GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1365, 28 January 1905, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

CRUISERS ON TOUR, * By. Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 2G, Six of the fastest cruisers, commanded by Prince Louis of Battcnbcrg„ start in February, for an eight months’ cruise, and will show the flag in United Stales waters an,d elsewhere. GERMAN ORDERS FOR COAL. LONDON. Jail. 26, Owing to the Westphalian strike, Scotch collieries arc receiving h,ugc German orders. A COMPANY’S PROFITS. LONDON, Jan. 2G, The National Mortgage Company of New. ..Zealand shows a profit of £,39,000. A dividend of Is 6d -and a bonus of 611 per share have been defclarcfl, and there is carried bo reserve ;£15,000 and carried forward £B4OO, A GOVERNMENT DREDGER. LONDON, January 26. ■ The New, Zealand Government’s dredger Muriliiku has been completed at Renfrew. UNCIVILISED AFGHANS. LONDON, January 26. Tho Ameer requests that proposals to extend the Indian railways and telegraphs across the frontier ho dropped, as tho Afghans are not sufficiently civilised. He desires to appoint an Afghan representative in London. The Russian mission is halting at Balkli until the Ameer's wishes are known. ~ TI-IE MAIL SYSTEM. SYDNEY, January 27. Great dissatisfaction prevails over the uncertainty Q [ despatch of mails by the Orient’ steamers. The latest offer of the company is for a fortnightly’ service at £149,000, which the Government consider too high. If no arrangement is concluded dur- I dug the next fortnight the poundage system will come into force. i .WARNING TO NEW ZEALAND, SYDNEY, January 27. The barque Pelotas, which cleared at Clarence river lor New. Zealand, has been refused a clean bill ol health.