MISCELLANEOUS.
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NEW TITLES
LONDON, June 26.
Prince Louis of Battenburg assumes tho title of Marquis of Milfordhavcn, previously held by George 11. and George of Battenburg, the courtesy title of the Earl of Medina. Prince Alexander of Tock becomes the Earl of Athlone.
MORE NEW TITLES. LONDON, .Tune 2™. The Dulse of Teels becomes Marquis of Cambridge. Alexander of Battenburg becomes the Marquis of Currishroolse. The family name of Battenburg becomes Mount Batten, after the headland overlooking Plymouth harbour. The Earldom of Medina is named after a river in the Isle of Wight,
FOOD CONTROL. TO BE STRICTER. LONDON, June 26th. The Press Bureau states Lord Rhondda has decided on a more complete and strict control of foodstuffs, enforcing maximum prices and limiting profits at every stage of production and distribution. A Costing department will be established in connection with the Food Ministry to ascertain the cost of production and handling on the. actual cost, in addition to normal pre-war profit.
THE MONGOLIA LOSS
STRUCK A MINE
LONDON, June 20
Reuter announces that the steamer Mongolia struck a mine and sank off Bombay on the 23rd. The mails were lost.
SENT FROM GERMANY.
COPENHAGEN, Juno 27
The “Northern Bladen” states Von Rantenfcls was sent to Norway by th 0 German Foreign Office with many 'trunks filled with explosives, officially sealed, and addressed to the German Legation at Christiania.
These .traversed the Norwegian customs unopened.
The Norwegian Government informed Germany of the discovery at the Legation and invited her to sejjd representatives to attend the opening of the’ trunks but no one appeared.
DUTCH COMPENSATION. ~
I” AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTER.]
HAGUE, June 27,
Official.—Germany ihas agreed to cede a number of German ships now in .Dutch East India, of a value equivalent to seven vessels torpedoed from the 23rd to th e 27th. - Germany will compensate the crews of the lost ships
AMERICAN LOANS
WASHINGTON, June 27. ! A United States loan to France of fifteen and to Britain of ten millions is announced. The next Liberty Loan will be offered about 'September.
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