GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4819, 24 November 1902, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

(Received November 23, 4,47 p.m.) 1 LONDON, November 22. Mr Garaesby Tate, an Indian financier, is expending two millions sterling in developing iron properties at Clianden, Central India. Tho withdrawals from Trench savings banks now amount to a hundred and three million francs for the year. The cause has so far been undiscovered. The Pacific Cable Board announces that operations will bo commenced on tho Stli December. The Peninsular and Oriental Company, in addition to a divident of 6£ per cent., also declared a bonus of 3 per cent. The Tyser lines steamer Marera, a sister "ship to the Niwaru, has been launched at Belfast. Tho recent epidemic of &7uallpox cost the Metropolitan Asylums Board half a million. PARIS. November 21, "Figaro” states tlyxfc an important financial syndicate l has been formed in Paris with the object of capturing' Madame Humbert in connection with the recent swindles. ' » M. Clemcnccau, tho Paris Deputy, proposes that tho monopolies.cnjcyed by notaries process-servers, registrars and appraisers shall be abolished, compensation being given them to tho extent of 931.000,000 francs (<£37,240,00q). Colonel PiequaxT, who was a prominent witness in the Dreyfus case, has recovered 10,000 francs (=£4oo) damages from elm newspaper ‘ f Le Jour” for accusing him of treason. A combination of financiers and engineers has been formed in Baris to construct railways in Southern Persia. Three French cruisers arc going to Tangier, on tho northern coast of Morocco. ST. PETERSBURG, November 21. Tho Czarina is living quietly at Livaclia. and slowly recovering from her attack of nervous depression. MELBOURNE. November 22. Grummet, of Victoria, wjio won the champion aggregate at the Federal >tiflo Meeting laigryear, repeated the performance at tin's meeting with 433 points, -jrfeutenant Ison was second with 452, NOUMEA, November 22. A violent earthquake lias been experienced here, lasting 3sec. The direction was from east to west. It caused great excitement. SYDNEY, November 23. The cable steamer Anglia Las arrived from Fiij.