Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-23
Brief Telegrans

Plans are being considered for consol- idation of the Liberty Trust Co. and the. Trust Co. of Boston. {. Massachusetts state department of la- bor and industries announced 26 strikes and lockouts exist in the state.
 Hollywood Park, at Baltimore, was virtually destroyed by fire. Loss is estir mated at s2oo,Ooe,. with no insurance. Q Fire destroyed the plant. of Howe sound loss of approximately $1,000,00O
 The Giant Trans-Atlantic liner Imper- ator. recently purchased by the Cunard line from the British government, has been renamed the "Berengaria."
 Fuel oil consumption by railroads of this country in 1920 totaIed 41,706.00O barrels compared with 19,s0O, 900 barrels in 1909.
 Department of agriculture announces the Hessian fly is 20 times as destructive as the green bug to the wheat crop of this country.
 An international peace society to pro- mote friendship among the various na- tions. was founded in Tokio by 300 prom. inent Japanese. - Building permits issued in Buffalo so far this month total 421, as compared with 246 permits during the entire month of March. 1920.
 It is reported farmers will voluntarily reduce hurley tobacco acreage in Ken lucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana from 40 to 50 per cent.
 Census bureau announced cotton crop of 1920 totaled 1S,365.754 bales, the larg- est crop since 1914 and sixth largest in the history of the country.
 MaekereI fishermen of Boston, taking advantsgel of the mild spring are going to make an early start for the southern fishing grounds.
 Five armed bandits held up east side branch of the Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank. of Detroit. and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash.
 The steamer Queen City began its sec ond voyage from Cincinnati to New or leans Tuesday in the effort to revive traf- fic on the Ohio and Mississisippi rivers. :. NeEotintions looking to formation of a coalition government for Soviet Russia were opened by Lenine with leaders of the Menshevih and social revolutionar- ies. --.--
 oil men from all parts of the country gathered in Kansas City, for the four days session of the National Petroleum congress. One thousand delegates are expected.
 Joseph P. TumuIty will remain in Washington to look after Interests of the new law firm of Perkins & Tumulty at teh capital. Perkins will open offices in Jersey City.
 Yhe Knisht-Adler traction bill va, passed by the-New York assembly las night by a vote of 91 to as. The measure now goes to Governor Miller for approval having passed the senate last week.
 Wages of miners in South Wales ex. ceed receipts froih sale of coal, according to statement issued by Finaly Gibson secretary of the South Wales Coal Own CTS Association.
 Blending house of the United State, Flashless Powder Co.'S plant, at Carr croft, near Wilmington (Del) was de stroyed by an explosion. Loss is esti mated at s25,ooo.
 British freiEhter City of Colombo which ran aground in fog on the Digbl coast, Bay of Fundy, has been abandon ed, Members of the crew said the vesse was a total wreck.
 satisfactory crop conditions in west ern Europe, the United States, Japan ant North Africa, are reported in a bulletin issued by the International Institute O Agriculture m Rome.
 An increase of $15.62o.Ooo in the re sources of 271 savings and loan associa itions of New York state for 1920 ove 1919 is shown in annual report of Super intendent of Banks Mclaughlin. Supreme court announced argument, on the federal governments legal attemp to enjoin the Western Union Telegraph CO from landing cable at Miami, Fla. without proper permit will be heard Apri Il.
 | Regulations requiring immigrating me chanics, artisans and laborers to posses. 1 $25O on landing in Canada, in addition to a ticket to their destination, was ex tended indefinitely by the Canadian gov ernment.
 Ex-German liner Imperator, lrecentlI bought from British government by th' Cunard Steamship Co.,, has been named Berengaria, after the wife of Richard
 Occur de Leon), one of the famous king of England. The Monitor Stove and Range Compaal ] of Cincinnati, officials. of which were re gently arrested charged with making i'm proper income tax returns, paid s50.O0i 10. Internal Revenue Collector StepheI McGrath.
 Abandonmsnt of the summer grand
 opera season, which has been a part O London social life for a hundred years
 appears certain this year in view of th
 excessive cost and the difficulty of obtain
 ing good singers.
 | Treasury officials announce they bav
 been unable to ind any record of tn
 United States owing France any mone.
 on account of. loans advanced during tn i Revolutionary war. Paris Eclair says "
 owe France s0,o0o.0Oe.o0o francs.