Bradstreot's service on Dee, 21 reported that there were 453 American business failures in the week ending December 15. In the corresponding week in 1981 there were 556 failures, The Argentine Government _is conducting negotiations with the Greek Government with a view to exchanging Argentine wheat for Greek tobaces, Explaining the decision of the Royal Australian Air Force not t train any more married men pilots, the Air Board says that youths of 19 and 20 are generally Accepted for training for a definite period and paid £259 per annum.
'The' American' Red Cros has given flour to almost 20,000,000 Persons, and will provide' cotton clothing' for approximately 15,00 000, from the Government wt and' cotton voted to it by Congress for distribution to the needy. and stressed, according to an announce ment made' by the Chairman of the Red Cross on Dee, 19, Senor Arturo Alessandri, whoze election had to "be. austajned by_ machine guns, was on Dee, 20 proclaimed President of Chile by Con-guess. Under the law Congress must canvass and approve the election Yeturns before the successful can~ didate ina popular elect) take office.
Trade undoubtedly is on the mend in Australia and there has'been an appreciable recovery in employment since the summer. The Common wealth statistician announced on Dee, 21 that daring the past four nionthé there had been a large decrease in the number of unemployed especially in the states of Victoria and New South Wales, Ten policemengwere injured Des. 22 as the result of an unemployed disturbance in Glasgow Green. Five lof them had to be taken to a has pital. cee The first' mate and four of the crew of the British ship, who were thrown into the water were picked up by the Miranda, but the others th the vessel.~—Reuter, Owing to clashes of tempe and the requirements oft spective professions, Miss Janet gaynor, the famous film star and the dol of Chinese cinema fans, ha: [separated from her husband," Mr. Lydell Peck, associate picture pro-dicer. Close friends of the couple on Dee. 21 that the possibility of a reconciliation was very. remote, though no divorce would be sought.
Brisbane, Dee, 22. population of about 500, was pi cally wiped out by a terrific cyclone yesterday when an 80-miles-an-hour wind wrecked every house, The tertified populace crouched amid the ruins of the buildings for an hour while the wind scattered everything. movable over a wide area. No serious injuries are reported.
The Belgian Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who recently returned from a visit to the Far East, left Antwerp on Dee. 23 for iMatad! on an unofficial visit to the Belgian
gard to the latest developments in Congo to obtain information in re-Colonial agriculture."
Cape Town, Dee. 22—The remploymentt' situation "has been going worse here for sometime and. the. Investigation "Committee, which was appointed by the Gov jemment, hay "Jost concluded ita Jnquiry and issued a report: Committee recommends' that the Government set. aside the sum of £5,000,000 for the relief purposes.
The captain' and "seven of the jerew of the British steamer Gutes-head. 712 tons were drowned on Dee 21 when the vessel collided with the Norwegian steamer Miranda (127 ons) off Seaham Harbour. The Norwegian boat crashed into the British vessel in a dense fog." The Gateshead sank within two minutes of the collision—-Reuter, La "Pax, Dec, 24—A decree issued "today." announces "th ofall fore s in the Central Nation-utile Bank in the inter-of public utility and national eat of public utility and national defence, "The Government agrees to pay' for this gold in paper money the exchange rate fixed by the Bank for meeting foreign bills. of a strange rgon in the premises of the park have been fdas well as those of the house itself English firms aat ce coa a The Soviet Government has hitherto "invariably purchased 13 old steamers with a done in France. 'This is regarded total tonnage of 54,000 tons from as the first important fruit of the the North German Lloyd Steamship 'Two thousand workmen received conversations which have been Company with three years' credit, going om. between England and Jobs on Dec. 21 as their Christmas The sale price is estimated roughly Denmark since the recent English resents when the plants of the at "M. 1,500,000 and the Russians exhibition in Copenhagen which jevrolet "Motors and the Fisher have pledged themselves not to com was "opened by the Prince of where, pete "against German' lines any Wales.
Bodies "companies increased their output. ~The 2.000 workmen were ordered to report for work, that day Half—million aliens were barred and it was said the employment Brigadier-General C. H, Brand, from the "United States in the last last for a considerable period. Quartermaster-General of the Aus: three gears onder the administrative Both factories are at Tarrytown tralian Army, Ina public statement on Dec, 21 said Australia had. only revrclins that bane by in fet jand work was begun on the new the geeretary of State, Col. Henry 1933 models which will be made adopted universal military training Simson' Informed " President in 1010 under the threat 9f world available to dealers immediately Hoover on Dec. 10 tu the last fecal after the New Yer wit. Ko had mow been, abandoned enn, 07 percent. of the total aliens Bnd he did not think that there was Hot "enubiea to' preferences were he lightest change offs rear fax on the King's Sandring! Experimental of pedi Atlan in Auatrala,
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