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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7363, 11 May 1895, Page 3

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(Received May 11, 10.40 a.m.)

fjONDON, May 10. Mr George Edwards has engaged Miss Pattie Browne, a well-known Australian actress, to piny Lottie Venn's part in "Tho Artist's Model."

| The balance-fcbaei of the London Bank of Australia shows — Old fixed deposits £4,347,000 ; current accounts and new deposits, £1,301,000 ; ca-h items, £1,4*2,000 ; investments, bills, loans, and other assets in London, £782,000 ; bills, discounted loans, aud other assets in the colonies, £5,503,000. The Privy Couucil dismissed the Now Zealand appeal case Johnson v. Oldham, with coiti. 'j he Daily Chronicle considers the New South Wales Budget an admirable piece of Democratic statesmanship, standing out in apeoial relief to tho Oibbs shuffling and ra1r jgrade finance. The limit of tho exemption from the income tax ia perhaps rather high. The Daily News thinks tho return of Now South W riles toFreotrade will have an important effect on the whole of Australia. C»ear Wilde will bo put on his trial again on May 20 th. Belgrove'a Freehold Gold Mining Coy, Cnromandel, ig announoed with a capital of £60,000. At the sales of kauri gum yesterday 3760 paokages were offered, 3000 being disposed of. Three-quarter scraped brought 83s, half scraped 48i. There are now 2100 packages in stock. Coppor has risen 51s par ton, while tin, owing to combination, has risen 10s. At tho wool sales prices were irregular. New Yoek, May 10 It is reported hero that three thousand rebels of Cuban cavalry were routed by the Spaniatds, with a lots of Eeven hundred. Tho latter lest three hundred, Adelaide, This day. The Government has approved of tho railway agreement. The Labor p*rty ia jibUantat the success attending the enrolment of women voters. Albany, This day. Miohael Davitt ha? arrived hero. Newcastle, Ihis day. Sailed—Adelaide for Thames, Bells for Timaru.