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STEEL COMBINE.
BELGIUM GRANTED BIGGER QUOTA.
ENORMOUS PRODUCTION.,
Brussels, Sept. 30:
Representatives of Germany.
WORLD COURT.
REPORTS OF AMERICA'S WITHDRAWAL.
A CONTRADICTION.
Washingtony: Sept. 30. Reports that the United States France, Belgium, and Luxemburg has decided to withdraw from the interested in the proposed 'Inter-World Court are officially contra- national Steel Combine haveldicted
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NO MORE HOARDS.
FRENCH BANK OFFICE BESIEGED.
Paris, Sept. 29, " Crowds continue to besiege the officns. of the Bank of France to take advantage of the offer to buy gold and silver at fixed prices.
No official figures are available but according to "Le Matin" the sales throughout France have; so granted the Belgian demand for It is poind out that such far, reached a total of about one 295.000 tons monthly production action is impossible without the hundred million francs. Contrary es a quota instead of 265,000 tons consent of the Senate. Actually to expectation, the proportion of as originally proposed.
the United States is maintaining gold exceeds that of silver.— The Combine's gross production the status quo: as Mr. F. B. Reuter. will amount to 27,500,000 tons Kellogg, Secretary of State, has erinually.-Reuter.
not yet received replies from ali the addresees of the United States to the original question- The protocol for the European naire-Reuter's American Sor Steel Control was signed to-night vice. and becomes effective on Friday.} -Reuter.
Protocol Sigued.
Brussels, Sept: 80:
MR? C. E. HUGHES.
APPOINTMENT AT THE
HAGUE.
Washington; Sept. 30 President Coolidge has appoint
Long Unseen Cash.
"Paris, Sept. 30. The feappearance of the item in the Banque de France balance sheet of "gold and silver coins! bought." showing that 6,000,000 franes were purchased in Paris alone, subsequently reflects the! scenes outside the Banque dally, there being, lengthening queues exchanging hoarded coins,
The greatly aagmented Banquei staf is so busy counting long un- seen cash that numerous gold! bearers are turned away nightly. A similar rush in the provinces
[A Berlin cable of August 17 stated: The reports received from Paris that the negotiations with regard to a metal trust have broken down are denied. It is declared that the French and Bel- gian delegates have reserved un- it September 17. their decision with reference to the signing ofed the ex-Secretary of State, Mr.in some cases necessitated extra the agreement. German circles Charles Evans Hughes, to be the police control of the queues. say that the difficulties which United States member of the Per- Reuter. have arisen are due mainly to the manent Court of Arbitration at Belgian representatives having
The Hague for term of six years. objected to the quota of 12 per Reuter's American Service. cent. granted to them. Their de mand is for a higher quota. Baked on the present favourable export feonditions, which have arisen from the low state of the Belgian frane, but the Germans claim that if the Belgian currency should be stabilised a higher quota thạn 12 per cent, would not be justified. They have suggested also that
BIGGER NAVY.
DECISION OF ARGENTINE PARLIAMENT.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 80.
PRESS PERTURBED.
CHAMBERLAIN'S MEETING WITH MUSSOLINI.
London, Sept. 29. The meeting of Sir A. Cham-. berlain and Signor Mussolini, The Argentine Parliament, in aboard the Italian yacht "Giul the Belgian opposition has been secret session, has authorised the lana" at Leghorn to-day has occa encouraged by certain iron and Government to expend seventy-five signed much interest and specula- steel concerns in Great Britain million gold pasos to recondition which would like to see the nege- and strengthen the Argentine fleet. tion in the Continental Press. tiations fail. Complete agree Particulars have not yet trans- especially in France where the ments have been reached by the pired, though it is understood that theory that Britain is turning to- newspapers have propounded the German and Luxemburg dele the programme Is a comprehensive gates. The great majority of the one-Reuter.
ward the Latin races in view of French firms are satisfied with
the Franco-German "Birtation. the result of the negotiations.
It. is authoritatively learned in The Germans hope that the Bel The Bill approved by Parliament London, however, that the meet- Troilus, Knight Companion, Mausang Bintang, Fukui Maru No. gian objections may be overcome authorising naval expenditure ofing is merely the result of the 2 Milton, Yingchow, Kashger, Khyber. Kuingchow, Talamba, St. by September 1 but if not they 75,000,000 gold pesos for a period fact that Sir A. Chamberlain hap. Albans, President Wilson, Derwent, Apony, Shantung, Empress of do not propose to reopen the nego-or 10 years provides for three Hght, pens to be in Italy. There is not Asia. Van Cloon, West Caldra, Hinsang, Hermelin, Soochow, Scheer, tiations, because they "consider cruisers, six destroyers, and six question of any agenda or dis Yodo Maru, Awa Maru, Samarang Maru.
that the question has been settled submarines, partly replacing obso- cussion of any urgent business. definitely h a manner which will lete craft, though the programme Reuter do justice to all parties.]
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The Customs Enquiry Commis sion, over which Chief Justice Lemieux of Quebec will preside
New Programme. Detailed.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 20.
contemplates reconditioning. old
Venue Changed? vessel and the replacement of
Rugby, Sept: 30. Fauxillary eraft, devoted to the The "meeting between Sir instruction and exploration patrol, Austen Chamberlain and Signor also the construction of a navy Mussolini is to take place to-day yard at Mar del Plata and the enat Leghorn on Sir Austen's yacht| largement of the shipyards on the "Dolphin"-British Wireless Ser River Platz and at Puerta del vice." 'Grand.-Reuter's American. Ser-
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Marseilles, Sept. 30, Mr. Alan Cobham has departed. and will halt near Paris overnight prior to the final stage of the flight to London. Reuter
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