MINING NEWS.

Dominion, 24 February 1913, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

\ WELLINGTON SHARE. MARKET. : There were no-transactions in mining shares on Saturday. The quotations wore as under:— ' :•• •-.-■'' llnyci-n. Sollcrs. £s. (1. £ u.,d. - Kuranui Caledonian ' — ', ■ 0 1-0 Murray.Creek (old) ......!.. 0 8' 0* - Murray Creek (new) ...... 0 6 6» , — New Sylvia, '.............; 0 0 11 Oil Ross Reconstructed ...... 0 5 6-., 0.6 10 Talisman .: ;.... '— - ' 2'o 0 Waihi : 1 13 6 1 14 0 Woihi Grand Junction ...", — ; 1 1,-9 Waiotahi ..'........:........ - 0-2 0 Waitangi ;..'...:... - ,007 . i ', ' *Protni'nm. , . The Wellington Stock Exchange received the following telegram on Saturday from the Worksop Dredge ;-Rotum, 730z. 6dwt. for 125 hours; ;.'.,'." •;. '--''.. -.;'.'. STOCK. EXCHANGE., , ■ rf;',; , (By Telegraiih.-rPi'eso Asspcia'tlbh.)". ,', -.'.'. Auckland,-February.2!.---'. Business donoat thi,'..morning's.call:— Consolidated Goldfleldis, 13s. 9d:. New Zealand Insurcncc, £5'£«..,.':.,: .-. ...;'-.- ;i, Christchurch,. February -22. -Sales Tcportcd:—National. Bank. ,£6: Christchurch Gas, '£7 10s.; New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative, £1 16i.: Now Zealand Portland Coment, 19s; 6d.; Whitcombo and Tombs, £6 6s. 6d. , ~-••- " Dunedin, February .25*,'. ■'■' The following salc3;wore reoorted 'on;tho" Stock Exchange yesterday--Union: St'wm, £2 10s. (two parcels). £2 9s. 9d.; N.Z.: Pertland Cemsnt, 195..6 d.; Standard Insurance, £1 12s.'9d:■•-•■ : ' . '''.','" .DREDGING. '. ' Dunedin. February 2.3.; Dredging returns:—Electric No. I. 320z. ldwt.; Rising Sun., . 30oz. : 7dwt.; Sandy ■Point. 270z. "2dwt. l?.gr.; Olrig, 14oz. ldwt.; Mastcrtoih 12oz. 19dwt.. ■ •- "'.TALISMAN. ■ Tho following cablegram has been cent to London:—No. 14 level, south drive, progress 27 feet, width of reef 54 inches; assay value, £3 6s.' •

Tho "Avgus", (Melbourne) states:—"Arrangements havo bee= completed • between •♦h«i Amalgamated Pictures Limited, West's Limited,' Spencer's Limited, the Greater J. D. Williams Amusement Company, Limited, and (iaumont's Limited £or joint dealingwith film interests and the working of these companies' -respective picture theatres. Wo | aro informed that it is' anticipated that a considerable- saving and enhancod profits will result.from the arrangements to made.' These' negotiations have been proceeding [for-some little, time. • , v■' ;' '•■-.

i i Crimean relics of General Sir Mark V.C., including medals and the long grey coat worn by him at tho .battle: ;, df Inkerman, aro bequeathed to the East Lancashire (SQth) Regiment by the. will of liis widow, Lady Walker, of Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, who left estate of '-.£26,658: gross value.. ■-~ '-.' ' '.:.'' ''■■': THl' LANrj't'OF' ROMANCE. •'." • Scotland is the land,of..Romance. Tho Lagavulin Distillj'iry,. Islay, built bo-' ■neatii the old' stronghold l of the Macdonnlds of tho Isles, :: is the-homo of- thoMWHITE HORSE" WHISKY, and still sends out Whisky to Scotsmen in all parts of the world, pure and unndulterated. T Advt_____ V- ' ■ ' ■' ' '