MISCELLANEOUS

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8872, 22 May 1897, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

London, May 20.

The Queen's 6etvaDts will constantly attend the Colonial Premiers at the Hotel Cecil during their stay in London. The Prenrers will also be atteode '. by a military esoori at all visits whioh are not of a private character.

Sydne*, May 21.

As a Jubilee gift to the Queen, Si' George Dibbs, ex-Premier and at present Managinging Trustee of the Savinga Bank of New South Wales, is forwarding a walking stiok made on bis own laths ftom a pieos of old timber unearthed from tbe foundations of the Australian Club. Tha atiok will be beautifully mounted in gold. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Boutb Wafes the report was adopted. It showed that the net profits amounted to £87,990, wbioh was added to the undivided balance of £22,339 A dividend or 9 per cent was deolared, and the cum of £22,500 carried forward. Tbe paid up capital amounts to £1,949,000 and the reserve to £1,191,000.

Mr Glement Wragge, Government Meteorologist of Queensland, gives no present hope of the break-op of the drought in the interior. In fact, he sajs, the outlook is more gloomy than ever.

The report ol the Inspector General of losane shows that sines 1891 the proportion o! insune baa increased from 269 to 296 per thousand. Dr Manning attributes this to the wave of commercial depression. He complains of the large and increasing number of alien patients and the overcrowding of the BBylama.

Wabhino»ton, May 20.

Major M'Kinley has aeked Congress to vote 50 000dolsfor relieving the American' in Cuba, rendered destitute by tho Cuban revolt. The Senate adopted the vote, but the House Bhelved it.

The Cohan rebellion is dying out. Adelaidb, May 20. Late London fileß show that the Queen has approved that the Legislative Councillors in oertain oolonieg possessing responsible government, may, on retirement cr resignation after oontinuous Bervioe for ten yearß, be eligible to be reoommended by the Governois of euoh Colonies to retain the title of "Honorable." Melbourne, May 21. The Boyal Hamane Society has awarded silver medals to thirty-five resouers who behaved heroioally at the Stockton colliery diiaeter, Newoaetle (N.S.W,), Pkbth, May 21. The oomplete returns of the genera l elections: give : — Ministerialist .. .. ..29 Opposition 8 Independent 7