Yesterday's Wireless News.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 32, 10 August 1923, Page 3

Yesterday's Wireless News.

Wellington, August 9. The mark yesterday reached the fantastic figure (on New York stock exchange) of 17 million to £l. The London exchange shows indifference to daily quotations, as the mark practically is valueless. In additional to economic difficulties, the internal political situation in (iermanyis becoming worse, and much opposition is being shown to the central Government. 750 Chinese bandits, after surrendering to join the army, were slaughtered by order, of the proviucal military governor. Fifty Moros were killed and many wounded in a pitched battle with the Philippine Constabulary in Mindanas Island. Extraordinary progress has been made by New Zealand Public Trust Office, the years' profits having increased, five fold. Carr, the Australian, brilliantly defeated the German champions at Charlottenberg over distances of 100 and .200 metres. ' (Per Sydney Wireless; Washington, August 8. The presidential train bearing its sorrowful burden narrowly escaped being wrecked. The tyre on the locomotive drive-wheel tore '( loose, occasioning an hour's delay for repairs. At the special mourning services, tributes were paid to the late President Harding, and the speakers' doplored the relentless system under which presidents were compelled to labour,