HOME AND FOREIGN.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. OLD AGE PENSIONS. (Received December 18th, 9.18 sun.) LONDON, December 17. A conference of friendly societies' officials submitted to the different societies an old age pensions scheme, Tinder which the Imperial Exchequer would bear two-thirds and local taxation one-third of the expenditure. A SCATHING REPORT. (Received December 18th, 10.24 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. The report of Mr Barnes, the liquidator of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, reveals that Mr Whitaker Wright, the deputy-chairman, made daring shifts and concealed reckless speculations. The balance sheet*; rays Mr , Barnes, were shamelessly cooked on a large scale, and systematic effort* were made to bribe the Bres» FLOODS IN AMERICA. "NEW YORK, December 18. Floods did four million dollars' worth of damage in Pennsylvania, and a million dollars , worth in Pittsftiurg. •
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11152, 19 December 1901, Page 5
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