AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6262, 8 July 1890, Page 2

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(Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Per Press Association.) [Received 8 p.m., July 7tb.l THE I IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. Some months ago the Premier of Victoria wrote to the Governments of the other colonies regarding the suggestion that had been made that they should combine to form a common reading library, corresponding and meeting rooms at the Imperial Institute which is being erected in London, instead of each colony maintaining rooms separately. Replies have been received which show that the Governments of Queensland, New Zealand, South Australia, Tasmania, and Fiji cordially approve of the suggestion. AQUATICS. The sculling race between Kerr, champion amateur sculler of this colony, and Bubear, ex-champion of England (professional), was won by the latter by a dozen lengths, (Received 1.30 a.m., July(Sth.) IMPORTANT CIVIL ACTION. Sydney, July 7. In the Supreme Court to-day the case Connell v. Neil and Co., of New Zealand, an action to recover £9OO was called. Counsel for the defence applied to set;

aside the writ of summons, contending that the company was a foreign corporation outside the jurisdiction of the Court. The Chief J ustice granted the application with costs, remarking that if the decision was wrong it was desirable to have it settled on appeal; if, on the other hand, the decision was a right one it was of sufficient importance to arrest the attention of the Legislature. MERINO STUD RAMS. At the annual sheep sale, merino stud rams sold at prices ranging from 50 to 500 guineas. COLONIAL MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Melbourne, July 7. At a bonus meeting of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, it was shown that the cash surplus was equivalent to over £300,000 ; that the invested funds exceeded £1,000,000, and the new business £8,335,675.