examine M. Ferry, the French Premier, The Times has published Mr Alex. Stuart, Premier of New South Wales, and Lord Augustus Loftus’s minutes on the Recidiviste question. In the Privy Council the case of Chas. A. Goodchak, Commissioner of Railways in New South Wales v, Toohey, Sydney, was decided. The decision of the Sydney Court was upheld, and the use of steam motors in the streets declared to be legal. The Maori memorial complains of the violation of the treaty of Waitaogi. The liquidators of the Oriental Bank will receive claims until November 20. July 15. The Daily News correspondent wires that 40,000 Abyssinian troops are marching to Kassala. July 16. A Turkish battalion, proceeding to Assouam, mutinied and deserted. Obituary—Earl Cowley, aged 80. All the share capital in Mr Yesey Stewart’s Rotorua Railway Company has been subscribed for. Lord Derby is endeavoring to modify and reduce to a minimum the promises contained in his despatch to the Colonial Governors in May last. July 17. The assets of the Oriental Bank are realising hopefully. The payment of the call of £25 will be required by November, and it is expected that it will realise the sum of £ 1,500,000,

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London, July 17. The conference is to meet in London at the end of this month with the object of discussing the advisablity of a general federation of the British Empire. Mr Forster will preside, and a number of other prominent members of Parliament have promised to be present. The agents-general of various colonies have also been invited to attend.

July 19. The Marquis of Normanby, at the banquet given to him last night, expressed the opinion that he was strongly opposed to the annexation of New Guinea.

Probate has been granted in the will of the late Duke of Albany. The amount of his estate is sworn at £46,000,

The Grand Duke of Hesse, husband of the late Princess Alice, has obtained a divorce from his second wife, Madame Colomine, who had previously been divorced from a former Secretary of the Russian legation at Darmstadt, on the 13th July.