PANAMA CANAL

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13170, 17 December 1914, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL

i) k j "m —r*»., I I) , DISTRIBUTING ZONE FOR ALL J 'COUNTRIES. , ' t ' IMPORTANT'DECISION.' ut i \ 0 (i'rr.Onblo. —Pii-if Association;;-OopyrlgM) 0•• j i j ReceivedDoccinbcr 10; at'.lo.2o'piiii..- ;' SYDNEY, Deccmbci lb. 1 ■■ The Hon A.aV.- Niclson (-Now South . Wales Trade: Commissioner in America) 0. hag .cabled the lion, W. A. Holiiian (Premier, of South \Viiles) that lijc f:' lilts'succeeded in; securing a decision r. from; tl|C;. ! United' States,' Government •- tlmt the Panama Canal zone is to: be | f . a free distriljiitiiig centre for the. trade !•• of all countries. ' • a , ' . jtsmfMUS. ' ■* ' . »•'. ••• .• .. .■i. r.y ' (Por (Julio.—Prosa . Association. —Oopyriglit) 3 • • s ' Received December 17, 1.45 ji.ni. f; WASHINGTON, Decembci Hi.' . Commander Stirling,'.of the Atlantic '■ f'libiliiirincMlotillii,: informed the Navnl ' Investigation: Oonunittoc that a.'large mobile arniy is rcqiiircd to.protuet tlijiv ' I'ariahiu Canal, as the navy is insiillifieiit and is unprepared't&'protect ,t|ie, canal",against a "navy of Germany's ; ai/e. ' , . V .! _ .' The luck of a base was, however, u' 1 )iniidicii|) to It hostile navy, anil lie ' thought' the ultimate. dovelopiiiciit of ' tliiv,submarine ' should - lie a of * 2000: tons, with'.a speed of SiVknotsj iinil 1 able to .i!M'oniji;iiiy; battleships even;- ' where.-, ' '' ' ... ' ■ •• ; ••• 1 ysf; OF'Wikklkss. . . ; . - - V 'WASHINGTON, Dec .Hi. ' l4esident Wilson, lias agreed, to dity ; patch, warships td • Panama to; guard ' against a breach of neutrality of tlii* Canal.; j ( ..Opnnnnndiiii; Goeth,his explained that ; wireless is .constantly iised .within' the " territorial'waters,, aiiil the zone is also; 1 used »as i)' base of supplies Invbelligei;1 cii.ts.wuh radio ti|)|Mir:it.u^ .One British• collier has already been dismantled.. , ' The British Kmbass'y explained l Hull; [ probablV the British vessels have not I understood the canal rules on the subject of wireless, and Britain has not ob--1 vjccteil to the enforcement of the regit- : ] lutions. 1