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LN2os, October is. The Safeguarding of Industries Act comes into operatión today. Its imma diate Eret pose upon certain imported goods. The manufacture of which is regarded as a key industry, a duty of one-third their value. The new duty will apply to six thousand articles com, ing within the scope of nine key in Austrica.

LONDON, October 13:

The Fancy Gels ection of the London Chamber of Commerce has decided to sequat the Bord vi Trade to remiste pathetic cuphar from the list of dutiable articles under the Safeguarding of Industries Act. They declare that is will take months, perhaps yours, to instal the pecessary plant tæ fivels Britain and obtain the raw unterial from Japua.

WHELBLOYED RIOT.

Lossos, October ist. A jarze

418 cnemploye Leicester. arm with batere and missiles. marched to the Dolcestation, ostensibly to demand the reigns of their armstedi Leaders, whis crowd was preparing to rash the station

The Ponddenly emergret and charged the crowd. Violent ring ensued, in the nurse of which aiv persans vers it red and twelve wer arrested

GERA / ERITAIN'S REVENUE.

The sexfans

tember th was

Enos, Dctober

the quarter ended Serg 232.000,000, prepared with Expo for the corresponding

eriod last year.

one for the six months ended i Beprenuer och was £126,000.000, ev

pared with 12,000 Er a similar period in 1920. .

AT SE LOAN.

Carcano, October 12. The Mate unncial representative of Dail Breen anounces the suspension of the tition) or Fauds for the up of Ireland: also be preparation of an Krish ban of twenty milion dellare in November.

REACTIONIZE PLOTTINGS IN

GERMANY.

berlis. October ist,

In the sting the Chauctor severely rozmond the terman Nationalists, declar

g the news were not enhrive) o the mastey's welfare in the prescut! risis and that their attitude of aloofness acutal to Germany's foreign

Leves thems

olicy.

Beset pittings ar rious dan was feared. Secret vigania engkare born discovered, stretching from Baden to Upper Silesia. aiming at the overthrow of the Constitution.

The organizations, whose headquarters are apparently known, recently endeavoured to accomplish another Kapp insurretion, The humor deaned to give farther details the problem is under investiga tion. He appealed to Germans to pro tect the Repildis freni downfall.

BROSCHEE OF ARMAMENTS,

The mod Papaesi.. debate Bay on the acbject of the reduction of armanents. Lord Robert Ceil, in presenting the re- part, elcurently urged the members of the fague to enlist the support of the whole orld in oi, tuts to secure a reduc- on of anaments.

Mr. Brig of Australia, declared that he Assn had pro hopes of the Fashington Conference but asked, if the Conferen, praval saccessful, was the Assembly repared pursue the matter.

M. Nai dered that no cre desired pen mere than France bas hul fred met He died: Th

at to five peacefully with the Germans, Labral dramas alandy been: anoiaplished by France. but Frane de

ires secs ty for reparations.

Mr. Fisher and Gient Britain's whole-hert od zupport of the League. He yopathie with the French in thir fuses and and that Franc: and Grear Britain, despite their divergencies aimed tyecuring the lasting peace of Europe ind of the World.

Lord Roter: Ce wound up the debate) ith another eloquent appeal and the Ascoby uten ressiv ado, ted the report

PARIS, October 1st. The League Nations disarmament ommitte, at which the former French Premier, 2. Viviani, is persilent, is to repare a complete disarmament plan to submitted to all nations after it has ad the Les coprotal-fiurns,

MOPLE RISING.

Stus, fiber 1st. Addressing the Counch of State, the ne Secretary said the latest reports. Malabar thered that the Mariah fighting gangs totale ten thou, mirn Their resistance WAB

gthening and their guerilla tactics likely to probag the military opera- as fupossible, therefore, to

t th withdrawal of martial law. (ALICET, October 2nd. situation at Melattur is most seri- Bebeis are offering the Hindus the atives of dath or Islam: if they te they are urdered to dig their traves; then, if they still refuse to ce Inl they air shot and dropped

a grave. Complete Swaraj has been imed, crops belonging to Hindus

een conated. Hiadus are fleeing.

a thoased refugees have arrived intaimana

· INDIAN AGITATORS.

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BRITAIN'S 42,767,530

POPULATION.

NEARLY 2,000,000 SURPLUS WOMEN..

The first cfficial figures of the census taken on June 19 were issued in mail week. The population of Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales-now is 42,767,530 a increase of 1,25,134 over the 1911 figures.

The outstanding fecures of the

Census are:

Largest population ever recorded. Smallest increase on record. The 1911 figures were 3,831,450 in

excess of 1901.

Surplus of 1,906,284 women, TE3,782

more than in 1911,

London and Industrial Lancashire

decreasing.

Increases in many seaside places.

Fewest births since 1811.

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The following table shows the pro- portion of women to men in Great Britain in the last three censuses: 1921.

1911. Women..22,336,907 21,078,949 Men...20,430.623 19,751,447 Sarplos Women 1,906,284 1.322,502 1901,

Women....19,097,578 Yea17,902,368

Surplus

Women

1,195.210

1921. 1317. Increase. Blackpool 99,640 60,746 39,894 Southend. 106,021 70,676 35,345 Ilendon 36,014 38,806 17,208 Coventry.... 129 207. 106.349 21,856 Eastbourne... 62,030 $2,542 9,488 Barrow-in-

Furness 71254 63,770 10,484 Bournemouth 91,770 79,183 12,587 Wallasey... 90,721 78,504 12,217 Margate $6,470 28,458 18,017

The inclusion of so many seaside resorts in this table suggests that at number 1,710,256 and have increased was taken many people were on In England the surplus women the period during which the census from 1,202,694 in 1911 and 1,072,228 holiday, more especially as there are in 3901. In Scotland these are now actual decreases in some cases in 157,462 more women than men, com adjacent industrial areas such as pared with a surplus cf 148,225 in Blackburn, Bery, and other Lanca- 1911 end of 124.3 in 1901. In shire towns Wales the surpics of 10,416 women Blackpool. Apart from these London, whose people go to has been converted frem a surplus of Norwich and Bradford are notable 23,418 men in 1911 and a surplus of as showing an actual decline in 1,611 men in 1901.

population.

Among the county boroughs Farms- Battersea (London) is notable as ley has only 196 more women than having almost a fixed total population mea, but in Bath there are nearly for the last 20 years, having been The war's effects are seen in the there are 4972 xore, in Liverpool year. Since 1901 there has been a 10,000 more, while in Rumingham 168,907 in 1891 and 167,693 this rmallness of the total maze in the 35,818 more, and in Marchester fall of only 50. larger preponderance of women, and 40,231 more. In Newcastle-on-Tyne

in the failing-off in births, while the fact that the census was taken in the holiday season may account for part at least of the seaside towns' swollen populations.

THE WOMEN,

WHERE THEY PREDOMINATE.

there is a surplus of 6,563 women and London, the population decreased in In addition to the County of in Plymouth 1,465.

eight other county areas, the most For instance, in Rotherham there abire, and in Rand, where there In a few tewas en medominate.rotable being Comwall and Shrop are 3,465 more men then women, in wass loss of 1,978 persons.

St. Helebs 2,621 more men than The population of Greater London, women, in Barrow-in-Furness 1,672 7,476,168, shows an increste of surplus men, in Grimsby 36 surplus 221,810 as compared with 659,756 in men, while Newport (Monro cuthshire); the preceding inter-rental period. has only 71 more men than women.

RURAL AND MINING AREAS.

The predominszce of females is apparently smallest in rural areas,

The greatest proportional increase is shown in Kingsburg (Middlesex) with an increase from 821 to -1,856.

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This report, which will later be followed by others dealing with occupations, agce, Lousing, and so where there are only 1,025 women to administrative County and City orunding counties,

On the cther hand, the forth, deals only with the general every 1.000 men, and in counties of London (the

! enumeration and classification into arecciated with the mining industry. which does not include the outer counties with only 3 per cent. Plymouth:

inner ring counties, and, lowest of all, the eastern Salford' sexes, but contains, etme very inter-In Dirbam, Breckacckshire, Glam suburbs included in Greater London) esting information on these points.

increase.

1921

1911 Increase

Cardifi

192) 1911 Inc.

209.8/7 207,449 2,408 234,150 231,357 2,793

In 1801, when the cenus was first are actually fewer women than men. of 28,426,, the new total being greatest increases of population."

orgarshire, and Monmouthshie there shows an actual decrease in population The following counties show the

200,252 182,259, 18,003 taken, the total population of England Euisex and Eunity lead the way with 4,483,249, The decrease is mainly

Croydon 190,87 169,551 21,326 and Wales was 8,692,226. In 1841 it 1,273 and 1,187 women respectively dae to migration to the cuter suburbs: Flintshire 106,466 92,705 13,761 which claims to be the second largest The figures do not include Glasgow, kadincreased to 15,914,148; in 1881 to to every 1,000 men. 25,974,439; in 1901 to 32,527,843; in

Fifteen of the metropolitan tororghs Middlesex1,253,164 1,126,463. 126.699 city in the kingdom An analysis of 1911 to 36,070,492; and this year to ing fact that the migration from the have declined. The greatest increase secr.1,463,341 1,350,861 117,460 subsequently Ireland was not. in- The returns alto reveal the interest show incrrares; thirteen of the City Surrey.. 604,989 455,183 84,799 the Scottish figures will be issued 37,285,242. This in the highest popu- country to tents which was so mark was in Woolwick-viz, 19,027 (due

Kent...1,141,267 1,045,591 98,276 lation ever recorded, but the rate of ed in the fast half of the last century to the influx of war workers-the increase every ten years shows on the has almost ceated.

The population of the great towns, cluded in the Census. whole a steady deeline as the popula

population now being 140,403; and according to size, is ten

Between 1915-18 he fall in the the woit serious decline in Stepney-- tion grows larger. The excess of

1921 1911 Inc. women to then has shown a steady in- tion must mere rapidly than the down to 249,738 The greatest de Liverpool....803,118/763,353 49,765 previously experienced but since the Big towns have increased in popula- viz., 30.066, bringing the population Birmingham 919,458 840-202 79,236 birth-rate was heavier than anything. crease, but the difference has never smaller ones in proportion to their crease is, hower, shown in the City Manchester.730.551 714,325 16,166 end of the war lege increases been so marked as in the last period. size. Half the population of England itself. where there was a fall of 5,951 Sheffield While the male population increased and Wales, in fact, lives in the CO in the peppation to 13,706,

490,721 460,383 30,541 have been recorded in that time by 676,000, the increase lar, ert town, and the following show

458,320 454,165 -4,165

BIG TOWNS MUCH BIGGEN.

in females was more than 1,125,000, big increases?—

and the proportion of females to males.

in Great Britain rese from 1,066 to

1,000 in 1911 to 1,093 to 1,000 in

1921.

BIRMINGHAM'S 919,438.

Leeds

Bristel

.377,061357,114-19,947 The report further tows that the West Ham..800/905 289,030 11,876 population of the Tale of Man had in- Finli: 287,013 227,591 -9,022 cressed from 52,016 ́ id 50,238, while Bradford.... 285,970, 288,458. 2,479 that of Jersey had fallen from 61,598 Newcastle-on-

Decrease to 19,491, and that in Guernsey the Tyne 274,955 256,603 3,352 population had declined from 45,001 - Engliad, where there are now 1,101 Lameness, craps of the psces, bruisery

Nottingham 262,668 259,901 2,757 to 40,120 dk women to every 1,000 men, while in and like injuries as Chamberlain's 1.al/was in Wales, then follow in order Stoke-on-

The largest increase of population Portemonth 247 343, 233,073 19,7701 A rough timate plates the total Scotland there are 1,078 mad in Wader falm. It will effect a card in less tie the central counties of England; th

number of emigrants from England only 1,009.

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