CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 27 May 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT, ] Reuter'b Telegrams, MELBOURNE, May 26,10 a.m. Received May 26, 2.15 p.m. —A rumor was widely circulated here on Saturday and Sunday that the London Chartered Bank of Australia was about to suspend payment. The newspapers this morning, however, publish a paragraph showing that the Bank is thoroughly sound, and has a large balance of assets over liabilities. It is further announced that the local manager received a telegram from London on Saturday stating that the Bank has declared a dividend of .5 per cent for the past half year, and carried £25,000 .to reserve. 10.15 a.m. There was a considerable rush of depositors this morning to tho London Chartered Bank to withdraw their balances, but it is understood that the bank is prepared for any emergency. 11 a.m. Tho rush on the London Chartered Bauk was ot no importance, and has now ceased. More money has been today deposited than withdrawn up to the present time. LONDON,. May 23. The London Gazette to-day announces sundry promotions in and appointments to the Order of St. Michael and St. George, including the following: Che Hon Sir Alfred Stephen, K.C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of New South' Wales, to be a Knight Grand Cross, and Mr Frederick Napier Broome, 0.M.G., Governor of Western Australia, to be a Knight Commander of the said Order, The Gazette also announced that the honor of knighthood has been conferred on Mr Samuel Davenport, of South Australia. The Peninsular and Oriental Company pays a dividend for the last halfyear at tho rate of 5 per cent, per annum. May 24. A fatal colliery accident has occurred at Portobello, The coal took fire, and before tho miners could be rescued seven of them were suffocated. The frozen mutton ex steamship Chimborazo is realising s|d per lb. The Very Rev. 11. T. Edwards, Dean of Bangor, committed suicide to-day by hanging. Tenders are inyited up to the 30th inst. for a- Queensland Government loan of £2,670,000, bearincj interest at the rate of 4 per cent. The minimum is fixod at 98. Consols remain at 101|, and New Zealand securities at last quotations. The market for colonial breadstuffs is unchanged. Australian Tallow.—Beef, average quality, remains at 36s j mutton has further declined 6d per cwt., and is now quoted at 28s 6d. At to-day's wool sale, 9000 hales wore catalogued. The market continues firm, Prirno New Zealand mutton is now realising s£d to 5Jd. LONDON, May 24, A telegram has been reoeived by the Government frpm Sir R, E. Egerton, British Minister at Cairo, stating that the Mudir (Governor) of Dongola had reported the receipt of reliable intelligence to the effect that the Mahdi is now at Ebraham, in Kordofan. CAIRO, May 23. Great efforts are now being made to secure the southern frontier of Egypt Proper against the invasion by the followers of Mahdi. A large force of Egyptian troops has arrived at Waddy , Haifa .under the command of British officers, and will at once comraenoe to fortify the place.