Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
Condensed IeIegrams

VUIIuCItSCu AClCYt oltIS House of Common adjourned until Feb. 10. Former Empress Zita, of Austria, is seriously ill at Prangins.
 Anaconda Copper Mining. Co.,. de- clared the usual dividend of s1 per share.
 Under Secretary of State Polk re- ported the situation in Austria to be serious. Dealings in French premium bonds
 were forbidden by the London Stock Exchange. Premier Lloyd George will go to Paris next week to confer with Prem 1 fer Clemenceau.
 Transport Thomas arrived at San Francisco from Siberia with 1,159
 American soldiers.
 Rur:ors that he would be cand- !! date for the presidency were dismissed i by Herbert Hoover.
 l All members of the trades unions in
 Madrid decided to support the strike of street car employees.
 The dollar was quoted at 10 francs 1 31 centimes, compared with 10 francs
 75 .centimes at previous close. Fifteen persons were killed and 35 injured when two trains collided near the Douai station of the Lille-P Paris
 line.
 Director Hines signed a contract
 with the Ashland Coal & Iron Railway Co. fixing annual compensation at S73,569.
 The demise of the Jersey City po- licemen's union was announced to- l, day by r. x. O'Brien, commissioner of l public safety,
 A French mission to Brazil com prising 20 officers is preparing to sail for Rio Janeiro to help reorganize the Brazilian army.
 During the month ended December
 10 gold exports. from the United ' States totaled $5S,000,00 compared l with $4,500,000 imports. Pope Benedict intends to buy two 2 airplanes of the latest type for use o. l special diplomatic couriers. The plane. will also be used by the I\pe. 9 French Cabinet approved a bill fol ! introduction in the Chamber of Depu : ties providing for temporary increases in both passenger and freight rates.
 | Princess Hans von Ratibor, whii
 motoring at Breslau, was shot in th = arm by an assailant, who escaped y acording to word received in Berlin. a A band of armed men, taking tn !, .a sentries by surprise, raided the rail V way works at Lisduff County Cavar 'o Ireland, and seized stocks of explo 'e sives.
 ii Lee Jerome SIocum, better know a as "Cy" turfman and well know race horse owner, died suddenly a if his home here in New York of hear ,a disease.
 n 9 At meeting of the Cabinet tn n coal situation and railroad matter as declared the entire coal situation wa n gone over. I'd m German delegation at Paris has de s cided not to return to Berlin to con d suit the government over the term ,e of the Allied reply to the last Ger 10 man note.
 Mayor HyIan believes the deman
 for 25 per cent. increase in fage
 by Interborough Rapid Transit en l r1O ic W creased fares.
 ,1 American consul reported to the v re partment of Commerce exports of tf
 United States consigned to Australi 10 are seriously endangered because ,U the exchange situation. ,a A royal proclamation issued by Enc " land granted amnesty to political O. :" lenders in India and created a chan E. Der of princes. The Prince of Walt sd will inaugurate the chamber. mes m Edward Shortt, British secretary is state for home affairs, announced ae Commons the government decided = abandon a contemplated scheme f. ,o formation of 'citizen guards" Ie iie British mission in New York mat aT arrangements by which England a assured of securing a regular supp as of bacon of good quality at pric
 based on actual cost of hogs.
 Tobacco Products Export Cor
 authorized at a special meeting an il )S crease of $250O00 in the stated capit
 of the company and authorized e. issue of 50,000 shares of stock. S. The state department has been asl e. ed to verify the renort that Dejal mt Bey, former Turkish consul gener Int in New York, and his wife have be- d. murdered by revolutionists in Bud cir pest.
 in
 ely Stockholders of the Boston al " Maine Railroad approved plan of
 suing $2,273000 in bonds to be us ir- to take up an equal amount of bon is issued to the Director General ad Railroads.
 oir Governor Smith in commune ,,,t ton to Council of Farms and Marke vo recommended removal of Charles ,,,, Wilson as commissioner of agricultu nd gnu eaN5 Di. [ oi eet 1S 0oiiiiii4''i0iiei
 Sir Henry Drayton, Minister of F
 nance, met the council of the Montre MS Board of Trade to discuss the hi
 f! premium on New York funds which ing working considerable hardship on il he porters of American goods. Is-
 to President Poincare will present t he Cross of the Legion of Honor and t Ids War Cross on Dec. 26 to the cities