GENERAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS

PRUSSIAN AMBER. MONOPOLY. (Press Association. —Copxriqf t .) BERLIN, Feb. 4. Seven amber dealers are charged with defrauding the Prussian Treasury of £50,C00. Amber is a Stat? monpoly. LORD HARDINGE IMPROVING. DELHI. Feb. 4. Lord Hardinge is progressing favourably. ADMIRAL OF THE. FLEET. LONDON, Feb. 4. Vice-Admiral Sir William H. May has been promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. OCEAN ISLAND PHOSPHATE , DEPOSITS. (Received Feb. 5. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. Mr. Harcoiirt, 'in the House of Commons, stated that the royalty to be chai-ged on the Pacific Phosphate Company, operating in Ocean Island, would, in future, be Is instead of 6d a ton. NEW SOUTH WALES BY-ELECTION (Received 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The by-e]ection for Yass, Mr Neilsen's former seat, will take place on March sth. BANK OF EGYPT. (Ree. Feb. 5. 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. The official receiver of the Bank) of Egypt discharges all liabilities. DEATH OF SIR J. G. SPRIGG. (Received Feb. 5. 11.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Feb. 4. The death has occurred of Sir John Gordon Sprigg, ex-Premier-. LATE ADMIRAL BEDFORD. (Received Feb. 5, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. Sir Newton Moore represented West Australia at the late Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford's funeral at Walton. Thirty-six bluejackets dragged the gun carriage, and Admiral Bedford's collie Tony followed the remains to the graveside. MR NEILSEN RETURNS TO SYDNEY. (Received 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Th'u* Day. Mr Neilsen has returned from America. He states that he is finished with politics, adding that he thanked God for the libel law and his own right hand. S(/me people were going to feel the force of both.