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TRADE LEADERS OWNERS TALK COMBINE PLAN CONFER

LONDON, TO-DAY.

Japanese owners of tramp steam-

THE SILENCE. HITHERTO ers met early this week in the PRESERVED REGARDING Astor House Hotel in Shanghai THE INFORMAL PARLEYS to discuss plans for a combine

WHICH TOOK PLACE RE-

CENTLY BETWEEN THE RE-operating on the Yangtse, it is PRESENTATIVES OF THE learned by THE CHINA PRESS. GERMAN INDUSTRY AND THE FEDERATION OF THE

Although it had been reported

BRITISH INDUSTRY IS NOW previously that the meeting was BROKEN.

convened in order to form a com-

It is declared that the aim of the conversations was to ascer-

pany holding monopoly navigation as a sub- tain whether a basis exists for rights on the Yangtse

Central China the opening of official negotia-sidiary of the tions between the representa- Development Company, investiga- tives of German and British in-

tions revealed that of approximate- dustrial organisations with રી view to promotion of trade bely 50 owners attending the con- tween the two countries and the ference, few owned more than two conclusion of agreements regulat-vessels.

them

ing competition between in home and other markets.

It was reported that the owners The conversations showed that of these vessels formerly operated a basis does exist and a report under permits issued by the Japan- on the preliminary negotiations ese army and navy ́authorities, but will be submitted to the govern- owing to the withdrawal of these ing bodies of the organisations.permits, they had been compelled to If they accept the recommen-consider action to meet the new dations in the report, it is. ex-situation. pected that an official conference will take place early next year.— Trans-Ocean.

BRITISH LOAN TO PRAGUE

London, To-day.

No final decision was reached at the meeting held at the begin- ning of this week, and it is beliey- ed that another meeting of owners will be held in the near future, fol- lowing further negotiations with the Japanese authorities.

Sir John Simon, Chancellor of Dr. L. J. Davis, of No. 2, Univer- the Exchequer, informed the House sity Path, lost a clock from his of Commons last night that the Bri-motor car, parked near his resid- tish Government had transmitted ence at about 9 a.m. yesterday. to Prague the sum of ten million pounds.

Britain had declined to contem-

plate the loan of a further 20 million TWELVE INCHES LESS

pounds so long as the Czechs de- clined to give certain guarantees. Trans-Ocean.

PARKING TAX

Paris, To-day.

In order to balance the budget of Paris, the City Council proposes to introduce a new tax.

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Fat Man's Figure Now Becoming Normal

It is a mistaken idea thut sonie people are doomed from birth to be fat and that nothing, they can do will help them. Read how. this typical fat man reduced his girth 12 inches:-

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ness of breath for the past two years,. leave their cars standing per-and also stoutness of the abdomen,

I manently on the street in front of was advised to try Kruschen Salts. their apartments or offices will be started to take it, and after the first bottle I found a little relief. So I took permitted to do so in future

another one, and I had. better results, paying a certain charge which the and I am now with my third bottle. City Council now proposes to fix. My breathing is far better than it has Trans-Ocean.

been for about three years, and my weight has gone down. Owing to my being so stout in the abdomen I was London, To-day.

180 lbs., and now I am only 161 lbs., The treaty of commerce between and the girth of my stomach now is 42 Great Britain and Greece will be inches, but was for a long time 54 renewed early next year.

The inches."-E.A.M.

Kruschén effects a perfectly natural "Evening Standard" calls attention clearance of undigested food substances to the part played in the renewal and excessive waste matter. Kruschen by King George of Greece whose is an ideal blend of mineral salts found recent visit to London greatly in the aperient waters of those Euro- facilitated satisfactory conclusion pean Spas which are resorted to by the wealthy for the reduction of excess of the negotiations.—Trans-Ocean. weight,

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