LATE CABLES

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1509, 31 January 1901, Page 32

LATE CABLES

LONDON, January 25. Wool is flat of sale, there being an inferior selection offered. Large vitnurawals have been made. The half-yearly ba!ance-sheet_of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, shows that the deposits amounted to Manchuria and the Yangtze, exclusively £5,644,998; bills and securities, £13,697,333. LONDON, January 26 New Zealand meat is unchanged. River Plate —Heavy, 4|d ; light, 3 7 d. Won! clips—“R.S.,” 6>-d; “Titi,” ; “Hardv,” 7 ML Julian T. B. Arnold, a solicitor, ha a been sentenced at the Old Bailey on two charges of misappropriating trust moneys to seven and three years’ impnrunment respectively. Thomas B. Sismey, Arnold s partner, has been sentenced to futon l months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud. John Greenfield, another solicitor, vms presented for sentence at the Odd Bade.’; on a charge of misappropriation of events’ money, and received twelve months’ imprisonment. LONDON, January 27.

The death is announced of Signor Verdi, the famous composer. All the theatres in Italy have been closed out oi respect to bis memory. LONDON, January 28. A.Reuter despatch announces that the wholesale business quarter iof Montreal has been destroyed by tire, including the Board of Trade buildings. The damage is estimated at five million dollars. The Dublin Corporation has elected Mr Timothy Harrington to be Lord Mayor. Hei opposed ,iiS predecessor’s resolution cf condolence with the Royal Family. The motion was carried by 30 votes to 22. SYDNEY, January 29 On the application of petitioner, the fresh trial in the Coningharn divorce suit-has been fixed for March Hth. MELBOURNE,, January 28. Mr Seddon returns to Sydney on Friday, and sails for New Zealand by the Moncwai.