Second Edition Latest General Cables.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 25, 16 December 1919, Page 6

Second Edition Latest General Cables.

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v , ~."'',' ' , Paris, December 15. /'Concerning flight preparations, it is announced that each country will be permitted to make rulings governHihjf flight across its territories. New York, December 15. A message from Los Angeles, California, states that Sir Arthur Brown has entered for the Tickers-Vimy proposed Pacific flight to Australia for a large pri% of, £10,000..,. , '"■{''. ■-. ;London, December;-J.5. -;; The' Air Ministry had. no news of Howell since he. left Tarauto' for ' • Athens,on tlip 9 r thinst. , : ... :•,;■'•';;: ,„ , "■■ Tekio, Decembei 14. ;; areial Derby around the world is'consulting the Japanese authorities. Ottawa, December 15. Owing to ill-health continuing, Sir . Rqbert Borden is retiring from the premiership at Ndw Year. "Washington, December 15. , The statement has been authorised that President Wilson will not offer any compromise on the Peace Treaty. Any efforts to revive the treaty in the Senate must be made by the Republicans. New York, December 15. The Chicago Tribune's Tokio correspondent says it is undewtood , Japan is making plans for the- adoption of a- naval budget of 150 million dollars and re-organisation of the army. . Washington, December 15. ' It is .announced at Cambridge, the seat .of the .Har- ., Watflftf niversity,' that' Cambridge and, •■m&Al*& cklcnfel Yale and | tra6k will" oc&i*>V°k« in June/' V**'" ' *fl. J* V \*/ ' jfe velopmenti Cor'pfirationr'h'as issued' v?, statement? I^P' »ave,loan.ed"dhina five and'a-half.million ..dnllapsr is .secured by; .the surplus revenue on. wine and tobacco. We contemplate, additional loans on, condition-that the/Chinese, Government appoint an-American «s associate inspector-general. The loan lias not any political, signifieanse. We are only > devoting our energies tc> develop . American trade in the Orient. The Pacific Development Corporation has no connection with any international financial group. We hope to developa market for Chinese securities in America." f#£''«sy '■'■■■■ ' ;v •"•'.* Washington, December; 14. :| The farm organisation':at the"-Amef-i ican Federation of Labour Conference eutimtted g legislative' ~ programme, inGl^dingjßegulation -. 0f;,,%,- packing■ industry, 'Government ownership f of railways, Government control of the mercantile nmarint, ■■>: nationalisation] of (natural resources and ratification of

woman suffrage,.: v , ' ~'.'."Washington, December 15. Senator Borah states: "I favor congressional investigation of the largo financial organisations who are furthering a powerful propaganda, in order to have a compromise treaty ratified by the Senate. These concerns . wish to safeguard foreign securities." Paris, December 15. Fire destroyed the Palace Cpmpiegue which was the headquarters of, the French General Staff in 1917-18. The damage amounted to £80,000, : 'lTbrtun•ately, the priceless historic furniture ■, had been removed during the war and /had not been returned. ."Washington, December I'4. The director of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce lias issued a statement that unless certain .reasonable . and adequate, credits are extended to foreign countries 'the (American experts may be expected to diminish owing to the depreciated foreign exchange. London., December 15. .Following numerous robberies,- the principal hanks, are providing messengers with revolvers and placing guards tot the suburban hrancFttß. : ' Berlin, December 15. Several newspapers warmly com. ment on M, Clemenceau's conferences in London. They fear a New Entente ."being formed, and declare that M. Clemenceau is striving to estahlisha ' "Western European; Alliance against -1 Germany. Such an alliance, it is argued, would be a frightful peril to the-whole world.