Mexico City, Dee. 22, The Treasury Department is about to send two representatives to New York to submit a memorandum fon the financial condition of Mexico to the International Bankers Committee. Officials decline to explain the purport of the mission, except to say that Mexico will try to meet her debt payments as they mature, in spite of the present financial stringency. This is interpreted in ne quarters to mean that Mexiow will ask for a postponement or reduction of her payments—Reuter, Destroyed in New York tries with Beam System New York, Dec. 22
The explosion of the "Black Tom" ammunition dump in New York harbour in 1914 was recalled to-d when a cheque for G.$983,101 was aid in settlement of a suit for damages by the Kerensky Government of Russia against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for loss, of ammunition. 'The cheque was made payable to "Serge Ughet," whom the State Department recognized as the plaintiffs' repro. sentative in the United States.
The Soviet Government's motion for the appointment of a receiver to take over the fund was negatived month ago—Reuter.
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