Latest Cables.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1165, 8 December 1904, Page 3

Latest Cables.

Press Association.—Copytight.

A Newspaper Company

Londod, Dec, 7

Mr Pearson has iloatod tho Standard and St. Jainos' Gazette Company. Tho oapital is £350,000.

Plague iii London

London, Dtocmbor 7

A plague caso has been discovorad on the Thames. The ptfioot was on a steamship from Riveor Plato.

The Aden Hinterland

London, Dec. 7

The Suitanhas agreed to Britain's domands in reference to tho Aden hinterland.

Loan and Mercantile

London, December 7

Tho New Zoaland Loin and Mercantile Company,'after paving interest on the second and third debentures, shows a bah auco of £5216, of Which 14409 will be devoted.to tho cost of promises in London; £758 will bo carried forward; and nlurihcr threo eighths per cent, to pi'V off tho third debentures out of the amount of their credit from last year, leaving £222 to oredit on that account.

* The Afghan Frontier

London, Dec, 7

Although Russia declares that the lamthios osplosives aro intended for Persia, thorp are iiiclicutions that thoy are intended for Balm, and thnoe for tno viomity of Afghatsisian.

Ultimatum to the Porte

London, Doc, 7

Austria has ptesouted to tho Porto an ultimatum domanding tho dismissal in throe days and punishocont of tho ohiof of Customs and chief of Gendarmes at Sorutan for irregularities.

The Navy and Empire

London, Dec, 7

Mr Wyatt, who delivered lectures in tho colonioß on behalf of tho navy, hits read a paper before the Colonial Institute on tho Navy and Empire.

Duel in France

Paris, Decembor 7

M. Dirouledo and M. Joules exchangod shots at Hendaye harmlessly in connection with an article published in the now»paper Humanito,