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The Tyrolean influence appears in this costume that leans decided- ly toward the land of the yodelers. Black krimmer fur forms the little stand-up collar.
THE CHINA MAL
M. BLUM'S PLEA FOR FI
GROWING UNREST AT RISING
COST OF LIVING
Paris, To-day.
A plea for patience and understanding was made by the Premier, M. Leon Blum, in a radio ad- dress to State officials and employees last night.
ADMITTING THAT THE DEMANDS. FOR SALARY IN. CREASES, IN VIEW OF THE HIGHER COST OF LIVING, ARE | ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED, THE PREMIER SAID THAT THE PRE- SENT FINANCIAL AND BUDGET CRISIS COULD BE OVER- COME ONLY WHEN THE GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY AGAIN RETURNS TO NORMAL.
He urged his listeners to re- would submit a Bill to Parliament gard the situation to-day as be-during the next few weeks which ing only temporary and pleaded will give them even more extensive for co-operation in improving it powers to combat this evil
The Premier concluded with a The Government, he stated, is seeking every means of bettering plea for loyalty and promised this conditions but cannot take steps on the part of the Government.- which would endanger their own rejects or weaken their own finan- cial position at a time when credit vas so necessary.
CAPITAL SHORTAGE
Private business, he declared, has nough capital and full use of the ècessary raw materials and is at present in a state of convalescence, but it requires patience on the part of the nation to enable it to recover completely.
Trans-Ocean.
MAN FAT WRECK
Raised And Towed To
Kowloon Dock
The wreck of the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company's Man Fat which was sunk on Wednesday in the central fairway in collision The problem facing the Govern with the Chak-sang, was raised on nent and nation was that of bring Saturday and towed to the Kowloor ng capital, hoarded and sent ou Dock, where repair work is to be of the country, back into circula-carried out. ion. This amount, he added, was hree times as great as the sum the The salvage operation was per- Government was forced to borrowformed by hawsers passed under Luring the present year.
the sunken vessel between a lighter
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a salvage launch. After being The Government is prepared to raised to the surface the wreck was ake energetic action against unsecured between the two craft for justified
prices, and the towage to the Dockyard.
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Gloria Stuart, who plays the title role in the “Girl On The Front Page."
This picture, taken from a Na. tional Guard plane, was made in Alaska Valley, where 35 miners The were trapped by a blizzard. men are shown, waving after food had been dropped to keep them from starving until help could reach the mines.
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