Evening star., 1923-06-10

The greater part of the automobile trans
Russian fane reef 1aa
Perhaps the medical and sanitary work OF
the American Relief Administration has OF late
no~ Sein 1 by 9he slief
Admnstraton Admin is more than 100000; 1t Leaves eas,
enough equipment and supplies TO these 1nstl-
tutions to last six months.
Typhus and cholera have gradually been
almost eliminated in the famine area The
new American treatment for trachoma justi-
fes hope that before long this awful malady
will also be we'll under control. The worst
effective dealing with that scourge calls for
consideration.
1t is understood that Moscow's reply to the
ba has note not is ye In Ssn Sssn tn
the British foreign office.
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Chnn.-The negotiations with the Shang-
tung bandits continue with good promise of
successful conclusion On June the bandits
Internationally released four more of their
foreign captives two Britons one Mexican
and one American. Eight foreigners still re-
main in their hands.
On June 6 the Che cabinet resigned. The
Immediate cause alleged being failure of
efforts to negotiate domestic loan.
1t is reported that Sun Tat Sen is person
ally commanding his troops on his eastern
ran Kwans ;ra Tnns M front that above Canton the
fore overwhelming odds
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United states of America.-The Metropolitan
Museum of Art of New York city. has added to It's
classical collection small solid bronze horse
weighing twenty-five and a half pounds
Greek masterpiece dating far back 40
f. G. 1t is regarded by the finest
horse in art; finer even than the horse which
the Venetian. Gen. Colleoni, rides in Verro-
chio's great statue. even superior in the
preme values" of art to the horse which the
Condittiere "Gattamelata" rides In Donatello's
masterpiece; worthy even of comparison with
the painted horses of Chao Mengfu. or those
of Han Kan; so fne, indeed that it has tenta-
lively been attributed to Kalamis.
New oS,. York sI state will have a population Of
of and rSe SIa CITY of %anhatan %IP1aan
borough is decreasing
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Misseellnneous.-Mrs Hilton Philipson. one
time Mabel Russell Gaety actress. took her
June member Of the British
house of commons
force Of 10000 Spanish troops recently
received a severe drubbing at the hands Of
the Riff tribesmen in the Spanish zone Of
Morocco
There wild uproar in the Italian
chamber June Z. communist and fascist
members hurting denunciations at each other
From the time Of Mussoini's accession to
power until recently the italian Ira
steadily in value. But OF late much of the
worth Wort only 4e5 cents The fall is attributed
to lack of confidence created by dissenSions in
the fascist ranks and a growing dubiety as
to the permanence of fascist ascendency
which IS reflected in a renewed assertiveness
of radical elements
In 1922 new shipping of a total of 2467 900
tons was launched in the world; the cor
sa t. spe etea fST state. was
tons of shipping against 100000 tons
in 1918; Great Britain launched 1,031 900 tons
in 1922 as against 100000 tons in 1913.
In 1922 Franch launched i84,500 tons Hol-
land. 10000 tons: Italy. l01 900 tons: Japan.
$4,000 tons, and the British dominons. G2,So0
tons.
Germany is the only country in the world
which launched more tonnage in 1922 than
1921, $4,000 tons; for 1913. 100000.