The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30,, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 258, 30 October 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, , 1872.

f ■ Nelson Cloth. — We have to-day been shown samples of more than fifty different patterns pi the excellent tweeds now manufactured by the Messrs. Webley Brothers, at their cloth mill in Bridgestreet, iwhich is well worth" a visit from those interested in our local manufactures. .* Japanese Troupe. — The second, entertainment; ;wBB -given before ' a crowded , '.■■ "aiudienice at :;t^e:Oddfellbw.B^Hal);ltet^ight; : ': yvTfierma^yejiopy^contortioDß'qf that-appa-: v : -'re£tl^ All Bight, ., the s;itlaS&^ougK^t?letißtvitfcie ; clever perform-' ; i^n^esfeHofi; ;!the',tiinonkeysv caused much : one of ' the-bestemert.iamsota we have witnessed

cable has been at last repaired, and we can place before our readers information of what was taking place in London at 5 p.m. this day week. For 'the future we may look to be supplied with English news every week, on the arrival of the Australian steamers on the coast ; but New Zealand in these *' progressive " days will,' we imagine, be scarcely contented with this, but will ere long require a cable of her own to Australia, whereby she will be placed in daily communication with the rest of the civilised world. Bank of New Zealand. — The following is an extract irqm the Directors' twenty-second report: — "The Directors have to report that consequent on the cheapening of money and its abundance in the colony, with the absence of an active demand for its employment, profits do not compare favorably with past half-years. They • have, however, to congratulate shareholders on the maintenance of the Bank's leading position, as evidenced in the attached statement, and express a hope that development of commerco will soon offer more profitable employment /or the Bank's resources."— As has already been stated in our telegraphic news, a dividend of 12^- per cent, has been declared, instead of 15 per cent, as has been the case for some yearß ; past.