London, Dec. 8.
Christmas mail, of nearly 115 tons' weight, and comprising nearly 6,500,- 000 letters, was dispatched by Imperial Airways during the four weeks up to December 4.
The mail included 34 tons, comprising nearly 2,000,000 letters, dispatched last week, Dispatches to Australia and New Zealand, for which December 2 was the closing date, totalled the highest quantity ever recorded.
Nearly fourteen tons were sent off last week, and 47% tons during the four weeks up to December 4.
The figures for South Africa, for which the closing date is December 6, were also higher than during any other week at this period, namely, nearly eight tons, and a total of 25% tons for the four weeks up to December 4.
Letters bound for Malaya and Hongkong were expected to reach a record figure at the begi rining of this week.
Dispatches to these territories last week totalled 1% tons and 1% tons respectively.
The figures for India, which should reach their peak at the end of this week, were low last week, when near Jy seven tons were dispatched to India, Burma and Ceylon making 22% tons sent to those places hitherto.
—Reuter.
No written commitments are expected regarding plans for the mutual defence of the American republics against foreign aggressors. The United States is not believed to be seeking such a written accord, which Argentina and certain other countries would strongly oppose.
On landing at the Peruvian port of Callao today Mr. Hull and members of the U.S. delegation were greeted by high Peruvian Government officials.
Mr. Hull issued a statement to the press, calling upon the American republics to consolidate the gains already made toward building an international order in the western hemisphere based on "peace, confidence and a consideration for the welfare of all its peoples."
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