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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1934.

STRONG CASE TWEED LINES

FOR SILVER

CIVILISATION AT: STAKE

NEEDED AS LEGAL

TENDER

An Illustrated pamphlet entitled "Silver Money: The Case for Ita Restoration," contains what is de- scribed as a "preels of some of the world's most authoritative opinion" on this aspect of the monetary question..

There is a foreword by Lord Desborough, K.G., G.C.V.O.; Lord Greenway, Lord Hunsdon, Sir. Henri Deterding, K.B.E., and Sir Montagu de P. Webb, C.LE., C.B.E., In which it is stated:

"The principal argument in favour of gold is that the great prosperity of this country in the middle of last century WLA achieved under the single gold standard. But it is not realised! that the world, and this country of course with it, was working under the Bimetallic system, which main- tained a parity between the two metals during the whole of that period,

Since 1873, after the closing of the French and American mints. Lo silver, this country, Reems to have lost no opportunity of fur- ther depreciating that metal. I closed the mints in India to silver, it debased our silver token coin- (age, and still presses the surplus stock of rupees on the market; with the result that silver-using countries are hindered from buy- ing our goods and the growth of local manufactures in those coun. tries in greatly stimulated...

EAST VS. WEST.

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London, Sept. 25. Seven of Groat Britain's historic cathedrals are "on the dole," ac cording to the latest report of the Cathedral Commissioners, for Eng- land.

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world-famed buildings, visited annually by thousands from abroad, were vorging on bankruptcy when the Church Assembly recont-CA8000/03.

Jy voted £18,000 a year for ten

A

years to steer them off the financial rocks. It is estimated that the

on which minimum Incomo cathedrai can get along is £9,000 a year. Several were living average income of little more than £6,000.

on an

The seven cathedrals hardest hit by reduced incomes during the last year or two are Carlisle, Chichester, Lichfield, Peterborough, Ripon, Salisbury and Wells. None of these buildings is

years old,

Bruno Kitte! Choir & Berlin State Op. Orch. CARO MIO BEN. Giordani.

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Rimsky-Korsakov. Lamoureux Orch. of Paris MADAM BUTTERFLY,

Fantasia,

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NOCTURNE IN E FLAT MAJOR,

Op. 9, No. 2. Chopin. WALTZ IN A FLAT MAJOR, Op. 34, No. 1. Chopin, Alexander Brailowsky. Planoforte. BENEDICTUS, Op. 59, No. 9. Regor. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO, Op. 59, No. 8. Rogor. Vicar Paul Habestroit, at the organ of Paderborn Cathedral..

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Chichester's Income during the last few years has averaged less than £6,000, much below the sum reckoned by the Cathedral Commis- sioners As ↑ minimum "living

for a wage"

cathedral. Peter- borough's Income of less than £6.000 will probably suffer further reduction this year. During the Inst 30 yonra the cathedral- authorities at Peterborough have only been able to keep the fabric from collapsing by raising £100,000 in public subscriptions.

"It would seem that some of the lenders of business, banking, and mercantile opinion in Great Brit

The precarious financial condi- nin have now realised that the

the BROKEN chinn can be quite suction of many British cathedrals is great economic struggle of

cessfully mended at home.attributed in the main to agricul- immediate future is going to be East veraka West; and that the Vases, ornamental plates, figures, tural depression in this country. East, with its many hundreds of etc., can be repaired with an almost Most cathedrals depend to a large invisible mending As long, of extent for their income on revenue millions of alert, industrious and; willing workers, armed with cheap course, as the pieces have been derived from the lands they own. carefully retained. Strong liquid The withholding of tithes which the but effective silver money tools, glue for this purpose can now be cathedrals cannot collect has also

serious effect on are formidable competitors whom bought in tubes for a few pence. had a it will be extremely difficult to The first thing to make sure of is finances, meet successfully unless Grent that the edges to be joined together

their

Britain and the West also empley are thoroughly clean. They should: The granting of the £18,000 n in addition to their present mone-be washed in hot water, and if year "dole" by the Church Assembly tary weapon, the same cheap any previous attempt at mending the cathedrals, though several will has eased the financial worries of monetary tools, and restore allver has been unsuccessfully made, they still have an income below the to the position that it has occupied should be scrubbed with a nail throughout the ages."

are

SHOT TO DEATH

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

30

Across

Use my pond as a means concealment.

6 Kind.

8 Not too transparent.

10 Bully.

Secure yet speedy.

12 Are"(rev.)

of

brush dipped in strong soda water. £9,000 danger line-United Press. Summarising the opinions given When the edges are dry handle in the pamphlet, the case for the them as little as possible. Apply restoration of silver as full legal the liquid glue to the edges, seeing SOVIET GANGSTERS

of the china tender money, and as one of the that all parts backings of the paper currencies evenly covered but being careful of Europe and America, is stated not to use too much. Then the to rest on the following facts:-glue should be left for several "World conditions have greatly minutes until it is apparently al- changed since the Great War; and, most dry. Then the edges should! to-day, are wholly different from he firmly pressed together and held so for a few minutes. When it is those of last century.

Leningrad, Oct. 10. "Silver is now of greater im- apparent that the edges are bind- ing together, rest the article down portance than gold; for whereas in such a way that there is no

A bandit gang whose terroristic gold as currency has virtually dis-strain on the join. Leave it for activities mildly rivalled those of It's a good way off and would be appeared (being unstable), silver twenty-four hours and then remove,

the late John Dillinger in America money is a necessity in the East, with a knife blade if necessary, any has just been found guilty by a 23 Cordial. in the Tropics, and in certain other surplus of glue that may have been parts of the world, Silver money squeezed out of the join. is to-day legal tender without)

mit in China, with a population,

say. 450,000,000; in India, populacent years; which menus tion, 350,000,000; in the US.A., (a) Greater competing power by population, 125,000,000, not to the East in selling its raw pro- mention Mexico and other coun- dacts. · tries.

QUICK JUSTICE - FOR DESPERADOES

13 The architect whose father gave

him the bird.

16 I'd seven, but one anagram. 17 Tantamount.

18 Strange, but I drew for it. 20 Easily led. Lead is.

just as for if it wera shorter.

21 Hernic narrative,

mere pese.

2 Pleased in a way to have passed

away:

and drabs (but only one),

Soviet court.

essentially The gatise of three men, harden-28 Just a "pht net" (anag). ed criminals who had just been re- 20 neither wish to play this leased from a labour camp, recruit- Instrument, nor do so" (anag.).` ed a fourth member, an 18-year-old 30 The Devil goen back. boy, and resumed their old trade.

31 Scattering.

Down First they robbed a State brend

This spirit is potent. (b) Reduced ability on the part store, escaping with 8.000 roubles. GREATER STABILITY.

of the East to buy Western manu- This was soon spent on drink and women. Then the bandits looked The legallsing of silver and factures as largely as before.

(c) A strong stimulus to the around for new treasure. gold together NA world-money East to build up its own manu-

They decided to hold up a wine. would raise world prices, and even facturing industries with cheap store. After waiting outside until labour, cheap money, and the

the cashier started to the bank, the ard of value, ie, greater stability of prices, than gold alone would latest modern mechinery,

gang knocked her down and tried to escape with her brief-case, which contained 5,000 roubles. But the cashier's cries brought a policeman running to the scene. Both he and the girl were wounded, but n crowd closed in around the fighters and held the handits.

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"The raising of the gold price of silver would greatly increase) the purchasing power of India and all silver-using countries.,

"Western anti-silver legislation, whilst depressing the gold price

(d) Severe competition by the

Eust in all the markets of the world.

"The continued neglect to in corporate silver in the world's supply of legal tender money may jeopardise and possibly wreck Western civilisation."

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of silver, has not lessened pro tanto The pamphlet, to which a num- Soviet justice was fast and firm. its value, f.e., its purchasing power. ber of striking illustrations are The three adult leaders of the gang "In other words, wages and contributed by Lady Rolleston, were sentenced to be shot. The Axed charges in the East (paid in will be read with Interest by youth was given three years in silver) have little varied in re-students of monetary problems. prlaon.-United Press.

BALESMAN SAM

A Scheme That Clicks!

4 Teni.

merry, merry little eel, or grasshopper if you will.

G It's something between a sharp and a flat-not blessed with much sense, anyway.

7 Diminution.

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When dropping is reprehensible. 14 Desert. One would naturally

expect to find an emptiness here. 16 Drink that makes you laugh. 16 Encourage,

18 Furniture is what it is.

(10 Said, maybe, when the spirit is

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20 Bargaine.

21 Wicked.

26 Mar."

20 What a work one has to get out

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27 Role (anag.).

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