'The heavy shipments to the United Kingdom' were an important factor in limiting the decreases both in exports to Europe from $145,000,000 in June to $123,000,000 in July and in exports to all countries from $350,- 000,000 to $317,000,000. In the case of certain commodities, which as aircraft, metal-working machinery, and iron and steel semi-manufactures, the increase in exports to the United Kingdom directly compensated for the decrease in exports to France. In some instances, orders placed originally for French account were simply taken over by British purchasing agents.
Exports to Asia increased somewhat during July as compared with June, despite the fact that trade with several Asiatic countries was affected by the extension of warfare to the Mediterranean.
Shipments tp Oceania increased also as export trade with Australia and New Zealand continued its er-ratio course of recent months. Ex-
Big Cache of Money Found ports to all other major geographic areas were reduced in value, com-
In Brother's Flat Bucharest, Oct. 10. pared with June.
The declines in sales to Canada, to Southern North America and to Africa The luxurious villa of Madame Magda Lupescu, mistress of former King Carol, in Bucharess most fashionable suburb, has become a show place under Iron Guard supervision, Legionaries aet as conductors and show curious crowds over the villa at about six pence a head on behalf of the "Legion winter help fund."
The public is permitted to inspect Madame Lupescu's boudoir, her auto graph books and photographs. many of which bear signatures of well-known statesmen and four gramophones on which the former King and Madame Lupescu played their favourite records together.
When the flat of Madame Lupescu's brother was searched recently by police a hole in the wall was discovered to contain a cache of four million lei. The brother is alleged to have confessed that the money was given to him by his sister the night before her departure from Rumania with the former King. The money was confiscated.—Reuter. were comparatively small, whereas shipments to South America decree ased by almost a fourth.
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