LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5085, 24 July 1895, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received July 24,11.30 a.m.

Sydney, July 24 Tho Commercial Banking Company has declared a dividend of 8 per ceut., and carried forward £14,000. Tho Daily Telegraph has apologised to Mr Vickey, and paid 100 guineas to charities. The sea is the heaviest experienced for many yoavs on tho southom coast, and tho country is covered with snow in many parts, and will greatly interfere with tho elections to-day. Old cottle and horses aro perishing. Meuourne, July 24. Mr Knight, tho' Government expert, reports that the tobacco crops are sufforing greatly from tho blue-mold fungoid moths, In many casG6, as much as 50 per cent, has been destroyed. He recommends the procuring of fresh seed from other countries, and also recora- ■ mends more efficient methods of curing the leaf, and says if these methods aro adopted, a big market will be opened with otbor countries which aro now unavailablo owing to tho primitive methods of curing,

Adelaide, July 24. Tho Premier's speech at Zamuuda dofondod the reciprocal treaty and the Stato advances to settlers. He argued that tho formor was a federal act, while tho latter was only lmted becauso it would extorminato Shylocks.

Brisbane, July 24. Tho Gambling Bill has pasßod tho Legislative Assombly, The imports for tho quarter have increased by £178,000, compared with tho corresponding quarter of last year. Tho exports for the samo period have increased by £196,000.