YESTERDAY'S CABLES

Southland Times, Issue 11899, 21 November 1891, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S CABLES

British and Foreign LONDON, Nov. 19. Prince George's temperature is lower, and his strength is maintained. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, and carried to reserve L 15,000. The Times denounces, as alarming and dangerous to the country, the present condition of the British army. Whalley, a deceased Blackburn solicitor, is alleged to have defrauded clients to the extent of LIOO,OOO. The Rev. Dr Charters has been nominated Moderator of the Church of Scotland and i the Rev. Dr Blaikie Moderator of the Free Chnrch. PARIS, Nov. 19. The miners strike has extended to the Department of the Nord. The miners in Pas , de Calais are overawed by extensive military precautions. , It is reported that the Rothschilds have ; taken up one hundred and twenty - five ' million francs, the balance of the unsold [ Russian scrip. , BERLIN, Nov. 19. 1 Nordmeyer and Michaelson, bankers, of i Hamburg, have failed for three-quarters of 1 a million. Their assets are trifling. Both • have been arrested. The political unrest at Berlin is severely ; depressing the Bourse. German loans have > fallen one and a quarter per cent., an almost ' unknown event. VIENNA, Nov. 19. Forty thousand Russian infantry have ' been sent to reinforce the army on the ! Polish frontier. Austria, in consequence, is 1 arranging to do likewise on her frontier. 1 BELGRADE, Nov. 19. , King Milan, in consideration of receiving a sum for the payment of his debts and furj ther pecuniary assistance, has agreed to resign control of his son and all claims to the throne of Servia. ROME, Nov. 19. Marquis Rudini proposes to reduce com- , pulsory service in the Italian army to two years. I OTTAWA, Nov. 19. The Canadian Government intends to place a million settlers in the north-west portion of the Dominion during the next five years. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Eighteen regiments, comprising almost the total forces in Rio Grande, have joined the ; rebel Junta. The movement is largely in favour of a restoration of the monarchy, but a section favour the secession of the province.