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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
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P.PE'S OBSTQUIES
SOLEMN POMP.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
ROME, January 26.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/7 1/8. To-day's opening rate 2/7 1/8.
RUSSIAN FAMINE HORROR
MILLIONS MUST DIE."
RELIEF WORKERS AWFUL DILEMMA.
GENEVA, January 26. The obsequies of the Pope were carried out to-day Dr. Nansen, in a despairing report to a meeting of with solemn pomp. The ceremonies began with a the international committee for the relief of Russian procession through the Basilien to the Chupal in the famine regious, said that millions of people could have Choir, where after absolution had been given, the been saved if the governments last September had done body was lifted from the funeral bed and placed in a what they had been asked. It wu now too late and coffin which consisted of three casings, one of eypress millions must die whatever the governments did. wood lined with red silk, the second of lead four He warned relief agencies of the necessity of millimetres thick, and the third of elm. The Prefect of caution in choosing food because rich foods
were
the Sacred Palace laid two coverings of white silk on the killing people whose digestions had been weakened by Pope's face and hands. An account of the Pope's life famine. Grain Way the best food but they
was read and then enclosed in a copper cylinder and were confronted with the awful dilemma of distribut- placed at his feet with a purse of red velvet and ing grain for purposes of sowing as well as feed- specimens of medals struck during bis pontiscate. Violeting, because sowing was essential to prevent a worse silk ribbone were placed across the lid of each of the famine next year. This terrible choice must be made three sings and sealed by prominent members of the in selecting particular districts to be saved. He men- Hierarchy, after which the coffin was surrounded by the tioned that the total gifts of the governments to the Guardia Noble. Followed by cardinals and members of Red Cross amounted to £1,220,000, which was ouly the diplomatic corps it was carried in procession to the sufficient to feed 2,000,000 people. high altar, whence it was carried down into the vaults und laid to its tomb.
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BALANCING THE BUDGET.
INCREASING THE RECEIPTS NEARLY 100 PER CENT.
BERLIN, January 27.
WASHINGTON, January 26 During the conleren at the White House, Preв- ident Harding submitted a pisa under which Japan will cease t insist on giving a loan to China and will premit the latter to purchase the railway with notes payable optionally in five or fifteen years. On the In an important speech, the Chancellor, Dr. Wirth, other hand, Chins should consent to retention of a addressing the Reichstag on reparations and Germany's Japanese traffic manager and chief accountant during the financial programme, referring to the Allies' demand period of payment The Chinese delegates stated that for balancing of the budget, said that when the newto-day the proposal was cabled to Puking and intimated financial proposals had been voted, the German receipts that if the question were left to them they would un- would total 100 milliard marks against 55 milliards for doubtedly adopt President Harding's suggestion. last year.
FLANCE'S FAR EAST'RN INTERESTS.
PARIS January 27,
The Chancellor then announced the term of the agreement reached between the different German parties, namely (1) a compulsory loan COMMITTEES APPROVE SAFEGUARDING BILL. of 100 milliard gold marks bearing in erest only after three years and intended to cover the budget expenditure for 1922, not relating to ports and railwaya. (2) The tax on post-war profits to be abandoned. (3) The levying of a two per cent. basines tax. (1) The raising of the daty on coal 49 per cent. and (5) A sugar duty of 50 marks per 100 kilogrammes.
The Chance' or concluded with a reference to and endorsement of Mr. Lloyd Geroge's words of the Beed for restoration of confidence between the nations.
SOUTH AFRICA'S STRIKES.
COAL MINERS DISCHARGED.
ABSOLUTELY NO PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT.
JOHANNESBURG, January 26. The colliery section of the Chamber of Mines has withdrawn the offer it made to the coal miners with the result that notices have been posted at the colliories dis. charging all strikers.
MINERS BITTER,
JOHANNESBURG, January 25. There is absolutely no sign of settlement. Durg the resumed conference on the gold dispute, tho workers'
The Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deput- ies after listening to report by M. Bokanowski on the bill respecting the safeguarding of French interests in the Far East, which concludes with the text of the bill as completed yesterday, anthorised him to present it to the Chamber. The Committee of Foreign Affairs also adopted the report.
NEW SOUTH WALES BOR LOWS.
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NEW £7,000,000 6 PER CENT. LOAN.
LONDON, January 26.
A new £7,000,000 New South Wales 6 per cent. losu is being underwritten at a price of ninety-seven for conversion loans repayable in August or October.
FRENCH
NEWS.
PARIS, January 23. Negotiations for the Frraco British pact are proce:d- ing satisfactorily. The two governments are now ex-
North African problemas which ought to be settled first. changing views abon' various Eastern issues, including
The papers are greatly pleised over Count Sforza's representatives bitterly attacked the Chamber of Mines, appointment as Italian Ambassador to Paris. Count declaring that the men's health did not matter to the glorze was ever one of the staunchest supporters of the
Franco-Italian entente.-Havas.
Chamber, that it was the officials and not th miners who wore redundant yet there had been no correspond-, ing retrenchments in the number of officials employed.
* WETE AUSTRALIA."
SYDNEY, January 26.
Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, in a spenuh, advo- cated throwing open the door of Australia to our own'
ALLIED DEUTS PUDING · BILL.
SENATE APPROVES AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON, January 27. The Bonnte has approved an amendment to the Bill race and then the world would stand behind the "white for refunding allied debts to the United States providing
Pagloimam interest of 11 par cont. Australia" policy
NEIRO LY CHERS CONFDAS.
FIVE LIFE SENTENCES. PASSED.
OKLAHOMA Óvir; Janury 26, 20
GERMANY'S 1931 T2.DT.
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS.
BELLIN, January 27.
In 1921, for the first time since the war, the value,
Five splf-confessed members of a party which of German exports uxe eded that of imports, The' lynobod 4 negro have bbon sentenced to penal servitude Ogurer show the former at 14,000 million and the latter for life. Three of the convicted men are whit a and two
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