MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 58, 9 March 1903, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

London, March 6. a The Bank of Australasia his declared a dividend of 11 per cent., added £35,- > 000 to the reserve, £14,000 to the j premises accoun% s it "sid: £15,142 i'S . r a bonus to tha staff, and carried for- c 1 ward £14,648. t | Berlin, March 6, ] It is officially announced at Berlin that the Kaiser's letter to Admiral Hollenan, explaiaing his attitude towards the higher criticism, was written entirely of the Kaiser's oivn mind. Th« Kaiser pre:ented copies of bis bible criticisms to all the chaphins of j cf the Gdrman ILec. . Received 8, 4.30 p.m. . London, March 7. The Council of th-j British Assocu- 1 tion has unanimously nominated Mr ' Balfour for the presidency. The aunuar meeting is to be held at Cambridge next year, He recommended the Association to accept tha South African Chartered invitation to hold the 1905 meeting at Vici toria Hills. I The Admiralty are acquiring 1000 ! acres of land on tha north sida of the ! Firth of Forth for a new naval base at 1 a cost of £IOO,OOO. The land chiefly | belongs te Lords Linlithgow and liosebeny. | The Times refers to the death of j Cokmoi George Francis Robert Hon--1 derson, director of Militiry Intellig*nc> in South Africa, as almost an irreparable loss to the army. imports into Britain for February decreased by £1,120,000, but exports increased by £1,463,000 as compared with the previous F^biuary. Received 8, 4.44 p.m. London, March 7. The Pas De Calais' escape from the Goodwin's was due to the anchor catching the cable line. The London C hamber of Commerce Conference resolved that the Gernan tariff i* injuuous to Britain's most favoured nation clause, not being an : equitable return for practically free imports compared with ber high tarifh. ■ The Government ought to negotiate a special tariff conseation with Germany land other countries. The local indus I trial committees shou'd bj in touch I witn the central L«ndon committee with the object of s'udying the tff\.ct of the tariff.