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CABLES.

EARLIER CABLES.

ĮTERORGY (REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DEBTS AND REPARATIONS.

WAR

AMERICA SADAMANT,

WASHINGTON, August 3rd The Treasury officially announces that e Baliour Note will not change American policy towards foreign debt.

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- Nuw York. August Bril. The following are some press comments

on the Ballour Note:-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1998 ·

LATEST CABLES, LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S SERIOUS CONDITION.

GRAVE BULLETIN.

LONDON. August 3rd. A grave Bulletin in regard to Lord Northglife, who has been suffering from heart trouble, was issued this morning it says, there we done the shine of heme weakness, accompanied by general ex- baustion. Bis Lordship's condition gives rise to great acriety.

DISTURBANCES IN ITALY. ACCOMPANIED BY CASUALTIES:

Ross. August 3rd.

LATEST CABLES.

THE “EGYPT* DISASTER. COMPANY'S SYSTEM OF MANNING CONDEMNED.

LONDON, August 3rd. Mr. Buckhill representing the India Office, contraded in his address to the Court that inadequate time was allowed for heat drill before the Egypt left Tilbury

He declared the evidence showed that the natives did given tasks faithfully, but in the absence of leadership became con- Fused

MANDATED TERRITORIES. COMMISSION DISCUSSES ALCOHOLIC. IMPORTS.

The Mandates

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Gay, August 3rd." Commission of the League of Natians disoused the question of existing laws of the inhabitants of B and C. mandated territories,

It is hoped that mandatories will an- statistics regarding imports of all spirits. BRITISH RAILWAY

Socretariat with

THE LATE DR. WU TING FANG.

FORGING A SHIPMASTER'S

LICENSE. !

SHANGHAI CASH.

HIS EARLY LIFE IN HONGKONG.

At HM. Supreme Court, at Shanghai, A contributor to the China Express on July 7th, John Thomson was found (London) supplies some interesting detaile guilty of forging and uttering a docu of the early life of the late Dr. Wa Ting ment purporting to be a master mariner'

Commerce, In passing sentence of 1* Fang. He writes: curious thing is licence issued by the U.S. Department of that, though a Chiness by rute, he was a

Peter Grainmaid ko +16 leniently with

a Chitaw subject when about years Judge

British subject by birth, and only became months with hard labour, his Hondur allegiance to the British throne. The the prisoner, who had committed an old, if indeed he ever formally renounced he had denit ton Chinese are strangely indifferent on such offence for which he points. In those days a gentleman wore undergo a long term of penal servitude. the queue, and that was of more import Rut in consideration of the good char ance than all the paths of allegiance ever acter he had borne on various ships the accused would be dealt with lightly, The.

swers.

was liable to

Counsel for the Peninsular and Oriental Co, submitted that the Board of Trndé's The Tribune ways that the general can

ense against the company had left out cellation of debts would mean that Uncle Sam would bear, the burden of letting Germany off

extraordinary list after the collision. The New York World says that Lloyd George has "announced the failure of his confererer with Poincare before it has Disturbances, accompanied by casualties. He submitted that even if some natives started and tried to throw the blame on the United States, which may be a capital have occurred at Genoa and Ancona, but lost their heads, the must bighly organi-

The tension between the Fascisti and of sight the shortness of time and the on of the Great Central, the Great baba woman. He was nominally a Chrisaliva to the crookedness and fraud

the Communists is becoming "more neute..

oler. If the Note represents the un-nevertheless the Government is confidented bodies of men sometimes stampeded IRELAND STILL DISTURBED China for the education of the children In this case there was an even more

INDIAN DISTURBANCES. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN INDIA.

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travelling slowly and carefully,

alterable position of Britain there is no hope for it settlement of the European of restoring complete order in a few days, and be contended that the Egypt was ituation. American opinion is not ready for a general cancellation but it is grad ually coming ready for the cancellation of really uncollectable debts, hut wil act only when it has been demonstrated that Britain, France and Germany have de. finitely started on a return to economic Banity.

Mabaas, August 3rd.

One hundred and righty-sis, Congress -The You Fork Times-says the Note jars and Khilafat Volunteers have been arrest American cars intimating that the United edat Guntur, in consequence of defiance States is a hard-hearted creditor standing in the way of a general and generous of an order prohibiting a meeting i forgiving of debts which the British Goy honour of the arrival of the Committer ernment would be only too happy to undertake. The outright cancellation of which is touring India on see whether the war lebts by the United States is at pre-country is prepared for evil disobediener,"

American Bont politically impossible. sentiment in favour of cancellation may There was no disorder. yet be developed and then it will found that the United States is "pot so mercenary and uncompromising as the Nata implies. *

STATEMENT BY SIR ROBERT HORNE

LONDOS, August ära.

In the House of Commits, detailing

BELLICOSE GREECE. DESIRES TO OCCUPY CONSTANTINOPLE.

ATHENS, August 4th. The Greek reply to the Powers says

pelée.

The Salicitor-General submitted that the Egypt was travelling at an hamode rate spal, having regard to the fox, and contended there was a grave absence of discipline, Ingk of system, organisation, responsibility, and a totally insufficient training. He does not doubt that Lascars were very good sennen when properly ted. but it

was essential for the white officers and crew to be able to speak their

janguage.

LONDON, August 3rd. The Nationals carried out a surprise landing from the sea in the vicinity of Fenit, Co. Kerry, in an attempt to frus trate a disembarkation of troops which completely failed. The coup takes the Irregular left flank in the rear.

AMALGAMATION. TOTAL CARITAL OF £945,000,000..

Wu Ting-fang was a Singapore Babe closing scenes of the trial were marked by striking address on behalf of Thomson LONDON, August 3rd.

His father, Ng A Choon, was a Cantonese, by Mr. R. G. Macdonald, who described A big step in railway reorganisation is who went to Singapore and married there, the accused as a plain, blant seafaring announced in the form of an amalgama- his wife being Lean Neo, a Chinese Hakka man, whom one could not, expected to be Eastern, the Great Northern, the Great

tián; she was a decided Christian woman, a certain type of business and political North Scotland, the North British, and having attended at Mr. Keasberry's life."

His Lordship aid he entirely agreed twenty six small companies, with a total Malay Chapel. Several of the children

were born in Singapore, and among them with the jury's verdien Ib. & most Ng A Choy. The family removed to serious offense alone to commit a forgery. · capital of £248,000,000.

The master of a ship there. Ng A Choy was a pupil at St serious element. Paul's College, the C.M.S. school under had the lives of many people in his All nations took care before Bishop Burdon. The teaching of the mis charge. sionary and the influence of his Christian allowing a man to command a vessel, Ed mother and wife have not been without make certain that that man was compet

ent. The prisoner had endeavoured their effect in his life and work.

Ng A Choy, the name by which he was obtais tag command of a ship without

But he (the learn originally known (Ng being the Cantonese being competent, pronunciation of Wa), was born in 1510ed Judge) would take into considera- and was sent to China at the age of four.tiga everything that defending congset He had After his education at St. Paul's School had said on behalf of the priore.

various he became an interpreter in the Courte. had a very good character. He next joined the racks of journalism served faithfully and well on

Therefore, I am going to take becoming lessee and manager

of the ships

your long career into consideraion," said Chung Ngoi San Po" (Chinese Daily his Lordship" I have power to give you Press) After a few years spent in this

a long term of pegal servitude, bus I am profession, he left his brother, the late Mr. Ng A Chan, in charge of his inter going to pass a sentence, which I fear is too leniens, of 18 months hard labour. ests, and went, in 1974, to England, where I had rather err on the side of mercy." ho studied law and was in due course all to the Bar in 1977. He then re- turned to Hongkong and practised in the Courts there, with, however, only mode. rata success. This was during the administration of Sir John Pope Hen- CABLE ressy, who was not long in discovering

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT. MAJOR RLAKE DETAINED.

LONDON, August 3rd. Major Blake is detained at Ambala owing to cagina trouble.

ITALY'S GENERAL STRIKE ENDED.

Roy, August 2rd.

EARLIER CABLES.

The strike has ended.

INQUIRY CONCLUDED.

LONDON, August 3rd. The Eggol inquiry closed to-day, when EAR ecunael addressed the Court, on the con- clusion of which the President announced that the Court will consider the case and

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AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL-

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UPHEAVAL,

the present position regarding repare they had decided to occupy Constantinhoped to issue its report at the carliest tions, Sir Robert Horte said he under- stood that Germany, for the most part,ople to obtain a prompt conclusion "of bad met the requirements of the Repari-

If the Powers hinder the exercise tion Commission but an arrangement to prevent the Bight of expital was easier of Greven's rights as a belligerent, they said than done." Germany had hitherto will only make the situation still more paid £115,000,000 including cash, ships. the Sanr mines, ete. Britain had obtaia-complicated. The reply finally draigs atten- ad £5,000,000 therest, of which practically tien to the danger delay in forcing a the whole had been spent on the armies

GOVERNMENT WATCHING THE

"SITUATION.

EASTERN NEWS.

· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] :- BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE ADVANCES. ASSISTANCE RECEIVED FROM GOV.

ERNMENT OF INDO-CHINA.

in the young barrister a useful channel of communication with the Chinde, and he skilfully worked upon them through bis fugleman. Sir John was not slow to reward his protégé. He obtained per mission from Downing-street to place a Chinaman on the Legislative Council, and Ng A Choy was appointed, and later on, when the opportunity occurred through a vacancy, he made him Acting Police PARIS, August 3rd. In replying to a question, the Finance Magistrate, and he was even Acting Minister stated that, the Government of Attorney-General for a short time. It is WASHINGTON, "August 3rd. Indo-China, on January 27th, 1991, ad only just to Ng A Choy to say that he It is generally expected that President vanced 25,000,000 francs to the first symproved a fairly capable and impartial Harding will await further development dicate formed to come to the assistance magistrate; but the experiment, like most both of the coal and railway strikes be of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, and of Sir John Pope Hennessy's appoint fore making another move. It is thought 10,000,000 frates to the second such syndi ects, was a risky one. that the President wishes to give the railcate, ou the following month. These two pay executives a reasonable time to de aubscriptions were authorised by the monstrate whether they can meet the Cabines Council. situation without the neccesity for some drastic step by the Government like, EINSTEIN PREPARING FOR JAPAN. assuming control of transportation. As the same time it is stated that the Ad ministraion is carefully watching the The threatened Greek advance on Con-situation, and will take advantage of any stantinople, appears to have been averted loophole presenting itself with a view to a in consequence of Allied measures. Allied settlement.

of occupation, Britain had hitherto dranite penor, causing fresh calamities collected £6,000,000 under the import for Christians, and perpetuating the in- duties imposed by the Reparations Re-

tulerable state of things in the Near East. covery Act,

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MARLIER CABLES,

FOR REINFORCEMENTS FOR ALLIED

POSTS./

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 3rd.

Sir Robert Horne Mid Germany's taxa on recripta last yn only covered per cent of her domestic expenditure but they now leave a balance towards Treaty Ile wna of opinion, that expenditure. Germany was able and willing to pay con. siderable sums for reparations if given a respite to put herself in a position to do so. The Minister dispelled the im- pression that Earl Balfour's letter was in the nature of a suggestion that America should cancel Britain's debt. He declar ed, on the contrary, that payment of posts overlooking the Chutaljd lines have. debts to America was the "foundation of the letter. He pointed out that two been reinforced by British, French and milliard sterling of the National Debt of Italian infantry and cavalry. These have

7,700,000,000 was not spent on our own behalf, but lent to the Allies. Illustrat-taken up positions on the frontier, which ing Britain's Enancial burden, he show is ontirely quiet "It is estimated that ed that America's National Debt repre- twenty thousand Greek troops are concen-George stated that the Government had seated 7 per head of the population, trated, outside Constantinople. France's £162 and Britain's £181.

OBITUARY.

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SIR R. VASSAR-SMITH.

LONDON, August 4th The death is announced of Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, Bart.

HOME AERIAL DEFENCES, INCREASED PROGRAMME.

LONDON, August 3rd.

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GENEVA, August 3rd. Prof. Einstein, excusing his absence

from the League of Nations Commission for Intellectual Co-operation, explained the necessity of finishing most urgent work prior to starting for Japan,

"OPEN DIPLOMACY.”. ME HUGHES'S VIEW...

The University of Michigan on June 19th conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on Mr. Hughes, the Secretary of State, and

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"TRANSFER TO TIENTSIN.

- GENESIS OF GOLD FISH.

CHINESE IDEA OF SILK NOTH'S

EGGS EXPLODED.

The correspondent of the N.C. Daily Netca, writing from Haichow recentlyaid:

Nearly a score of years ago, an old China haud called my attention to what that the finer kinds of gold fish are he said was universal belief of the Chinese

antisfy my curiosity, I have, during all raised from the eggs of the silk moth. To these years, at feasta, calls and other occasions, brought the matter up and rarely have I failed to find a firm belief in the above theory. The necessary steps laid down by poetically every one are so nearly identical and vouched for by mea we have larned to call reliable, that I of my Number One, who was confident of success! admit having tried it myself, with the aid

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The silk moth lays ita eggs on a fresh brick or tile and this is placed in shallow water and exposed to the ann. In several days, they hatch out minute larve and are fed on poud alime, developing rapidly into gorgeous gold fish!

My efforts were a failure and I discovered

from the next person interrogated that great care had to be used in the prepara tion of the water. Another assured me that the process might have been abortal by an intervening thunderclap, which sometimes tankes such havoc with the eggs that they batch out frogs or scorpions instead of the much desired gold fish.

THE FOUNDATION OF IT ALL.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd decided to adopt the Air Ministry scheme providing five hundred machines for Home defence at an increased cost of £9,000,000 annually, of which £900,000 of Science on Sir Thomas Lewis, Physician, faw, which must often have been of great. I was a brother or an uncle in whom they

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Dering the debate following Sir Robert Horne's statement, Mr. Asquith urged the

will be supplied from the Air Ministry the immediate staling down of repara-

economics. tious to what is really practicable, saying

Considerable orders for the execution of "Britain' sbould forego her share and also forgo other indebtedness, not as an act

the programion will be placed privately during the current year. The question of magnanimity but as a good business.

The deceased was Chairman of Lloyd's of further expansion will be considered "FAIR-PLAY FOR EVERYBODY.

Bank, Lid, of Lloyd's and National in the light of the financial situation in Mr. Lloyd George interposed in the Provincial Foreign Bank, Ltd., of the 1923 and the air policy of other Powers. dehnte, saying he hoped the House would Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon let him meet M, Poincare with a free band Co., Ltd., and of the Gloucester Gas THE RUBBER OUTPUT. to do his best to come to an arrange Light Co. He was director of Baldwin's, ment. In the meantime he did not con Ltd., Port Talbot Steel Co., Ltd., Brymbo JAVA PLANTATIONS' CONTRACT ceal the danger of driving Gerraany to Steel Co., Ltd., British Mannersma'n

WITH AMERICAN CO. desport. He declared that revoluTube Co., Ltd., the Yorkshire Penny

LONDON, August 3rd. tionary Germany in the centre of Europe Bank, Ltd., the London and Plate Bank, would be a real world peril, very dif- Ltd., and the P. & O. Banking Corpora British and Dutch plantations in Java ferent from

Russia. revoluticonry a

tión, Ltd. He was also a member of the have concluded an agreement with the Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to Council of Cheltenham College and General Rubber Company of New York run away from a fair and just claim. Chairman of the Council of St. Hilda's by which the latter agree to take the Continany was in the position of somebody Incorporated Colleges of Oxford and entire catput of standard rubber of three who put other individuals into Court Cheltenham. Formerly he was, Chairman She had chosen the tribunal in which to of the Committee of the London Clearing companies from October 1st to the end of fight them; had less the verdict and was Bankers and of the Central Association 10% after providing for existing con now being sued for costs, not for vindic of Bankers, as well & President of the tracts.

The rubber is deliverable ex-godown on dive reasons, but been use the winning and Council of the Institute of Bankers An unwilling parties, wish to get their cash Alderman of Gloucester; he was also a the estate, the price to be the average of back." The Fremier emphasised the folly prominent Frecanson, being Provincial the daily spot quotations in London for of under-estimating Germady's capacity, Grand Master for Gloucestershire. He standard quality, calculated monthly, oving to the present trade depression. was 76 years of age. He depicted, the possibility of a trade re- covery finding Germany without any in- ternal debt and with, an external debt fixed at a time when things were pretty bad. He compared this to England's seven milliard sterling internal and two milliard sterling externa! debts. He des cribed the inter-Allied conference of August 7th as a meeting of creditors to which all were going on equal terms, Britain was determined to give reasonable and sympathetic consideration to deva stated France and Belgium. Britain was the last country in the world to be accus ed of want of sympathy with France or Belgium. We intend to see that every body gets fair play, to give fairness to Germany and justice to France, but Sustice also to the people of our own

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THE MARK IMPROVES.

LONDON, August 3rd. German marks opened at 4,000 to the 2. Germany's reply to Francs created nervousness. Later buying, influenced by forecast of the reparations programme, closed at 3,300...

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STATUS OF TÁNGIER, CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LONDON.

MADRID, August 3rd. The Premier's secretary has announced that the status of Tangier will be dis- cussed at a conference in London during the zecond fortnight of September.

with a minimum of 8d. per Ib.

BAVARIA-GERMAN DISPUTE. PREMIERS TO CONFER

BERLIN, August 3rd- The Bavarian reply to President Ebert's letter of the 27th ult. is concilia tory, President Ebert is inviting Count Lerchenfeld to coine to Berlin to arrange a settlement,

University Hospital.

In an address Mr. Hughes urged a "sense of civic responsibility in matters of in- ternational concern as the basis of pro moting peace in the world. Sound public opinion," be continned, mast frown on the constant efforts to create suspi

Inter-com. cion, distrost, and batred. munication was now so easy that dises- sions of domestic and foreign affairs could be immediately published abroad as an indiention of the sentiments of the various peoples. If there is to be less reticence in diplomacy," he concluded, "there must be, if not greater reticence, at least u keener sense of responsibinty in the dis cussion of international questions. Open diplomacy and blatant injudicious, utter. ances will not go well together."

Through his work in Hongkong atten- tion was attracted to him very speedily, and in 1862 Li Hung-chang cast eyes upon him and invited him up to Tientsin to his yamen, there to be one of his two secretaries, the then late Minister in London, Lo Fung-luh, being the other. Till then, Wu's name was Ng A Choy Under this name he is to be found. amongst the list of British colonial ser- vante, and by it he was called to the Bar When Ng Choy turned his back on Hong kong and on the service of Queen Victoria he became Wa Ting fang. Unlike the vast majority of his countrymen who have acquired a Western education. Wu Ting Eg was neither snubbed nor relegated For years my search has been for a to an inferior position. He owed this mat who actually bad succeeded in the partly no doubt to his tact and ability project and while many laid claim to. and partly to his knowledge of Western success, close questioning revealed that it service to the Viceroy and afterwards to had the most complete confidence, etc. the Peking Authorities.

Beroad accumulating many fresh_reasons for my failure, the chase seemel at an inglorious end when only a few days ago, Wa Ting-tang, aathor, diplomatiat, I ran across what must be the real source called the of the whole myth. While calling on an humorist, and Chesterfield of modern China, and unusdally intelligent man, I casually asked the American Press always took a about the gold fish swimming in his tanks great interest in him. His witty and he told me how they were raised, having. after-dinner speches proved a god-done if for years himself. Hp dismissed send to a newspaper Press thirsting for the silk moth story as a myth, but said that humour. He was nicknamed the human artificial means and to be employed. question mark because of his habit of ask. The eggs are laid in small kangs where ing on every conceivable occasion original there are many fish and if left alone the and pointed questions. With the mile fish eat up their own eggs? The attendant that is childlike and blagd, Mr. Wu veiled dips them out and makes a paste of the the adroitaess of the skilled diplomatist. yolk of an egg and spreads it on a clean He was a master of innuendo, delivering brick. The eggs are carefully transferred bis sharpest hits with eyes, drooping to this paste and placed in a bowl of water. behind gold-rimmed spectacles. Behind in the warm (sunshine. As they hatch out, an appearance of benevolence almost alime is added to furnish them with "boose-" grandmotherly, a boyish spirit of fun was room" and they grow rapidly. not to be repressed.

HIS HUMOROUS TENDENCIES.

ange,

Was

Wu Ting-fang married the sister of Dr. Ho Kai, M.L., MD., and barrister at law, Hongkong. Ho Kai was the son of a L.M.S. native pastor, sad the founder

The writer ventures the theory that the this.simple.and whole myths is founded ingenious process.

ATHL CORONET THEATRE.

THE RETURN OF “THE KID." Jackie Coogan, the lovable little chap, who won so many hearts when bo figured with Charles Chaplin in the title role of of the Alice.Hospital, built in memory of DEATH OF AN OLD SWATOW

MISSIONARY.. "The Kid" reappears at the Coronet his English wife, who died in Hongkong. to-day, in his sond. big picture, which Wu."at the time of his marriage, was a

The death his taken place in Loudon many people regard as being even monclerk in a Hongkong solicitor's office. He remarkable an achievement that the one was a vegetarian had anti-smoker, very of Dr. William Gauld, formerly medical in which he made so phenomenally success amiable and hospitable, if a trifle missionary of the English Presbyterian fula debut. Peck's Bad Boy" is the garrulous. His soc, Wa Chio-chu, who Church of Swatow in China, and latterly name of the film and it is a delightfully was educated at English and American superintendent of the Mildmay Mission presented portrait of happy childhood. universities, and studied for the Bar in Hospital, Bethnal Green, London. to show that the day of the child, film Affairs in the Military Government of Mr. Edgar Gauld, mason, Aberdeen, and The triumph of this youthful actor stems London, was Vice-Minister of Foreign Dr. Gauld, who was a son of the late The German Government declared in-stars haa arrived, Young Jackie Coogan Canton, and one of the Chinese delegates brother of Mr. Edgar Gauld, retired valid certain Bavarian decrees on the has commanded as much attention as the to the Paris Peace Conference. ground that they infringed Imperial best and most seasoned of players and legislation. The Government pointed to the reason is probably that he is not old the serious consequences which might enough to know how to act He is not EXCHANGE RATES OF NEW SOVIET School, Aberdeen, and took his degreo at attend Bavaria's refusal to apply Be- precocious. He just has a gift for pour publican law to the right bank of the traying what be is told in a perfectly Rhine.]

natural way. It is not all fun in "Peck's Bad-Boy," though humour naturally pre dominatin. There is a love story, beauti fully told, sail the conclusion of the story offers some highly dramatic moments..

No small part of the success of the film may be attributed to the intriguing tities ritten by Mr. Irvin S. Cobb, the famous American humourist, Mr. Cobb's work has put the finishing touch upon a highly diverting film,

GERMANY PLEASED WITH NOTE.

Beras, August 3rd.

most Tho Balfour Noto has made a favourable impression. The newspaper. Der Tap thinks that it foreshadows at OIL DISCOVERY IN FRANCE least diplomatic support for Germany by England in the controversy with France, and is of the opinion that Anglo-American action is imminent.

The Boerien Courier aays the Note is regardal in political circles as fresh proof that the reparations problem is nearing solution

A BIG OUTPUT.

A subterranean oil reservoir is reported to have been discovered in the forest of Abatilles, near Bordeaux Experte esti- mate that it will produce 505,000 cubic fort per day.".

PAPER CURRENCY,

The Soviet Russian State Bank has fixed the exchange rates of the new Bovies paper currency as follows:

Pound sterling-1,800 roubles. American dollar-230 roubles. Frano-20 roubles. German mark-68 koppeks. Polish mark-a koppel Estonian mark-50 koppers. Latvia rouble-50 koppeks."

builder, Aberdeen, war native of Lumis den, Aberdeenshire, and was born in 1840. He was educated at the Old Graminar Aberdeen University. He then went out to China, where he was stationed at His health broke Swatow for 18 years. took up the position of superintendent of down, he was obliged to come home, and the Mildmay Mission Hospital. This posi tion he held for 12 years, retiring a short. time before the war. He again took up duty during the war, and remained at his post until two years ago. He is survived by Mrs Gauld, three sons and three daughters.