GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5050, 13 June 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Received, June IS, IOAo a.m. . Losuox, Juno 12. Sir W. Robinson, Govornor of Western Australia, has joined the Directorate of the Standard Bank of South Africa, The Colonial Office states that ho cannot hold both tho Directorship and Governorship, and Sir W. Robinson will thorefovo accept a pension and retire. The Gothic carried her chilled beef at a temperature of twentyeight Mr Stewart, the Official Recoiver, has declared a dividend of fifteen shillings in tho £, in tho Bank of Adelaide's Estate.

Mr Gladstone denounces as insane the expense caused by modem armies.

Received, June IS, 7.50 p.m. London, June 12. Tho Marylobone Cricket Club invites donations from the Australian Colonies to the Grace Testimonial Fund.

Sir T. Sutherland presiding at a meeting of the P. and U Company said the receipts from freight and passage money had slightly increased during tho half year. The Australian passenger returns, however, had shown no improvement.

The Scottish shareholders in the Standard Bank lmvo resolved to forego their dividends until the balance of the interest duo to depositor, is paid.

A Thaddeau's portrait of Mr Gladstone, which was hanging in a West Bud Gallery, has been hacked to pieces. The act is attributed to a political motive.