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TEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1830.
COME AND LOOK SEFI ASTONISHING PRICES IN
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GREAT REDUCTION SALE
FOR 15 DAYS ONLY
OWING TO THE PRICE OF SILK GOING DOWN. EVERYTHING TO BE CLEARED AT MUCH REDUCED PRICES.
SILE STORE,
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SIAM'S POSSIBIUTIES FOR KRITANS,
London, June 90.
MASS PROI UCTION OF MTOR CARS.
AMERIAN SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED.
A big experiment in the ma95 prednotion of utotor-ears in short- by to be attempted in England, writen & Daily Chronicle repre- sentative,
The scheme in being promoted by the General Motor Corpora- tion, the great American firm of motor manufacturers, who con- trol a large section of the indus- try in the United States.
Negotiations are being con- ducted by them with a view to securing in this country agito for an extensive new works, from which it is proposed to turn out an enormous number of cars on the sama system as in the corpora- | tion's factories in America.
Two well-known man in British commercial circles are interested. in the project-Sir Harry Me- Gowan, chairman of Explosives Trades, Ltd. and managing director of Nobel's Co., who has |just completed the purchase of $5,000,000 worth of the Corpora-
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Vice Admiral Prince Abhakara of Chumparn, Siam, whom the|tion's stock and Mr. Arthur King of Siam cabled to return home as he was going to visit Japan Chamberlain. ebairman has bought the torpedo boat Radiant and will navigate her to Slam Knyorhs. Lul.. and nephew of | personally with a British crew. The Prince suggested British ex- The Chancellor of the Exchequer. ucers should try Sism and pointed out thousands of Germans have Both have been made directors of Seen deported from Siam never to return. He emphasised the the General Motors Corporation.
normousness of the rice industry and the vastness of openings for ransport and railwaya. He declared sanitation is improving while the finest sport is plentiful.
THE SILK TRADE.
London, June 21. The Daily Telegraph Macclesfeld correspondent reports a serious slump in the silk industry, especially in Asiatic ks. The mports of made up silks already exceed the gares for 1913. Orders received in Macclesfeld daring the last two months are insufficient to keep the mills running for a week. Many mills in the fancy trade are already adopting half time.
LONDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
London. June 2u.
In the London tennis championships at Queen's, in the finals Johnston beat Tilden, 4-6, 6-2, 64 In the doubles Johnston and Tilden beat Williams and Garland 6-3, 6-4. All are Americans.
THE HYTHE CONFERENCE.
Landor. Jane 22 The “Times" states that the Hythe Conference decided that Ger- MADY be required to pay reparations in the form of annuities, extensible in accordance with her expaelty. The minimum annuity contemplated is three milliards of gold marks is thirty-five years.
US, CITY'S FAST GROWTH."
Washington, June 22 According to the census the fourth city of the United States has a population of 993,739, an increase of 113 per cent, in ten years.
US. AND BOLSHEVIK LEADER.
Washington, June 20,
The Bolshevik envoy Martens was nisced on 310,000 ball pending decision in his deportation case.
MONTENEGRO ALL 'LEAR,
Berlin, Jans 22.
Oficial: The Italians having evacated Antivari, Dalcign and the Whole Montegrin coast, the Serbials have occupied the same. No foreign troops remain in Montenegra,
225 MILES IN 142 INUTES.
The histong of the Corporation is one of the romance- of Ameri- an industry. It holds a controll- ing interest in a number of motor. manufacturing companies, and is interested in the production of commercial cars, accessories, and everything appertaining to the motor trade.
Sir Harry McGowan is a Scots- man, who, although only 45 years of age, has already made his mark in the commercial world Besides his connection with Ex- plosives Trades Ltd. and Nobel', be holds important positions in several other big enterprises, and is a director of Canadian Expla sives, British Dyestuffs Corpora- tion, and the Dunlop Rubber Company.
Itia understood that the price! paid by bim for the stock of the
Motors General
Corporation works out at about £40 a share.
LADY'S ATTEMPT TO SWIM CHANNEL.
BARONET'S DAUGHTER TO TRY IN AUGUST.
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attemp: to swim Channel is to be made by a well- known society lady doring the coming summer.
She is Mrs Artbar - Hamil.
wife ton,
of Lieut-Col. Hamilton. and A daughter of the late Sir Charles Fairlie- Cuningham, Bar. Mr. Hamil con is also a descendant of thi famous Duchess of Gordon, who raised a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders by offering to kiss every man who enlisted.
In conversation with a Daily Chronicle representative Mrs. Hamilton said that she was CON- fident of swimming the Channel provided the weather made it possible,
"I am the first woman to make the attempt," she said "and'ef course I should be very glad to succeed... I shall probably take the same course as Butgess did, but I shall depend upon experi advice at the time. I barr
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already swum 15 miles in the ENGLISH BATHING CAPS
"I took naturally to swimming when I was a tiny child, and I have scarcely missed a singl day in the water.since then. This applies, of course, to the winter as the commey: When in London I do my aximming in the bathe. but { am always
anning down to, the
Union Town, June 20. Tommy Milton won the 225 mile universal automobile race in well."
142 minutes 24 seconds.
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Mrs. Hamilton is starting her: training at Westgate next month and she hopes to make her attempt in August.
She was the first woman to swim the Solent, and is the winner of a French price for a 15- mile competition. She is a firm believer in swimming as a means To promote the health and beauty of women,
Asked how she meant to train for her great effort, she replied: "By living simply and keeping fit I have
Chin Tan Peng is to resumetbe Premiership in accordance by regular swimming. with the demands of Chang Talia upon Tuan Chi-jui, Chang is not to give up mest, drink or reported to have demanded also the removal of the Anfuites in the cigarettes, for I am stready a Ministries of Finance, Communictions, and Education. The dis- vegetarian, teetotaller and non- solution of the Anfuites is expecif..
smoker."
STRAITS RIC RATION RAISED.-
Singapore, June 22.
A message from Kuala Lumpur states the official rice ration is to be increased from four to fiv gantangs monthly from July 1. The bread ration in quarantine diefie being abolished.
MERCHANT SERVICE WAR MEDAL.
116,000 applications have been received-for Merchant Service War Medals, which will be issued speedily as possible. 22,000
a
torpedo badges have been issued.
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