BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7666, 30 June 1896, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

« Preas Association— Electric Telegraph— Copyright, LONDON, June 29, At the half-yearly meeting of the National Bank of Now Zealand the report shuwed a credit balance of £37,196, and the directors declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, for the year. It was decided to carry forward a sum of £4,696 and add £20,000 to the reserve fund. The deposits amount to £1,904,178, and cash, bills discounted, and advances to £2,423,970. The Gallymont Mining Company, Hauraki South, is allotting shares. Mr H. M. Stanley is recovering from an 1 attack of gastritis. " Mr L. Courtney, presiding at a meeting of the Cobden Club, said the idea of an Imperial zollverein was unsound and unworkable. Lord Kimberly denounced it as entirely abaurd. Prince George of Simos has been appointed Christian Governor of Crete. The Moslem inhabitants are petitioning to be allowed to emigrate if reforms are conceded. Id is reported that an attempt was made to murder the young Shah. The assailant, who is another member of a secret society, has been arrested. The Allan Company's tender for a fast Atlantio steamer service was £225,000. NEW YORK, Joxb 29.' The steamer Umbria has been floated off without sustaining any injury, and prooeeds on her voyage.