The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-18
Foreiqn

Foreign
Berlin-Baron Mumm ,vn Schwarz-
enstein, former ambassador to Toxic,
is dead on his Italian estate at Porto
fino, near Genoa
Rome-A severe storm swept
throughout Italy, damaging ships in
nearly all the ports and flooding the
lower parts of Naples. In northern
Italy hail damaged the crops.
Moscow-Minister of War Leon
Trotsky and other soviet officials at
a mass meeting urged the creation Of
Russian merchant marine to assure
the nations independence on the
seas.
London-The new American immi-
grafton regulations became effective
to the distress of $4,000 British sub
jects who had bought steamship tick
cts, more than double the $4,000 quota
for Great Britain and Ulster.
Messina, Sicily-Fire starting in a
school here spread rapidly, destroyed
gymnasium, church, houses and
and firemen were injured and 1900
persons rendered homeless. The
flames were mastered with difficulty
by flremen and soldiers.
Helsingford-A detachment of the
royal Swedish navy, consisting of %
ships, has arrived here on an official
visit. Another detachment of eight
ships arrived at Sevenskund. 1t is rs
years since Swedish warships visited
Finland.
London-H. s. Jenkins, managing
director of the Ford Motor company
in Great Britain, announced that the
company has acquired a site Of BOT
acres at Begenham. on the Thames,
where it is proposed to produce all
British Ford cars, beginning with 500
daily. The works employ 10000 men.
Copenhagen-In the last week 5000
emigrants have besieged the Ameri-
can consulate for visas, but they were
refused, no orders having been re-
ceiyed from Washington. Instructions
now have arrived frem Washington
allowing 2,879 immigrants to enter
America during the coming year. The
consul general has arranged for $50
emigrant visas monthly, so the IL
months Of the Danish quota is filed.
Warsaw-The Polish diet witnessed
stormy scenes and fights when the
bill regulating the rights, of national
minorities in the Polish republic, was
passed despite the violent protests Of
minority representatives of the Uk-
ranians, White Russians, Germans,
Russians and Jews. The bill limits
the use of languages other than Polish
in official communications with local
authorities and refuses the demands
for self-government of territorial mi
norities.
London-The first world power con-
ference, held at the British empire
exhibition during the last two weeks,
in which American participation was
prominent, closed its sessions by
adopting the following resolution:
This conference is of the opinion
that the worlds most crying need to-
day is greater production and manu-
featuring activity among it's people
under conditions which will promote
industrial prosperity and happiness,
and that this can be largely achieved
by the fuller development of natural
power resources and the establish
ment Of the most economical means
for the general distribution and uti-
lization of energy"
Toronto-Herbert Hartley Dewart,
former liberal leader of Ontario, is
dead here. He was SO years old De
wart, who had held numerous public
offices and distinguished himself in
the practice of law. was known as
strong advocate of Canadian indepen-
dence.
Troyes. France-Premier Herriot
defended his policy OF fiankness and
good will in dealing with the British
prime minister, and questioned the
wisdom of the French who thought
the British premier had taken advan.
tage of the French premier's ilexpe,4
ence.