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THE EMPIRE'S MINERALS.

OVERSEAS PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH.

AUSTRALIA'S "LEAD,

(82JTISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Rony, August 19th The announcement that the Aus tralian Government and Empire Marketing Board have agreed jointly to bear the expense of making field trials of geophysical methods for the survey of minerals and oil, throughout the Empire is welcomed by the newspapers.

In connection with the projected survey attention is called to a pro. posal which Sir Thomas Eolland will lay before the Empire Mining apd Metallurgical Congress, which opens its second triennial meeting month.

THE IRISH PAIL

AUGUST 15th, 1927-

RA.F. FLYING BOATS.

GIRL SWIMMER'S ESCAPE.

EXTENDED TOUR TO NORTH DRAWN UNDER A LINE OF

EUROPE.

BARGES IN THAMES.

NO CONFIDENCE MOTION.

DE VALERA'S FOLLOWERS

TAKE THE OATH.

AN ENDURANCE TEST.

(THROCOR BELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 13th.

The Fianna Fail party attended-

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVİCE]

RUGBY, August 19th. Three Royal Air Force flying the Dail when the Labour leader boats set off to-day from Felixstowe gave notice of a vote of no can- on a 3,000 miles trip, during which fidence which will be takaa on courtesy visits will be paid to Tuesday. The result of the voting some of the principal northern is most dochtal as Captain Red-capitala mond's Nationalist Farty, number 15 only seven, holds the key of the situation and is reported to bo divided as to which group to sup-

port,

[BAITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE

tend an air exhibition..

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HONG KONG. STOCK EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

B.K.

Bant

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AUGUST 13, 1937. ......$1,053 bay. » London.£114 nom.

Mies Mercedes Gleitze, the Log- DO... don typist, who so nearly succeed Chartered Bank 20 nom. ed in swimming the Channel last Mercantile Bank & &B... now. year, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Thames.

U...£13) num. P. & O. Bank She had arranged to swim by East Aria Baak

491 bay. stages from Westminster to Dover Canton Insurance $590 sel *****65 nom, in preparation for another attempt China Underwriters (ap)...$1.50 sel. from Westminster Bridge. on the Channel, and she started North China in T. 13 nom.

Union Insurance....31

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У ма She Wha caught treacherous current near Wapping

the Yangtas lastranou. 133 nom, by

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Hasy Kang luga...00 cla, el. Indo-China (Pre)...330 nom.

414 "The stretch of the river where

Steamboat

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the Rotherhithe side of the river. Her companions who were follow "Sir Samuel Hoare is travelling see her come up on the far side ing her in a boat were amated to by one of the machines, vid Oslo of the barges feet first. to Copenhagen, where he will at-

Swept Away!

Waterbosts..... Chiss Sagars The dying-boats, which Are Miss Gleitze met her accident, to Bengals Malabon named Iris, Falkyrie and South entoker said to a Freas representa Kalau Mining Ad... ampton, renal, remarkable doit course to the Rotherhithe side of 'hat. Exploracions

coastal renaissance tive, is exceedingly treacherous,

"She was drawn out of her

Langkas (combined). range. The Iris and Valkyrie are

10. (single) **** each Atted with three Condor the river by Bellamy's Whart, and Shanghai.

was suddenly swept away Banb she

Loan Southampton has two Napier-Lion

the barges.

Tronah Mines engines.

Caspinas...... alive aga minute she came up on the farther H.K. & W. Dock....

again, but in less than

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Th. of non H.K. 19.65 bay.

19/3 m. 5%-nom.

is Canada towards the end of this in accordance with notice given to-engines, of 700 horsepower, and the unde, one spected to see here, a K. Winds $12 buy.

Sir Thomas Holland proposes that the congress, which includes among its constituent bodies in- stitutions

Canada, representing Australia, South Africa and India, shall appoint committees of spe- cialists to undertake a review of the minorst resources and smelting capabilities of each of the Do-

pinions and larger colonies.

Bucay, August 13th. After a long sisting in Dublin this afternoon the Dail Eireann, Free State House of Representa tives, adjourned till Tuesday when,

day, the Labour leaders, Mr. "Johan son, will move a vote of censure.

On the expectation that an addi. tion to the opposition of the 44 members of Mr. De Valera's party, who took the Oath of allegiance yesterday, would precipitate an im mediate crisis, the public galleries were crowded, but the meeting pass- cd_off without incident.

Raports from Dublin state that The Times anyt: "Essential data Party of seven members this after- Capt. Redmond's National League are necessary for the formulation noon decided to support Labour, of an economic policy as well as and when a division is taken it the insurance of military safety seems probable that the Govern- Should Sir Thomas Holland's proment will be defeated. posal be carried into èfect the

The newspapers state that Pre- geophysical methods which are to sident Cosgrave's administration be tested by the Australian Govern-will, in this event, be succeeded by ment and the Empire Marketing a coalition composed of Labour and Board should, if practical expert the National League, which would ence confirms their utility prove have the support of De Valera's valuable adjuncts in the work."

party...

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AUSTRALIAN WOOL.

"BIG PURCHASES FOR RUSSIA REPORTED.

(THROCEE REUTER'S AGENCY.}

"MethoURSE, August 12th.

A total of 17,800 bales of wool, all secured in Australia, have been privately purchased and shipped. to Russia since the arrival of M Pitigorsky, the representative of the Moscow Textile Import Co., u few weeks ago.

THE COTTON YARN RESTRICTION.

SPINNERS FINED. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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Mr. Cosgrave has displayed ≈ inagnanimous attitude towards his new opponenta. In an interview be stated I am very pleased that Fianna Fail deputies are coming into the Dail. It is the best thing that has happened during the last five years.

Captain Redmond said the action of Die Valera and his party in tak ing the Oath was an immediate gal to the cause of constitution-

alism,

UPHEAVAL IN BOLIVIA.

REVOLT OF A COMMUNISTIO

CHARACTER.

GOVERNMENT'S STERN MEASURES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

LA PAZ, August 13th. A great Indian rising, in which 50,000 persons are involved, -is disturbing Bolivia.

LONDON, August 12th. The Cotton Yarn Association, controlling 75 per cent. of the spinners of American yarn in Lan The rebels are advancing in the cashire, took the first important agricultural region. They have disciplinary action under their ar seized farms and warehouses which ticles of association, in fiming they looted and which are now firm £300 for selling yarna below burcing. They are threatening the the official scale of minimum prices.railway at Fotosi.

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

The revolt is said to be of a Communist character.

The troops, in the course of fighting in various districts, killed FEWER IMPORTS. BUT MORE many Indians and captured 50,

EXPORTS.

t.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 12th. The Board of Trade returns re- veal that imports last month totalled over £93,000,000, which a £5,000,000 less than the Juae total. "The exports for July exceeded £38,000,000, which represents an increase of $130,000 over the Jnne figure.

CORNHILL SAFE. SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTION- ARY WORK.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

V

Rvour, August 12th

The chief engineer engaged in

Chiefs

General Gonzales-Flor has now been "appointed Generalissimo to suppress the revolt, me per

There have been many arrests of people suspected of circulating Communist propaganda,

NEW YORK FAILURES.

STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM INVOLVED.

[azUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE:]

NEW YORK, August 13th. A Stock Exchange firm has been suspended with liabilities of over 81,000,000, with saseta rather leas, in consequence of the collapse of the Manhattan Electrical Supply Company stock.

the task of making Cornhill safe, elines from 8 to 23 points in a The announcement led to big de- following the collapse last Satur: dozen day night of a portion of a large liquidation.

other issues and heavy building, stated to-day that every thing is now sale

He added that the work carried out had been effective, and very little of the portion of the build- ing left standing would have to come down..

AMERICA'S UNDESIRABLES.

1,000 DEPORTED MONTHLY.

[REUIAR'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, August 19th

SIR GEORGE LEWIS'S TRAGIC DEATH. ANOTHER REPORT. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TERRITET, August 13th. Enquiries clearly establish that Sir George Lewis was getting over the low railing on to the end of the station platform (a rather common practice here), when he slipped and was knocked down by an oncoming

The New York World's cor-train which he intended to catch."

respondent at Washington -

nounces that the Department of

Labour proposes an intense drive TWO RUSSIAN GENERALS

against alien radical agitators.

The big firms have been asked to check the antecedents of their em ployees, and the naval and mili tary authorities are to be request ed--to-report-on-men soeking en-

listment;

The police are investigating all records.

The Department deports about thousand aliens every month. but hundreds are smuggled in.

SENTENCED TO DEATH.

~İTKEOUGH"EKOTER'S AGENCY6]

Moscow, August 12th. General Annenkov, and his chief- of-staff General Denissov, accused of carrying on an armed struggle against the Soviet in the Far East in 1918 to 1920, have been sentenced to death after a trial dating. 19: dayi

The Southampton has the record to its credit of having "tasied without leaving the surface of the water from Felixstowe to South- ampton, a distance of 150 miles The journey occupied 24 days (hours) and was a severe test of its seaworthiness, owing to changes of weather encountered.

EXCHANGE RATES.

EXCHANGE.

ULOSING QUOTATIONS.

Angust 13th, 1927. O LONDON.-

Talegraphic Transfor 3/111 Bank Bills, on damaad...1/11/6/18 Bank Bills, at 30 days'sight - Bank Bills, at 4 months'

sight

Bills, on demand

(BRITISH

38-BREVICE.]

.../

A

Ruday, August 12th.

‚sté months' sight 2/06/16

Faris

124.05

23/07/16

Brussels

34.93

OF PARTS,

Amsterdam Betlin

12 191

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20.44

Bank Bills, on demand Credits,

1,20

Copenhagen

15.14

Or Night... 1,275

Vienna.

18.14

J

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471

Helsingfors

"1027

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Bio

Buenos Aires

Shanghai.

27/16 6.27/32 47.19/39 2/5

On at 60 days' nightl

Bile, on demand...

301

ON CALCUTE,

Yokohama

Ben Bille,

Genera

4.86

5.91

on lensudd

1303.

OK SHANGHAL

Milan

80.5/10

Bills, at sight

781

Stockholm Oslo

30 day

99

18.72

Prague

161

おち

Madrid

23.71

24

"117

Athens

Bucharest

372ł 755

Bombay

Hong Kong

Silver (spot). Silver (forward)

1/5.29/32 1/17 23.1/18 ---...!! 931

New York

1/11.11/32 Telegraphic Transfor

18.19"

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Un Sirearms. Or demand...

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