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Money (SIR LEO GEORGE CHI- OZZA)

SIR LEO GEORGE CHI- OZZA, English expert on finance and economics, of Italian origin; born in Genoa, Italy, 1870; was educated in England and became managing editor of "The Commercial Intelligence" (1898- 1903); became especially expert on income tax data, on which subject he was chief witness before a commission appointed to inquire into the subject. He was a member of the Commission on Home Work (1907-1908); during the war he was a member of the War Trades Advisory Board, and Parliamentary private secretary to Lloyd George, while the latter was Minister of Munitions. In 1918 he abandoned the Liberal party to affiliate with the Laborites. Sir Leo has acquired much prominence as a writer on subjects connected with national finance and economics in general.

MONGHYR (mon-ger') a picturesque city of Bengal, India, on the right bank of the Ganges, 80 miles E. by S. of Patna; it consists of the fort, a rocky crag projecting into the river, and the native quarters. From the 12th century onward it was a place of considerable strength; in the 18th century Mir Kasim made it his headquarters. He established an arsenal, and its armorers are still famed. Cotton, cloth, shoes, and furniture are manufactured. Pop. about 36,000. MONIS