MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7055, 17 February 1910, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON. February 15. The Orient Steamship Company are issuing 630,000 41 per cent, debentures at 95. Tho issue has been derwritten.Advices from Salonika state that Young Turks killed the notorious Bulgarian" chief Tchakalaumoff near Kastoria, Turkey. "!■ The Rugby Unions of England, Ireland, Scotland; and Wales arc jointly sending a team' to South Africa. , BERLIN, February 15. China has ordered from Krupp’s works at Essen, 200 light mountain, guhsi: : . . • ' ■ THE HAG HE, February 15. The. Netherlands Government isconvening an International Congress for the conservation of natural resources. Tho Congress will bo'hold; at tho Hague in 1911. MELBOURNE, February IG. Stock returns show that tho number of horses in Victoria at the bud of last year totalled 434,903; dairy cows, 600,166; other cattle, 964,966; sheep, 12,545,742; pigs, 179.355. Owing to the dearth bf female operatives ‘ intho ' clothing : trade,: manufacturers are considering a schema for obtaining a thousand English 'girlsThe body of Russel], a coal-trimmer On the, steamer Suovic, was found at the entrance to tho harbour; . Tho head was badly battered, and murder is suspected. • ■