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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1920.

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Madrid, Feb, 28.

BRITISH DISCUSSIONS..

THOS. COOK'S NEW LONDON OFFICE.

ON SITE OF DEVONSHIRE HOUSE:

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he Chic booking Ofice in th City and carry on the business a of old.

The

The new premises, of which th future appearance is shown in the accompanying drawing, should b

endy for use this year.

Simplicity is the key to the scheme Many people have probably felt of the new Head Office. Thi League and was to have a per- NAVAL ESTIMATES. that the only possible objection to building stands four-square upon & manent seat on the Council. The

the excellent firm of Thus, Cook & four-square site, without a single important thing was to discuss the

Rugby, Feb. 28.

Son was that for any important break in the line of walling. Ar SPAIN'S "PROFOUND DESIRE." Composition of the Council after

The Navy estimates for th work one had to go to Ladgate chitectural effect in the facade has Germany had taken her seat and new financial year, which as stated Circus to see them. As the "Far not been allowed to rob the interior could be a party to the discussion. yesterday, amount to £58,100,000 gästern Travellers' Gazette"

floor area of a single inch. Presiding at a meeting organised All had been delighted at the pro and show a reduction of £2,100,100 points out, sentimental associa-chief result striven for, and which by the Spanish League of Nations (spect of Germany coming into the below those of the current year, cions cling like ivy about the there is every reason to believe provide for the construction, of walls of the Ludgate Circus house, has been attained, is the conveni- League, because they felt that if it Society, Count Romanongs de was to achieve its ideal it must two cruisers of 10,000 tons, one which have housed three genera enee of the public and of those clared that Spain's desire for a expand and be comprehensive. If cruiser of 8,000 tons, six "Overcions of principals-Thomas Cook who minister to their requirements, sea" submarines of approximate the founder, J. M. Cook his son, F. Nevertheless this plainness or permanent seat on the Council of there were still Nations left out the League was so profound at side they could not attain to a 1,500 tons each; two depot, ships H. and E. E. Cook the surviving severity confers a dignity of its ideal. In expanding and taking in and four torpedo launches. grandsons. It was first occupied own on the building, and gives it "failure to obtain it would raise the Germany they were likely to take

These proposals are in accord by the firm in 1873 and has been an architectural character which question whether her national certain risks, but, unless the League with the quota of new tonnage the forcing house of all the holds its own even amidst its fine dignity would allow Spain to con- took risks, it would fail, dwind foreshadowed in the five year levices which have tended to surroundings. tinue as a member of the League ind disappear. What was the risk building programme introduces. Bake travel what it is to-day; it The area covered by the entire af taking Germany in? The risk last July. The RİX submarines is the mother of a brood of building is three-quarters of an was that inside the League, Ger- represent the first instalment of Branch Offices which girdle the acre. The principal feature of the Rugby, Feb. 28..

many might regard ner activities replacement programme of 24 earth, and its very address has ground flour is the booking hall with The question of the future co-directed not so much to the deal bents. Since the war, Great Bri- become the synonym of travel an unbroken floor area of no less. position of the Council of the of the League in general us to the tain has constructed only two new Longue of Nations, continues to be business of German national in-

submarines while all the other the paramount subject of discus-terests in particular. Could major Powers have been

pro. sion in political circles die Imagine anything that would reducing these craft in large num cassion, however, carried on in certainly increase that risk than bers. Provision for this new notably dispassionate manner. that, at the moment when Gernigay construction, amounts to just over Yesterday a deputation from he entered the League, there should be $9,000,000. Three reserve cruis Executive of the League of Nation movement for getting someone sers the Southampton, Dublin Parliamentary Committee waited to the permanent Council of the and Chatham, one flotilla leader. : upon the Premier to convey to his League with a view to neutralising and eighteen of the older type, of the anxiety, first by the Committed Gorman

Germany destroyers have been placed on the in regard to the suggested enlarg should come into the League on disposal list and provision is ment at the present juncture of the fair footing without any change of made for a further fifteen destro- Council of the League. The deputa he composition of the Council byers to be scrapped. By this tlon represented all the three peli-fore she entered it. He hoped means; and by various administra- tical parties. The Cabinel will that the several problems wocht hetive econothies the Admiralty, consider the subject further at it: satisfactorily settled at Geneva and able to achieve a large cut in the meeting next Wednesday: Meste that the whole atmosphere would net expenditure. It is claimed while, Sir Austen Chamberlain his be more favourable to an amicable that £5,000,000 will be saved thorughout the world. But, in than half an acre in extent. This accepted an invitation from the settlement than that of the contro. Otherwise, the estimates would spite of many additions made from hill affords 'unexampled accommo-

on outside.-British have totalled £63,000,000 instea League of Nations Parliamentary versy going Committee to attend a special meWireless.

of E58,000,000.. ing on Monday afternoon, when the whole question can be discussed..

VISCOUNT GREY'S VIEWS.' Viscount Grey, a former Foreign- Secretary made a contribution the subject yesterday in a speech at Newcastle. He said that it was going to spoil the result of the Locarno agreement if the question Paris. of the composition of the League New York Counell was raised before Ga Amsterdam many had entered or simultaneous-Stockholm

Copenhagen ly. The question had been raised Vienna in an unfortunate uspect, that of Helsingfors counter-balancing Germany Insi ie Lisbon the League. He was not in favour Buenos Aires.

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EXCHANGE RATES,

time to time in the endeavour to dation for the public for transact- Referring to the air arm of the keep pace with the requirements ing their business, and the incon- fleet, an explanatory memorandum of the travelling public, these venience often experienced in the premises have become altogether booking office at Ludgate Circus accompanying the estimates states inadequate for present-day need: through lack of space, is never like- that the number of naval and Development has outgrown accom ly to occur in this spacious booking marine officers trained and employed Rugby, Feb. 27,

Th air pilots now To-day's exchange rates are 1 amounts to 70 and that 42 are still under training. The first of follows:

the naval officers attached to the

of the British Government making Yokohama any declaration on the subject be- Brussels fore it went to Geneva, for it would Geneve force France and Germany to make Milan Berlin declarations. If they were silenz Olo they could go to Geneva where the Prague Madrid some Individuals who met at Lo Ma

Rio

Bernn

12.15

4.8006 air force under the scheme BD- Thos. Cook & Son have there.

12.1394 proved by the Government in

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modation, and, the limit of ex-

Above the booking hull, on the pansion having been reached, it became imperative that more com. Mayfair-place frontage, there are modious leadquarters should be six floors of offices, and four on the main frontage in Berkeley Street. sought elsewhere.

On the second Boor, a large reading 18.111923 have now completed their fore acquired a portion of the site and writing room has been pro- full training as pilots and have of Devonshire House; covering an vided for the convenience of travel- lers. Practically the whole of the 103 been appointed for duty afloat, area of 81,000 square feet, with a 13/14 The appreciation of the Board of frontage to Berkeley Street of top floor is set aside for luncheon, Admiralty has been expressed at over 200 feet for the erection of tea, rest and club roome, with 10 the very satisfactory results oh-new central tourist and banking ample service for the staff of both well congratulate Tay 100.075 tained during their training. An offices, capable of providing ample sexes, which rumber over 1,500, 25.961

important innovation is contained up-to-date

Messra. Cook on their fine new home 120.975 in the statement that arrange- both the rubile and the adminin- and wish them as much prosperity.

20.415

in it as in the old one. There is 229 ments have been made for alltrative staff... 184.1/16 executive, officers to undergo a

Nevertheless, the Ludgate no need to wish them continuance short course in elementary naval Circus Offee, with all the glamour of their Ane repute for admirable 1/8 9/61 acronautics, in an aircraft cur- of its association with the origina-service to travellers the world over. 3/4 rier either during the last year tion and development of the. For that one knows well they will 80 0/14 of their service as a midshipman Tourist System, will still remain always deserve. British Wireless.

carno would meet again gormented Bombay with the spirit of Lounino, The Hongkong public at large understool that Silver and Forward Germany, was coming into the

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