NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 29 November 1911, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

EX-SULTAN' 3 JEWELS. SOLD TO BUILD BATTLESHIPS. BI ELECTRIC IKLEORAPU. COPYRIUH'I. PER UNIIEI> I'UKSS ASSOCIATION. PABIS, Nov. 28. The first day's sale of the jewels possessed by Abdul Hamid (the exiled exSultan of Turkey) realised £170,091, including necklaces for £36,800 and £24,944. The proceeds will be devoted to building Turkish battleships. MAN SHOOTS GIRL AND SELF. BRISBANE, Nov. 28. A woman named Mrs Waters and her daughter were waiting at Mackay railway station when a man named Schupp arrived, and urged the daughter to fulfill an alleged promise of marriage. She refused and Schupp drew a revolver and shot the girl twice. He fired harmlessly at a pursuer and then shot himself dead. The girl is not seriously injured.

RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, TTov. 28. There has been a severe storm and flood at Junee and considerable damage has been done. Good soaking rains continue throughout the State.

It is feared that damage will be' caused by the heavy rain in the early wheat areas.

PRESS CABLE STATISTICS.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 28

A return has been tabled in the Senate showing that the number of words of press messages received via the Pacific cable during the year ended 1909 totalled 21,635, compared with 463,726 for 1911 to date. Via Eastern in the year ending 1909 the total was 218,467, compared with 120,214 this year to date. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

SYDNEY, Nov. 28.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales the net profits were shown, at £222,043, making, with £62,143, a total of £284,156 available for distribution. A dividend of 10 per centum was declared, absorbing £150,000. The sum of £52,455 was added to the reserve, making £2,025,000, and £80,701 was carried forward. Four branches and four sub-branches were opened during the half-year. The president's speech stated that the note circulation had decreased by £840,000, representing notes retired and replaced by, Common wealth bank notes. The process was still going on, and altogether they would have to provide 2,200,000 Commonwealth notes at the expense of coin. Their New Zealand note circulation, representing £165,000, was untouched; but they were advised thai the New Zealand Government had introduced a Bill on similar lines to the Commonwealth Bank. However, it ■would not operate till 1913. The deposits had increased by £2,500,000 during the year. There had been increased mercantile activity as the result of good seasons and prices during the last two or three years. The whole of the Hew capital had been got in, and capital and reserves amounted to over £5,000,000. It was proposed to continue steadily increasing the reserves. The outlook for the present season was generally not unsatisfactory; but frequent disputes between employers and employees were not calculated to advance the interests of the community. The report was adopted, and a subsequent special meeting adopted an alteration in the deed of settlement.

TAVIUNI-NERA COLLISION. SYDNEY, Nov. 28. There lias been, a peculiar development in the Nera-Taviuni collision case. Counsel declined to appear because the court was constituted similarly to that at the original hearing. The judge thereupon adjourned the case sine die.

There once lived a man called Tim Casey. He wint for a ride in a Daisy. The Daisy broke down and the language of Tim would amaze ye. So to the Crown Carriage Works Tim wint tearing and until he got there he Kept on swearing "If a gig can be got at O'Neill and Lock's I'll have it no matter what is the cost!" On a visit to those works Tim's wants were supplied and siri*ce that day no smash has he known, nor strong language has he used for he rides along smoothly whereever he goes. Moral: Ride with comfort and safety in a vehicle built at the Crown Carriage Works by O'Neill and Lock. G. W. Woods and Co.'s Great Sale of Bicycles and Accessories.—Having just landed a large consignment of Bicycles and Accessories, which must be disposed of at once to make room for large stocks coming to hand, we can now offer good machines at reduced prices. Engliah-built bicycles fitted with free-wheel complete, all parts interchangeable with 8.5.A.: Usual price, £l2 10s; reduced to £6 ss. Bicycle Covers, rubber i-inch thick, will last five years: Usual price, 225; reduced to 14s 6d. Good strong Covers: Usual price, 12s 6d; reduced to ss. First-class Inner Tubes: 5s 6d; reduced to 3s 6d. Ladies' Chain Guards: 8s sd; reduced to 4s 6d; Saddle Covers: 2s" 6d; reduced to Is (3d. Large Steel Pumps: v Reduced from' 3s 3d to 2s 6d. Highgrade English Chains at 3s 6d, and a large number of other articles too numerous to mention.