VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 17311, 26 March 1920, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLES

——* Prow Association-By Heater's Telegrams. CLEMENCY TO THE VANQUISHED. Russia om i,oi,X f P" Uln .ff Germany and svmrThv ■ rrl , eet ' ag, T He ur^d that Sj" d clemency be extended to the Et ! t T d that undoubtedly be ije'mittofi LI- u ar ' but the >' 6 "ould throng p^n-e^^'2^.^-obligations o l J '" P not byimpoverishment. SALE OP WAR STORES. ■lmperial Ke-nrs Service. Mr V r V u L0I *? 0X > March 24. -Mi I. (~. Kellewuy (Deputv Minister of Mum ions), speaking i„ Bedford sUted k v;, 't reahs ? d b - v tho sale of sur r f and stores Phased on S mmt was of which represented the sale of wool, hicies, etc., bo U o-], fc ou trading account" from which the Exchequer benefited onlv to the. extent ot the profit made. I TRANSPORT CONTROL. | Australian and N.z!~Gable Association. <r r • r. i, LOXDOy > March 23. A, * i H r edd . eS ' lu a Presidential address to the Institution of Civil Engineers, said that only England and America, based their railway policy on the regime of uncontrolled private enterprise, but even b».ore t,ie war this was yielding i„ England u- i C c. ld - ea Ct re Sul.ited mcnopolv. in which Suite, control should take administrative rat-ner than a legislative form. Anne of the transport service would be abie to exist to-day on a pre-war revenue ?!S " £? I the other halld > tlle communitv was entitled to a voice in determining the charges for services, and ip regard to woncmen s wages. Despite the ' talk of chaos, we wore well on the way to beating ihe previous best standard. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. WASHKCGTON. March 23. .Tflo Senate has ratified Mr Bainbridge Colby s nomination as Secretary of State A later mwsare adds that .Mi- Golbv has assumed office in succession to Mr Robert Lansing. President Wilson has nominated Mr liern-y Jforgentnnu, a former Ambassador to lurkey, ns Ambassador to Mexico. It is understood that the President feels the nced_ oi a strong man in Mexico, not only in view ot the unsettled conditions there but also to protect America's oil interests ' Ine Senate Finance Committee have decided to impose heavy import duties on ioreign aircraft, in order to protect American manufacturers. BRITISH COAL MINES. „,, . , LONDON, March 24. the miners have rejected the. Governments ofFer. DECIMAL SYSTEM REJECTED. Imperial News Service. LONDON. March 24. A l-,oyal Commission on the advisableness of introducing the decimal coinage lias reported against the proposal, dedar-' ing that the. advantages to be gained in seeping accounts are in no wise commensurate with the, loss of convenience of the existing- system for other purposes. The report also states that bankers and financial bouses in England engaged in overseas trade consider that -no great benefit to overseas trade could be expected from the adoption of the decimal system. THE POST-WAR. FLEET. LONDON, March 24. Replying in the House of Commons to Viscount Cuv-zon, Mr W. H. Lnnsr stated that the following .ships, all of big gun type, wore net required fur the post-war fleet, but the method of their disposal had not yet been settled : —Asrincourt, Ajax. Die idnought. Superb, Inflexible, and Indomitable. The remainder would all be included in the post-war fleet.