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May 19, 1929, Temperature 75.

Birometer 29 S8

No. 13.599. 西拜菜

八十月五年二十二百九千一英

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ECONOMY IN COAL

Faces Coni samin Ser arasunty Col·vaire: Att jump foule have a large percentage Antich are PUTEALLY WASTE. The din FH Leap bars into Lamps A BOOK metinder each lamp coal bares grannally and therefore a decided

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POWIRD GENDA PROPOSALS.

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RUSSIANS ACCEPT,

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HOVIET AWAITING “FINAL TRIUMPHS."

GENOA, May 17.

The Russians have accepted the powers' proposals

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Hongkong.

Temporary Office,

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BUSINESS NOTICES

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/7 9:16,

To-day's opening rate 2-79:16.

BURBERRY

IRISH PEACE EFFORT 3.

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN.

Losnos, May 17.

The Dal Eireson committee rported to-day that Peace pegotiations had broken down.

[M. London cable dated May 12 stated: The Dail

with certain proposed mod-fications which will be disEireann peace committee has agreed to resume negotia- cu sed by the political sub-commission tars aftercoon.

FRONTIER TRECEI

GENOL, May 17

M Chicherin presumed that the frontier truce. would include the all ́id Soviet tepablics, aich aggression by bands. He demanded that Wrangel bands be re- moved to distant countries and objected to the appoint- ment of two commissions as perpetuating the Geros method, but finally agreed to participate in the eccond commission. He concluded by segreting Stockholm or Riga instead of the Hague. but raid he was greable to Rome or Lezdo

tions. The Houm was accordingly adjourned to Mar 17. The trace continues.}

TIICHIRS SALARIES,

GOVERNMENT MEASURES.

LONDON, MAY 17.

Ta the House of Commons, Mr. Austen Chamberlain astounced with regard to the Government defeat that the Government bad decided to defer the wish of the House immediately to appoint a select committee of not

Mr. Lloyd George objected to London because Brit-i more than nine members to enquire whether, in fixing the present salaries of teachers, the Government or sin had a definite live policy.

Parliament gave an undertaking that the teachers' superannuation should not be altered. Meanwhile the Government would introduce a supplementary estimate of £600,000 to cover the cost of superannuation daring the first three months of the year. (Ministerial cheers.)

"COLLAPSE OF THE ENTENTE.”

LONDON, May 17. A message from Moscow states that M. Joffe has arrived from Genos to report to the all-Russian central executive on the conference.

Interviewed he said that Genca had bred the collape of the Entente and the League of Neons, and bad shown that a united capitalist front against Russia could not conticae Relying on own forces we con- fidently await our final tribe."

GENDA, May 11.

It is finally decided that the mixed emmission

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GERM IN STRATĪGI > R=ILWAYS.

FORBIDDEN BY ALLIES:

PARIS, MAY 17.

The ambassadors' ccn'erence has decided to ban the hall meet at the Hagat, the Dutch delegation giving construction of new German strategic always in. assurance that the Soviets wud have the same rights as Rhinsland and to request the suppression or modifica- the ber Power. All the delegations including the tion of Eines before the termination of the occupation Russian have accepted the amended proposals submitted period.

to Russia, which now provide for the inclusion of all the i soviet republics in the trace. The duration of the non-1 aggression pact is four months after the Esgebars terminate. There will be a final plezary session on Friday.

HOME RETAIL PRICEF.

SLIGHT DECREASE.

LONDON, May, 17.

The Labour Gazells gives the average level of retail prices on May 1 at about $1 per cent above that of July in 1914, compared with 87 per cent on April 1.

FIFAL TEX:S FLOODS.

BRIDGE COLLAPSES.

Waco, Texas, May 17. " The bridge over the river Brazos between Marlin and Belton collapsed. Only six were rescued of thirty persona who were reported to have becon it watching the flood.

WORLD OUT OF J315T.

HAMLET HOOVER'S REMEDIES.

GERMAN OIL INTERESTS.

A BIG AMALGAMATION.

BERLIN, May 17.

An important reorganization of German oil interests is announced. In addition to a fusion of the Deutschebank and the Deutsche Petroleum Gesellschaft the Deutsche Bergban Gesellschaft will change its name to Neasdentsche Fetroleum "Gesellschaft and take over the entire production, transport, and trade interests of" the Deutsche Petroleum. It will also increase its capital by a hundred and fifty million marks.

BRITISH COAL FOR GERMANY.

OVER A MILLION TONS A WEEK.

BEELIS, May 17. German factories and municipalities that are largely purchasing British coal ordered a million tons last week.

GERMAN COTTON MILL DESTROYED.

BY FIRE.

BERLIN, May 17..

The greater part of a large cotton works (the Waerttembergische Cattuamanufaktor) at Heidenhem have been burned down.

ENGINESRINO DISPUTE.

ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.

WASHINGTON, Hay 19. In a speech at the anonal mesting of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce, oa lined the steps necessary to restore normality throughout the world, including peace in! Europe; reduction of atmaments; the fixing of inter- governmental debts, including German reparations, on a basis creating reasonable confidense that they be paid; The engine ring employers' proposals we discussed the balancing of budgets by reduction of expanditare; all day in a conference with the men, which was ad- and the ultimate establishment of the gold standardjourned till tomorrow. with the assistance of credits or gold loans, and where necessary acceptance of the diminished gold content of any of the old units of currency.

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BLITISH NEW GUINEA COMPANY

DEBENTURE HOLDERS' CHOICE.

LONDON, May 17. Debenture holders in the British New Guinea Develop ment Company will hold a meeting on May 25 to cou- wider the directors' scheme for voluntary winding up of the company and the formation of a new company with a share capital of £875 000 to take over the liabilities f the old company.

„DICKENS LITTERS.

AMERICANS PURCHASE.

LONDON May 17.

The Chicago collector, Mr. Barrett bought for 22,150 600 Dickens letters ofered for sale at the Burdett Coutts Library auction at Sotheby't.

LONDON, May 18.

TINPLATE WORKS BUSY.

MANY ORDERS FROM FAR EAST.

LODON, May 18.

A gratifying revival of trade bad occurred in the South Wales tinplate industry which, despite the total | absence of buying from Central Europe, is now taming out seventy per cent, of its capacity. Trade is especially active with the Far East.

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LONDON, May 17.

The second attempt of the Dail Eireann peace com mittes was abortive, in consequence of a disagreement on the question of the proportion of candidates at the proposed agreed election. The repriti, so insisted on their existing proportion, in the Dail. In the cound of a long Dait discussion De Valera offered to poperate with the provisional government. Mr. Griffith sempted, provided the republicats would not aber gostres Fishmen expressing their wil. The debate that adford,

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