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Mischa Elman Plays a Grieg Nocturne

"Nocturne" (Op. 54, No. 4)

This is one of the most delicately and elusively portic records that Mischa Elman has cerade. Even our workaday selves are guided away by the beauty of this "night-piece" until we feel, like poets, too, for moment, the hit mysterious magic of the darkness.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Continued from page 23 GREEDY FARMERS

London, Dec, &

WHAT IS PROFITEERING?

Definition by Straits Commission.

The following is LA extract from the report of the Straits Profiteering Commission new ap pearing instalments in the Singapore papers-

The Commission are of opinion

The Daily Mail" New York correspondent says: The collapse of the spectacular war-time prices for American farm produce has that granted sufficient supplies resulted in an unprecedented situation in North Dakota where twenty-jand free competition large proāts three banks have been forced to close owing to the refusal of the are not profiteering. They con farmers to sell their wheat in order to liquidate their loans. The sider that for "profteering" some basic facts of the case are that the United States have produced two form of restriction of sacient million more bales of cotion and three hundred million more bunkels supplies or of free competition is of wheat than they can consume. The ten thousand farmers of Northecessary, and put forward tha Dakola have struck, vowing not to sell their whest until it reaches following as their basis:— twelve shillings and sixpence a bushel. The movement is spreading] *Profiteering"" is to take ad- through, the west. Seven banks have suspended at Oklahoma and stage of conditions, however sporadic failures are reported from Iowa and Montana.

AMERICA-ALARMED.--

London, Dec. S.

arislog, which limit the free play

of competition in a market in an der to make in any transaction considerably greater profits than would be possible of free competi tion withau Meient supplies existed." The Commission consider that it jis incorrect to include in a dedni- - tion of "Prosteering" any limita- tion as to the kind of article to

The "Times" New York correspondent says America is seriously which the definition applies or the alarmed at the wave of immigration from the poverty-striken parts articles must be sold "Prodtear- class of persons to whom such of Europe which threatens to inundate the labour market and coming" as the Commission under- plicate the growing problem of unemployment. It is officially stated stand it can take place in any Fast 74,000 allens landed at New York alone in October while "inter article, whether a necessity or a alia" it is reported that eight million Germans are planning to cross luxury, and indeed the word has the Atlantic. Ellis Island is unprecedentedly crowded with income to be used commonly in the migrants, largely Jews, mostly without funds and incapableofearning a wider sense, but it is only when living. Hence the Congress Immigration Committee has decided to it affects the daily necessities of

press on its immigration bill at the speediest possible moment,

PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY.

Washington, Dec. 8.

the life of the people that Govern- ment interference can be justified.

The Commission are anonimɔna- r of opinion that selling at re- placing cos: is pot profiteering! (however great the profits may be. JA trader's basiness depends on

the continuance of his stock in) trade and therefore he must con-!

President Wilson declares that the old world is at present sußer. sider replacing cast when selliaz. ing from wanton rejection of the principle of democracy and substitu- Enormous profts have been made tion therefor of autocratic principles. President Wilson adds that there in the last two or three years the moment has come for the United States to take the lead in securing to the fact that supplies of ing the triumph of democracy by making and enforcing laws within almost all articles have been their own borders giving full rights to labour while safeguarding the bought on a constantly rising integrity of property, particularly industrial, in order to increase the market Tradera naturally reap

necessary wealth of the world.

IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.

Washington, Dec. 8.

ed a rich harvest and had high margina of profit owing to the fact; that the replacing cost was con. stantly rising and that at aari fgiven date they were selling goods (which were bought months before lat a lower rate bat the Commis- įsion are not prepared to state oni (these grounds alone that profiteer- ling existed.

The International Communications Conference urges increased From the principles enunciated; cables between North America, and the Orient, America and Australia, in the preceding paragraphs we and proposes the establishment of an Electrical Communications fcd for example that there is Color for promoting, extending and improving international tele-clearly scope for profiteering of s graphic, and telephonic communications by land wires, cable, radio nature which would warrant Gov- and other forms of signalling and also the establishment of anternment interference in connec- Electrical Communications Courtil consisting of representatives of tion with the following: Britain, France, Italy, Japan, United States and four representatives) (1) Cattle and sheep. (2) Time: selected from other powers to encourage the improvement of com-ber. (3) Fresh fish. (4) Tinned milk. munications.

Petroleum and petroleum pro ducts would also come into thel jcategory but we have not in- vestigated them. They have been the subject of an enquiry in the United Kingdom under the Pro- fiteering Act and the report of that enquiry (Cmd. 597) plated 17th February, 1920, states "in view of

THE COST OF THE WAR.

Washington. Dec. 8. the world-wide operations of these The Secretary of the Treasury announced that the set cost of Trusts it does not appear possible the war to the United States Government was twenty-four thousand for the British Government by it- and ten million dollars, this being the actual expenditure of the self to deal effectively with this Treasury excluding all outlay not resulting from actual prosecution problem." We therefore did not consider that any advantage could

of the war.

REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.

Washington, Dec. 8.

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The Labour Party was not a republicas party, and the political and economic ideals of Sinn Fein were largely inconsistent with the political and economic ideals

Mr. William Graham, M. P., of Labour. They could not enter- tain the ides of complete separa- Central Edinburgh, Was

With regard to the import of OPPOSED TO A REPUBLIC sheep from Australia which has been fully dealt with in the second Mr. Graham's Plan for

Ireland. interim report, we are coaaimots- ly agreed that gross profiteering. exists and that the evidence given clearly proves it. We have made for President Wilson's reply to the League of Nations invitation to recommendations

as to how it amongst his Bt. Leonard's friends tion, because that was opposed to recently when be bad an audience their effort to establish a com nominate consultative representatives on the commission studying should be dealt with.

of over 400 electors in St. Paul's manity of peoples on the lines of the reduction of armaments was despatched to-day.

In the case of cattle we are satis Church Hall. Parish Councillor the League of Nations, and soy- fed that the evidence clearly shows Mr. Jobastone, chairman

of thing resembling anarchy among that the possibility of profiteer Central Edinburgh Labour Party, nations was more dangerous than ing exists and that the profits ou was in the chair.

anarchy among individuals

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that trade are so large as to come Mr. Grabam, who devoted his within a nation. If Ireland got very near the border line, if they speech to the Irish problem Comprehensive self-government.

land do not overstep it.

the.

crisis and took its place within the mining In the case of timber and fish recalled t the

scheme, the League of Nations although the evidence is not so that it was in St. Leonard's trying to promote, be did not that profiteering also exists in industrial problems that he foreign policy, military arrange- clear we are strongly of opinion Ward, with its great social and think that the diffeciffes of

feach case by a combination of mid-received his preliminary training: would remain' substantial, and mente, and fiscal programme

diemen who control the produce in public life. Mr. Grahan said by a system of advances. We have that murder and reprisal never that view was encouraged by the dealt with these fally in our third assisted any case, thor Fein leaders several who had fact that there were among Sinn

and second interim reports.

must condemn in the most

2-

The question of tinned milk is emphatic manner all crime and specifically stated that they did being investigated by the Imperial outrage in Ireland by whatever not intend complete "heparation យ

and antagonisin as regards Great committed. Government under the Pronteer-Party

Britain. (Applause.) New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 8.

ing Act. We were unable to obtain (Applause.) For more than

quarter of a century Irish Nation- Britannia Day celebrations included a recaption, to HHS. whether profiteering exists or not constitutional lines, but the here sufficient evidence, to salista Bad waged" a' battle on Calcutta of the Bermuda squadron, the officers and crew of which

REPORTED CANNIBALISM IN were banquetted.

elementory right of self-govern DUTCH NEW GUINEA ment had been denied them, and Two white men and ten native BOY'S POSER FOR A MAGISTRATE the great majority of the people carriers who are reported missing *Why do they offer fireworks in Ireland were now supporting in Dutch New Guines were hunt for sale in the shops if we are much more extreme demanda ing birds of paradise A search not to buy them and let them he believed that Sinn Fein was pasty of sixteen, Chinske bunters of?" asked a lad summoned largely szaction from the refusal report abat on visiting E. cativo before the Highgate magistrate of a claim legitimately presented village on the By River the for discharging fireworks in the and.- pressed, and if the follge villers fled Bome bookleis street. The magistrate's only ssure of self-government were stained with blood, and photo- ekis raply was to order the offender granted in today they claims, gligraphy, some clothes,na huzman

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