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CHRISTIAN · SCIENCE

Entitled: Christian Science, the Science of Christ. Healing.

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Colin Rücker Eddison, C.S.

LONDON, ENGLAND

mber of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston Massachusetts

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LONDON, DEC, 13 (BWB)-THE- CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, SIR JOHN SIMON, SPEAKING IN THE HOUBE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY, BAID THAT AS A RESULT OF LY HIS RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FRENCH MINDS, TER OF FINANCE, A COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT HAD BEEN-ARKIVER AT BKIWEEN THE BRITISH AND FRENCH `TREAJURIES, which will secare, in the field of Annoce, cof operation which corresponds to that already announced at the last meeting of the Supreme War Council in other fields of zotivity.

Butumarssing; some of the main features of the agreement," It was agreed that it was in the common interest to avoid, during the war, alterations in the existing rate of exchange between the pound and the trane,

MUTUAL ARRANGEMENTS They had further made mutual arrangements which will enable each country to cover its require- ments for the currency of the other country as agreed without any question. Thus sterling held by the French monetary authort- tles would be available for expen-| diture throughout the sterling area and franc held by the United Kingdom monetary authorities. would be available for expenditure throughout the French Empire.

RAISING OF LOANS

Neither Government would raise a foreign loan or credit except in agreement with, or jointly with. the other. Neither Government would impose fresh restrictions on imports from the other country during the war for protective pur- poses or for exchange reasons.

The two Governments would share certain items of expenditure. incurred in a common cause, such as Anancial assistance to other countries and the continuation of the armed forces of their Polish Ally.

British Home Topics Under Comment

ART & EDUCATION NECESSARY

PLANE COLLIDES WITH BALLOON BARRAGE CABLE.

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Beater) —It was officially announced yesterday that a Fleet Ale Ärm aircraft collided with a balloon barrage cable pair Southampton and that the crew of four were killed

Increased Naval Construction

COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Renter)— The Increasing completeness . of British naval supremacy 36 shown by the fact that, the total losses of the Royal Oak and Courageous, two destroy- ers, the Gypay and Blanche and one submarine, make up 35,649 tons displacement and also the Rawalpindi and four small mine-sweepers amount- ing to 18,396 tons gross, These are amply compensated by the enormous naval construc- tion programme which has further increased since the outbreak war nearly one million tons of warships being under construction and many nearly completed, while the anti-submarine forces have already been more than trebled.

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GERMAN BOAST German anxiety resulting from LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter) these facts is indicated by the re- Writing on home topics, the Dally cent boast that the German Navy Herald welcomes the work of, the has been strongly reinforced by Arts and Entertainment Emergency the incorporation of the Austrian Council, which will endeavour to Danube Flotilla, namely, no better keep going those connected with topic for boasting than the addi- various arts and entertainments. tion of river patrol vessels and a "Art and education are not luxu- few motor launches designed solely ries," says the paper. "They are for river work. necessities and precious possesions which give a meaning to our lives and to the cause in which we are fighting."

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NEUTRALS WILL NOT BE MUCH INCONVENIENCED

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter)-

The Dolly Express wants the shopping hours extended and more light during the black-out, while the Daily Mall

the Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister for scheme to make British documen-Economic Warfare, said in the tary films as "At Last" a systema- House of Commons yesterday, that tic plan to counter Nazi Bereen it was sufficient at present to pre- Tent goods of enemy origin reach- propaganda.

mg their overseas destinations, as the Government was anxious to cause as little loss and incon- venience to neutrals as possible.." The question of whether any

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