Huge Purchase of Machinery in the United States Los Angeles, Jan. 4. is stated by local newspapers that Mr. Thomas Campbell, one America's largest wheat-rowers, is shortly leaving for Russia to plant 10,000,000 selected acres of wheat, purpose $10,000,000 worth of American agricultural machinery has been purehased.- fell into itch. He escaped with a New Yors, Jan, 4:—The long-discussed unification of the Radio Corporation of America and the Victor Talking Machine Ca. has Been finally consummated, the proposal having been approved by the 2 Reuter, cern respective boards of- directors.—
Casamasea. Jan. 6:—M. Th. ea, the French Resident-General Morocco, left here to-day, havi retired from his post in consequence of the new law which forbids men with business appointments to hold public office—Reater.
Tokyo, Jan, 8:—Owing to Tong protracted severe cold waves Tokyo is suitoring from an epidemic of cold alflctions. Official figures show that over 700,000 people in the city are afflicted and there are several deaths daily.—Reater.
Guardian' states that financial ar-Lasi—The "Manchester rangements with London banks in connection with the formation of the early registration of the corporation {s confidently expected.—Reuter, Loxvos, Jan, 8:—The Ministry of Labour anrounees that the number of unemployed on December was 1,520,700, This was 249,578 more than on December 17. Compared with a year ago the increase was 184,397,—British Wireless through Reater, jeneral's wife, i's decision yester-4 hurried to her husband's bed-side and convey. fed to him the Council's message of] appreciation and Tave. Ske impressed upon him that a great po Sonal decision was incumbent upon him. The General was very much] atated but calm.
'The deputation, which spent the night at Ipswich, arrived two hours! before it was expected, stayed half' an hour and then departed. when whether the deputation had seen the refused information but a official accompanying prosed the fa considerable time before General could see the deputation owing ty misunderstanding regarding the time of the meeting.
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