GREAT BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 134, 30 October 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN.

©BATH OF BRITISH PRINCE. London, October 8. Tfoe death is reported of Prince Maurice of Batteaburg from wounds. [Prince Maurice was the youngest •cm of Princess Beatrice, youngest laughter of Queen Victoria, and was 23 rg of age.} HELP FOR THE DOMINIONS. „ nrPKRTAL AUTHORITIES AND COLONIAL LOANS. ffWO MILLIONS FOR NEW ZEALAND. ZEPPELIN SCARE SUBSIDES. London, October 28. The Hon. T. Mackenzie formulated a ■eheme to secure the Imperial Government's financial assistance for the Dominions during war time. He arranged » deputation to Mr Lloyd George in which South Africa and Canada Joined. Australia did not participate. j After a discussion with Mr Lloyd iGeorge and the Governor of the Bank of England, the Chancellor of the Ex- j chequer agreed to meet the deputation's Irishes. The Government agreed ,to guarantee the Bank of England for money required by Canada, South Africa | and New Zealand, the amount to be in-1 «luded in the. next Imperial war Io:>.;\ | The scheme Becures money at a rate not -exceeding 4% per cent. South Afrie: Will receive seven millions and it is nrr derstood New Zealand will have t-.v.-millions. Canada will also receive ass!?- , ■twice. Bomb insurances in London arc easier at 2s 6d per cent.

The recent British order not to arrest enemy reservists in neutral vessels «a the high seas has been rescinded.

TOO SUBSTANTIAL. - J FOUNDATIONS OF GERMAN BUILDINGS. |IS IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION. ! Re»eived 29, f1.15 pjn. LoArton, October 28. Sit the London County Council meetfa* the chairman announced that a committee had made investigations to asctrt*ia why some German firms in recent years bad constructed buildings wiu foundations of nndue strength. The findings had been referred to the military authorities. "HOCH, DER KAISER!" •RUANS BUOYED UP WITH FALSE HOPE. Received 29, 8.25 p.m. London, October 28. Oie hundred and seventy-four Herman fildicrs. many mere lads, were brought to Camberley. A hundred German and Austrian civilian prisoners were warmly greeted, shouting "Hoch der Kaiser! The tin/ will soon come and deliver us!"

BANKING OONFERBNCE. Received 30. I'2Jj a.m. London, October 23. At a meeting of the English and Scottish Bank, the dircrton stated that they had never felt the slightest uneasiness. Thanks to timely precautions, the bank WM unusually strong in coin when the moratorium was enforced. 'Mark Hamburg was awarded £SOO tamages against the London Daily Mai! fcr asserting that be was a Ccrman.