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tons to 52,000,000 tons, or more than 20 per cent. The first few days of the latest cold weather in Great Britain saw widespread suffering among the poorer classes of the population. Even at the higher prices resulting from the coal stoppage, thousands of them were unable to obtain the fuel they needed for heating purposes. At the same time, numerous branches of industry lacked the coal they required for resumed operations. In part, the blame for the situation has been given to the unsettled conditions of transportation growing out of the months-long conflict in the coal-mining industry. But the stocks on hand are admittedly well below the normal figure for this time of year. They are liable to remain so, even with the higher ratio of individual output now being attained in the British mines. At présent, the transit of foreign coal from British ports to the various parts of the country where it is requisitioned is employing a large portion of the wagons which otherwise would be working between the collieries and the merchants. This traffic is also absorbing a considerable proportion of the locomotive power of the railways, precluding the deliveries to merchants arranged many weeks ago. It is hoped that the holidays will make it possible to relieve some of the congestion. Germany seems to be the country least liable to be affected by a possible coal shortage, because of the development of modern mining methods and the impetus given to industry by exports to Great Britain in recent months. In France, the Government is already prepared to meet any emergency by enforcing restrictions on consumption. In order to check speculation, steps are being studied whereby supplies may be rationed, if necessary, as they were during the war. Some experts suggest an embargo on a percentage of the production needed for the railways and other public services. To this, the objection is raised that the proceeding would reduce further the amount available for the private consumer. In the same connection, an interesting possibility appears. It is that the slowing-down in industry already perceptible as a result
It is hoped that the holidays will make it possible to relieve some of the congestion. Germany seems to be the country least liable to be affected by a possible coal shortage, because of the development of modern mining methods and the impetus given to industry by exports to Great Britain in recent months. In France, the Government is already prepared to meet any emergency by enforcing restrictions on consumption. In order to check speculation, steps are being studied whereby supplies may be rationed, if necessary, as they were during the war. Some experts suggest an embargo on a percentage of the production needed for the railways and other public services. To this, the objection is raised that the proceeding would reduce further the amount available for the private consumer. In the same connection, an interesting possibility appears. It is that the slowing-down in industry already perceptible as a result of the gains by the franc—have reduced exports sharply—may reduce its requirements, thus improving the situation of the public in a limited respect. ROCKEFELLER OFFERS ESTATE TO NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Mr. John D. Rockefeller, jr., has again offered to New York City the Billoings Estate for use as a public park. The estate was offered to the city during the administration of Mayor Hylan, but it was refused because of the expense of making it into a park. It is likely that Mayor Walker, with whom Mr. Rockefeller conferred yesterday, will accept the land. The estate comprises about forty acres and a mansion and it is estimated to be worth $5,000,000. COMMUNISTS SAY ENGLAND FAVORED LITHUANIAN PLOT RIGA, Tuesday.—The Communist International in Moscow has published a manifesto accusing Great Britain of having organized the recent coup d'état in Lithuania for the sake of hindering the development of friendly relations between the Soviet Union and Lithuania. This statement is thought to have been provoked by the execution of four Communists convicted of organizing the plot. NITRATE LANDS SOLD TODAY SANTIAGO, Chile, Wednesday.—This is the day fixed for the sale by auction of the nitrate lands belonging to the State.
a public park. The estate was offered to the city during the administration of Mayor Hylan, but it was refused because of the expense of making it into a park. It is likely that Mayor Walker, with whom Mr. Rockefeller conferred yesterday, will accept the land. The estate comprises about forty acres and a mansion and it is estimated to be worth $5,000,000. COMMUNISTS SAY ENGLAND FAVORED LITHUANIAN PLOT RIGA, Tuesday.—The Communist International in Moscow has published a manifesto accusing Great Britain of having organized the recent coup d'état in Lithuania for the sake of hindering the development of friendly relations between the Soviet Union and Lithuania. This statement is thought to have been provoked by the execution of four Communists convicted of organizing the plot. NITRATE LANDS SOLD TODAY SANTIAGO, Chile, Wednesday.—This is the day fixed for the sale by auction of the nitrate lands belonging to the State. These lands contain 100,000,000 metric quintals of nitrate and the minimum price fixed by the State ranges from one to two pesos a quintal according to the locality. AUSTRALIAN CONSTABLE CAPTURES FOURTEENTH MURDERER ENGLISH ACTOR-PEER DIES AT CARDIFF LONDON, Wednesday. — Robert Bruce Lyveden, third Baron Courtenay, died at Cardiff yesterday. The dead peer would have been sixty-nine years of age today. During the war, having been a purser in the mercantile marine, was appointed Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He adopted the profession of an actor early in life, appearing for the first time in 1882. In 1924 when touring in South Africa he met and married Miss Linda Martell, an actress. Lady Lyveden was appearing in the Cardiff pantomime “Cinderella” at the time of her husband’s death. There being no other member of the company capable of filling her part, she continued in spite of her grief. MISS BALFOUR SAVED Miss Betty Balfour, the English cinema actress who is seriously ill in Paris, has passed the crisis and is better today. The high fever abated during the night. WASHINGTON AGREES WITH BRITISH NOTE SYDNEY, N.S.W.—Constable Cameron, of the Northern Territory Police, has captured his fourteenth murderer
yesterday. The dead peer would have been sixty-nine years of age today. During the war, having been a purser in the mercantile marine, was appointed Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He adopted the profession of an actor early in life, appearing for the first time in 1882. In 1924 when touring in South Africa he met and married Miss Linda Martell, an actress. Lady Lyveden was appearing in the Cardiff pantomime “Cinderella” at the time of her husband’s death. There being no other member of the company capable of filling her part, she continued in spite of her grief. MISS BALFOUR SAVED Miss Betty Balfour, the English cinema actress who is seriously ill in Paris, has passed the crisis and is better today. The high fever abated during the night. WASHINGTON AGREES WITH BRITISH NOTE SYDNEY, N.S.W.—Constable Cameron, of the Northern Territory Police, has captured his fourteenth murderer in the bush of New South Wales, after a struggle in which the police had to attack a whole village of aborigines. The murderer, an aborigine, took refuge in one of the native villages in the jungle, and Constable Cameron, who had already thirteen captured murderers to his credit, was sent after him. Cameron ordered a noisy frontal attack, with native trackers and much rattling of baggage and equipment, while he himself crawled through the jungle to the rear of the village. While the blacks were fighting off the frontal attack Cameron himself seized the murderer and handcuffed him. The natives, surprised, wavered in their defense, and the other policemen entered in time to save Cameron from death. P. VANDENBULCKE, Gérant. Printed by the Imprimeries Parisiennes Réunies, 33, Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris. (E. Fuzat. Printer.) 29-I2-26. 9,786. POSITION OF PRINCIPAL LINERS AT NO ON ON DECEMBER 29 WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Official definition of the American position with regard to China is expected to come within the next few days as a result of the British memorandum. In the meantime, it is made clear that in the main the State Department agrees with the British. A statement of semi-official character says that the British
sent after him. Cameron ordered a noisy frontal attack, with native trackers and much rattling of baggage and equipment, while he himself crawled through the jungle to the rear of the village. While the blacks were fighting off the frontal attack Cameron himself seized the murderer and handcuffed him. The natives, surprised, wavered in their defense, and the other policemen entered in time to save Cameron from death. P. VANDENBULCKE, Gérant. Printed by the Imprimeries Parisiennes Réunies, 33, Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris. (E. Fuzat. Printer.) 29-I2-26. 9,786. POSITION OF PRINCIPAL LINERS AT NO ON ON DECEMBER 29 WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Official definition of the American position with regard to China is expected to come within the next few days as a result of the British memorandum. In the meantime, it is made clear that in the main the State Department agrees with the British. A statement of semi-official character says that the British memorandum “strikes a responsive chord, in so far at least as it represents British concurrence in the American belief that China should be granted, with little delay, the additional Customs revenue contemplated by the Washington Conference.” CRICKET IN INDIA CALCUTTA, Wednesday.—On the third day of its game against the Europeans of the East which began here on Monday, the M.C.C. won by an innings and 55 runs. The Europeans were captained by R.B. Langden, the Cambridge and Surrey player, but the most interesting figure in the game was F. Tarrant, the old Middlesex and Test match bowler. WALL STREET NEW YORK, Wednesday—The volume of business done on the New York Stock Exchange has risen again beyond the level of 2,000,000 shares daily but the tendency of the local market is to weak. Declines in prices of representative issues are general. The list is unable to resist a combination of realizing and professional pressure. For the moment, its powers of absorbing offerings seem to have disappeared. Firm call-money rates are another unfavorable factor. One reason for the present situation seems to be the disappointment of many dealers at the failure of several large corporations to pay the extra dividends which had
of the East which began here on Monday, the M.C.C. won by an innings and 55 runs. The Europeans were captained by R.B. Langden, the Cambridge and Surrey player, but the most interesting figure in the game was F. Tarrant, the old Middlesex and Test match bowler. WALL STREET NEW YORK, Wednesday—The volume of business done on the New York Stock Exchange has risen again beyond the level of 2,000,000 shares daily but the tendency of the local market is to weak. Declines in prices of representative issues are general. The list is unable to resist a combination of realizing and professional pressure. For the moment, its powers of absorbing offerings seem to have disappeared. Firm call-money rates are another unfavorable factor. One reason for the present situation seems to be the disappointment of many dealers at the failure of several large corporations to pay the extra dividends which had been expected at this time. Special stocks therefore have come under fire. Another cause of the widespread selling is seen in the efforts of extensive interests to establish "income tax losses" before the year is out. The weakness of rails is a surprise in face of the statistics showing that the net operating income of fifty-five roads increased 9.3 per cent in November. A syndicate of New York tankers is offering here $8,000,000 of Costa Rican 7 per cent bonds at 95 to insure in 1951. The loan, which is secured by a lien on the Costa Rican customs subject to the priority of sterling loans, is primarily intended for the retirement of $6,900,000 of internal debt, thus releasing domestic capital for private investment. The following opening prices are recorded today: — Today. American Car (New). 50 Anaconda Copper ... 48 Baldwin Locomotive. 1511/4 Brit. Am. Tobacco.; — General Motors 155 Kennecott Copper... 69 Standard Oil of Indiana 69 St. Oil of N. Jersey & S 3/1 Standard Baker 69 United States Steel.. 156 3/4 Precious metals. 50 1/4 48 161 23 3/4 155 3/8 62 69 1/8 38 3/4 54 1/8 156 7/3 MISCELLANEOUS Suez Canal 13220.00 Egypt. Sugar
the net operating income of fifty-five roads increased 9.3 per cent in November. A syndicate of New York tankers is offering here $8,000,000 of Costa Rican 7 per cent bonds at 95 to insure in 1951. The loan, which is secured by a lien on the Costa Rican customs subject to the priority of sterling loans, is primarily intended for the retirement of $6,900,000 of internal debt, thus releasing domestic capital for private investment. The following opening prices are recorded today: — Today. American Car (New). 50 Anaconda Copper ... 48 Baldwin Locomotive. 1511/4 Brit. Am. Tobacco.; — General Motors 155 Kennecott Copper... 69 Standard Oil of Indiana 69 St. Oil of N. Jersey & S 3/1 Standard Baker 69 United States Steel.. 156 3/4 Precious metals. 50 1/4 48 161 23 3/4 155 3/8 62 69 1/8 38 3/4 54 1/8 156 7/3 MISCELLANEOUS Suez Canal 13220.00 Egypt. Sugar Refin.. 902.00 Egypt Sugar 2360.00 13300.00 908.00 2356.00 PARIS BOURSE Heaviness once more prevailed throughout the session of the Paris Bourse today, principally on account of unfavorable advices from London and selling orders on London account. The present situation on the London Stock Exchange has halted the marked progress towards improvement which the Bourse began several days ago. In general, the local market closed weak today. FRENCH GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Today. Prev.clos. French 3% 54.90 53.90 Do. 4% 1917 51.70 50.75 Do. 5% 1929 81.60 78.75 Do. 6% 71.30 70.15 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Russian Cons.... Do. 5% 1906 Spanish Ext. 4%.... Turkish Unified 2 S. 90 328.00 103.20 FOREIGN RAILROADS Central Pacific 1840.00 Chic., Mil. & St. Paul 1400.00 Cleveland, Cincinnati — Nitrate Railways .... 53-S.00 SOUTH AMERICANS Argent. 4% Recent 1896 — Do. 1 St 5% Gd. 1900 114.00 Bahia 5% Gold 1919 515.00 Brazil 5% F’d’g 1898 435.50 Buenos-A. 4%% 1909 — Do. 414% 1910 1500.00 Costa Rica 5%. 1911-.. 110.00 Créd. Fonc. Argentin 93.00 Do. Uruguay 950.00 Haiti 5% 1910 720.00 Mexican 4% 1904.... 131.00 Do. 4% 1910.... 125.00Do. 6% Bonds... 1109.00 Min. Geraes 5% 1917 700.00 Do. 414% 1910 574.00 S. Paulo 5% Gd 1915 — Uruguay
improvement which the Bourse began several days ago. In general, the local market closed weak today. FRENCH GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Today. Prev.clos. French 3% 54.90 53.90 Do. 4% 1917 51.70 50.75 Do. 5% 1929 81.60 78.75 Do. 6% 71.30 70.15 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Russian Cons.... Do. 5% 1906 Spanish Ext. 4%.... Turkish Unified 2 S. 90 328.00 103.20 FOREIGN RAILROADS Central Pacific 1840.00 Chic., Mil. & St. Paul 1400.00 Cleveland, Cincinnati — Nitrate Railways .... 53-S.00 SOUTH AMERICANS Argent. 4% Recent 1896 — Do. 1 St 5% Gd. 1900 114.00 Bahia 5% Gold 1919 515.00 Brazil 5% F’d’g 1898 435.50 Buenos-A. 4%% 1909 — Do. 414% 1910 1500.00 Costa Rica 5%. 1911-.. 110.00 Créd. Fonc. Argentin 93.00 Do. Uruguay 950.00 Haiti 5% 1910 720.00 Mexican 4% 1904.... 131.00 Do. 4% 1910.... 125.00Do. 6% Bonds... 1109.00 Min. Geraes 5% 1917 700.00 Do. 414% 1910 574.00 S. Paulo 5% Gd 1915 — Uruguay 3%% 1891. — Do. 5% Gold 1909.. — French Sapta Fé Rail. 1 583.00 1561 00 Mexico El Oro Min’g. 132.00 138.00 Bank of London & Mex. 264.00 258 00 Nation B’k of Mexico 914.00 922 00 Spanish Bank of Rio 599.00 583.00 MINES Central Mining 2170.00 2180 00 Chartered 183.00 186.50 De Beers, Ord 2155.00 2202 00 Do. Prer 1725.00 1745.00 Rio Tinto, Ord 4820.00 4910.00 OILS Mexican Eagle, Ord. . 123.50 126.50 Royal Dutch 40600.00 41050.00 Shell 590.00 592.00 29.20 2300 333.00 104.25 1837.00 1400.00 561.00 114.50 519.00 441.00 93.00 930.00 710.00 134.00 123.00 1130.00 909.00 565.00 CAPEL COURT LONDON, Wednesday.—Rubbers were firm, South Africans were sustained, and rails moved irregularly on the London Stock Exchange this afternoon. As the New Year approaches, there is every prospect of a period of plentiful money and possibly of a lower Bank rate. With this in mind, the City is visualizing strength and firmness in gilt-edged and other investment securities. Accompanying the revival in trade, slow though it may be, greater activity in the industrial share market may be anticipated. The following are the principal prices in Capel Court at 2 p.m. Today. Prev.clos. Rio 39 1/4 39 1/2 Thames 2
183.00 186.50 De Beers, Ord 2155.00 2202 00 Do. Prer 1725.00 1745.00 Rio Tinto, Ord 4820.00 4910.00 OILS Mexican Eagle, Ord. . 123.50 126.50 Royal Dutch 40600.00 41050.00 Shell 590.00 592.00 29.20 2300 333.00 104.25 1837.00 1400.00 561.00 114.50 519.00 441.00 93.00 930.00 710.00 134.00 123.00 1130.00 909.00 565.00 CAPEL COURT LONDON, Wednesday.—Rubbers were firm, South Africans were sustained, and rails moved irregularly on the London Stock Exchange this afternoon. As the New Year approaches, there is every prospect of a period of plentiful money and possibly of a lower Bank rate. With this in mind, the City is visualizing strength and firmness in gilt-edged and other investment securities. Accompanying the revival in trade, slow though it may be, greater activity in the industrial share market may be anticipated. The following are the principal prices in Capel Court at 2 p.m. Today. Prev.clos. Rio 39 1/4 39 1/2 Thames 2 3/4 2 3/4 Gila y...., 2 1/16 13 1/32 Kuala 4 4 Malacca 3 3/8 3 3/16 Shell 43/4 4 23/32 Eagle 19 19/3 Royal Dutch 32 5/8 32 13/16 V. O. C 70 70 Central Mining 17 5/8 17 3/8 De Beers 17 11 17 3/4 Jagersfontein 3 3/4 3 13/16 Brakpan 4 5/16 4 11/32 Crown Mines 3 1/4 3 3/8 Geduld 4 1/8 4 3/32 Goldfields 40/40/Modderfontein 1 5 1/16 5 1/16 Rand Mines 3 1/4 3 9/32 Randfontein 1 3/6 13/6 Batz 101/3 100 Courtaulds 96/10 98/9 Brazilian Traction... 106 1/2 106 1/2 Canadian Pacific.... 170 173 FINANCIAL FLASHES New dividends include: Corn Products Refining, quarterly of fifty cents and an extra dividend of seventy-five cents: National Biscuit Company, an extra dividend of twenty-five cents. Prices on the Vienna share market now are quoted per the single share of every kind in the schilling currency and not as hitherto in kronen and for blocks of shares of unequal number. AFTER TWELVE YEARS COLOGNE, Wednesday.—A former member of the German 152nd Infantry Regiment, who was wounded and captured by the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg in August, 1914, has just returned to his home in Barmen
3 13/16 Brakpan 4 5/16 4 11/32 Crown Mines 3 1/4 3 3/8 Geduld 4 1/8 4 3/32 Goldfields 40/40/Modderfontein 1 5 1/16 5 1/16 Rand Mines 3 1/4 3 9/32 Randfontein 1 3/6 13/6 Batz 101/3 100 Courtaulds 96/10 98/9 Brazilian Traction... 106 1/2 106 1/2 Canadian Pacific.... 170 173 FINANCIAL FLASHES New dividends include: Corn Products Refining, quarterly of fifty cents and an extra dividend of seventy-five cents: National Biscuit Company, an extra dividend of twenty-five cents. Prices on the Vienna share market now are quoted per the single share of every kind in the schilling currency and not as hitherto in kronen and for blocks of shares of unequal number. AFTER TWELVE YEARS COLOGNE, Wednesday.—A former member of the German 152nd Infantry Regiment, who was wounded and captured by the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg in August, 1914, has just returned to his home in Barmen after being absent for twelve years. After his release from detention in Siberia he tended the German war graves there. RACING RESULTS IN ENGLAND AT CHELTENHAM CHARLTON STEEPLECHASE.— 1. Court Scandal (3-1); 2. P. S. (101); 3. Some Day (7-4). MALVERN HURDLE.—1. Boyne Water (6-8); 2. Loue Wolf (2-1); 3. Holy Books (100-8). AMATEUR RIDER'S’ STEEPLECHASE. — 1. Corazon (10-1); 2. Tirpora (100-7); 3. Gutter Snipe (9-2). TIPS FOR WINNING Prix de Saint-Denis.—Blair Atholl, Beaudreville. Prix de Tulle.—Ali Baba II, Arbalette II. Prix d’Anjou—Beauzy, Batouala II. Prix de Laon.—Vieux Pin II, Aristocrat. Prix de Saint-Quentin.—Anlezy, Auberive. Prix de Bourgogne—Tarte, Anlezy. RATES OF EXCHANGE TODAY In New York. (Latest Quotations on the Exchange Market) London .... 4.85 1/2 Paris 3.96 1/4 Spain 15.27 Switzerland Italy .... Belgium Czechoslovakia. Denmark Sweden Germany. Holland . 19.35 4.47 13.91 1/2 2.96 1/4 26.68 1/2 23.84 1/4 40.03 1/2 Latest. Prev. clos. 25.23 1/2 25. In Paris, The following were the closing quotations on the Paris exchange market today as compared with the previous closing:— New York ($1.00) London (£1.00) Belgium (100 B) Spain (100 Pesetas) Holland (100 Francs) Italy (100 Lire) 113.25 Norway (100 Kroner) Sweden (100 Kroner) Switzerland (100 Francs) Austria (100 Gulden)
Holy Books (100-8). AMATEUR RIDER'S’ STEEPLECHASE. — 1. Corazon (10-1); 2. Tirpora (100-7); 3. Gutter Snipe (9-2). TIPS FOR WINNING Prix de Saint-Denis.—Blair Atholl, Beaudreville. Prix de Tulle.—Ali Baba II, Arbalette II. Prix d’Anjou—Beauzy, Batouala II. Prix de Laon.—Vieux Pin II, Aristocrat. Prix de Saint-Quentin.—Anlezy, Auberive. Prix de Bourgogne—Tarte, Anlezy. RATES OF EXCHANGE TODAY In New York. (Latest Quotations on the Exchange Market) London .... 4.85 1/2 Paris 3.96 1/4 Spain 15.27 Switzerland Italy .... Belgium Czechoslovakia. Denmark Sweden Germany. Holland . 19.35 4.47 13.91 1/2 2.96 1/4 26.68 1/2 23.84 1/4 40.03 1/2 Latest. Prev. clos. 25.23 1/2 25. In Paris, The following were the closing quotations on the Paris exchange market today as compared with the previous closing:— New York ($1.00) London (£1.00) Belgium (100 B) Spain (100 Pesetas) Holland (100 Francs) Italy (100 Lire) 113.25 Norway (100 Kroner) Sweden (100 Kroner) Switzerland (100 Francs) Austria (100 Gulden) Czechoslovakia (100 Koruna) Rumania (100 Lei) Denmark (100 Kroner) Poland (100 Zloty) Hungary (1.000.000 Koruna) Germany (10 Marks) In London. (Latest Quotations on the Exchange Market) Paris New York Spain Switzerland Italy Belgium Germany Holland Even numbers designate Eastbound liners; odd numbers Westbound. 1. President Roosevelt 2. De Grasse 3. Berlin 4. Resolution 5. Deutscherland 6. Bremen 7. Olympic 8. Admiral le Camaret 9. Minnekuta 10. La Bourdonnais. 11. Paris 12. Pennsland 13. Ascania 14. Tuscania 15. Montcalm 16. Ie De Gaulle 17. Rochambeau 18. Republic 19. Manuel Armada 20. Berengaria 22. France 24. Ausonia 26. President Harding 28. Colombo U.S. Lines French N.D.L Hamburg-Amerika N.D.L White Star Atl. Transp. French Red Star Cunard Cunard Cunard Pac. Gan. Pac. French U.S. Lines Spanish R.M. Cunard French Cunard U.S. Lines N.G.I Leaving New York for Plymouth, Charleston & Bremen, due New York tomorrow from Havre. Leaving New York for Plymouth, Charleston & Bremen, due New York tomorrow from Hamburg via Charleston. Due Charleston & Southampton, January 4, from New York for Hamburg. Due New York tomorrow from Bremen via Halifax. Due Southampton & Charleston January 2, from New York. Due New York January 1, from Liverpool & Queens. Due Plymouth, January