MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 12 April 1909, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

[United Pbess Association.] DUNEDIN, Saturday. Obituary: Mr Thomas Coull, printer, head of the firm of Coull and Culling. GISBORNE, Saturday. The Harbour Bonrd ha.* decided to accept the offer of Simmons and Company, of Renfrew, for a dredg.3 similar to the Mawhcrn, ths |iew Greymouth dredge, the price being £34,500, subject to the accommodation extending over two years. 'WELLINGTON, Saturday. Spiritualists in conference to-day urged that the time \vas ripe for a universal declaration of the people of all nations against the settlement of international disputes by war. All spiritual- ' i»t« were enjoined to fake part in a movement for the settlement of disputes by 1 national council of arbitra--•■.■•i TIMARU, Saturday. Messrs Crajgie. and. Buxton, who" accompanied ; Mr Mackenzie, 'M.P., to Mount Cook*; returned to Timaru this morning. Thej' state that the party r

wore favoured with good weather the motor run to the Hermitage on luesdav affording a splendid view. In the Aorangi section, 20 mil mo the road between Tepako and Pukaki i found in bad order but aftei that, they are well metalled, and the cieeßs are bridged to within nine miles of ascent w,s made to Ball ™^ej ft A>P>nUcen ei-v On Thursday morning a start* as SSde for Make W 10 «>»» *«£" on. Two local M.s P., who had cohered four miles of the I°"™*?' h " d *° return in order to reach T.maru on Saturday. , , The Minister', party proposed to return to the Hermitage on Friday morning but were imprisoned at Ball Hut in ton-ential rain, and did not get back tiil midnight. TT .. _„ The accommodation at the Hermitage was found inadequate, but definite -nformalion of future proposals are not ascertainable until the Ministers return. . „ • Messrs Cr.rgic and Buxton both favour the expenditure for improving the means of access rather than providing luxurious accommodation. LONDON, Saturday. Mr Massey, Chairman of the Aerial League of the Empire, received an anonymous gift of £1000 for overseas arid colonial propaganda. CAPETOWN, Saturday. The returns show that then? were 93a7 Chinese on the Rand on March 31. As a result of a conference between the South African Governments and the steamship companbs, the latter have made considerable concessions in freights and produce. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The British Antarctic Expedition's steam yacht Nimrod left Lyttelton at 10 a.m. for Sydney. She was cheered by a small crowd as she departed. PALMERSTON N., Sunaa>. The rifle clubs' camp broke up on Saturday afternoon . The men engaged in skirmishing attack. On the fixed targets the firing was very deadly, the average b?ing 20 hits out of 25. Colonel Collins expressed himself well satisfied with the work done, the men having visibly improved. WELLINGTON, Saturday. At the Spiritualists' Conference it was urged that th? time was ripe for a universal declaration of the people of all nations against the settlement of international disputes by war. It wa? enjoined, on all Spiritualists to take part in a movement for the settlement of disputes by an international council of arbitration. NEW YORK, Saturday. It is reported that green bug has reapeared in the wheat fields of Oklahoma and Texas. LONDON, Saturday. A balloon containing thee German officers, with a camera, plans, and documents, is detained at Santony, France. The Minister of Warr is investigating the matter. CHRISTCHURCH; Saturday. Messrs W. Heyward and Co.; of thi*' c : ty; to-day received cable advice that at. the Sydney Horse Show their horses won first prize for flic four in hand; fir- 1 for the bunggy pair; 15 hands 2 inches; first and second for coba under 14 hands 2 inches; third in tho dopcart class; and third in the cob under 15 hands. THE LONDON MARKETS. [Peess Association. — Copyright.} LONDON, Fiiday. The wheat markets are strung, and holders are very firm, owing to a substantial decrease in the world's weekly shipments and prospects of still smaller shipments in the near future, and in anticipation of higher prices. The American markets arc excited on a veport that the world will require 50.---000,000 bushels of American wheat in the next four months May wheat at Chicago yesterday touched 125J cents, with a. sharp corresponding advance at New York. The American visible supply is 61,986,000 bushels. Australian cargoes are strongly held ; MarchApril shipments 42s 3d to 42s 6d ; Ap-ril-May shipments, 435. Sales of three cargoes were made at 42s fed ; two at 42s 3d ; three at 425 ; one at 41s 4^d. Australian on spot is selling readily at 43s 4d to 43s 6d. ■ Flour is firmer, with good sales at London at 30s to 31s; ex-store at Glasgow holders are asking 32s 6d. Butter is dull, with slightly better demand for choicest colonials; other sorts are neglected. Prices are nominally unchanged. Cheese is firm and unchanged. Copper on spot is at £57, and at three months £57 15s 9d ; electrolytic £58. Tin on spot is at £133 ss, and at three months £134 7s 6d. Lead £13 7s 6d; spelter £21 ss; iron 47s 6d. augar : German 10s 4d ; first marks 12s 3d. The Bradford wool market is firm. Forties are at 12^d ; forty-sixes 14d ; common sixtieß 25d; super. 26d ; sixtyfours 275. At the rabbit skin sal is 1100 bundles were offered. There was a strong demand, especially for better classes, and 1050 were sold ; New Zealand were -Jd to ld dearer The Bank of England weekly returns are: — Stock of gold coin, £37,911,000; reserve, £27,915,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 47.22; bills In circulation, £30,008.000; public deposits, £14,233,000; other deposits, £44,834,---0 Government ' securities, £15.988J--000; other securities, £32,897,000. Bank rate uf discount 2^d ; do on ehort loan bills, 1 per cent. ; do on three months bills lg per cent. ; at Paris lg per cent. ; a-t Berlin, 2 per cent Conso's are at 85 id. New South Wales 4 per cent, stock lOO^d ; do 3J. 98,3; do 3's, 872 : Victorian 4's. 103 i; do 3J's, 98^: do 3J's, 98^; do 3's, 87i ; South Australian 31,'s 99; do 3's. 85 ; Queensland, 4's 104 f; do 3A's 97J: do 3's, 85J; New Zealand 4's, 105:1; do 3i's, 09; do 3's. 87: Thsmanian V/*, 97^; do 3's, 87; We-tra-lian 3;'s, 97.1 ; do 3's. 86. Thu impoff. of Biitain in March dc iivased £31,316. and the exports denvxscd £1.006,000. The re experts ,i',!i.'re:i."tl £1 .575.CC0, r..n.psivd with the pit-vioi'i Mn: i-li. S'.'i.-ii-Cf : Waihi .lun liun hnv«rs 28? 3J ..tellers 29.-, 3d.