MISCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2317, 26 November 1914, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS

-■■-.' HERB HARDEN'AGAIN. (Reo. November .25/ 5.30 P..m.) \ London, November 24. ' Horr Maximilian Harden, the Get , ' man editor and publicist, speaking in Berlin, defined militarism ae "what other people have." He added: ."The least little tradesman, the most modest, village in Germany, will despise the pitiable practices of England in trying to undermine us."—("Times"- and Sidney "Sun" Services.) •

.NO ENGLISH NAMES FOR GERMAN,' OR AUSTRIAN. , > ■ (Rec. November 25, 8.15 p.m.) Melbourne, November.2s. ;" The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) proposes to legislate to prevent Germans and Austrianr 'changing their names. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE; ; (Rec. November 25, 9.45 p.m.), j New York, November 24. ; The Stock Exchange opens on Satur-" day, but dealings will be Testiicted to certain classes of bonds. TO HELP THE MOTHER COUNTRY.,' (Reo. November 25, 11.80 p;ra.) > d, Ottawa, November 25. - The Manufacturers' 'Association and, the Grain Growers' Association, two bodies, hitherto bitter political enemies, united in a deputation to Sir Robert Bcrden (the Canadian Premier) asking for the appointment of a Comrnis--sion to increase the agricultural out-} put of Canada in order to help the \ Mother Country duriuß the war. Robert Borden promised the ment'e assistance in • the ; matter. - BRITAIN'S WAR , FINANCE. '• . London, November 24. In Committee on the Finance Bill Mr. Lloyd George announced that temporary rebates, ranging to 25., would be made en the new/beer duty, until, the full duty will operate after! March* 1917. '. ', - . ' IMPERIAL RELATIONS. London, November 24. Dootor Ollis, of W,est- Australia,; read; a paper at the Colonial Institute on • the expansion of Imperial relations t with, the Dominions resulting from thf I war. Baron. Lucas presided.