THE DEBTS OF THE WORLD.

Dunstan Times, Issue 677, 9 April 1875, Page 3

THE DEBTS OF THE WORLD.

-0The debts of the ■world have been most carefully summarised by the Pall Mall Gazette, and have been calculated to reach L 4,750 000,000. Takingthe twenty principal countries of the globe their debts amount to L 4,590,000,000, bearing an annual interest of L 155,550,000, on increase of the indebtedness of the world since 1873 of L 347,000,000, France heads the list with a debt of L0G0,000,000, having increased her liabilities in two years by L 152,000,000. Groat Britain comes next with a debt of L 750,000,000, having decreased her liabilities by LI 0,000,000 in the same time. The United States owe 1440,000,000, and Italy L 390,000,000. Spain is a debtor to the amount of L 375,000,000 an increase of L 114,000,000, and Austria L 350,000,000, an increase of L 44,000,000. The debt of Russia amounts to 1340,000,000 ; that of the German Empire to L 200,000,000, a decrease of L 5,000,000 in the two years. That of Turkey is L 133,000,000, an increase of L 11,000,000 ; that of India L 130,000,000, an increase of L 22,000,000. Brazil is L82,000,000in debt, and EgyptL7s,ooo,ooo. Holland is L 80,000,000 ; Portugal LG9,000,000 ; Mexico, LG3,500,000 ; Australasia, L 46,000,000 ; Peru, L.37,000,000 ; Belgium, L3G,00C,000 ; and Hungary’ L 32,000,000; while Canada closes the list with 1.30,000,000.

Holloway’s Hills.—Astonishing Cure of General Debility.—Mr Henry Ambrose, of Table Bay, was for thirteen years an alarming sufferer from general debility ; at night ho had the most horrible dreams when asleep, and when awake he was low-spirited with thoughts of self-destruction,'dislike of society, and involuntary blushing- this was the catalogue of his complaints. His friends wore constantly alarmed, and in calmer moments ho wished for death to relieve him of his sufferings. As might be expected, the best ad vice, from time to time was obtained, but it was unavailing. At last he was determined to commence the use of Holloway’s Pills, which he did ; nine weeks perseverance with this celebrated medicine saw him such a man as he had never been before in his life-the bloom of health upon his cheek, and every symptom of his host of disorders completely eradicated.

Two men and woman have just boon committed for trial for breaking into a house in Southwark. Much interest was excited in the police Court by the exhibition of the tools which had been found on them, and which consisted of “jemmies,”.of all sizes one a most formidable article, called an “alderman" gimlets, chisels, silent matches wax tapers, a dark lantern, a rope ladder’ used for mounting porticoes and balconies’ and a large number of skeleton keys wedges pieces of rope, &6., There was also a leaden hammer capped with leather, which, it was stated, was used for the purpose of driving wedges into safes, the leather causing the blows to bo almost noi.iless,