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Belgians began suddenly last week to think in belgas. Overnight King Albert, by royal decree, proclaimed the creation of a new monetary unit, the belga, worth exactly five Belgian paper francs and exactly .209211 grams of gold...
...royal decree amounted, of course, to stabilizing the Belgian paper franc at .041842 grams of gold, or (at present rates of exchange) 36 francs to the dollar. This was accomplished by floating a $100,000,000 international loan (see p. 35) with the proceeds of which the Bank of Belgium will support the belga (i.e. the paper franc in multiples of five) at fixed parity...
...Send you loving birthday wishes and greetings from Sinaia [royal palace] which is white with snow. Have had some days of real, perfect rest. Feeling so well that I am going downtown on Sunday. We are all extremely interested in the news from your journey and I am utterly pleased at your success. I hope your cold has gone. Don't overtire yourself. Fondest love from...
...Helser M.A. and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society will address two meetings at the University today under the auspices of the Harvard Mission. Mr. Helser has just completed his first term of missionary service in Africa, and before returning to that continent at the end of November, is visiting a number of colleges in this country...
...will receive ten new singers: Sopranos: Elda Vettori of St. Louis; Martha Attwood of Baltimore; Louise Lerch of Allentown (Pa.), pupil of Marcella Sembrich; Editha Fleischer, who came to the U. S. several seasons ago with the Wagnerian Opera Company; Tenors: Walter Kirchov, German, onetime member of the Berlin Royal Opera; Alfio Tedesco, Italian; Bassos: Joseph Macpherson, 25, son of a Nashville (Tenn.) clergyman, whose voice was discovered at a camp meeting; Pavel Ludikar, Czech; Ezio Pinza, Italian, famed in his own country and in South America, to make his debut the opening night; Baritone: George Cehanovsky, Russian...