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WEDNESDAY, MAY
Two Fires In Grain For
Big Increase Two Fires In Britain's Floating Debt
London, May 10.
Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £83,- 175,808, compared with £71,332,100 at the corresponding date inst year.
The total ordinary expenditure is £101,205,500, compared with £D7- 484,163 at the corresponding date in 1937.
The Floating debi has increased by £13,065,000 since March 31 and ntood at £85,120,000 at May 7.0 British Wireless.
1938.
French Liner Famine Area ALHAMBRA
Le Havre, May 11. Two separate and distinct fires broke out aboard the French Iner Champlain last night. One was In the first class cabins and the other in the butler's stores.
reason can be given for the outbreaks it is belloved they
weron
result of rabotage or Incendiarism. There is a theory," too, that they may have been starter by lighted cigarette ends,
Both were easily extinguished, --Reuter.
In Shantung
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Two officials of the Rehabilitation Ministry are at present Investigating conditions in Tainan, preparatory to Idistributing the graini-United Press.
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Mr. Moss 19 British Consul- General at Hankow. He denied the story published here that he had to seek refuge in a rice field during an nir raid alarm which stopped the train in which he traveljed from Hankow to Conlon,
"We travelled from Hunkow in an ordinary train with a detaelunent of French payal officers and ratings," he maki. "The journey was unevent- ful until half an hour before We reached Canton and then there was an air raid alarm during which most of the passengers left the train and took to the fields. The French and remained in.
| British parties how ese had promis-
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rd protection for the train and we trusted them to respect their promise which they did. We never left the train and it is ridiculous to say that we got out and hid in a rice field." "It was rather a pity that there WE 90 much advertisement of the Japanese travellers with us. too. Mrs. Adlington and her Japanese relative boarded the train at Hankow under a safe conduct and they were also provided with guard and mel no discourtesy. They were met at Canton by Customs ofeers,"" concluded,
he
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