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Evening Star, Issue 18335, 24 July 1923, Page 10

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LONDON, July 23.—Miss Roslr.n, Buckman dislocated her knee and ruptured the tendons while playing tennis—A. and N.Z. Cable. TOKIO July 23.—Mr Takaraho, Minister of the Navy, informed a parliamentary deputation that the establishment of the Singapore base bad ong been ccnlcinplated by Great Britain, wjiich, he was of opinion was compelled by the change in the situation brought about by.the abrogation of ti e AnMi-Japanese Alliance to take steps to secure the safety «t her interest!, in China and Imf-i. Count Uchida {Foreign Minister) declared that • ingapore, being outside the sphere -defined in the Washington agreements. the question of its defence was purely of British_ concern.—Bonier. BERLIN July 23.—A truly amazing position has been reached in Germany in regard to the issue of marks. The number actually mamilaetured is hardly known from day to day. The Beichsbank alone manufactures 14 000,000 separate notes daily, varying from 1,000 to oOO.OCO m denomination. The lowest note printed is for 1,000 marks, valued at - 4 d, , min.taneonslv there ere forty private printing works under contract to print notes. These arc working three shifts, so that the flood never ceases for.a_ minute. Paradoxically tho less fie mark purchases the more purchasing is done. Though, the end is inevitable, k is not yet dimly apparent. Railway faies have been quintupled without affecting travel.—A. and N..Z. table.