Gable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 79, 22 December 1892, Page 3

Gable Brevities

A deputation of brokers waited on Mi Percaval, the Agent General for Ne? Zealand, and requested him to endeayou; to secure the inclusion of Oorporalior stocks in the Inscribed Stock Act, witl: a riew to enchancing their values. Mi Perciral during the interview expressed the opinion that the sale of Australian and River l'late carcases for New Zealand were largely injuring tbe latter. New Zealanders, be said, were also annoyed nl the substitution of New Zealand foi British Southdown in the meat market holding that the merits of their own meat were quite sufficient to ensure its sale. The New Zealand Shipping Company has made a call of LI per share, payable on 31st January, and another call of the same amount payable on Ist May. 1893. The companj'a shares, which are quoted recently at from L 2 5s to L 2 15, have fallen to LI 10s. It is rumoured that the calls are due to losses which have been sustained on wheat transactions. Thirty thousand pounds' worth of jew* ellry, belonging to Lady Miles, wife ot Sir philip Miles, has been stolen from her bedroom in the familay residence at Leigh Court, Bristol. The Scotsman says that Captain Lv« gard will be the first permanent British Commissioner in Uganda.