BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9752, 25 May 1903, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

(flleotrio Tolograph— Copyright-United Press ARBOoiation. LONDON, May 23. The rebels are m possession of Linenfu, China. General Baden-Powell has presented to King Edward, at Buckingham Palace, the gun manufactured at Mafeking, which proved so useful m tho defence. The City of Wellington Electric Lighting Company is issuing 75,000 5 per cent, debentures. The new Mount Lyell Company will be registered at Melbourne. There will be 1,300,000 pound shares. It will take over the assets and liabilities of the amalgamated companies, each receiving 600,000 fully paid-up shares. A hundred thousand will be held by the new company as reserved capital. (Received May 25, 9.7 a.m.) LONDON, May 24. The United Empire Trade League is organising meetings m provincial centres to discuss the question of preferential tariffs. The Archbishop of Canterbury inducted the new missionary vessel Southern Cross at the East India Dock. The Bishops ol St. Albans and Adelaide, and Bishop Montgomery, lately Bishop of Tasmania, Admirals Fremantle, Beaumont and Gibson, and a large company were present. The Southern Cross sails to take up her mission work on tho 26th. A Brazilian 5 per cent, loan of 5i millions sterling has been floated. It is intended f6r Rio harbor improvements. It was issued at a minimum final of 90, and was subscribed threefold. The yacht Shamrock starts for America m the middle of this week. Mr Denis Kilbride, ex-member of the House of Commons, who was recently released from prison, 'has been elected unopposed for Kildare South, Mr Minch, the sitting member, having resigned. PARIS, May 23. Madame Melba deni& that she is ill.