Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

previous close.
 After a rough trip the carn,ania of the Cunard Line arrived at New York with S71 passengers. =
 Bar silver was quoted at 7s. f-2 pence an ounce in London compared with s1.SS in New York.
 Platt bill was passed making aoid certificates of the United States pay able on demand legal tender.
 An ordinance for control of all air. craft flying over Newark was pre- sented to the city commission.
 Plans to relieve the French financial and economic situation will De con sidered, at the Cabinet meeting in Paris. 7;
 The dollar was quoted at ii francs and 25 centimes compared with. il francs at previous close on Paris ex- change.
 A movement was started in. Con gress looking to a reduction in the amount of newsprint paper used by the government. The Cottage Hotel, the Benninstsn garage and the laundry plant of J. H. Powers at Bennington, Vt, were de- stroyed by fire early Saturday. ' New York burglary insurance conn 1 panies are increasing their rates be- cause of the failure of police to checks the crime wave in the city. 2 B. Manufacture of intoxicating liquors, or beverages near intoxicating" even | for ones own use, is unlawful in Min nesota, the State Supreme Court ruled. Members of the committee on ar- engagements for the Republican Ma
 tional Convention next June, were summoned to meet in Chicago, on Jan. 5.
 I Forty-three members of taeo crev, 1 of the British steamer Manxman were | drowned when their ship foundered in
 mid ocean, according to reports pick | ed up at Halifax, N. S.
 Cullermo Meixueiro, rebel leader in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, for the last five years, and former governor of the state, will surrender uncondi-
 tionally to the city o fOaxaca.
 canada's trade last month exceeded the total for November, 1918, by $1S,- 100000. Compared with eight month.
 Compared with eight months of tn, fiscal year it was millions lower.
 Colonel William Boyse Thompson
 recently selected chairman of the pub
 licity committte, of the Republican
 National Committee, resigned as di rector of the Federal Reserve Bank Department of Commerce reperte , that artificial silk industry of Bel } gium is being actively revived Sev
 enty-five per cent. of the workme employed before the war are back . 7 work. tt1 Severe fishtins in the vicinity . | Narva, on the Esthonian front wiler l the Bolshevilsi broke through wire de i. fense and captured several village s was reported by the Soviet govern 3 ment.
 House Interstate Commerce Com
 mittee deferred action on the proposs
 to place an embargo against sugar ex a Eports until the bill continuing the Su
 gar. Equalization Board has been dis r posed of.
 a Congressman olney of Massaeht = sets called at the White House = urge President Wilson to declare 'de e mobilization complete in order ths c the war time prohibition ban ma
 be lifted.
 = Consideration of Senator DiaPs bi = proposing one-cent drop letter pos e age rate was postpone dby the sena e poht office, committee until after u l. annual postoffice appropriation bi II has been passed.
 e Colonel George Harvey, in latest i' s. sue of Harvey's Weekly, asser - American Minister in Copenhagen ,f using the legation as a trading DO $ between the Russian Soviet and We J. Street financiers. r, Director Hines announced th le despite the great difficulties in gettir Il empty coal cars back to their norm
 channels of traffic after the coal stril
 gratifying progress as being made
 supply the mines. , The Gloucester, Mass, .fishir 10 schooner, Benjamin E. Smith, arriv, d at Halifax. N. S., with her flag st half mast for two of her crew vi If were lost in thick weather hile ifs ,e ing in their dory off Liscomb, N. ; ;c Thursday. u -..