UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16507, 7 August 1919, Page 3

UNITED STATES.

A BRITISH BUYER. OF AMERICAN WOODEN SHIPS. • By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright, (Received August 7, 9.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 2. r ' Tho Washington correspondent of the i New York Times learns that tho United > States Shipping Board announces that -■ a London buyer has offered to purchase t twenty wooden vessels. The prospective 3 buyer has deposited a fund in tho bank " I and is now awaiting tho acceptance ol 1 ! his offer. The price of tho vessels if 300,000 dollars each.—Aus.N.Z. Cable " Assn. 3 : COMPULSORY MILITARY 1 TRAINING. > I 1 WASHINGTON, August 4. I A Bill has been introduced into Con- • gress obliging every male between 18 and 20 to undergo six months’ military or naval training.—Reuter, PRESIDENT WILSON. AND THE COST OF LIVING. (Received August 7, 10.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 6. President Wilson will address Congress on Friday on the subject of the cost of living.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FOREIGN AFFFAIRS. NOTES BY ME. LANSING. (Received August 7, 10.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August q. Mr, Lansing, in the Foreign Affairs Committee of tho Senate, said that the American plan of the League of Nations was never presented at Versailles. Mr. Lansing added that tho United States entered into an agreement with Viscount Ishii while ignorant of tho secret treaty between tho Allies and | Japan ceding Shantung. I Mr. Lansing admitted that President I Wilson hod cabled to the French Government asking it not to provide the French Senate with the confidential minutes of the League of Nations Com- . mission.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.