PREFERENTIAL TRADE.
«S* ! 1 LONDON, March 8. ' Lord Hugh Ctcl:, in reply to a cou<.-spor>-dent, diicldied : "My opinion ib that Mr Balfom'.s and Mr Chamberlain's policies are quit.o distinct, but they arc in seme rc&pcots meconcilable.' 5
THE RUSSIAN OUTRAGE. 3*. THE INDEMNITY PAID. LONDON, March 10. Count Benckendorff, the Russian Amb-i'. sador, handed to Lord Lansdowne. Minister of Foreign Affairs, £65,000 f • th« Hull fishermen's indemnity. Tbe Times states that Britain, on he* own initiative, reduced the fishermen's claims — which were upwards of £103,000 —to £65,000. There is k»en dissatisfaction „: Ut. at the Board of Trade reducing the claims for compensation for the Dogger Bank outrage on the trawlers. The Gamecock fleet alone, claimed £58,000. Moreover, the mission ships' repairs cost £14.000. Questions on th-e subject are announced in Parliament
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Otago Witness, Issue 2661, 15 March 1905, Page 19
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