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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1234, 12 May 1884, Page 2

Special to Press Association. LCL\DOJS T . May 8. M. Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the London Times, wriles that ii : the Australian Colonies are not clamorous m regard to lliu Re* cidivistes question, the wisdom oi the French Senate and the costliness of the scheme will probably prevent the measure from being bronght into active operation,. The Timi*s says the attempt to i\i\ve the Oriental Bank Company has been abaudoned. The Board of Directors are now endeavoring to farm the assets of the company. The Cap 3 Ministry have resigned. Gordon Pasha has sncceeded m en Ming a trench between the Palace of Khartoum and the position where the rebellious portion of the inhabij tants are situated. Messrs Dalgetty, Dv Croz, aiid Co's shares have beeufullysubsbribed and the debenture stock has also been largely subscribed. Information from the Cape* states that the vessel Bulli, bound from London to Sydney, has stranded at | Paternoster Cape, which is situated at the south end of St Helena Bay. The 20 carcases of frozen mutton ex the steamer Lusitafiia, which Messrs Simon Fraser and James Winter sent to P.trii for sale, have realized 6|d per lb. Lord Derby privatoly condemns the Recidiviste Bill as an infamous scheme, and states that any attempt to export criminals to New Caledonia must be stopped. At the Crystal Palace Exhibition Mr Crladsfcone was hissed for the delay which has taken place with regard to the relief of Khartoum. The directors of the Oriental Bank intend to apply to the Court for permission to pay the drafts of the Victorian G-overnment, but it is un** certain if future drafts will be simi* larly treated. The Governments of Ceylon and Mauritius deiire that an assistant liquidator should be appointed. Thomas Hugh Shortland, who was arrested at Plymouth on a charge of wife murder, was for many year* a resident of Auckland. The Queensland loan will be announced shortly.