WEIGHTS AND MEASURES USED ABROAD 
Approximate conversion figures 
meter — 39 ? /2 inches 
kilometer— 54 roil® 
gram — I /3 ounce 
kilogram — 2-1/5 pounds 
* inch— 2*/ 2 centimeters 
I mile— 1-6/10 kilometers 
I pound — ^ kilogram 
I quart— J liter — 
liter— I quari + 
The British quart and gallon are 1/5 more than the American. 
& customs declaration form. This is to be filled out, declaring 
RETURN VOYAGE 
The return trip will be about the same as your voyage over 
except that in addition to the customs and passport examination 
there will be a medical examination at Quarantine. 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS 
A few days before your ship reaches port you will be given 
a customs declaration form. This is to filled out, declaring 
everything you purchased abroad whether dutiable or not. if all 
such articles are packed in on© trunk or on the top of each 
trunk or bag, if will expedite the examination of your baggage. 
Sign the declaration and deliver it to the purser before the 
ship reaches the harbor entrance. He will detach a numbered 
stub, and this identification coupon will be given to you to 
present at the dock. 
After the ship has docked, the cabin steward or a dock 
steward will carry your baggage to the pier and place it under 
a placard bearing the initial of your last name. Make certain 
all your baggage is delivered before getting in line at the 
Chief Inspector’s desk. After presenting your identification 
coupon to him, an inspector will be assigned to you. The in- 
spector will return with you to your baggage and examine it. 
You are allowed to bring into the United States $500 worth 
of articles in the nature of personal household effects, sou- 
venirs or curios. Use of wearing apparel or other articles 
purchased abroad, over and above the $500 exemption, does 
not exempt from duty, however. On all purchases of dutiable 
Stems over $500, the inspector will compute the duty on the 
wholesale value of the extra articles, and you must pay the 
assessed amount. 
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THE ROUTE AND OTHER PLANS 
F amed Belgian 
Starae 
BRUSSELS, Oct. 4 OP)— Bel- 
gian police tonight launched 
their biggest manhunt in years 
for the person who damaged 
the world-famed Mannikin 
Fountain. 
The statue of the nude boy 
has been on the pedestal spew- 
ing water since 1619, attracting 
thousands of tourists every 
year. The Brussels City Coun- 
cil was called into special ses- 
sion to discuss ways of repair- 
ing the statue. 
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