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BRITISH FINANCIAL SITUATION.

London, Uct. 25.

In the House of Lords 'Lord Buckmaster drew attention to the grare financial position of the coun try and moved a resolution declaring that further taxation is instantly essential.

London, Oct. 23. In the House of Commons at questiontime Mr. Harmsworth

He contended that the stated that steps to recover the indemnity from Germany could not best course would be a capital lery be taken, until the Treaty was on war profts, perhaps also an in- Otherwise ratified. But much preliminary crease of income tax. work had been done by the com- national bankrupter must easie. mittee representing the principal Lord Milner, replying, declared Governments concerned. In parti-that although serious the financial cular deliveries under Annexes 4 situation did not warrant talk of and 5 of the Treaty had commenc ed.

Mr. Bridgeman stated that the Government was informed that Germany had no great quantity of goods to export at present..

GERMANS IN NEW GUINEA.

Brisbane, Oct. 23.

bankruptcy or rash changes in the Escal system. The position of Bri tain was less serions than any other great country except the United States and Japan. He deprecated a general capital levy and said trade was recovering rapidly and would continue to do more rapidly # industrial troubles could be averted. He outlined the difficulties of re- verting to Treasury pre-war control of expenditure, but they were pro-

A deputation of ex-soldiers ask- ed Mr. Hughes to deport the Ger-ceeding vizorously in that direction.

He pointed out the great increase ans from the plantations of Ger-

in the Chuacellor's estimated deficit man New Guinea, Mr. Hughes pro-1

deferred receipts mised that if he is returned to largely due to power he will visit New Guinea which should be received in the

following year. and then decide.

THE EX-KAISER.

London. Oct. 23 Mr. Chamberlain, in a statement last evening, said that for the six months eading Sept. 30 the average daily expenditure was £1.925.000 and income £2.505.000. He hopes mai- ters will improve in the second six months. There will be no Autumn budget but there will be general Bnancial discussion in the Commons

London, Oct. 21. In the House of Commons, reply ing to Mr. Kenworthy. Mr. Bonar Law said the request to Holland to surrender the ex-Kaiser for trial cannot be inade until the Peace Treaty is formally ratified Mean next week. The obligations of the while all the necessary preparations! Allies to Britain totalled £1.692.007- for

the trial are being made 000 and those of the Dominions and Colonies to Britain £166.000,000. He ---Cheers)

expects to receive about £6,000,000 in the current year as interest pay- ments from the Dominions and Co- lonies, no interest being "paid by the Allies at present.

SURRENDER OF MARBEUGE.

General

Paris, Oct. 3.

For the ni rear the only re- Governor of sonable way was to regard the de- Maubeuge, has been arraigned beficit as part of the war burden due fore a Special Council of War for

commitments.

ocers picity.

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to

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the surrender of the fortress. Eight There were various estimates of the are charged with com- war burden. It was wrongly as sumed that we should not get any thing back from the Allies, Domin- ions and Germany, but it was cer tain Lát next year we should re- ceive several hundred million pounds sterling from the liquidation of war assets. Debts from the Do- minions could all be regarded as good debts. Although the amounts to be recovered from foreign coun- tries and Germany were speculative, nevertheless it was preposterous to assume that while we were going to discharge our obligations to the Al- Ten are dead and 21 missing at ties to the last penny they were not the Levant Mine.

going to pay anything.

London; Oct. 22. The "Gazette" announces that Admiral Beatt's tille will be Lord Beatty of the North Sea.

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London, Oct. 22.

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SUICIDE IN DESPAIR

Apathetic story lies behind the Gnding of the body of Richard Thomas Cooke (34), late private of the South African Infantry, "in the River Nene, at Peterborough,

When Cooke left the Army be had a good character. and was given a gratuity of £30 10s.. which lasted 17 weeks. He bad then been in work for a week, On August 27 last, being then out. of employment, Cooke left Leeds, where he had been living with a sister, to search for a job.

On August 30, he turned up at Peterborough, where he wen: up to a policeman.

"I'm in a funk, constable," ho said: "I're no home. no bed, no money, and nothing to eat."

Cooke was taken to the police- station" and given a meal. He explained that he had walked from Leeds, and intended to tramp to London to see the authorities about his passage to South Africa, where he had lived for 17 years. He had written, he said, but had got no reply.

After some delay caused by wet weather Cooke started for London, but only got as far as Huntingdon, where, finding him. self penniless, he tramped back to Peterborough. That was week ago, and, on the advice of a friendly constable, he saw the local pensions authorities.

There he seems to have been told that, as he had no pension, they could do nothing for him, but would write to London.

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the early hours of Wednesday, morning, Cooke found asleep in the recreation grounds, and was again taken to the police station and given food, res: and money.

Thus fortified, the distressed soldier resumed his tramp to London. On Thursday morning his lifeless body was found in the Nene.

The assistant secretary of the Pensions Committee stated at the inquest that hia, unfortunately, If the was not an isolated case. men had pensions and needed temporary help the money could be advanced but if there was no

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The coroner, in returning a verdict of suicide while of un- sound mind, commended the police for their action, in the case, but it did not seem right in these days for the police to hare to put their hande is their own pockets and help in these cases. It looked that if anybody was responsible, it was the people in London, who had not replied to Cooke's letter, and that pro- bably might have miscarried.

BONES OF ST. GEORGE.

HISTORIC REMAINS GO BEGGING.

It has been suggested in Mel- bourne that the alleged bones of St. George unearthed by Australian engineers beneath the mosaic floor

of a church in Palestine should be sent to London, so that the historic remains of England's patron sain should rest for ever in some cool corner of West- minster Abbey.

Apparently the saint's bones will go abegging. Canon R. H. Charles, of Westminster Abbey, who speaks as a member of the chapter, scorns the pro- posal.

Ido not care tuppence about his bones," he said emphatically to a Daily Express representative. Just-now-I am more concerned with the remains of England, if the labour situation does not alter, than the remains of any saints. Besides, there is only room for) the remains of six more famous people in the Abbey, and even then they must be cremated be- fore they are interred. So what is the good of bringing his bones. here to be burnt in some crematorium?

"You see those old houses behind that Norman wäll there?" he asked, walking into his garden bohind his house in the Little Cloisters. Well, they will have to come down some day, and I want that space reserved for the interment of the remains of the famous living and the great men of the future. There are so many great men nowadays, and there will be so many in the years to " come, that space for six seams. inadequate.

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