AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 113, 14 May 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, May 12. Afc the Wesleyan Conference to day the debate on the powers of the General Conference was resumed. The Rev Mr Fitchatt, of Victoria, thought a compromise was possible, and submitted a scheme delegating to the annual Conference discretionary powers to deal with their own requirements, and such matters specifically remitted to them. The Rev. Mr Lewis, of New Zealand, pointed oufc that the scheme in its present form would not suit New Zealand. The question was referred to a Committee. May 13. At the Wesleyan Conference to-day fche Rev. Geo. Brown was re appointed Speoial Commissioner at Tonga for another year. The Tongan Commission is composed of representatives from the four Conferences. The Penang Telegraph office advises that the cable is temporarily interrupted for repairs, r Adelaide, M y 13. At a me -ting of tl c sharaholdera iv the Cornm-aroial R-vik of Soutu Ausralia, whioti is iv liquiditi-Hi, v waa (>■■•.-.' ed ihat fc'io total loesßD ot tie Ba--,k wero £60.1,000, whioh U ufcftrly double what was csiima >d when tin institution first collapsed. It is intended to mako a frve-a oall o« A3 per shore,

Brisbane, May 12. Pending tte meeting of Uie p-is'oral'Vt. on the 15tih ins 1 , fch-i B Uish India Sfc- ma'iip Company h-s decid-d not to ship woolehorn ly 'n-,n-U»ion men. The Ne*v ZoaUu .1 d,s U 'i.t a and the Melb •urni Ti ado and L-i^nur Oounoil have promised o But*t>ort* the U. nor* she*r__, (Received May 14, noo .) Sydney, May 14 Tho ral 'of par'-Va who w re ab work during the fljo-la i • the f'uhj-o. river, nenr B urk'-, h .ye roiurned. Th y re=-oue ' tev-or-.l people who h:»d b.vn liv'ug in (■■roM fo* tbr--o wn-l«-, rd fcuud one f -.uiily w'w had aken refugo on a r»f:. B' ELBOUR^E, !>T a.v' 14 Sailed — T.->frim'j!--a:ia iur the Bluff. Mr Dow, Minister of Agriculture, who is ■o I*B chartied in oruraiy wi h fcho oth t Directors of the Preaii r Perman^ t. Building Agoci-tion with conspiracy to defraud, ba> r-.aign-d bia office, bub the Cabinet have refused to ac^ep-/ Lis r- si .nati>jj. Adelaide, May 14. Tbo idea of distributing tbe sh.-res of the Commeri'iil Back of Australia on the lot' ery principle has been abandoned,