London, June 24.
The Compagnie" " Generale Trans-Aantique, owners of the s. Normandie, to-day announced that the speed of the giant French liner, which holds the. Blue Riband of the Atlantic, had been Increased considerably.
Henceforth, it was stated, the Normandie would accomplish the voyage in ten hours less than she had done heretofore.
Her mew speed, it Is stated, is 20% knots, which approximates her speed on her maiden voyage when she established a new record of 4 days, 3 hr. min—Reuter. conditions if, she considers it a menace of war.
Tord Stanhope, the British delegate, to-day suggested the omission of the article prohibiting the fight of alreratt over the Straits, and this Article was Yeferred to the' technical committee, which will continue the discussion' while the principal dele-ates are. at Ger Progress is likely to be slow and aimeult. Hitherto, only the frst sentence of the second article of the Straits Convention has been dis cussed, while no acceptable formula thas yet been found—Reuter.
Maritime Trame Montreux, June 24.
aly leads the list of countries using the Turkish Narrows for maritime traMe, It was revealed yesterday the Montreux Conference when the delegates began studying the problem of free passage of merchant ships through the Dardanelles.
Of the total figure of 12,000,000 tons which went through the Straits Ist year, Holy is responsible for 2.527.000 tons. Britain follows with 1,088,000 tons; then _come Greece. Norway, Rumania, Germany and France, "The Conference yesterday received letters from the Indian and South Atricon Governments, stating that. they were unable to take part in the proceedings, but had no objections to. the eventual modification of the Straits status—Have In a surprise move on June %, the Federal grand jury indicted, on a charge of espionage, Henry Thomas Thompson, a former yeoman in the United States Navy, and Toshio Miyazaki, 9 Japanese, re-opening, the Investigation of a sensational "spy plot" which aroused widespread at-Yention in this country several months go. Secrets of the United States fleet's gunnery were said to have! been sold to foreign nationals. istration which would regiment the people in the service of the privileged. Classes and a Democratic administra~ tion dedicated to the establishment of equal economic opportunity for all—United Press.
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