MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16923, 23 December 1922, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australia!! and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 23, 8.55 a m.) VANCOUVER, December 21. The longshoremen’s vote favours the working of the cargo of the Makura, which is due on Saturday. NEW YORK. December 22. It appears that American business men, through the American Chambers of Commerce, have suggested to the State Department, the formation of a Reparations Commission of Americans. Mr Julius Barnes, president of the chamber, admitted that the situation generally appears to he very contused. Rumours concerning United States action are flying thick and fast and denials are coming just as speedily, hut important developments clearly appear to be impending. PARIS, December 21. M. Poincare in the Senate intimated that at the conference on January 2. he would ask for priority in favour of the discussion of damage caused to France. He concluded by stating that the negotiations in London were carried out in an atmosphere of goo l feeling and mutual confidence. tf difficulties remained they would never be transformed into disaccord. The Senate passed a vote of con fidence in M. Poincare. LONDON. December 22. The Port of London Authority from January 1 is reducing the percentage addition on dock charges by ten points. BERLIN, Decern tier 22. The Budget for 1923 estimates the ordinary expenditure at £732.000,000,000 marks and the extraordinary expenditure a c 84.000,000,000 marks. Loans will be necessary to balance the ordinary expenditure, of which a hundred thousand million marks will be covered by a compulsory loan. The deficit wil he increased to 1,028.000, 000.000 marks. WASHINGTON, December 22. The highest State Department authority emphatically stated that the United States, in its efforts to save the European situation, would never suggest that an American commission should be established to revise reparations. The authority declares that the United States did not represent to and did not suggest to any Government any proposal regarding reparations, but reiterated that America, in seeking a practical way to avert a crisis, had intimated that Washington might participate in some sort of inter-Allied comn ission to consider reparations. WASHINGTON. December 22. Sir Keith Smith, who is consulting American aviation experts concerning the Alaskan end of the round the world flight, will spend considerable time with Captain St Clare Street, who commanded the flight to Nome through the Western Canadian Provinces POSTMAN’S DUCKY FIND LONDON, December 22 An auxiliary postman, accidentally kicked aside a. heap of dead leaves m Regent. Park and found a pearl necklace worth £3OOO. which Lady Gore lost. She has given £3OO reward.