SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7660, 10 June 1886, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PBKSS ASSOCIATION.] THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. London, June 8. The Court has ordered the winding up of the Commercial Bank of South Australia on the petition of Baron I Ardilaun, who was a creditor to the extent of £10,000, THE PROPOSED EXPULSIONS FROM FRANCE. London, June 8. The French Cabinet have rejected the proposal for the expulsion of the Orleanist Princes. The committee of the Chamber of Deputies are desirous of banishing all the members of late regnant familiea. STATE-DIRECTED EMIGRATION. London, June 8. Lord Brabazon presides at the Statedirected Emigration Conference, which will be held in the Exhibition building shortly. CABLE CHARGES. London, June 8. The New South Wales Government now oppose the new Press rates. Sir Saul Samuel has spoken to Sir F. D. Bell, and expressed a desire that the New Zealand Government would act in concert with the other colonies, as the cable companies were prepared to reduce the cost of public messages to four shillings, provided the colonies would make them a guarantee on the average of the last three years' receipts. The New Zealand Government decline to purchase the cable or to renew the subsidy, and the rate will probably be increased in July.

iRRUTEKS CABLEGRAMS.J THE ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY: GRAND BANQUET. London, June 9. The directors of the Orient Steam Navigation Company gave a large banquet on board the Austral, at Gravesend yesterday. A large number of guests were present, including fully 200 representative colonists. Mr. Green, one of the managing directors of the company, made a speech, in which he dwelt on the loyalty maifested by the colonies to the mother country. COLONIAL COPYRIGHT ACT. London, June 8. The Colonial Copyright Act was read a second time in the House of Loii'ds to-day. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. San Francisco, June 7. The Union Steamphip Co.'s R.M.s. Mariposa left on the sth instant for Auckland. SCULLING. London, June 9. Beach has challenged to scull any man in the world for £500 a side. Matterson, who was recently defeated by Perkins, is anxious for another match with him. HOMEWARD MAILS. London, June 7. The mails, ex Iberia (Melbourne, April 30), were delivered here to-day, via Naples. LONDON MARKETS. London, June 7. The 3 per cent, consols are 100f. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is 355. Sydney copra is £14 10s. Best sides of Australian leather is lid per lb. SHIPPING. London, June 7. Arrived at Plymouth : The Sutlej, from Melbourne on April 30. THE S.S. AORANGI FOR AUCKLAND. London, June 7. The s.s. Aorangi left Plymouth yesterday morning for Auckland and Wellington, calling at the Cape en route. ARRIVAL OF THE PIAKO. I.PER merchant SHIPPING AND underWRITERS , ASSOCIATION.! London, June 8. Arrival: The Piako, from Wellington on February 2.