Various Cabled Items.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7724, 28 January 1905, Page 3

Various Cabled Items.

A NAVAL TOUR. LONDON, Jan. 26. Six of the fastest' cruisers, commanded by Prince Louis of Battenburg, will start in February on an eight months' cruise, in order to show his flag in the United States and elsewhere. - NEW ZEALAND COMPANY REPORT. LONDON, Jan. 26. The National Mortgage of New Zealand Company shows a profit of £39,900. A dividend of Is 6d and a bonus of sixpence per ; share has been declared, and there' will be carried to reserve £15,1X10 and forward £7400. TREASURE SEEKERS FOILED. LONDON, Jan. 26. A belated explosion of a > dynamite charge killed eight of the Veronique expedition, which was engaged on a search for hidden treasure, under the comnjftnd of Lord Fitzwilliam. A landslip following injured others. Lord Fitzwilliam had a narrow escape. He has abandoned the search for the treasure. GERMAN ORDERS FOR SCOTLAND. LONDON, Jan. 26. Owing to the W'estphalian strike the Scotch collieries are receiving huge German orders. AFGHANISTAN. LONDON, Jan. 26. The Ameer requests that the proposals to extend the Indian railways and telegraph across the frontier be dropped, as the Afghans are not sufficiently civilised. He desires to appoint an Afghan representative in London. The Russian mission is halting at Bailkash until the Ameer's wishes are known. SEVERE STORMS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. A blizzard in New York demoralised business and almost stopped food supplies. Ten persons died from exposure. PLAGUE AT CLARENCE RIVER. SYDNEY, Jan. 27. The Pelotas, which cleared the Clarence River for New Zealand, has been refused u clean bill of health. BRITISH PROSPECTS IMPROVING. LONDON, Jan. 27. Mr Robert Wigram, at a meeting of the National Provincial Bank, said there was [);vidence that the country was recovering from the strain of the war, and if undisturbed by political considerations he anticipated an accession of cheap money, with a corresponding rise in good securities. MAIL SERVICE AND BUSINESS. LONDON, Jan. 27. Many newspapers adversely comment on the irregular mail service to Australia. The St. James' Gazette says one result is an increased interest on sight bills, thereby burdening Anstralian business. THE BUTESHIRE'S CARGO. (Received Jan. 27, KJi.22 p.m.) SYDNEY; Jan. 27. The underwriters have received a cable announcing that the perishable portion of the Buteshire's cargo was sold at Capetown, and the sound portion transhipped to the Fiieshire, -Morlfy shire, and Rimulaka <_ THE MAMARI AT HOBAIIT. HOBART, Jan. 27. The Mamari arrived at 3 p.m. and sails for Wellington at noon to-mor-row. She has 21 passengers for Australia and 110 for New Zealand'.