FOREIGN NEWS HAS COME BY WIRELESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17864, 4 June 1926, Page 8

FOREIGN NEWS HAS COME BY WIRELESS.

RADIO MESSAGES ARE HEARD IN DOMINION. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 4. The following news items, broadcasted from the “New York Times” building by the Australian Press Association were picked up by Mr Shrimptonn, Junior:WASHINGTON, June 3.—By a vote of 236 to 111, the I louse of Representatives approved of the war debt agreement negotiated between the United States and France. The agreement, which provides that France shall pay the United States 6,847 million dollars over a period of sixty-two years, now goes on to the Senate. The vote of that body will be withheld pending approval of the agreement by the -French Parliament. CHICAGO, June 3.—A poll of students in twenty-seven representative American colleges and universities, conducted under the auspices of the Proportional Representation League, and Professor R. L. Mott, political scientist, . shows that twenty-two oer cent of those voting are dissatisfied with the present prohibition situation, and more than fifty-three per cent, are in favour of modification or repeal of the prohibition law. NEW YORK, June 3.—Reports are current that France will soon obtain a large international loan or credit amounting to possibly three hundred million dollars. It is not, however, expected that such financing will be arranged until the French Debt Settlement is ratified. It is announced that the Canadian Minister of Finance intends to ask for the authorisation of a loan .of one hundred and fifty million dollars.