MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13, 16 January 1903, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. I St. Petersburg, January 14. The Budge L . shows Russi i's revenue as £200,000,000 sterling, There is a small surplus. Large additional pro vision is made for the army, navy, and railways extension. The Duke and Duche-s of Cod naught visited Khyber Pa°s, About 3000 troops lined the pass, end the Afridi headmen visited the Duke. London, January 14. Dr. Davidsen, Primate-elect, will be enthroned oh February 12th. The Ohilian battleship Constitution, which has just baen launched at Elswick, carries the most powerful guns in the world. She is built to attain a record speed. Mr Balfour is confined to his bed. There is a s'ight rise in his temperature. He caught; a chill while s-eing the King on Monday when he was unwell. Th : rty degree? of frost have been registered in Scotland. The weather is very severe ovor Britain and the Continent. Signor Marconi has promised to the Mfeteorologi-al Bureau with information about the barom»teric pressure supplied by ships crossing th* Atlan'ic. New York, January 14, L'' utsnan 1 - Peary, vvhi recently returned from a prolcngsd s'ay in the Polar regions, is Sfeking a suitable steamer to make a frfsb attempt to ieich the North po'e. Paris, January 14. M, Combes, thi Premier of Franc*, has refused authorisation to 947 religious congregations. M. Bourgeois has been elected President of .the Chamber of Deputi-s. Berlin, Jonuary 14. I Judge G>izzenbeim«r, of Munich, and Baron. St°nbr, Belgian Consul in the same ci'y, have been sentenced to four and two months' imprisonment resp'ctiuely, for fighting a duel. Tne qusrrel arose out of Judge Guzzenheimer's adultery with Stebn's wife. Baron Sternberg, th« new German Min's'er in.the United State?, has be«n instructed to emphasise the community of American, German, and British interests. Constantinople, January 14. The Porte forbade the shor'er rou'e to Egyp'ian pilgrims travelling to Mecca, the Holy City of Mobamedacs in Arabia. The Khedive'telegraphed that Egypt had her rights, and th>t he intended to adhere to the shorter route. Received 15, tl.lO p m, St. Petersburg, January 15. The Czar .warmly thanked -M. de Witte for. his ten years financial serviefs, and welcomes the opening cf the Dardanelles to ill warsh : p». London, January 15. Mr Balfour's condition is satisfactory. Berlin, January 15. Friedhetr von Rbeir.baben, M'nister of Finance, speaking in th«i Prussian Diet, described Am c rican competition as a dark cloud on Germany's economic I horizon.