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GENERAL NEWS.

KING OF SPAIN'S TOUR.

"King Alfonso of Spain has in- formed; the Argentine Üharge "Aftires, at Madrid that be expects to visit South America shortly from Buenos Aires. The King declared that Spain's finan cial condition was flourishing, He also said, that if it was desired Spain could lend Argentins $50,000,000 at low interest. was his object, he said, to develop commerce with South America, especially Argentine.

It

MOTOR SCOOTER RACE The first open race for motor- scooter owners in England is being planned. The motor-scooter is becoming popular and many well-known people, including

ady Norman and Admiral Hall, Are to be seen daily riding their machines in the West End. The race will be held over a course of about five miles near London. No dangerous speeds will be attained and the competition will be so arranged that, the winner is the most skilful driver of a reli- able machine.

RED CROSS SHOP CLOSED. The American Red Cross Shop at Peking has closed its doors and wound up its affairs after a highly successful career of seven months and will shortly turn over to the Peking Chapter a sum of over $3,000, representing the net profits of its enterprise. The Peking Chapter of the American, Red Cross has not yet made up its mind what to do with the funds derived from the Shop, but the chairman, Mr. W. B. Pettus, states that they will be used for relief purposes as the occasion there- for arises.

LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE

The League to Enforce Peace. with 300,000 members is taking an active part in the

campaign to bring the provisions of the League of Nations before the people of the United States through lectures and other means. The Chicago Daily News' bas been conducting a convass among the citizens of Chicago in order, to find out how the people stand on the question of the League. More than two to one to those who express any preference favour the Erague as it stands, ~-

HEALTHY MAN WHO SPREAD

DISEASE FOR 37 YEARS,

How a typhoid carrier (à per son who has the germs always in his body does not suffer from the disease) spread typhoid fever for 37 years while quite well himself is described by Dr.

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-LIQUIDATION OF THE

GERMAN BANK. ·

FIGGES ATTEMPTS TO COVER UP HIS TRACKS.

Newx

has. perhaps.

123,

opened in the name of an Ameri can bank Double the amount. credited to the latter's current account was debited to the ex- change account with the result that, while the credit balance in current account agreed with the cash in hand, this

was in a book entry and

asset of cash in band" on

Of the liquidation of the German reality only Bank under the superintendence half the debit balance in Champtaloup in The British of Mr. G. Passeri and Sun Hat-exchange account was the actual Medical Journd. In 1881 the chang the public already knows entry that represented the the man had typhoid fever, and something and the record of his disease distribu-guessed more. There have, at the balance sheet specially tion is as follows. Shortly after any rate. been quite a number prepared for the deception of Mr. his recovery he was one of a

of opportunities of gleaning, in- Passeri. This process of passing party of shearers among whom formation. There

for two credits and one debit and two 13 cases of typhoid occurred, several dying. Two years later, example, the article published debits and one credit for the by the North-Ching Daily totals received and paid out daily. while shearing again, three of his

continued for over a year, when A long time ago. Three years after this he gave in the Mixed Court and there bank was closed and the cash typhoid to the cook and several have been a whole series of balance transferred to the credit fellow-shearers. Two years later smaller cases, wherein Germans of another bank of the same he infected one fellow-worker. who owed the Bank money have nationality, whereupon the same "His last association with the been ordered to pay up.

And juggling was repeated for the best disease," says Dr. Champtaloup, there have been informers, ready, of two years, by which time the

was in 1918, when a man came after the manner of their kind, to

United States had declared to the farm, occupied the old make a little on the quiet. It is war. men's room, and shared his meals.never easy to be at once tortuous Thereupon this second account This man caught tyhoid fever. and Buccessfully secretive and in was also closed, the balance and in investigating the case the view of the fact that from the out- transferred back to cash account doctor discovered the carrier. The

of the break

war down to by reversing the double entry in carrier was a hale, sturdy old 14th August, 1917, the staff of the exchange account and, presently, man, and had always been remarkably weli."

work-mates "got the disease. There W&S the big action the account of this American

SPORT TO SAVE STRIKES.

Bank were at liberty to make any put to the credit first of a neutral arrangements they could to dis-, Minister and next to that of a pose of funds and documents, it is neutral Legation in Peking-an A memorial has been presented not altogether surprising if, extremely useful Legation, it to the Prime Minister by the though invariably clever, they would seem, with two names national associations governing were occasionally careless and differing little more than do such sport pointing out that additional left enough information in the imaginary titles as the Legation opportunities for sport and re-hands of their agents to give of Keepinwiththem and the Lega

tion of Keepinwiththemalittle- creation will tend to reduce unrest themselves away.

longer.

THE REMOVAL OF RECORDS. alluded to, seems to have been The removal of records, already carried to lengths surpassing all ordinary standards of Teutonic thoroughness. The Bank has property, as all the world knows, at Hankow, Tientsin.

Peking.

and a tendency to strikes. The Some of the information has memorial proposes that the Gov-found its way to this office and ernment acquire ground to be let throws considerable light on the at low rentals and that the Legisla-internal history of the Bank ture urge municipalities and public between the outbreak of war and bodies to use their powers to the appointment of Mr. Passeri provide adequate playing fields as Liquidator. From the very for various localities. The ratio beginning. apparently, the of ground needed for recreation. Manager, Mr. H. Figge, realis excluding school playing fields.ed that he must cover Tsingtao, Tsinanfu, Yokohama, it is suggested is a minimum of his tracks in every possible Kobe, Canton and Hongkong. No two acres per 1,000 of population. way so as to elude any subsequent

is further proposed that rail- inquiries which might be made particulars of these properties nor any title deeds have, it is way fares for sports bodies be into the Bank's finances. He considerably reduced, that the embarked accordingly, upon a said, yet been discovered. Nor entertainment tax should not quite amazing amount of figure have any share register or records apply to gatherings where the juggling, using in the operations Figge, sitting sphinx-like in a come to light. Mr. receipts are less the names of two American banks, comfortably padded chair, met than $5, and that the State of a neutral Minister and a neu-all inconvenient "questions with should exempt all grounds that tral Legation with two titles. the reply that these and other come within the scope of those

JUGGLING WITH BALANCES. documents bad long ago been not running for profit from the payment of Imperial taxes, with Without being able actually to sent to Berlin. How and when, certain minor exceptions. It is quote the figures it is a little through the air or under the sea, also urged that the State should difficult to illustrate this, but we by special messenger or by ordin- bake such grants to local believe ourselves to be near eary postal routes he was not, authorities as the Treasury may nough to the truth to say that some apparently, prepared to say.

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fix in lieu of rates payable in of it was done in the following: All of which would seem to this particular case, we are given removed. Which, if true, reflects respect of sports grounds. The fashion. There being a certain point a very clear moral, namely, to understand, the liquidation has the very greatest credit on. Mr. & memorial has been forwarded to cash balance it was.desired to that instead of being content only been so thorough that the Bank G. Stephen and on his able at- the various Secretaries of State make that sum appear as the to sequestrate German property, his about as much chance of torney, MA D1 and to all members of the House property of another Bank, for thorough liquidation should be

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