MISCELLANEOUS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 141, 21 June 1901, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

("united press association.] ATHENS, June 19. Replying to the Crelau Assembly's petition for union with Greecp, the four protecting Posver. intimate Iheir intention to preserve tbe ../«/./.. quo. LONDON, June 19. In the case of Jellicoe v. the Wellington Law Society, the petition for a rehearing has been withdrawn. PARIS, June 19. The Parisian banks are hea'vily subventioned by the French Gopernuient of Indo-China to provide .£3,0u0,'X.0 to conetruct the Lao-kai railway BT PETERSBURG, June 19. Owing to the United States taxing petroleum imports, Russia imposes taxes on American resin and bicycles. SYDNEY, June 19. Mr Bell, chief clerk of fche Union Steam Ship Company, has been appointed manager of the North Coast Steam Ship Company. PERTH, This Day. The death is announced of Mr AlexForrest, the West Australia explorer. NAPIER, This Day. Nelson Bros, Ltd., have received the following cable from the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London : In the frozen meat market prices aro unchanged." WhSfPORT, June 20. Two old West Coasters died tb-day, viz., H. Curtis, aged 83, and W. Mailer (who was in business here for many years as a boot importer), aged Gl, CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A cable message has been received stating that Professor Lowrie, of Roseworthy Agricultural College, Adelaide, has accepted tl_j position of Director of the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln.