LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5075, 12 July 1895, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Seceliial, July 12, 11 a.m. Melbourne, July 12. The Minister of Agriculture stated in the Assembly that the question of making Manchester a port of call under the new produce contract had received careful attention by tho Government, but they deemed it unwise to alter the form of tender, limiting the servico to London. The AgentGeneral, however, would be authorised to accept tenders for other ports as well as for London. The ijjesays owing to combination amongst the steamship lines at present trading to Australia, there is no chance of their including Manchester among the ports of delivery, except at such an additional cost aB would wholly destroy the beuofits expected from the wider field of distribution it opened up. The Age strongly tho claim of a new direct service to Manchester,

SmM, July 12,11.20 a.M . Mkmioitunk, JulyTl The liquidator of the Federal Bank- has inado affidavit, showing that the debts still due amount to £1,254,000, exclusive of the winding np ohavgos, and the assets, apart from the money due by contributors will not exceed £711,000. He does not expect to roalise above £so,ooofrom the call now sanctioned. The brothers Abrahams, convicted of fraudulent trading are still unable to come up for sentence. Two of them havo persistently refusod food and stimulants, and are suffering from partial paralysis of the brain. Adeuim, July 12. The Government has introduced the State Advances Bill, which is practically the same as last year's measure.

The Government Geologist report.i unfavourably on the petroleum discovery.