HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 6464, 27 January 1896, Page 1

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(FEB. united press ASSOCIATION.) Received January 26, at 6 p.m.] London, January 25. The Gulf of Venice caught fire in Liverpool harbor, and bad to be flooded. A thousand tons of fine goods were ruined. The leading Queensland firms are arranging to establish meat extract works in the vicinity of the Gulf of Carpentaria. A large quantity of the Gulf of Siam's frozen mutton is being distributed among charities by the Lord Mayor. Rome, January 25. King Menelik has permitted the Ita ian troops to vacate Makaleh, the enemy assisting in the transport. Overtures for peace are pending. Received January 27, at 0.40 a. nr. London, January 25. The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company shows a profit for the year of L 39,898. It pays a dividend on preference shares, the balance being carried forward. Mr Playford, South Australian AgentGeneral, begins inscription of that colony's stock on February 10. Messrs Glynn, Mills, and Co., who previously did the colony's business, have completely surrendered their interests. Mr Playford considers the Pacific cable of wholly Canadian interest, and that it is unlikely England will pay anything towards losses by South Australia if the new cable is constructed. He adds that it would be a mistake for the colonies to tie the hands of their delegates to the Imperial Colonial Conference.