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TUESDAY, MARCH 22. 1921.
TELEGRAPH.
HARRY LAUDER BACK.
GERMAN'S TRADE RECOVERY.
the
Comedian's Recipe For Keeping Young And Fit.
REPLY TO LABOURISTS.
Levy On Capital spells Disaster.
Failing a breath of Highland Sir Robert Horne speaking in air, the next best thing to a Sheffield, defended the Coalition, Londoner is a visit to Sir Harry declaring in the course of his Lauder.
speech that during the whole of the time he had been in the A Daily Chroniclerepresentative who called upon the knight-com-Cabinet not once had there been a discussion carried on on party edian found him in a Glengary, a Jines,
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Remakable Progress.
Confidential reports received by American backers and mer chants furnish the basis for predictions in reliable financial quarters that the economic re covery of Germany is proceeding at a pace which when all the trots become known, will astonish the kilt of McLeod tartan, and a8 world even more than the recovery breezy as ever.
Mr Asquith, he said, was as of France after 1870,
Sir Harry answered congratul-much responsible for Ireland's Of the many facts which provą, ations upon his forthcoming position to-day as any man who the headway being made by Ger-return to the London stage, after ever lived. There was á re- many two stand out as a new an absence of nearly four years, ballion, and for the first time, criterion for interpreting the with ↓ broad Scots chuckle owing to his nerveless handing, official statemente and news and a hand-grip which spoke the criminals got on top, and the dispatches reaching this side. of perfect fitness. Asked how Government had since been try- Germany is prospering inter he managed to keep so well ing to retrieve respect for law (A voice--" What' nally beyond the wildest dream and young, he replied: "By and order. of oven her most optimistic working hard in the open air, be- about reprisals?") business leaders and is recoupinging moderate in all things and "Well," replied Sir Robart her position in
wee drop of whisky, Horno, "I am not here to defend foreign taking a markets in a degree commen-occasionally, just to keep out the the irregular acts of people who surato with her internal activity. cold.
have indulged without authority "I prefer it to chlorodyne, Sir in reprisals. But it is necessary wo Through various ingenious
should remember the conditions devices the foundation is now Harry said reflectively. being laid which will enable Describing his travels, the com- under which these men live. Germany to erect 1 soundedian said that he had toured the You have men doing their duty financial structure. over
what whole of the British Empire in-in a poulation which pretends to now appears to be a great gaping, cluding the United States," withhe friendly, but who, when they bottomless chasm filled with the exception of India. He liked turn their backs, will shoot them nothing but paper money shoveli- Now Zealand best, because it is or stab them. Under circums ed out by the billions at the most like Scotland. He managed tances such as that, a great deal Reichsbank.
to get more than one drop of of consideration is to be given to whisky in America, in spite of the men who take action to PAPER MONEY DOUBLED.
prohibition.
defend their lives against the Cryptic statements of the
"No use telling lies." he com-traitors. Imperial Bank of Germany which mented. "You can get anything "There are certain reprisals from wook to week set forth in the States by paying for it, which have taken place by order. enormous increases in tho But it, spoils the enjoyment to What you want realised by the quantity of shiplasters, until pay 25 dollars a bottle. Five Irish population is that their Dow the total reaches nearly pounds--just think of it!"
security depends upon their own 67,000,000,000 marks, or almost Sir Harry begins a four weeks' action in defending the law, and double the paper money at this season at the Palace Theatre. He that if they are going to allow time last year, and covered by a confessed that if London showed the law to be defeated by people miscroscopic gold reserve of less any desire that way he would who lay ambuscades, they must than 2 per cent. give an altogether probably extend this season. If suffer the consequences." erroneous impression, according not, he would go up to his estate to the reports received here.
and fish or play golf. As he Tangible confirmation has been spoke of his ostate his face lit obtained for the first time that up. the total of the German note
"I've got 14,000 acres in issue contain upward of about Argyllshire," he said, and 10,000 20,000,000,000 marks in paper sheep. All the money I have money owned by foreign investors made on the stage I have put which have been deposited in into the land." German banks. These marks are being held for "long puli* speculation und, are represented
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TRADE REVIVAL.
On the subject of expenditure, he observed that the reason that Britain was taxed more than other countries, was because we were doing what other countries were not doing-paying our debts.
(A voice," Question." He thought
there was not good ground for
the accusation of extravagance. "You cannot," he went
on,
in the deposit figures of the MISSED OPPORTUNITY." "exaggerate the gravity of un
A Former Proposal Of Nival Holiday.
employment and depressed trade, but there are slight signs of revival, and I think a few months in uy see a considerable change in the condition of our country.
various German banks. They have boon sont to Germany and after being credited to the account of the owner turned over to the Reichsbank. In tho ordinary course these paper At a meeting of the Democratic "In my view, trade will never notes should have been cancelled Perty in Berlin Herr Oeser, be healthy in this country util by the Reichshank and taken off member of the Reichstag and we liquidate the stocke we hold, the total of paper money iPrussian Minister, stated that Buyers think there will be a circulation, because they are when Mr. Lloyd George was great reduction in the price of no longer in circulation. But visiting Frankfurt-on-Main in the them, and are waiting for that. the Roichsbank simply has put summer of 1908, being then Such realisation is, in my view, them in the vaults and continued Chancellor of the Exchequer, be inevitable, and once it has taken to include them in its note expressed a wish to him that a place you will see the wheels of eeting might he arranged with industry beginning to go round Another important item in the Princo Bulow, then Imporial again. {German bank statentant is the Chancellor, to discuss the possi- "If you put the beak of a hen amount of bills discounted. This bility of an Anglo-therman under at a chalk line it will become itom fluctuates with the utmost standing on the question of the mesmerised and never leave it. disregard for the money limiting of fleets.
(Laughter.) That is the position market, a fact which the reports Herr Oeser assented to the of the Labour party respecting a received høre explain as a result wish of Mr. Lloyd George and capital levy. A capital levy at of the foreign operations of Gor-approached Prince Balow, who this time would paralyse trade man exporters, who have built up was then staying at Norderney and bring disaster to the country." huge deposits abroad against Prince Bulow, however, declined (Cheers.) exports and have been the invitation on the ground that aided in this operation by freely such a meeting would give rise discounting their foreign bill with to national excitement. This,
roturn.
the Reichsbank, thus obtaining observed Herr Oever, was pro- MR. CHURCHILL AS WAR funds to finance their business at bably another of the missed home.
BILLIONS OWNED ABROAD. The amount of German owned balances abroad cannot be esti mated, but it is believed to run into billions of marks,
opportunities" of which. the political history of the decade seanis to be composed.
40 MARKS AVERAGE WEEKLY
_WAGE.
ARTIST.
Illustrator of History of
9th Division.
Mr. Winston Churchill, who numbers painting amongst his accomplishments, is one of the illustrators of a new war book.
discourage and purchases abroad Will the extension of the note if the goods can possibly he issue by keeping large quantities obtained at home. of money in the Reichsbank and recording it as "in circulation"
He has contributed to the and the maintenance of heavy
"History of the Ninth (Scottish) balances abroad help to depress The average wage in Germany. Division" a sketch of Lawrence the mark and make Germany according to official estimates, is Farm, not far from the famous appear worse off financially than about 40 marks a week. But at Plug-street," where for several she really is, It is belioved the current exchange quotation months he was quartered as com- that the paper money in actual this amounts to only about 60 manding officer of a battalion of circulation in Germany is not cents. In reality the domestic the Royal Scots Fusiliers. much more than 40,000,000,000 value of these 40 marks is nearer marks, and that the foreign ex-$5 to $6 a week, or even higher, the ring line, and Mr. Churchill Lawrence Farm was quite near change quotation on the mark when figured in terms of the com-
would rally to 4 or 5 cents if all modities they will purchase in has introduced a fow picturesque the foreign held balance owned Germany at present prices, in touches into his sketch, which is by German merchants were taken contrast with what they would in coloure, in the way of bursting
purebase at going prices abroad shelle and shell holes.
home.
As it is these balances can be and at the current quotation of Mr. Churchill's artistic career
is believed to have commenced i used at any time to control the the mark. quotation for marks, and by It is believed that with the shortly after he was transferred keeping the price down the huge fixing of the German indemnity from the office of First Lord of circulation at home is made to the Reichsbank will withdraw the Admiralty to that of {look plausible.
from "circulation some of the Chancellor of the Duchy of This, of course, is not done paper money now stored in its Lancaster, A few drops of this wonderful Essence sprinkled on the can he made to look bankrupt position will then begin to assert along the street one evening it without a purpose. If Germany vuults and that the true economic It is said that while walking Handkerchief and inhaled, Cures Colds, Banishes Headaches, through the medium of the ex-itself.
occurred to him to enter a colour) Hay Fever, etc.
change market she can make out As to the internal prosperity, shop, and that when he came VAPOLINE INHALANT possesses one unique feature-on a more persuasive case for this is evidenced by private out he was equipped with all the contact with the air it develops & gives off antiseptic Vapours moderals indemnities. On the reports from merchante in materials for an artists studio. which gradually gain in strength, hence it is very economical in other hand, a low prios for the Germany and by the activities of He at once applied himself to une. One application giving protection for a whole day.
mark in the international money industrial companies reflected in the study, and is believed to have market enable German mer- the huge dividends being paid, painted a quite passable picture chauts to fix high price, in terms the high prices for their shares in at his fret attempt in one day. of marke, on their exports. These the Berlin stook market and the Year agó, a portrait by Mr. marks have a much higher pur- numerous – consolidations and Churchill of the well-known chasing power at home than in financial arrangements being artist Bir John Lavery was one foreign markate and therefore made to carry out huge contracts of the interesting exhibita at the | koop down the level of wages and | afrenly on the books.
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