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MOHAMEDAN PEER'S AFFAIRS.
LONDON, Doceriber 30th. The Mohammadan For Lord Handley is petitioning for a judicial sparation During his bankruptcy in 1929, Lord Headley complain that his wife who is a rich Australian, promised an allowance of a thousand pounds annually but only paid one instalment of £950,
Lord Headboy recently went on a pil grimage to Mecca.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK, January 2nd. The Shipping Board is aanoyed be cause the American Bar Association on its pilgrimage to London. next July will travel in the Cunarder Berengaria, in- stead of the American Leviathan. It is expected that about 900 members of the Association will attend the London meet. ing.
As the lowest rate charged for the pas sage from New York to Southampton is 20 dollars, practically the entire first class accommodation of the ship will be engaged at a cost of shout £80.000. The auggestion is offered that a British ship was elected by the Asciation because all American ships are dre. Oge lawyer facetiously remarked there was nothing to be gained by practising at the bar of the Zrelathan.
An article published in the American Law Journal explains that the Bar da diation conferred with officials of the International Mercantile Marine Co., the United States lines and the Cunard to the beat rates and accommodation and that the Cunard Cd was the best able to meet the Committee'e requirements.
BRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK.
Losboy, January 3rd. ualised optimism appears to be the atitude of British manufacturers as re gards the trade outlook. Detailed reports to the Federation of British Industries from some big industries desce ad doubt that there was a
a distinct improvement in the last
of the year, especially in quarter
For example there the last few weeks. was a 1 3-5 million increase in export of iron and stoel,
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Defaite in- promising than a year ago, crease in orders are reported in woollen piecegoods, in the lace industry, in the Belfast linen trade, and in hardware and cutlery where the revival of trade has been accompanied by a substantial reduction in prices There bare also been increases in the export of leather mad confectionery, A comparative review of the trade figures for 1923 shows that the value of HONGKONG GIGAR STORE LTD.
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Manufacturers headquarters are of the opinion that the markets of the world are anxious to trade and there would un- questionably be a big revival this year if there were a return to rermal harmony in Europe.
LONDON'S TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
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EVEREST EXPEDITION.
Lospos, January. 9th, The Times says that the arrangements for the forthcoming attempt to reach the Summit of Mount Everest have been pleted.
Brigadier-General Bruce will again be in command, and will be accom- ed by the following members of last
expedition:Major Norton, second in-command: M Mr. Mallory, Dr. Somervell, Captain Noel Bruce, and Mr. Morris. The new members are:-Mr. N. C. Odell, of the
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CONDITIONS IN SPAIN.
Losnos. Januar 15th. A Lisbon message says according to n personage, in close touch with well- informed quarters in Madrid who arrived there, Spain is slipping back to the old ways" De Rivern is considered to have failed in his Eelf-imposed task of reform, the War Ministry is said to be, în a condition of chaos, civil servants are re- lapsing into their old habits of unpune- tuality The general feeling with regard to the Directory is indicated by the fact that leading bankers recently refused to sunport a rcheme to establish a connolí- Nation' fund for the purpose" of convert- ing a thousand million pesets bond on
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