GABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1785, 21 November 1887, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

♦ By Telegraph— Reuters Copybioht. . LONDON, November 20. The Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company has Sedarei a dividend tot the past half year at a rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The New Zealand Shipping Company '■ R,M.S. Tongariro sailed from Plymouth to-day for New Zealand ports, via Madeira, Capetown and Hobart. Demonstrations by the Radical Clubs '* of London took place in Hyde Park today. The proceedings passed off in a quiet and orderly manner. Resolution! expressing sympathy with Mr. O'Brien in his imprisonment and censuring the Government were unanimously adopted bj the meeting. The authorities had taken precautions against any meeting being held in Trafalgar Square, which wai strongly guarded. MELBOURNE, November 21. Arrived — yesterday morning, the steam* ship Carthage. In consequence of the inability of Major Atkinson to attend the proposed Postal Conference the time appointed for * (he Conference to be held has been post* poned. No date will be fixed until it it certain that he will be able to take part in the proce edings. SYDNEY, November 21. The scullers, Hanlan and Beach, con* tinue to practise in good form for the race on Saturday next. PERTH, November 21. . The escaped convict, Thomson, ii still . at large, although every endeavor is being made by the police to effect his capture.