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MISSION SCHOONER SINKS' OFF FIJI REEF. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ] SUVA, Sept. 3 'Hie Methodist Mission schooner “John Wesley,” struck the Argo Reef, near Oneata, Fiji, and sank in eighteen feet of water. A salvage party has, been despatched. All aboard were saved. GERMAN FINANCE. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 3. The Institute of Economic Research nays for six months ended 80th June creditors lost tweuty.fi vG millions sterling in bankruptcies, numbering 7300, compared with fourteen hundred last year, In addition there were 4800 compulsory settlements compared with eighteen hundred, THE GANGSTER DIAMOND. BERLIN, Sept. 3. The Prussian Minister of the Interior lia/s advised the police at Aix-La-Chappelle to obtain an order to deport Diamond, now that United States is indifferent to his arrest or extradition. He will be allowed to stay three weeks to take a course treatment at Spa, if a medical examination proves the need thereof. SOVIET RIDICULE. MOSCOW, Sept. 3. Soviet officials ridicule the Lena arbitration as a puerile farce but still protest they are willing to submit the matter to Geneva arbitration. BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, Sept. 3. The Bromley bye-election resulted: Campbe’.l 12,782 Fordham 11,176 Redwood 9,483 Ashworth 5,942 LONDON, Sept. 3. If politics interfere with holidays, they givie hip politico. At Bromley only 38,383 voted or fifty-three pre cent of the electorate, compared with 53,926 who voted at the general election. Redwood, the United Empire Party man, effectively split the Conservative, reducing a majority of 7700 at the general election to 1606, and getting within 1694 of the Liberal who finished second, The Labour vote fell fortv-one per cent compared with the general election and the Liberal thirty-nine. NOT RECOGNISED. LONDON, Sept. 3. The Soviet Embassy states the Soviet Government will not recognise the validity of Lena tribunal and accordingly any award will not be enforceable. SALVAGE WORK. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, September 3. A message from Brest states the salvage work on the Egypt was facilitated by a calm sea. Already the divers have removed the deck plates and entered the captain’s cabin hence they can bring up the safe. They also entered the dining room recovering silver. The divers hope soon to reach the third deck where the strongroom’s situated with gold ignots registered as mail packets.
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