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日十二月九西洋辛大歲年十國民華中
THE DOLLAR.
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Today's opening rate 29 18:
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October 211, 1921 Temperature 76
No. 18,394 沿拜谘 进十二月十年一十二百九千一英
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FRENCH BANK SETBACK.
BANK CONSORTIUM ABANDONS RESCUE.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT DEFAULTS.
PARIS, October 19.
The consortium of banks which was formed with" the object of coming to the rescue of the Banque In dustrielle de Chine has informed the Minister of Finance that it has been obliged to abandon the idea owing to the fact that the Chinese Government is no longer pre- pared to abide by its promisal guarantees.
NOT SINGAPJET.
BRITISH NAVAL BASE IN THE PACIFI.
MELBOURNE, October 19.
DAWN OF A NEW DAY.
WORLD CO-OPERATIVE ENDEAVOUR NEEDED,
PRESIDENT HARDING'S ROFES,
New Yoas, October 19. President Handing, speaking at a ceremony in commemoration of the British surrender of Yorktown in. 1781. surrounded by high officials of the administration and standing within sight of the spot where Lord Cornwallis laid down his sword, said that he hoped to see it an enduring sentiment of peaceful relationship between the two great English-speaking nations "that either should ever again lift the sword against the other must be unthinkable as we are naturally arrayed together in a trusteeship preserving civilisation for all time." The triumph of freedom in the American colonies
Mr. Hughes, speaking in the House of Represen had strengthened liberalism in the old world. This Hberalion had grown dominant and had inevitably tatives, said that the question of a naval base in the
brought Britain and America to a policy a" accommoda- Parific had been discussed by the Imperial Conferenction and pacific adjustment of all diferites. After a
A decision was reached but the base would not be Singapore.
AMERICAN FREIGHTS REDUCED.
NEW CONTINENTAL EUROPE RATES.
NEW YORK, October 19.
The Continental conference of Shipping Board representatives and shipping companies has announced a reduction in freights to Continental Europe of between 15 and 20 per cent. a ton on meta's and three to five per cent. on oils. grains, meats and canned goods.
UPPER SILESIAN DECISION.
EFFECTIVE HINT QUIETENS BOTH SIDES.
LONDON, October 19.
It is learned that the Polish Government has given -- an assurance that it will do its utmost to ensure the currying out of the League of Nations decision with re- gard to Upper Silesia. It is believed that this will have s calming effect on Germany se it is known that Germany has been communicating with Poland with regard to settlement. It is binted that if either party does not accept the decision the Supreme Council may reconsider the frontier in favour of the accepting party, but it is confidentially hoped that Germany will un- reservedly accept.
LONDON, October 19.
In a speech at Daimair, Lord Inveraxira declared that unless the price of steel was reduced to something Eke pre-war figures, steel works must close down.
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.
AMERICAN BANKING EXPERTS INVITED.
WASHINGTON, October 19.
President Harding has declined the invitation of British bankers to send representatives to a non-official financial conference on December 12 but has expressed the opinion that private banking experts would probably gladly participate.
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE INVITATION.
BELGIUM ACCEPTS WITH THANKS.
WASHINGTON, October 19. Belgium has accepted the invitation to attend the Washington conference “with thanks and appreciation." FRENCH PREMIER'S POSITION.
PARIS, October 19,
In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Briand acnounced that subject to the approval of Parliament he himsel heads the French delegation to Washington.
FREICH IMPORTS DECREASE.
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century of unbroken peace, they were united in the sacrifice ulthe world war, the lesson of which was the real interdependence of the nations which lead civilisation. After paying a tribute to France. President Harding said that they stood at the dawn of a new day in which the nations would be stronger forcontributing to the world's betterment. It was an urgent need to bring together the best thought of all peoples into co-operative endeavour which would shun armed alliances and strengthen the concors of peace.
PREMIER'S UNEMPLOYMENT HOPL3.
EXPORT CREDIT SCHEME AMENDED.
£20,000,000 COLONIAL CREDIT PLAN.
Lospus, October 19.
Mr. Lloyd George speaking in the House of Com nons on unemployment, dwelt on the importance of reviving trade. He said that he had to convert the world's need for goods into 'demand and demand into payment. He announced that the Government's export credit scheme would be amended, the Gorement guaranteeing 100 per cent. instead of 85 per cent, and a special advisory commission would fix the marimum That to which each firm would be permitted to trade. would enable busines in textile fabrics to be done abroad.
NEW COLONIAL LOANS.
Mr. Lloyd George announced that Mr. Winston Churchill has arranged to raise about £20,000,000 upon the credit of the British Colonies for the purposes of development of railways and utility works which would appreciably affect the engineering trades in Britain. He pointed out that orders were tarrying because the cust of production and the cost of raising capital were both excessive. The Goverment proposed guaranteeing colonial loans providing their expenditure promoted em- ployment in the United Kingdom. A land contributed to jointly by the workers, master, and the state would he established for six months from which the unemploy ed were already receiving benefit and would receive so additional grant for their families.
BRITAIN'S COURAGE.
Mr. Lloyd George said that trade recovery was the real remedy for unemployment. That did not depend on the Government which was compelled to economise ruthlessly. He emphasised that in spite of a debt of £8,000,000,000 Britain was paying her way and not concealing deficiencies by printing paper money. Her courage would be rewarded. He appealed to masters and workers to coppose their differences, otherwise there would be no wage.
GOVERNMENT'S BILLS.
Loxos, October 19, Two Government billa dealing with unemployment were formally introduced into the House of Commons by Dr. Macnamara, namely a bill temporarily providing for payment of grants to unemployed worker towards the maintenance of their families and suspending opera- tion of section 27 of the Unemployment Insurance Act; also a bill enthoring during a limited period provision The imports of France for the first nine months of for poor relief to destitute able bodied persons une- 1921 totalled 15,833 million france, 24 806,000 tons com- ployed in Sectland and extending the borrowing powers. pared, with 46,155,000 tons during the coresponding of parish councilă.
EXPORTS SHOW SMALL INCREASE.
PARIS, October 19.
MAXIM GOʻKY'S NEW HOLE
period last year. The reduction is largely due to a de crease of 9,000,000 tons in caw materials. The exports. totalled 15,562 million francs, 10,727 000 tons, compared NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN CAPITALISTS. with 8,951,000 tons during the corresponding period of
1920.
PARIS SENSATION. - A
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S ESCAPE.
· BOMB-AS · PERPUME,
✅ Paris, October 19, A parcel addressed to the American Ambasadar house apparently outsiging a bottle of perfume sxploded when opened by a vadić suciowdy injuring the latter and wrecking the res. The bottle contained a high explosive bomal.
HELSINGFORS, Oct br 19.
Maxica Gorky has arrived. It is understood that be propose to enter into negotiations with American capitalists on behalf of the Soviet Government.
ITALIAN COSXEGALINYIMO "HONOURED", "Y. FREEDOM OF NEW YORK: CITY,
New York, Ostobar 10. General Diaz. the Italian generalissimo, was" enthusiastically welcomed on his arrival to attend the convention of the American Legion. He was accorded the freedom of the proy
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