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September 18, 1921, Temperature 80.
No. 18,362 二拜後 鐡三十月九年一十二百九千一英
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REPUTATION.
A STIRRING PICTURE AT THE CORONET.
LONDON, September 13. If "Reputation" does nothing more British production of pig iron during August amounted to 83,000 tons it will hally establish Priscilla Dean compared with 10,000 tons in July and 385,000 tys in March before as one of the greatest of screen the coal stoppage. The production of steel ingots and castings during actress. She plays bere a double August amounted to 432,000 toos, compared with 117,000 tons in July and part, that of mother and daughter 359.000 tons in March. Forty-six blast furnaces were operating on August who are so widely apart that the call 31 compared with 15 on July 31 and 109 before the coal stoppage. New.made upon the actress could be met castle reports state that the number of idle collieries in the district has The mother is a famous actress only by one possessing rare talent. increased and production has been generally curtalled owing to the lack of who drifts. steadly downward foreign trade. The collieries are suspending work rather than incur heavier and finally falls swiftly to the lowest loss by selling at still lower prices.
HUNGARY STILL QUIBELIT.
VIGOROUS COERCIVE MEASURES NECESSARY.
LONDON, September 12. Foreign Office telegrams show that the attide of the Hungarian Government as regards the Burgenland dispute contining very unsatis- factory. Hungary replied to the Allies note suggesting that the work of restoring order shall be entrusted to Hungarian troops.. This is regarded as irrelevant and an abandonment of previous disavowals for responsibility for the action of irregular bands. The Austrians bave today withdrawn from their zone. Meanwhile a state of alarm prevails on the frontier, populations and cattle being driven inland. It is felt in London that it is necessary to employ vigorous coercive measures to compel fulfilment of Hungary's obligations,
GIRMAN MISSIONARIES.
QUESTION FOR METHODIST CONFERENCE.
LONDON, September 12..
The question of German missionaries resuming work abroad was raised at the Methodist conference at Westminster today, when a resolution moved by the German delegate Herr Bek urging the conference work ways and means to open the way for German missionaries to the mission fields was referred to the Conference's business committee.
MLLE. LENGIUN'S ILLNESSA
MATCH WITH MRS. MALLORY INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
New York, September 12.
depths of degradation. The daughter is fresh and sweet, seeking a chance to secure a footing on the stage a delightfully winsome figure, To Bash from sordidness to purity, fram the foul atmosphere of an ophum den it London to the humble room where the daughter lives in poverty bat keeps the air sweet, and to make both scenes convincing is indeed a triumph As is fitting the story moves at first slowly in keeping with the fam- ous actress's descent. More and more reckless she becomes, rapid and more rapid becomes the pace of her fall, and therefore more swift becomes the action of the story. Scenes of splen- scenes of rare beauty follow each dour, scenes of sheer sordidness.
other in swift succession and present. is the breathless audience finds the daughter impersonating her famous mother in a great Broadway produc tion. It would be unfair to give away the climax here, but this may be said that no more powerful bit of emotional acting has ever been seen on the screen than when the mother learns that her daughter is likely to suffer the death penalty for a murder Before the very eyes of the audience which the mother has commixed. the still half beautiful face grows old and haggard and torture-stricke The scene is almost painful in its intensity and one was glad ́àgain to ses Priscilla Dean as the daughter and foeathe the fresh air of ybadg innocence A great picture this.
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Owing to the illness of Mile. Lenglen which has forced her to default again after playing dhe set in an exhibition doubles match at Brooklyn, the match between Mie, Lenglen and Mrs. Mallory has been indefinitely post-report issued yesterday morning is as poned.
GERMAN EXCHANGE.
-MARK - MAKES FRESH LOW RECORD.
LONDON, September 12.
The German mark made a fresh low record to-day when it touched
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PARIS, September 12. Interviewed by a New York Herald representative, Senbor Da Cunha, the Brazilian delegate to the League of Nations, declared that if Mr. Elba Root declined to be a candidate for the Court of International Justice, Brazil would reserve her vote. He said that the Latin Americans would claim
three seats on the tribunal.
HOME BOING.
JOE BECKETT RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF BRITAIN.
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LONDON, September 12. At Covent Garden Opera House, in the heavyweight championship of Britain, Joe Beckett beat Boy Macormick. The latter retired in the twelfth with low down Porcelain found.
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ERZA, September 12,
The Soviets have proclaimed martial law in Besserable and the Rumanian frontier zone, Forty-eight thousand hungry and half naked children from the Volga district are stated to have assembled at Chellabinsk awaiting departure for Siberia.
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ROUBAIX SUPPORT FOR LICLE TRETICE WORKET
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The metal workers, the, municipal empleysis, Ind hakers of Koubali hava struck is sympśthy will the
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Since our last report on the 20th August by str. "Dunera" our yarn market has considerably improved and in sympathy with good demand from 'consuming centres, there bad been keen inquiry, during the whole of the interval, for spot cargo which has tended to advance prices to the extent of $3 to 10 per bale and busi ness has passed in about 4,000 bales. From the activity shown by the bayess there would have been much larger business, bet on account of continuously rising rates in India, and.) lower, ropees rates Foreign holders se refraining from parting with higher prices. their stock fo anticipation of securing
Although there is keen demand for spot cargo, buyers show very little which they are offering very low rates Inclination for forward business for
owing to the sudden and unexpected"} changes under the present abnormal conditions of trade.
At the close the market is quiet but steady.
Unsold stocks 3,700 bales. Bargain in Chinese hands 12,000, bales.
Arrival From Bombay 36,000. bales. C
Shanghai There had beed very
demand from the Mogh whi ha considerably improved the far-
·ket and business has been done of a large scale with an advance of Tis. 5. rå 7 per bale..........
Japanese Yarn-During the first part of the interval basisèm had passed on a moderate scale at ruling rates, but the news of a sudden big sellers to refrain from selling more rise in Japan, had not only caused
Iɔis but several Japanese Firms have cammenced buying back from the local. Chinese dealers at much lilgter rates which has greatly strengthened the market, în this particolar Yarı with the consequent rise of $5 to 20 per bale.
The following are the latest quota- tiono
Bales Nagasaki No, 10s at $185) 200 Bales Nasáki. No, 291 at $255/280; Ba 3 Horses: No. 16s at $219; Bales 3 Horses - No. 20% av
| $255; 500 BLES Yébow Jons No. 201
at $240/263 Biles Setsu No. 10% at
|$187- Bales Sales No. 20m at $360;|
Fales Bine Pisliza -20% at $259. * Raw Cotton lingal, with sma stock: there is inquiry in the staple article, sales vanast 100, balen at $26 to 28
Quotations Bental at $34 to 29, Chiners at #28 to 35 per plocła
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