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...alleged that M. Daeschner bowed, pressed a packet of papers into the President's hands and burst forth into felicitous words, as follows...
...inspired this Conference will remain unimpaired." Away. The Conference ended at 9 o'clock in the evening. Within a few hours, practically all the delegates had quitted the capital of the Commonwealth. Premier MacDonald left at midnight for his native Lossiemouth in Scotland. The French caught the night packet for France. The Italians were gone by the first train in the morning. The Germans were found at Harwich in the early hours of the morning boarding a boat bound for The Fatherland. London became deserted overnight...
...Federal agents in Manhattan made a raid on the Orduna of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. (British) and discovered whisky and morphine for smuggling. Result: a libel was filed against the ship by the U. S. District Attorney. The company was obliged to post a $1,000,000 bond before the Orduna could get clearance papers. Seven petty officers of the ship were arrested, and five of them confessed...
...customs barrier is now working. The price of imported cigarettes advanced one shilling on each packet of 20, tobacco three pence an ounce. A great deal of inconvenience is reported by customs officials in dealing with the Ulster boundary customs, owing to the fact that one railway alone crosses the frontier at no less than ten different points...
...intending going abroad the summer coming, here is an opportunity to test your sealegs and to experience at first hand the remarkably efficient and courteous service offered by The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company...