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Show EMBASSY PARTY BEINGEXAMINED All Members Carrying Large Amounts of Cotton Clothing and Much Gold. Halifax, N S . Feb, 22 One of the German embassy secretaries returning to Germany with former Ambassador von Bernstorff on the steamship Fred-erik Fred-erik VIII which is beinc examined here by British authorities on her voyage from New York to Copenhagen, is reported to have 200 suits of pajamas pa-jamas in his possession In the baggage bag-gage of nearly all the other members of the party, cotton goods known to be scarce in Germany are plentiful, the customs inspectors have discovered discov-ered In view of the close association associa-tion between cotton and explosions it is understood the examiners will take some ol the excess clothing from the Germans and make an allowance lor it. It is learned, also, that the Germans are well supplied ith gold As this is contraband, it is believed it will 1 be exchanged Into some form of currency cur-rency less useful to Germans . oo |