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Szechwan Finances. The greatest satisfaction has been osused in Szsohwan by a Proclamation" announcing the rD demption of paper dollars at three quarters of their face valus in view of the market value being only half. The "Proclamation iş regarded as a splendid response to the demand of the people for Government assistance against financial speculators who are holding down the price.
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Baron de Reuter's Library.
The extensive reference library. of the late Baron de Reuter has just been purchased en bloc by: Mesere. Henry Sotheran and Co., who have issued a brief synopsis of its contents It comprises about 11,000 volumes, chi fly moderntanderd books in Eng. lish, French, and German; art, alassio sl and modern, mathematice sad physic-and history are among the larger groups.
Monthly Revenue and Expenditure.
In compliance with instructions from President Yusn Shib-k'ai the Ministry of Fasnoe has sh mitted an estimate of monthly revenue and expenditure to the Central Government, Tho expenditure is about $8,000,000
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From an authoritative source I way Profita $1,000,000 and Petty at Long Island yesterday morning learn that the assailant called at Taxen and surplus procenda of the Mr. J Pierpont Morgan was at Mr. Morgan's house and presented Salt Tax to about $3,000,000. tacked and everely wounded by a card. He professed to be an old A weak-minded creature of Ger-friend and asked to see the "The Indian Rains.
can sympathies and apparently financier. He was refused ad The Secretary of State for India of some German blood. At Wamiseion. He drew a revolver and has received the flowing t le-shington the night before, the re-demanded an immediate audience gram from the Vinaros, dateddaly caption-room of the donate was with Mr. Morgan. The butler 6, 1015: The week's rainfall has reoked by a homb, luokily cleverly directed him to the been in excess in Lower Burma, without loss of life. Mr. Mor-library and going to the pantry, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, the United goo's a-sailant, one Frank he called out to Mr. Morgan and Provinces, the North-West Holt, a former te gher of German Mrs. Moraan, who were breakTO Frontier Province, the Est part in Cornell University, is, fasting Upstairs!" of Central Indie; and the Central according to his own confes. Not knowing what the trouble THE HONGKONG LAND IN- Provinces proper; normal in Upsion, responsible for that orime was, the banker and his per Barma and Bombay Decora; also, and in both cases he was wife hastened up the back fair in Orissa, the Panjab, stirred to set by she sentimental stairs, snd, after burriedly Kashmir, Kookan, the north part Teutonio propaganda against the inspecting the rooma, came of Hyderabad and Malabar; scanty part that the United States is down the front stairs, where they
rent is weak at present, and prolongation of the war. In a assailant, who held a revolver in rainfall is likely to be deficient oircular letter sent to the Wash each hand. Mrs. Morgan made during next week in the Northington newspaperò be described an effort to protect her husband, West and in Central Indie, the explosion at the Capitol as an || but the man managed to fire two exclamation pointinthia campaign | shots, whichwäsched their mark Roman Catholic Officers. for' pesce,
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It is reported that the Minister securing the assailant and hand bulletin added that there were no down part of the ceilings and side of Finance and the Chief of the ing him over to the police. unfavourable symptome and that walle, shattered a huge mirror and Eastern Extension Vustralasia LE JAPON ILLUSTRE, par F. Balt Administration have debided Besides two pistole, Holt had the patient was reeting easily, the crystals of the chandeliers, to revied the present official several sticks of dynamits." - While the abdominal wound it and blew open doors. A panic system of the Salt Administration All the newspapers express regarded as serious owing to the was created among the night in the provinces. The project indignation. While, of course, no possibility of blood poisoning, watchmes. The report of the ex- they have in view for the forms-body believes that a German agent Mr. Morgan's powerful physique tion of the new system is that in was responsible for the crime and excellent health, and the fact plosion was heard a mile away. each salt die riot a high official indeed, only on Friday it was that be is still in the prime of lis
A German with a Suspicious with the title of Commissioner announced that the German Am--47are felt to increase greatly
Past. a for Salt Affaire should be appoint-basandor was having his full share his chances of recovery.
Chiongo, July 5. Holt, the ed who will be under the direct of threatening lotters-it is The assailant is of tall and really Erick Muenter a former ssssilent of Mr. J. P. Morgan, ia control of the Salt Administration shought certain to reset unfavour slender build, of dark complexion, student of Chicago University of the central Government. The ably on German prestige and and about 30 years old. He according to a circumstantial Commissioner should be directly upon the campaign, which has speaks with a distinct German statement of an old college asso appointed by the President whilst been lately gaining some force, socent. He was arrested by the oists to a Chicago newspaper. the minor officials serving under cepecially since the sinking of local authorities, and is held him should be appointed by the the Armenian, to prohibit the pending the result of Mr. Mor-was born in Germany, and that he This informant says Muenter Central Government upon his re-export of contreband and thus to gan's injuries. The atatements commendation. In each salt dischalter: the United States from which he has made indicate that pigious death, and subsequently
disappeared upon 1 his wife's a triot, oflices for the sale, transport submarine complications. As he is of unbalanced mind. He remarried. He had since heard and manufacture of salt will be the New York Times points out, evidently resented the assistance Meter was teaching under the established and there organs will the affair is an object lesson to given to the Allies by Mesere.name of Holl be placed under the direct control sentimentalists against the spread. Morgan and Co. NY of the Bait Commissioner. The ing of, perverted notions of It is authoritatively stated that veriods classes of salt revenne national morality. Timsa corres- offices in the provinces will be pondeat.
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Effect on Sir C. Spring Rice, Mr. Morgan's illness will not in report states that Mr. J. P. Mor- New York, July 5. The latest terfere in the slightest with the gan's condition is most favour firm's work as British purchasing able, Some anxiety is felt at the agentTimes correspondent.
The Damage at the Capitol,
British Embassy on account of the Ambassador, Sir Ceoil Sp Washington, July 3.-An ex. Bioe, who was present big variety of British commercial agent, plosion occurred at midnight at ok on Mr. Morgan, an
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