SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2458, 31 October 1876, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

j (pbb yfiiia? "AGENCY,) I —. ————O- —■ — , ~,Ductdin, Monday. Owing to tho Jong.spcll of dry weather ! thero' is" much' sickness^' : causing great inconvenience. ! Thrso thousand .persong visited Ocean Beach by rail yesterday. Mr Musgrave. and Mrs Hill and_ daughter, left to-day to join Iloskins'l company. ■ Mrs Byers comes' hero. " • There are twenty-five entries for the silver cup chess match. « .. : ' The sixth half-yearly meeting of the National Insura'nce;Company will'be held onithel3th'of Novemberi-'. From the ! pobi to 1 be 'submitted,-' ! it apjieirs - total receipts for the half-year (including' £6,563 6s Id carried forward froni tfie previous balance) 6ave'Been ! 'fisl , ,fi9o'-108 9d. Xbe expenditure for'the same period haß-beeri'i£3Bj46ll7s Id, leaving for distribution the sum of-£13,428-13s -8:1; 1 his,sura .the dirpctprs recommend ahpuld be appropriated as', follows :~To the pay? ment of dividends at the rate of 2 per cent, per, annum, £5,000; a torbe; :carried forward to the next half-year, £8,428 18s Bd. Provision'; : has. .been made, in the (iccounts-for £7,856 14s..;6d.unadjusted losses, and also re-insurances in tho marine department,: and all- the. knosn liabilities at,the date of closing the books) which have been daly carried to profit and loss account. - Owing to the heavy losses the; directors are unablo' to recommend any sum to be carried to thoroservo fund out of this balance;'' • ■ ■: : V- i