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SEPTEMBER 27, 1928.

DISCOVERY ON SITE OF FOREIGN COINS MADE

MEGIDDO.

IN ENGLAND.

TELEGRAM” CUT IN

STONE.

MANY ORDERS FOR THE MINT.

Oxford, Aug. 30.

HIGHER DEATH RATE

IN THE NORTH.

HOW IT COMPARES WITH THE SOUTH.

Why Is the death-rate per thou- sand people much higher in the North of England than In the South?

The statement made by an off- Sir William Marris, on behalf of clal of the Latvian Legation that the Government, welcomed the de-negotiations have been entered legates to the Congress of Oriant into between the Latvian Ministry The question prompted by the

lists at a luncheon at Christ Church College to-day, and

of research,

of Finance and the Comptroller

Registrar-General's Roview, upon of the Royal Mint for the striking which the current issue of the The discovery of stables which

special probably housed the horses of of a large amount of Latvian cofus, "Lancet contains a Solomon was mentioned by Mr. as a reminder of the extent of a article, will prove of great intorest G. F. O. Guy, when lecturing on re-ittle-known branch of the State's to the medical profession, and will a new fold cent axcavations at Megiddo. A work-the striking of coins for doubtless originate house and atables, he stated, had foreign countries. been unearthed on the site of

In 1020 over 8,500,000 Latvian The death rate among bablos In Megiddo, Tho architecture of these buildings did not follow the coins, to the value of £98,766, were the first month of life, the "Lan Usual native forms, and was in all struck in Great Britain. The new cot" points out, if the figure 100 probability the work of foreign or order, which is for fivo-Lat silver be taken to represent the whole Hebrew masons.

ploces to the value of 5,000,000 of England and Wales, is 118 in Lats, will be the second big con- the North of England and only tract placed by the Latvian Gov-82 in the South. prnment with the Royal Mint with "It is incredible," the writer

"Coupling this with the fact that the house was built on a design mentioned in the Book of Kings," Mr. Guy added, "and that the pre- pondorance of the stables is strong

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"This excess," it is scription meaning "He died to-brought from Russia.

"which, as shown in previous re- day."

In 1920, in addition to the first views, is not limited to industrial Latvian order, coins were, struck towns, calls for painstaking health for the Government of Egypt, inquiries in each Northern com- munity. The diagram contrasta Guatemala, and the Hedjaz.

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