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increased from $4,000 tons to $4,000
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The British government, according
to the London Daily News, is soon to
let contracts for eighteen naval yes
sells which will cost more than $685.
100000. These are to include nine de-
stroyers, three cruisers and six sub
marines. This is part of the great
est British program Of warshfp build
ing since the armistice.
a IL records for traffic and tolls on
the Panama canal were broken
in October. There were SGT transits,
and the amount collected was ap-
proximately $2,360,000. These figures
do not include naval vessels. Con-
gresham Madden of Chicago has
been inspecting the canal and an
nounces that work will begin as soon
as possible on the Alhajuela basin
project, which will create additional
water storage of about 3O0,O0O,OOO
cubic feet. This will cost $10,O00,OOO,
and when it is completed an addition
al lock at each lock station will be
built at cost of about S10OOO0.O0O
CIVILIAN members of the Chinese
~ Nationalist party in Canton have
formed the first regional government,
for tho Kwantl1pu ond Eu,opue,; nrox,
inces, and announce that, tired of the
military Scheming and discussion,
they will devote themselves to domes-
tic Improvement and will not waste
the peoples funds in military adven-
lures. While not openly severing re-
lations with the Nationalist COVERT
ment in the Yangtse valley, the Can
ton group declares itself the highest
kuomintang authority and issues an
invitation to other KuOmintangists
interested in the establishment of
civilian rule and not dominated by
militarists, to go to Canton and ally
themselves with the Canton regional
administration.
CHICAGO mourned last week the
~ loss Of one of the city's most
eminent men, John ]. Mitchell, bank
er and philanthropist. He and Mrs.
Mitchell were killed in an automobile
accident. Other notable victims OF
death were Macmillan Harden, Ger
man editor and foe of the former
kaiser; Archbishop ]. G. Hardy OF
Omaha; John Luther Long, author
and playwright; Miss Elizabeth Har.
rison. pioneer in kindergarten work
and Floence Mills, negro theatrical
star, who had become so popular in
the United States and Europe.
TERRlFlC storms swept the coasts
i of Great Britain and Ireland and
scores of persons, mostly fishermen
were drowned. The property damage
was heavy, being estimated at nearly
$30,00O,000.
Final figures of the lost in the sink
ing of the steamer Principessa Ma
falda off the coast of Brazil put the
number at 314. Of the first-class pas
sengers 50 per cent persisted; of the
officers, 45 per cent. The crew lost
only 16 per cent of its members.
president COOLIDGE is making
L plans for his trip to Cuba to at
tend the Pan-American congress that
opens in Havana January 16. He has
named Charles Evans Hughes to be
head of the American delegation, the
other members being: Ambassador
Fletcher and Ambassador Morrow,
who will come, respectively, from
Rome and Mexico City for the meet
ing; former Senator Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama: Morgan J. O'Brien,
lawyer of New York; James Brown
Scott, author of several books on in
ternational law: Ray Layman Wilbur,
president of Leland Stanford univer-
sity, and DR.. l.. S. Rowe director Of
the Pan-Amerlcan union. To this list
the new ambassador to Cuba will be
added as soon as he Is appointed
ID ARON FRIEDRICH Won PRITT-
ID WITT UND GAFFRON has been
appointed German ambassador to the
United States to succeed the late Bar.
on Won Maltzen. He is only forty
years old and began his diplomatic
career at the Washington embassy.
An attempt to kill Admiral Paul
Eonduriotis. President Of Greece, was
made by a young Communist in Ath-
ems. One bullet was fired which
struck the admiral on the forehead.
iaflicting slight wound.
Mustapha Renal Pasha was re-
elected President of Turkey by the
national assembly. His cabinet is be-
ing reconstructed under the premier
ship of Ismet Pasha.