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Greymouth Evening Star, 28 November 1927, Page 9

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— COMMONWEALTH LOAN FAILURE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 26. The lists of the Commonwealth loan have closed nominally. No announcement has been made, but it is understood that the underwriters are saddled with a substantial proportion. STERLING’S VALUE NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Sterling has reached 488. STOCKS AND SHARES. WELLINGTON, November 28. Reported Sale: New Zealand Insurance £2. DUNEDIN, November 28. Sales on the Exchange: Uppei' Nevis, 26/-. Reported: Bank of New Zealand, 59/6; Westport Coal Coy., 31/6 and 31/-; E. S. and H. Bank, £7 13s.

AUCKLAND, November 28. Sales, on ’change Occidental Una con. 1/8 and 1/9, War Loan percents 1927-41 £9B 10/; reported: Auckland Harbour Board 4 per cent £B7, War Loan per cents 1938 £96 15/. WELLINGTON, November 28. Reported sale: Equitable Building and Investment £8 16/.

PYNE, GOULD GUINNESS LTD.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 24

The annual report of the directors of Pyne, Gould Guinness Ltd, was adopted by the shareholders. It stated that after the year’s working and making provision for various contingencies there was a net balance of £15,668. Out of this sum the following appropriations were recommended: — To Land and Income Tax reserve £lOOO, to general reserve (which will then stand at £30,000), £lO,OOO, a declaration of final dividend on ordinary share capital of 2J per cent, making the total dividend for the year 5 per cent. £2,500, and to carry forward balance £2,168. WETHER AND EWE SALE. On Thursday, December 1 at Inangahua Junction saleyards, at 1 p.m., M’Malion and Lee will submit to auction, prime fat and shorn wethers and young ewes and lambs.

SALE MIXED CATTLE.

On Wednesday November 30, at Preston Road saleyards, Dalgety and Co., will submit to auction 30 head mixed cattle. The auctioneers invite further entries.

the silly asses who take too much.* ” (Laughter). In the more remote parts the symptoms of the survival . of the primitive past were very startling, and though often harmless and interesting, they sometimes were the cause of great anxiety to the parson, Mr. White remarked, adding: “I remember a case where the death of a man was attributed to his being over-looked by the evil eye of an unpopular school mistress, while when an old lady’s finger swelled so that her wedding ring had to be cut the reason given was the same. “Fairies were till lately tolerated, and onlv a week or two ago I was assured that, if bitten by a rat, the sure means of averting evil consequences was to kill a rat. I remember a villager who went to work on a farm from which he could see the church tower, and he felt so homesick that he was forced to go back.”