AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10292, 26 April 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Adelaide, April 26. Obituary : Kir William Milue, who was prominent in political circles some yeara ago. Melbourne, April 26. The half-yearly report of tho National Bank Bhows a profit of £15,000. The directots recommend tho payment of a dividend of 5 per cent on preference capi&tl, and attar writing'of! the balanco pi the xeconstruction expenses, a sum ■of £3400 is carried forward. No dividend is to be paid on tho- ordinary sbares. . ' Sydney; April 26. The Government has suffered a defeat on tlio Local Government Bill Amendment, securing tho ono-nmn-one rote principle in municipal elections, by 81 votefl to 25. Asa result of tho accident at Saturday's races, Oobbity will unlikely race j again. Sydney, April 25. Sailed : Waihora, for Auckland. In the Legislative Assembly tlio Prenuior said that owin£ to the action of the House, it was impossible to pioceed with tho Local Government Bill. Members would bo given an opportunity to reconsider the bill, but if they persisted in the course already taken, owing to a change in the basis of his calculations and consequent re arrangement of his plans, it would be impossible to delivor his Financial Statement or tho data already $%tA,

Mr O'oullivan gave notice to introduce a bill to empower members of the House to attend the other House for tho purpose of explaining bills introduced by them.