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GENERAL NEWS

200 Austrian Reservists Leave

'Montreal..

Montreal, July 30.-Tro hundred Austrian reservists have engaged passage on the German steamship Willehad, and will sail of Antworp next Saturday. There are approximately 5,000 Austrian reserviste in Montreal, the majority of whom expect to return home sho

Haytian Rebels Retreat."" Cape Haytien, Hayti, July 24– Heytian Government troops to day took possession of the townS of Limonade and Quartier Mores, which were evacuated by the rebels, who retreated to Mornë and Forgete, where fighting was still in progress this morning A further truco, of seventy-two hours between the Government troops and the rebele, arranged by the American Charge d'Af- fuitre, was due to expire to day, The revolutionaries in the neigh- bourhood of the city total only 400, and are poorly armed, while the Government troops inside the city have made every preparation to repel an attack,

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of the Hon. Jesse Collings is retiring, total disorganization offered him the Liberal-Unionist stock markets of the world forced candidacy, but he declined on the the closing of the New York

This sentiment was confirmed ground that he was being pat Stock Exchange to-day, gays the forward by one, seotion of the Evening Post (New York) of July by other members at 9.30 o'clock. party which desired to force its 31. The governore took this At 9.45, however, word that Ger- candidacy on the other section. drastic step ten minutes before many had been declared in a state For Mr. Kipling a constituency

the hour set for opening, after a of war changed the entire aspect of is being sought which will not be conference of bankers at the things, and at once it was con too exacting, and which will not offices of J. P. Morgan & Co. sidered imperative to close the require what the English call Hearing of Germany'a declaration exchange. 41 Barsing. "American Paper

of a atste of war in the Empire, The decision to close osme after they decided that to open the a meeting in the offices of J. P. Suicides in America. Records indicate that suicides merket here and keep it open Morgan & Co. Bankers. Those who this year will be more namerone as the only market in the world, attended this meeting were J. P. than in any former year, saya en was unsafe.

Morgan and Henry P. Davison, of American paper. With six months Other exchanges quickly follow the firm; Francis L. Hine, president and about two weeks of the year ed auit. The Consolidated, opened of the First National Bank; the recorde ehow a total of at 9.30 o'clock, guspended se Charles H. Sabio, vice-president 150 suicides. A calculation bas-soon as news of the larger board'e of the Guaranty Trust Company, ed upon the past suicide records action was received. The Broad Frank A. Vanderlip, president of of the remaining mon the indicates Street curb market suspended, the National City Bank, and A. that at the close of 1014 the re-the New York Coffee Exchange Barton Hepburn, chairmen of the oorde will show many more than closed its doors until Monday, Hannover-Chase Bank. 300 suicides, a maximum for and the Matsis Exchange until cases of self-morder, Already the Tuesday. The Cotton Exobange esventeen days of this month after an hour of panio on the (July) show a total of 15 suicides, floor, with prices collapsing atter almost one daily. Only one of the ly, closed until Tuesday. previous six months show any." The financial situation caused thing similar to this record. The the suspension of four firms three exception ie April, when there of which traded on the Cotton the grave news from abroad was left for the world to sell in. A the rate at which the epark takes, the other months were as follows: Flower & Co., bankere; S.-H. P demoralized opening. There were, Exchange had a decided effect method of producing ultra-violet wore 32 suicides. The suicides in Exchange. There firms were read with anxious expectancy of a special cable dispatch telling of place has a hotable effect on the the closing of the London production of the rays. This January, 20 February, 15; Pell & Co, stack, cotton, and however, a great may be gala with those at the conference, and rays is likely to prove of value March, 22; 28, and Jane,

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As soon as this was done there low through a cylinder or tube,RON. STEEL, METAL and HARD- the total number of suicides, 70 gan conference isshed reassuring the aggregate they would have were married and 71 single. Men statements. They resumed con availed but little to support the was an announcement by some across the diameter of which are WARE MERCHANTS: Wholesale suicides outnumber the romen ferences at the Morgan: offices market against the avalanche of banks that no loans would be placed three or more sets of spark and Eetail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and almost three to one. Most of those this afternoon. Paul M. Warburg foreign liquidation.

called during the period when the ing rods mide of invar, and a Soundsy Coke Importers. General Store- who ended their lives weza was one of those who attended. It was odd-lot houses that made tools Exchange remained closed. special form of high-frequency 51 Hihr Loong Stress (bad Street west Telephone between the ages of 20 and 50 Some of the bankers expreased the the strongest plea to lose the This meant, also, that there would apparatus produces the necessary of Central Markell Telephone No. 515... years, genstally considered the belief that the situation would Stock Exchange, according to in- since there would be no use in that only between ten and 20 not be any call loen "quotation, electric currents. It is claimed prime of life. During the first relax over night.

formation obtained from one of the five months of the year, a great The New York Stock Exchange governors. He estimated that the making a call loan when there watte are necessary for the com- majority of the suicides used gas, has not been closed because of odd-lot houses handled at least was no possibility of realizing plete sterilization of a cubic metre In June and thus for during this financial conditions since 1873. 500,000 shares of yesterday's upon the collateral while the Ex of water; in other words, the bar- month the revolver has been most On September 20 of that year, at business, and after working all change was closed if the borrower rent taken by an ordinary 50 did not pay up when called upon candle power electric lamp would prominent as the weapon of the climax of the celebrated panic night had not caught up.. death.

which then occurred, the He said that each morning for to do so. None of the banks. did be capable of dealing with a

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of one day'a session by vote of the all night, the clerical forces of their own customers, and the A time. governors. It re-opened for the odd lot houses had fallen money market was largely a closed Formal request was made to business ten days later, on further behind in their routine affair. Those who had to have The following ste the Mortality Quality, Burar. We give our special Government officiala here yester September 30.

work, and that consequently is money had no difficulty in getting Statistics of Rangoon Town for attention to our busines, and sanitary day by Chinese, Consul-General Conferences of bankers began was only a question of time, if it, however, if they had banking the week ending 18th Jaly, 9. C. Shu for the arrest of Gen. early in the morning, and the the exchange had been kept open connections.

1014-Plague 35; Fevers 22 Hwong Heing, Lin San, and advisability of closing the Now when there would have been a

Dysentery and Diarrhoea 18 other revolutionary leaders it York exchange was discussed opmplete breakdown in the office

Respiratory Diseases 24; Injuries being alleged that they are Usually level-headed "bankere machinery.

8; All other cases 09. Total breaking neutrality laws. Con- went from one conference to Members of odd-los houses alao

Electric Sparks,200 Ratio per mille of the sul-General Shu bases his request another, concern showing in their feared the results of calls for

estimated population per annum, A process of sterilizing drink- on the revised Federal statutes, faces and their composure. so margins that would necessarily

34.88. and charges that Gen. Hwong completely gone that they could have had to be sent out, hendid.

ing and other waters by means of and the Chinese Nationalistio not tell coherently what was Fear of Europe's Selling electrin sparke has been evolved League of America, are "setting going on.

One of the chief reasons for by Professor J. de Kowalski, "A Folosing the Exchango, according particular type of spark which from this country, and in prepara- Until fifteen minutes before the to a hanker who attended the Froduces very intense ultra-violet tions for that expedition are col- Etock Exchange opening time, Morgan conference, was the fear raya has been discovered by him, leoting money throughout the opinion was greatly divided over expressed, by some brokers that and by the use of apo sparks it

is olaimed that not only can com United States. Several local the advisability of opening the Europe would send over on Chinese

BOCIeftes gave Exchange. The fact that the avalanche of celling orders, should plate sterilization be effected, but a dinner in honour of Hwong London Stock Exchange had close the market open here. This, it that the process is more eco- THE QUEEN OF last night. Hwong was presented ed and that a run had began on was said, might lead to trouble, nomical than that involving the with a medal as a token of the Bank of England was regard with injury to this market. It use of mercury vapour lamps. esteem from the Chinese of San ed to be of momentous importance was learned, also, that a large Professor Kowalski's invention Francisco In a revolutionary in the financial world, and, for number of brokers had asked to lies ohiefly in the metals between address delivered by Hong, that reason, many financiero have the Exchange cloned. which his high-frequency sparke President Yuan Shi-kai was strongly urged that the New York

Another factor which was taken a diotator more vicious Stock Exchange close its doors, into consideration was the oable than former President Huerta of to prevent absolute demoralian advices from the other side which

united tion. showed plainly that, asion against the This advice the governora de York Stok Táróba o Admmutration, cided at first not to follow, "Until open, it would be thie oul suns &

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