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BRITISH MONEY
ORDERS GO UP !
IN CHARGES j
LONDON. Nov.. *JO— Dv A. P.—
15y increasing the cost of money or
ders payable in the l nited States
from eight cents to seventy-two cents
for every sterling pound the postal au
thorities have locked an avenue where
by Americans were able to send mon
ey home without incurring any loss
incident to the low rate of Hritisn ex
change on America.
Throughout the period of deprecia
tion of English money in the l nit* !
“ States, the international postal vate oi
exchange has remained constant at 4
s7. So by resorting to money orde»s
instead of to bank d*afts. which were
governor by the daily rate of ex
change, and oft n 40 or more pond >
below the postal lute, those who wish
ed to transfer money from this coun
11 y to the other side were enabled to
do so at the nominal expense of less
t* an 10 cents for every $5,
There was a limit, however to the
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> am. kahki color, $1.00 per |M>und at
ELLSWORTH’S.
PISTILLATE $3.30 p r case* at Graofs
amount that could be sent in this way,
the authorities duriug the war re
stricting it to 100 pounds a week for
h individual.
One American business man in
London uvoided serious loss by using
this means of transferring his capital
lo his home city in Ohio. Of course
many weeks were required to effect
•Jus pai ticular transfer, as the amount
involved was several thousand pounds,
but he got it ail through just before
die pVice of money orders was so ra
dically boosted.
.so far the American postal author
»l<\n have not altered the co^t of mon
,.y orders payable in this country. An
American banker here pointed out to
die correspondent that the situation
vacated by the action of the British
S sat auhorities places the American
public at a disadvantage, especially
Jiose persons living in country dis
vnets where banking facilities a*v
limited and who must rely on the post
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STRICT ROLES
ON FOREIGNERS
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I’.UEXOS AIRES, Nov., 2'J— Strict
; re. ulations have been isucd by the
K< leral Director of Immigration gov
, erniug the entry of foreigners into the
iv ablic, in an effort to prevent the
, “ii discriminate admittance of undo
| si rabies/'
Xot only will a passport and consu
lar vise at the port of embarkation be
required, but “every foreigner, with
out exception whatever and regardless
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of whatever class they travel, must
hulfi a certificate from the judicial or
police authorities from where the
traveler proceeds stating he has not
suffered any legal penalty for offens
es against the social order during the
five years previous to hi3 arrival in
Argentina or for offenses which have
involved degrading punishment.”
The regulations are effective for
travelers coming from Europe and the
United States.
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TO LIFT FLOUR EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, Nov.,29— Grain
corporations announces embargoes n
wheat and wheat flour will be lifted
December 18. The embargoes have
been in effect for more than t vo
years.
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WINDOWS. DOORS, GLASS, MILL-WORK and BOAT LUMBER.
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TKOLLER, STAND ARD KID.
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H. V. HOBEN, ManaoWi
Coal, Wood and Ice
General Transfer- n • Phonos, Main 17 and 81
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Wayne Blue, Agent.
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