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CINEMA STAR IN HOSPITAL.
SATURDAY JANUARY 5, 1924.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1· The cinema star Mabel Normand, whose chauffeur (as reported: yesterday) - shot a millionaire, has been taken to hospital for treat- ment for appendicitis.
→ DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
Pekin, Flinois, Jan. 4. The great plan; of the Corn Products Company has been des- troyed by an explosion and thirty employees are believed to be dead.
US CONGRESS MEETS.
Washington, Jan. 4.
Congress has been convened, first for the fight with regard to the sale of arms to Mexico and secondly with regard to Russian recognition. The Administration is forcing the fight. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate is investigating the propaganda the charges on Friday. Senator Lodge is speaking in support of views of Szeretary Hughes anent the Soviet rebuff on Monday.
(Reuter's "Serviced
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AMERICA'S NATIONAL DEBT.
Washington, Jan. 1
The national debt, which was $21,589,000,000 on January 1, has been reduced by $3,889,000,000 since 1919...
The United States Government debt on the 1st January, totalled $21.589,160,000, a reduction of 33,839,431,000 since the peak date 31st September, 1919, or reduction during 1923 of 8859,296,000.—-- Reuter's Americas Servier.
IRISH REPUBLICAN FUNDS.
Leaden, Jan. 4.
Mr. John Finnerty, the American lawyer, tepresenting the claimants to half a million sterling of Dall Eirann funds in Americs, interviewed Mr. De Valera and Mr. Austin Stack in Dublin prisons. preliminary to taking evidence before the American Consul in ac cordance with an order of the Supreme Court of the State of New Fork.-Kenter.
AMERICA'S MERCHANT FLEET.
Washington, Jan. 4.
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A conference at the White House resulted in a decision to place toonsge in the the operation and control of Government-owned hands of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, with Mr. Leigh Palmer, ex-Chief of the Navy Department's Bureau of Navigation, as Presi den. This is President Coolidge's first endeavour to formulate a definite merchant marine policy.-Beuter's American Service.
GERMAN DYE PATENTS.
Washington, Jan. 4. Announcing its intention to appeal against the dye patents decision, the Department of Justice expresses every confidence in altimately winning the case-Bruter's American Service.
An earlier message contaicing the decision appears on page 7.1
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CLERGYMAN'S ALLEGED HERESY.
Dailas. Jan. 4.
The proceedings against Rev. Lee Haton have been abandoned. Renter's American Service.
An earlier message said that this young clergyman was being put on trial for expressing doubt concerning the virgin birth of Christ.)
EMPIRE ZINC COMBINATION.
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London, Jan. 4.
Heater learns in connegion with the Empire Zia: Combination that lords' Bank and the National Bank of Scotland are issuing on the 9th inst. on behalf of the Union Underwriting Agency, Limited. $1,500,000 seven per cent. first mortgage debenture stock. 99 per cent, in the National Smelting Company redeemable at 192 by two per cent, sinking fund, all stock repayable at the same. Brice not later than 1913)-Bedreg
M. VENIZELOS RETURNS TO GREECE.
Athens. Jun. 4.
M. Venizelos hus arrived. M. Plastiras and other officers went out to meet the steamer. M. Venizelos declared he did got intend to remain long in Greece, bat would endeavour to help his country out of her present difficulties: - Reader.
DIXMUDE INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
Toulon, Jan. 4.
The Commission inquinng into the loss of the Dixmade has begun its work. The first question it is discussing is whether the meteorological reports especially from the South of France communicated to the Uixmude is good time-Beuter.
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BRITISH RAILWAY DISPUTE.
London, Jan. 4.
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It is understood that the ballot of the locomotive engineers and firemen la against the acceptance of the Railway Wages Boards award, Reuter.
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London, Jan. 1. Treasury figures show that the aggregate national debt on the 31st March was £7,842.000,000, an increase of one hundred millions to capital. as compared with a year earlier. This is attributable isation of arrears and interest due to the United States and a increase of the nominal debt through conversion riperations-Router.
SEQUEL TO CONRADI'S ACQUITTAL.
Geneva, Jun. 4.
As a reprisal for the acquittal of Conradi, not only Swiss citizens have been expelled from Russia, but a rigid boycott of Swiss goods has been proclaimed throughout Russia-Reuter.
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