CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 9 March 1882, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Reuter's Despatches to Patea Daily Mail

This Day.

PARLIAMENT & RELIGION. A DECLARATION. London, Bth.-—ln the House of Lords to-day, a bill requiring that members of Parliament shall make a declaration of their belief in God was introduced by Earl Redesdale, and read a first time.

London Wool Sales.

London, Bth.—At the wool sale today, 9000 bales were catalogued. A firm and active demand was experienced for the lots offered. Combing wools are animated.

Bank Dividend.

London, Bth. —The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 6 per cent, for the past half-year.

Shipping Accident.

Brisbane. —Messrs Huddart and Parker’s new steamship Lindns, 1700 tons, arrived from London via Adelaide yesterday, but went ashore at the heads while attempting to enter.

New Appointment.

Adelaide, March B.—lt is rumored that Mr Hooke,' of the Christchurch museum, has been appointed curator of Adelaide museum, vice Waterhouse, resigned.

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

THE FRENCH AGAIN,

London, Bth. —Intelligence is to hand from Morocco that a severe conflict has taken place at Fijnz (query : Fighg, a town near the Algerian frontier) between bodies of Moorish soldiery and French troops. No information as to the cause of the encounter or its result has been received. Defeating Justice. London, Bth.—lrish Judges of Assizes, in their addresses to juries at opening of courts yesterday, again took occasion to lament the alarming fact that in many instances perpetrators of outrages remain undetected.