BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13330, 6 July 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By "Telegraph-Copyright SALE OF RUSSIAN SHIPYARDS, LONDON, July .4. The Russian Government has decided to sell the Nevski shipyards to a- "foreign ."vndicate.- .It k,understood that the purchase price, is £15,000,000. FINANCIAL COMPETITION. The "Daily Mail" states that there is; keen competition between the, English, German and American financial groups. - THE NATIONAL BANK, i The! report, of the National Bank of New Zealand shows a-profit of £87,400. A dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 2 ,per cent, have been declared. The. sum of £15,000 has 'been added to the premises account, £25,000 to the, reserve, and £10,318, carried forward. TENNIS. In the final of the Singles Championship Brookes beat Gore—6 : 4, 6-2, 6-2. In the semi-finals of•;the Doubles Ghampion■ship, Brookes and .Wilding beat and Casdagli bv 3 sstfr.iovlovei. VISIT FROM. A LABOUR LEADER. Received 10.45 ..p.m':. July sth. LONDON, July 5. Mr Keir Hardie sails from 'Australia on July 12th via, Canada and Japan. Mem-, ber's- of the House' of Common's' (Independent Labour Party have authoris'sd • him to convey fraternal greetings to the Colonial Labour Party. THE STANDARD -Oil/TRUST. NEW YORK, July 4.1 JoluV D. • Rockefeller j Tins, been subpoenaed to appear at the Chicago Federal Court" oh July Ptli .to. testify respecting the' financial' condition-';, of the Standard Oil- Trust/ After .long: eS\ading service Rockefeller was. discovered by fa,, ruse at the residence of his son-in-law at Pittsfield. ./ ■':,:■■'.. ■:;'■.' RENTENeF/D TO DEATH. 7 , SOPHIA. July 4. Petroff, the murderer, of ; ,Mj : ,Petkoff, late Bulgarian '.Premier, has: been sentenced to death. . . .'\ V.;"