Page from Karl Marx manuscript sells for $524,000
Beijing, May 23: A page from a manuscript belonging to Karl Marx has sold for 3.34 million yuan ($524,000) at an auction here.
Provided by local businessman Feng Lun, the page was sold on Monday at a price more than 10 times higher than the starting price, official news portal China.org reported on Wednesday.
The document was part of the more than 1,250 pages of notes the German thinker and philosopher wrote in London between September 1850 and August 1853 as a draft for "Capital: Critique of Political Economy", Efe news cited the report as saying.
The page contained extracts and analyses of the book "Practical Treatise on Banking" by British banker James William Gilbart which Marx referenced while writing "Capital".
In the same auction, a manuscript belonging to Marx's contemporary Friedrich Engels (who co-wrote with Marx the "Communist Manifesto") was sold for 1.67 million yuan.
The auction came the same month during which China commemorated the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth, an event marked by a solemn ceremony at the Great Hall of the People and a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping who called Marx the greatest thinker of modern times.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
