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Otaki Mail, Volume 27, 26 November 1919, Page 4

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NEWS IN BRIEF. Vienna, November 21. Messages from Roumania state that the Roumanians arrested the Entente i Mission, which was inspecting the in- 1 ternment camp of the Hungarian Bolsheviks at Arad. The mission is accused of smuggling banknotes, but tko ■ real reason is unfavourable reports ; upon the internment camps published in Paris. j London, November 21. There is a delicit of £400,000 in the Y.M.C.A. funds owing to war expenditure. Mr J. J. Virgo has appealed for £750,000 to enable the Y.M.C.A. to con- ! tunic its war work. , Melbourne, November 24. ■ Of the Imperial Government’s wool ! purchases, £35,000,000 worth is still in Australia awaiting shipping. London, November 20. ; The whisky dealers have been overwhelmed with orders as the result of . the removal of the restrictions. Crowds in queues and motors are waiting at ; the stores, and it is hoped to supply all j demands. There are 114 million gal- ! lons in bond and an additional, great quantity of American whisky. Tlio | price of 10s Gd per bottle is main- , tained. • Dr. Fenwick, addressing the Institute of Hygiene, .ridiculed the fear of an epidemic of influenza, which was driving thousands of English pcoplo to .Southern Europe. He said the deaths in the last epidemic were due to heart failure from under-feeding, especially of suger. Sydney, November 24. The Central Board set up to relieve the farmers owing to the drought will start operations on December Ist. It is entrusted with the distribution of over £1,000,000. London, November 21. Dominion officers are organising a I permanent memorial in the Royal Automobile Club in recognition of the club’s hospitality to 25,000 Dominion soldiers. The “Daily Express” states that the British Government's desire to secure the trial of the Kaiser has been finally endorsed by the Allies. Sir Eric Gcddcs estimates that £33,000,000 will be spent on roads in 1919, ratepayers providing £2.3,000,000. A committee is enquiring into the question of taxing the users of roads. Colonel Amery, addressing the Colonial Missionary meeting, said that it might, be argued that, having established the League of Nations, concentrated efforts upon Imperial unity had become unnecessary and might even be 1 harmful. He entirely disagreed with lhat opinion. The more we develop the principles of unity and co-cperation within the Empire the more we will be able to help the newer League to deal effectively with our problems. Lord Milner has appointed a committee, with Sir Henry Norman, M.P., as chairman, to draw up a complete scheme of Imperial wireless communication, including a high-power station suitable to the Empire’s commercial and strategic needs. New York, November 20. When the Prince of Wales attended the British societies’ dinner he walked to the table at which Australian officers were seated and said: “Hello, Aussies! I’m looking forward to the near future to making a trip to Australia. I hope you will tell the Australians that when you return.” The sterling rate of exchange (reported a few days ago to be half a cent under four dollars to the pound sterling) is now four dollars 2J cents to the £. Washington, November 20. The States Department has announced that an unofficial mission of German business men is expected in the United States soon. Permits for the Germans to visit the United States will lm granted on condition that these visits will be beneficial to the United States, and that the visitors are not objectionable. Paris, November 21. The newspaper strike is collapsing. The men are convinced that the proprietors arc unable to pay the wages demanded.