GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 242, 18 November 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

MOSQIEIi WOOLLEJf COMPANY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. TJuned'm, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company was held yesterday. The lion. T. Fergus, who presided, in moving tlie adoption of the annual report, said the balance-sheet disclosed a distinct improvement on the past year, and the directors thought the prospects for the coming year were hotter. Though the directors were likely to be faced with a rise in the price of wool, they hoped to be able to obtain prices for goods that would leave a margin of profit. The report and balancesheet were adopted, carrying a dividend of s'/ 3 per cent. Mr. Watson Shennan jfas re-elected as director.

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Dunedin, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the National Insurance Company was held yesterday. Tu moving the adoption of the report. Mr. J. M. Ritchie, chairman of directore, said the balance-sheet was of a fairly favorable character. _ Though the company had come out fairly well, business in the Dominion was bad, and there was reason to believe that money was lost all over last year. Government i taxation was stilT going up, and added j to that was the competition of the State Fire Department. It was coming to be a heavy burden on profits. All the company's known losses had been provided for, including the Maori and the Waratah. The company's assets remained much the same as last year, and all the investments were sound. Interest and rents Jiad increased by £045, and premiums by about £BOOO, this being partly due to the accident department, which the directors expected to have in operation at all points during the coming year. The underwriting profits for (he year were about £13.0(10. The motion was carried. Messrs A. Hurt and -T. Moloney were reelected directors.

A WOMAN'S DISAPPEARANCE. Auckland, Wednesday. )[h. Eniilv Xicul, wlio was reported fi>" have disappeared. appeared ill town (o-ilay. So fur no explanation is available concerning her movements. QUA IT. TN T ARUNDAXi R. Anekla id. I/iist X'jJit. i] are reported to lie in sneh nhpndanee of numbers 'n some pints of the Piako and WalUato ;list-lets lliat fa.'irere are oxnresain-r their intention to lav poison for the<n i! a elo=r> season is declared for next r°ar. The I'epoits of tiie abundance of tbese Ki'd? have tri veiled to Hawke's Bav. Canterbury ,m l Otaso, rijti the 4ii'klan.l Arc limit - j isutinn Socvtv lias receiv.-.l en.)iiii'i"< .1. to tlie cost rtf trap pin? fame birds a id sending them alon<» !.o proI vinces.