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NO AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN MR. WILSON'S ASSURANCE. ( (Received 8 a.m.) ' ' WASHINGTON, February 10. Mr. Wilson emphatically informed the Senate that there was no foundation for the statements made in the Senate of a secret agreement between the Shipping Board and British interests to sell 30 of the ex-<;erman liners in Britain. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) A SUSPICIOUS SENATE. f ~ i '<;■'■ SALES DELAYED. ■']% n? __ /*• (Received 12.15 p.m.) - R NEW YORK, February 16. Several of the ex-German liners have ; been sold at auction. The Senate passed . a resolution that there should be no j completion of sale until the Senate j determine whether the sale is advisable in order to prevent British companies from purchasing. Senator Hearst sought an injunction against the Shipping Board, and the Court delayed action. — (A. and X.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 41, 17 February 1920, Page 5
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