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MONOPOLY FEARED.

AMERICAN IMPORT POOLS AND THE CONSUMER.

Washington, Feb 18. The Judiciary Committee iisa ap-. provingly reported on n. House of Representatives-- Bill permitting] American, combinca collectively tol purchase rubber, potash, and sian), but a minority report of the com mitten reveals marked differences of opinion na regards the 'ultimate) effect of the Bill if it be enacted,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY

MUSSOLINI IN A DUEL

STRANGE STORY OF HIS SHIRT OF MAIL.

SWORD SNAPS ON CHEST.

U. S. STOCKS.

STOCKMARKET LIQUIDA- TIONS CONTINUE.

New York, Feb. 10. The general liquidation con- tinued in the stockmarket, most of the leading issues falking. United States Steel Corporations: fell below 140 for the first time] this year but rallied slightly, while Midland Steel Products preferred) dropped thirteen points to 199.

Losses from 4, to 5,50 were num-|

SAMOA TROUBLE.

1928.

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

Vienna, Jan. 16, A strange story of a duel alleged to have been fought by Signor: Whereas an overwhelming majority Mussolini is published in the erous. To-day's sale aggregated believes that "the formation of Croate paper "Kroatski Narodut 1,881,000 shares. The new Satur- import pools is the best method of Glas" appearing at moeting alien Government monopo (Croate).

Agtam day record for business was con- Inued-Reuter's American. Service. lies, the minority Is of opinion that foreign monopolies will merely be According to this report, gronta wa CCME NE NE NIWEM replaced by more absolute American secrecy is being observed in Rome monopolies, and fears that the small concerning the duel, which was American manufacturor will be on-fought in the capital between tirely at the merey of the import Mussolint and Count Calvi di pools, and the consumer will find Bergolo, son-in-law of the King.

THREAT TO WHITES. prices increased instead of docrossed. The circumstances of the duel are -Reiter's American Serviço. stated by the newspaper to be as

Wellington, Feb. 18. follows:

The Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, "The Council of Ministers re-announced that the Cabinet hna' de- LATE LORD OXFORD. cently decided to issue a new cided, purely as a precautionary coinage. On the two-lire piece measure, to send the cruisers Dune- was to appear the head of Mus- din and Diomede to Sands, where solint.

a. serious position has ariscó owing Mussolini submitted the pro-to the failure of efforts to effect a LIVERPOOL posal to the King for his approval, reconciliation between The King, however, refused his committee (a native organisation approval and requested Mussolini iming at self-government in 'Samon to confer on the matter with the and the loyal section of the native Crown Prince.

population

THE CABINETS TRIBUTE.

London, Feb. 18: The Cabinet paid a tribute to the nicinory, of Lord Oxford at its meet ing yesterday, and at the request of inia colleagues the Premier sent a lotter to Lady Oxford which says, "All of us have long admired and

Strained Relations.

the Mou

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revered Lord Oxford, on a great It is notorious that relations be- retaliation by the Mau against Euro- gure in the political life of the Natween the Duca and Prince Um-peane, when the entire police force tion and the Empire. Several have borto are very strained, the Hair would be powerless and the main NEW YORK SERVICE served with him an colleagues into the Thronn being anxious to tenance of peace would be impro- the Cabinet, and have formed with restore the waning prestige of the bable.-Reuter:

him close ties of intimacy and Royal House, and not, therefore, Friendship. We feel that with Lord too well disposed to Mussolini. Oxford there has passed a lender | The Prince called in his bro- who represented the best traditions ther-in-law, Count Calvi, the hus- of the English rave, and of our Pnband of Princess Yolanda, to a liamentary institutions, and we de joint consultation, in the course sire to express to you our deep sym of which. Mussolini, was betrayed pathy in your irreparable loss." into some impolite expressions -Betish Wireless...

UNION CLOSED.

FOLLOWING MILITARY RAIDS AT PAKKAL,

Thereupon the Prince left the room, white Count Calvi threw his giove at Mussolini in token of challenge to mortal combat.

Meeting in Wood,

near

On the same day the seconds of the Count and Mussolini met, and it was decided that a duel should he fought until blood was drawn. Kongmoon, Feb. 18.

The following day the two prin- The headquarters of the Tung cipals met in a little wood Tak Labourers' Union in Pakkaf, the Zoological Gardens in Rome. Kongmoon, and Sunwui, have) Calvi is one of the best swords- been officially closed.

men in the Italian army, and the This followed as the result of danger to the life of Mussolini raids carried out by the 13th, was considerable. | Division of the military on the 116th of this month-Naval Wire lesa.

Run.

NICARAGUAN WAR.

PEACE PROPOSALS.

Mussolini (the Agram paper de clares) wore under his vest the shirt of mail which he has always worn since the first attack on his life.

AVIATION.

LONDON-PARIS SPEED RECORD.

Landon, Feb. 18. All commercial air speed records for the fight between London and Paris were broken yesterday, when a Handley-Page Jupiter air liner, on- the Imperial; Airways Silver Wing miles from Service; covered' 230

endon to the French capital in cighty minutes-British Wireless

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GERMAN POLITICS.

ELECTIONS IN MAY.

Berlin, Fab, 18. The Reichstag han adjourned until February 27, when the Govern ment's "emergency programme" bo fore dissolution will be dealt with

The elections will probably be When Count Calvi, with some preliminary fencing, succeeded in held on May 30.-Reuter. Acoring a hit on Mussolini's left

breast, his sword, broke in two,

"Coward!"

the half remaining in his hand. ledged to be one of the finest horse- men in the world. He won several It was clear what had happened.

years in the Count Calvl threw the broken prizes in past Buenos Aires, Feb. 18.

Waa Pence pourparlers from the air is half of his weapon at Musaolini's Olympia Horse Show, and. the latest development in Nicara-face, contemptuously exclaiming, once an instructor at the famous tulian riding school of Tor di

The Commander of the United

The halt wounded Mussolini Quinto, near Rome.

When he married the beautiful States Marines is causing peace slightly on the throat and chin, proposals to be dropped from an and he has since been confined Princess Yolanda, in 1923, the late aeroplane over Sandino's various to the Chigi Palace. No news of Queen Milena, widow of King strongholds, to which Bandling the duel has been allowed to ap-Nicholas of Montenegro, sent a has replied, but the nature of his pear in the Italian Press.

message to the Princesa: “You

but Count Calvi, member of an an- might have been a queen, reply is not rovented.--Reuter's

cient Halian family, la acknow- prefer to marry for love."

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