GENERAL CABLES.
By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Jun. 23 The Standard states that Belasquez’s Venus has been secured for the National Gallery, a private patron guaranteeing forty thousand pounds. Tho balance sheet of the Union Bank shows deposits £10,988,032, cash investments and balances of remittances £8,872,464, hills and securities £12,000,929. Capetown, Jan. 23. Herfzogg, addressing a self-govern-ment meeting at Bethulie, said : “We must agitato and declare our grievances, especially in the matter of compensation, and then we will soon know whether the new Government are our friends or not.” New Yoik, Jan. 23. Mr Wright, Governor-General of the Philippines, has been appointed American Ambassador at Tokio. It is reported at New York that he is empowered to discuss the sale of the Philippines, owing to disappointment over the results of annexation. Ninety-eight of those aboard the Aquidaban were saved and 212 lost. St. Petersburg, Jan. 23. Russian Teheran advices state that the Shah of Persia is forming a Presidency and representative Legislature called the Hall of Justice, elected by the mullahs, merchants,, and landowners. The equality of all in dhe eyes of the law will be proclaimed. Favoritism is to be abolished.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1657, 25 January 1906, Page 1
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