The British tug-boat, Roy ist, coltdeg on the Thins" with the American cargo ship, the American Trade, on Dec. 28. Eight sailors were drowned. The call sion ig attributed to the dense darkesi. 'This ix the fourth accident petaling the American Trader in the course of this year. see 'Vincent Coll, the notorious Bronx gangster who was arrested hunt by every detective in New In 'Oetaber after an eight York, was on' Dec. 28 acquitted of the charges piefetred against him in connection with the. appalling! "baby murders" some months ago, when three little children were killed and two wounded in the Jcourse of warfare between rival trict, inal gangs in the Harlem dis:
The rebellion which Ins tried the "government of Boma for several months is Yelieved to be most tam end. "According to 4 Eoverament Statement. Says Noam, the notorious rebel leader; has Sur fendered to the authorities and now only 36 manor rebels renin at iberfy." ANT stolen firestms except one revolver have been, accounted. for and the Thayetmye district is again The last day in the year] 'Sopodia Sovieuca" whale tenth and Sovica have tenth a fast'Volume, profusely iluatrted tome, was put on sale on. Des 31 'The occasion was celebrated by a huge "banquet, attended by the Majority' of the, 1,600 expert cot: tributers who have laboured for eight years in ce Reports that the Belgian Governent was preparing to suspend the gold "standard were vigorously fdenicd in the Belgian Chamber fon December 28 by" the Minister of Finanse, Baron Soutart, All such "reports, the Minister de-lared, "were absolutely "unfounded inventions avd. rumours, " Belgium,
of abandoning the gol the Chamber, ad' no standard even if Germany should be relieved of her reparation obliga tions, ug a Puss Moth machine sped with a G0 lip. engine, Dr. Karl Simmer, an Austrian scientist, And the Gernian pilot Fritz Spindler upelhof Aerodrome on 29 on the first nevonautie ex-edition into tropical Afrien. For this Purpose the machine had been turned into a flying laboratory, being loaded to capacity with all ki of scientific apparatus, from instraments for measuring the intensity. and velocity of the sun rays and specially designed microscopes for the study of special infusoria found in certain African pools to special recording apparatus for native tongs and dances, When the machine was weighed shortly before. its start, it was found tobe too. heavy and the explorers had to leave behind several tins of film, and even then the pilot only just managed to, take the heavy plane off the ground.
Heavier gold, shipments were reported by the U. 8.'Federal Reserve board on Dee. 28. It is announced! that recently cold worth G.$7,046,000 yas exported from. the United States. to. France and concurrently ioo ated States carmareed foreign "accounts Rectan the $12,000,000 in gold specie" for Federal "Reserve Board nounced, the" United States im: Ported. gold. specie worth G.I, £00,000 "From" Cuba "and Sexi ce. It $s also understood that fur. ther gold shipments are en route to the United States from Japan for special reasons. The Japanese shipments of gold to the United States, it is declared, wore sanctioned by the new Seiyukai Party Government Tokyo "despite the recent of the gold ban.
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