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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1920, Page 5

VANCOUViiJii, February 20.—Earl Reading has been offered the Aiubussadoreship to Lhe United States, but Jias cteaiyteiy declined a.na nu« possu has ben offered to Sir Auckland Geddes who did not accept. the wily "Germans. __ COPENHAGEN, February 21.—The International Commission inspecting the Isle of Sylt, off tiie west cast ui Schleswig-Hoistein, ' discovered live German batteries, 42 guns and 20 machine guns in lull working order. Officers were attached to liie . batteries, wearing mufti. British troops are now quartered on the Island. AUSTRIA'S DILEMMA. VIENNA, Feb. 22.—The State Chancellor in the course of a speech declared'that should the help of the gjVejit powers which Austria relied not come in time, the moment would come-when the Austrian people must be-permitted to try another solution namely a union with. Germany. THE UNSEEN HAND. CAPETOWN, Feb. 22 —The Labour Legislator, Sampson, interviewed, stilted that he was of the opinion that international Socialists were behind the "native istrise. "We laid the whole trouble, at their door. They ai; e . anxious to precipitate the trouble.'' i .riOVHi VVIJ.JTJ. riU'M'i. ■PRAGUE, February' 20. —Tbo Foj--eHm" Minister .states that Ip'a will not roalce a separate pe-lcQ wi*Jl Russia^but will only act in accord-witli the Allies. v? '.."