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Kumara Times, Issue 2927, 17 March 1886, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. COMMERCIAL BANK of SOUTH AUSTRALIA AFFAIRS. TYPHOID FEVER ABOARD H M S DIAMOND. ' ' ‘ PROJECTED CONFERENCE OF governors and premiers TO DISCUSS DEFENCE AND OTHER SCHEMES. OPENING OF THE NEW VICTO RIAN PARLIAMENT. (Received March 16, 1.45 p. m .) Adelaide, March 16. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Commercial Bank of South Australia held yesterday, ihe leport of the Committee of Inspection was adopted, and special auditors were appointed to examine the affairs of the Bank and report to the directors. It was stated at the meeting that while the losses of the bank, through the action of the Manager and Accountant, amounted to .£310,000, still there remained a sur£lßo 000 USS6tS ° Vei liabilities of

Hobart, March 16. H.M.S. Diamond has arrived from Sydney, with seventeen cases of typhoid fever aboard. She was consequently placed in quarantine. (Received March 17, 1 p. m .) March 17. -burthen- examination shews that only two men aboard H.M.S. Diamond are suffering from typhoid fever, and seven from simply fever. The remainin£. eight patients are progressing rapidly towards convaleseuce. ° (Received March 16, 10.50 p.m.) Melbourne, March 16. The New Zealand Government has definitely declined to take part in the projected conference of Colonial Governors and Premiers which is to be convened in order to discuss the defences of the colonies and other schemes of genera! interest; and it is not generally expected that New South Wales South Australia will join in the conference. (Received March 17, 1.10 a.m.) Later. Parliament was opened to-day by commission, after which the members were sworn in. The Hon. Peter Lalor was unanimously reelected Speaker of the House of Representatives. An adjournment will be made until Jane Ist, in order to enable Ministers to mature their policy.