GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 250, 27 November 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

RUSSIAN PRIZE COURT'S AWARDS. I By Cable—Pross Association—Copyrig it I Received 20, 9.50 p.m. I St. Petersburg, November 20. The Russian Prize Court awarded the lliitish India Company £01,094 for the loss of the lkhona, rammed by tl.e war■ithip Terete in 1905, the South British Insurance Company £950, and tho NewZealand Insurance Company £.10,090.

XX LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO. 1 Received 20, 9.50 p.m. London. November 20. After paying debenture interest and adding £55,000 to reserve accoiuits,Uio New Zealand Loan „ud Mcrcantle Agency' Co. shows a, credit balance of £0730. A dividend of 5 per cent, has been declared and tho sum of £3OO carried forward.

INSURANCE OPERAnOAS IN CANADA.

, Ottawa, November 25. The Superior Court at Montreal lias > decided that British insurance comi panies may do business in Canada with i a dominion license. The decision at- !■ tacks the constitutionality of the 80-I minion Insurance Act, no\v before the Senate, providing that British companies shall deposit between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. LORD OURZON ILL. London, November 25. Lord Curzon has taken suddenly ill. CANADIAN TRADE WITH FRANCE. Ottawa, November 25. The subject of trade connection with France is now before the Canadian Parliament. Jfc is stipulated that French products are entitled to lower duties, and must be shipped direct from Fiance or from British ports. P. AND 0. COMPANY'. London, November 25. The Peninsular and Oriental Company has declared a dividend of (iy s per cent. on deferred shares, and a bonus of 8 per cent. PRINCE LEOPOLD ILL. London, November 25. Prince Leopold o| Battenberg parted a restless night, but takes more nourish- ' meat. 1