LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1409, 21 March 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By CLelegraph—Preso Association—Copyrighi

Received 10.17 p.m., March 20.

London, March 20. Quoon Alexandra and Princess Victoria have proceeded to Lisbon.

a n Sydney, March 20. bailed, the Mimiro, for Auckland. _ . Molboarno, March 20. The National Mutual Life Society meeting was entirely satisfactory. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, referred to . the great increase of now business during the trionnum. There were now policies of 26,000 for £6O 000, against 17,000 for £400,000 the previous trionnum. The totgl revenue and funds showed increases of over £300.000 and £650,000 respectively. The expenses reluting to new and renewal business were by 5 and 1 par cent respectively. I'ho valuation on a 3£- per cent basis shows a, surplus of .£261,000. The directors decided to divide 4260,000. The investment fluctuation is considered more than ample for any prospective depreciation of property, and he considered the prospeots for the future particularly bright.

JReceived 12.1 a.m., March 21. . London, March 20. The British steamer Mars, bound for Vladivostok, became icebound and is strandc-d at Soya. ' The crew landed, Hakkaido and Ahmet Riza Pashas, and Arif Bey, have arrived at Malta. Berlin, Maroh 16. Tho Kaiser visits Tangier on the 81st. German newspapers state that one topic at the Embassy dinner will be negotiations regarding Germany’s interests in Moroeoo.