COST OF THE WAR
BRITAIN’S EXPENDITURE,
(Australian k N.Z. Cable Association.)
LONDON, May 21
Mr Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Commons, said that the net cost of the war to Britain, excluding the normal peace expenditure and loans to the- Allies and the Dominions, to the end of March was £6,700,000,000.
ADJUSTMENT OF ANGLO-AMERI-CAN CLAIMS.
(Australian & N.Z Cable Association
WASHINGTON, May 13,
The settlement of the Anglo-Ameri-can claims arising out of wax operations does not account for the United States’ payments to Britain, or the British carriage of American troops to Europe. A separate settlement is pending for the latter.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 121, 23 May 1919, Page 5
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