CABLE BREVITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1947, 2 January 1914, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

By Telesmph-Press Association-Cop,vrißht London) December 31. The income received in 1913 by .London. charities totalled £808.000, a define' of £130,000 as compared/ frith 1912. The chief decrease is tho item of £115,000 in coniiection with the Home and Foreign Missions—Sydney "Sun" Special. London, December 31. The will of the late Sir Alfred East, R.A., tho distinguished painter, shows that'he possessed property valued at £14,187. He directs his trustees to destroy any pictures which, in their opinion, aro likely to damage his reputation.—Sydney "Sun" Special.' London, January 1. The British revenuo for . the last, quarter of the year totalled £42,369,000, of which tho Customs contributnd £9,327,000; excisc, £12,067,000; and stamps, £2,520,000. London, January 1. • The net personalty of the estate of tho lato Dr Alfred Russell Wallace has been sworn at £2884. Melbourne, December 31.-v During tho year 1913 certificates of naturalisation were taken out by 2291 foreigners in; Victoria. The Victorian State revenue totalled for the half-year £4,491,743, as compared with £4,421,505 for tho corresponding half-yearly period. Bankruptcy statistics for the Victorian year show that the insolvencies "totalled 171. reoresentina liabilities totalling £277,476, and assets £100,472, during 1913. Nawcastlo, December 31. Coal exported from Nowoastlo during December totalled 467.241 tons, of which absorbed 82,601 tons., Perthj January 1. Tho West Australian Stnto revenuo for tho half-year totals £2,166,804, and the Gxpcndituro £2,257,916.