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Electing a Dead Man,i!! Macon, Gs., Jaly 8.--Mr. WiJ. Mossley, who died ten years ago, res elected a member of the Bibb Chanty Democratio ( executive committee in the recent county primary, Two thousand votera cast ballots for him without knowing that for a decade Mr. Moseley had been in bis grave. A relative, who bad read in a newspaper of Mr. Moseley's eleo- tion, to-day informed, the county officials of the error.

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Perpetual Electric Currant. A sensational discovery-that of a method to make electric! current practically perpetusl was recently described at the Paris Academy of Sciences by Professor d'Arsonval. It is the work of Professor Kamerlingh Onnes, of Leyden, a physoint, who first succeeded in liquifying helium. Professor Onnes found that mercury, sub- jeated to a temperature of 4.19 degrees centigrade, tin to one of 3.8 degrees, or lead to a temper ature of 8 degrees, would offer no resistance to the passage of electric, current, and would be

The come superconductive. Professor then wound a thousand turns of very fine lead wire on a bobbin. At an ordinary temper ature the wire offered a resistance

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SOYA BEAN EXPORT TRADE OF DAIREN.

THE BANK ACT.

What Suspension Means.

The Bank Act to which recent telegrams refer, eays the North China Daily News, is the aot of 1844 which separated the Bank of England into two halves, the Issue and the Banking Depart

The following information is of 736 ohms, but when plunged from the report by the Aoting ins bath of liquid helium it British Consul at Dairen (Mr. H. offered none at all, and the Boulter) on the trade in 1913:

It is possible that the demand current introduced into the wire by induction persisted for many in the United Kingdom for oil hours without the least percept- oake as a food for cattle might be ible diminution. The discovery partly, met by soya bean cake mexit, and fixed the amount of from Dairen were: there some notes which the former may put means of transporting it in good into circulation against securities, condition. The cake at present exported contains too much oil to withstand the changes of olimate experienced on the journey to Europe, and is only just capable to the Council of State for of arriving in proper condition at congideration before determining the Pacific ports of America. The

is expected to open a new path of research into the constitution of

matter.

The Chinese National Flag: The President will submit the designs of the flag of the Gener alissimo of the Army and Navy

pamely £14,000,000. For all notes issued in excess of that amount the Bank was to hold bullion. The act also provided that if any other English note-issuing banks allow- ed their powera of lasue to lapse the Bank might be authorized to

a particular design and announce cake to be produced at the new increase its issue against: eecari- it to the public. The President South Manchuria Railway mill, of ties to the amount of two thirds is of the opinion that being an which a brief account is given of the lapsed isanes. Since 1844 emblem of the nation which below, will contain lees oil and issues to the amount of £8,915,000 would attract the attention of the may, perhaps, travel better than have been allowed to lapse and countries of the world its design the product of the old-fashioned the Bank has been empowered by should not be adopted without a mills. The wharf office returns successive Orders in Council to careful consideration.

Liquor Taxes in China.

give an increase of only about augment its issue against securi- 3,000 tons in the export of bean ties to the extent of £4,450,000, oil for 1913. Recently there have the total, to-day, therefore, being On the 30th ultimo the Chinese been some changes in the re- $18,450,000. For notes issued Ministry of Finance telegraphed ceptacles used for transporting above this amount bullion must to the various provincial antborit-bean oil, drums made of mild be held. The suspension of the ies to make enquiries into the steel being used. The cost of Bank Act would mean the tem- amount of taxes and likin on sending oil to Europe in drame porary cancellation of this liquor and wine that could he is £1 10 per ton higher than in regulation. Notes could be issued collected every year and report second-hand kerosene oil tine in excess of $18,450,000 irrespec- the same to the Ministry at an the original practice but this is tive of the amount of bullion in early date so that a new tax might compensated by the absence of the Bank. be imposed on those luxuries. It leakage. The return of the No bank in London or out of it is stated that only breweries which empty drums is rather a difficult holds any considerable som in distil new brands of wine and problem, as the freight on empty hard caah or legal tender above pay fixed rates of duty are allow drums is not much lower than what is wanted for its daily ed to pursue their enterprise, that on full oner. It would often business--except the Banking be advantageons to dispose of the Department of the Bank of Kwang Hsu's Mausoleum. empty drums in Europe for what England, which holds the reserve Under the compact entered into they would fotob. Barrels have for the whole country. Moreover, in 1911 between the Republic also been tried but have not an enormous amount of foreign and the Imperial Family, the cost proved successful, one great money is kept there, too. Yet the of the construction of Emperor drawback to their employment Bank is a joint-stock company Kwang Hen's Mausoleum is a being the absence of any skilled ran for business purposes and as proper charge against the Recoopers at Dairen. In the early the natural desire of all directors publican Treasury. The repre- part of 1914 a company, in which is to make as good a dividend as. sentatives of the Imperial Family a loosl British firm is interested, possible for their shareholders therefore called upon the Ministry was established at Dairen with they are averse from keeping idle of Finance two days ago for the the object of manufacturing new more money than is absolutely payment of the balance due on tins, similar to those used for necessary.

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this account amounting to $270,- kerosene, for the transport of bean Three times has it been 000. Up to the present no money oil. By using the now tins all necessary to suspend the Bank pertandas danger of the oil being tainted Act because the Banking Depart has been paid. Mr. T, W., Crosland Not Guilty, by traces of kerosene, as must ment would otherwise have been The jury at the Old sometimes happen when second-unable to meet its liabilities. In hand tins are used, will be 1874, its hard cash was reduced Bailey acquitted William Hodgson Crosland, avoided, and it in considered to £1,094,000: in 1857, to 81,- author, after eight days' trial, on possible in this way to replace 462,000; in 1866, to £8,000,000 an indictment charging him with the wicker orates now used for In quinquennial periods since conspiring with Lord Alfred the transport of bean oil to 1870 the average of the Bank's Douglas to pervert the course of Chinese porte. As this oil is reserve has been (according to justice by attempting to bring a largely used for edible purposes the figures given by Bagehot): criminal charge against. in China it is important that the Robert/B, Rose, literary executor flavour should not be impaired, of Oscar Wilde, by means of false and consequently old kerosene information, and also with con- tins are not used for oil sent there. spiring to suborn a lad, Charles The experimental mill erected by the South Manchuria Bailway Garratt, to commit perjary.

Company at Dairen was not *Lord Mersey. A Rare Treat.

Referring to Lord Mersey's expected to start work before the conduct of the Empress of Ireland middle of the year. The capacity inquiry, the Canadian Courier of the mill is to be 50 tons of Bays He is showing our judges besus in 24 hours, and the oil is andidur lawyers the fallies of to be extracted by the benzins legal technicalities and the in process. This mill and the how iquities of procedure as we have Gantai oil mill, which was erected it in Canada Ao sep Lord in 1913 to replace the one Veined

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