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tire well, including casing was at the rate of $3.82 per foot, Very truly vours, JOHN C. GEBHARD, Asst. Public Works Officer, TELEGRAMS. SE. CEOIX STATION. Chignik, Alaska, April Iloth.—Major Frederiek L. Martin, commander of the United States army around-the world flicht and p’lot of the air cruiser Seattle, was forced down enroute here from Seward vesterday. The information was given cut here last night by Lient. Nel- son, pilot of the cruiser New Orleans, wno assumead temporary command of the squadron on leaving Seward on the ar- rival of three of the planes. Major Martin was last seen headed west of Cape lgvak. Lieat: N:lson expressed the belie’ that Majoc Martin was seck- ing sheltor in Kislagvik Bay. Louisvile Ky.. Apnil 16th—Ten thous- and unio i coal miners employed in nearly 90 West:rn Kentucky pits laid down their to.ls yesterday for an undeier- mined .p-riod, as a result of a strike ef- foetive "at midnizht. The sirike cail came as =r miners and operators repre- sentatives failed to negotiate a new con- ttact in a conference here, Cordova Alaska, April 16th.—A leak in his crank ecas:, causing wate of fuel, forsed Major Martin, commander of the United S:ates armmy around the world air expedition, to alight vesterday, was the news received here trom the destrover Hull whieh found him teday. Major Mar- tin and his mechanician were found by the Hull in Portage Bay, this side of Cape lgvak, where the Seattie disapprared yosterday while the four planes of the squadron were on their way to Chignik Alaska from Seward, Alasska, in a snow and wind storm characteristic of the re- gion. Major Maitin, his mechanician and their machine are to ve taken to na- nakak, at the head of Portage Bay. Montreal, April 16th—There is vothing the matter with Canada, what Canada re- ally needs is a lot of publicity, said Lord Rothermere, well known London news- paper proprieter insummarizing here to- night his experience during his brief stay in the Dominion. He added ''l am =seri- ously considering on my return to Eng- land to place three or four "‘star newspa- permen’’ on the job of telling something about Canada. Paris, April 16th.——The German Gov- ernment has accepted the exoperts’ re- ports as a practicai basis for a solution of the reparation problem. The reply of the German Governmeut was handed to the Reparations Commission today and there was much enthusiasm at repara- tion headyuarters when it became kno.vn that Germany would collaborate with the comm:ssion in the settlement of this most difficult problem, on the basis set forth by the experts. The text of the 1. L i1 & Vls | reply, which was brief, is as follows: . "'The German Goxernment has the hon- | our to acknowledge the receipt of the . note of the Repargtions Commission of . April 11th, concerning the experts’ re- port, The German Government consi- ders the repoct offers a practical basis . for a speedy solution of the reparation . problem. Therefore, it declares its wil- lingness to collaborate in the execution | of the experts’ plans.’”’ France, Great t Eritain, Belzium and Germany now have . announced their acceptance of the ex- ! perts’ reports and lialy’s acceptance is t expected soon. Already there appears to be a distinction, if not a ditference, be‘ween the interpretation of the Ger- man reply by the Reparation Commis- sion and the German Delegation. 'The German Delegation is the latter says that acceptance means that negctiattors will be necessary in which Germany will have an equal footinz with the others. The | British Prime Minister’s acceptance I8 regarded here as virtuaily unconditional, . while M. Poincare’s reterence to the re- . port as needing touching up, is held to be a forerunner of various reservations, | There appears to be a genuine desire on the part ol all concerned to get together | at the earliest possible moment. The | differences do not appear to be such that l they cannot be overcome, and op'imism is increased by the tact that a speedy i soiution is the kevnote ot the various acceptances., The “"Temps’ toni ht says that the French hope that the Repara- tions Commission will get to work on the report at an early date. Athens, Aywril 17th—The round-the \\‘urld/?\iry.t wasyresumed today when the hig ém'g_;_hizm))l:mc ommanded by Ma- jor Stuart Naclaren took ff from the ae- rodrome at the Phaleron tor Cairo. The men hoped to take the lone trip 1n asingle nor-stop flicht, one of the lonvest legs of th.oir world girdling eff rt. Weather was favourable and a biz crowd cheered the aviators as their biz plane winged Its way out acioss the blue of the Mediterra- nean. London, April 17th —The Anglo-Russian Conference here has encouniered difficul- ties sooner than was expected. ‘Three sessions have failed to bring about an agreement on the organizaltion and agen- da of the conference and after the third meeting of the delecates at the Foreign Uffice yesterday the conferees adjourned for Easter Hoiidays, to meet again April 24th. The adjournment, it was pointed out by the Soviet Delegates, was in no way an official Bolshevik reccgnition of Easter, but merely indicated the willing- ness of the Russian Delegates to observe the custom of the country they were vis- iting. Paris, April 17th.—The}Belgrade Cor- respondent ¢f the Matin says he learns from an authoritative source that a de- fensive alliance will be con luded be- tween Krance and Jugo-Slavia on the occasion of the King and Queen’s visit to Paris at the end of next month. Melboune, April 17th. —lt is anticipa- ted that the customs surplus for the yvear will amount to 6,000,000 peunds The Governmentsproposes to allucate the sarplus to the Australian export trade. This assistance will include freight sub- sidies, Brisbane, April 15th.—Brilliant weath er favoured the visit ;of the special ser- vice squadron, which arrived here yves terday and was given an enthusiastic r ception. There was a constant surge of people along the wharves to visit the vessels. The buildings in the city are gally decorated in honour of the visit, The ofiicial welcome o the officers and men of the Empire cruising squadron took a novel form of three messaves, one from the Gevernor of Queensiand one from the Queensland Government, the third from Brisbane Cityv Council, il dropped on the decks of H. M. S, light- cruiser ‘‘Delhi’’,when she was in the bay. Shortly after the visiting ships berthed, the streets of the city fur the first time in years; were thronged with British sailors. Tokio, April 17th—Friendship between Japan and the United States will re- main unbroken, although the record may be impaired by the passage of the Javanese exclusion measure by Con- gress, Premier Kyoura said today. The Premier indicated that the letter of Awm- bassador Hanthara, whicn created sueh g sensation in the United States, may have been intergreted in away not intended by Japan., and pointed out that it was written in a language “‘foreign to ours’’. Tokio, Aprii 1 7th—The Yorozu Choho, an aflern on newspaper representing the Jinvoes, drelares editoriatly today that the action of the Uuilted States in pass- ing the exelusion legislation amounts to a challenge to Jupan. It savs a nation must prepare for whatever may come, even war. The Kohunun demands the immediate resignation of t. e Ministry. Johannesburg, 5. A. April 17th—In his first publie speech since the dissolu- tion of Parlianient ana his anrounc ment of an appeal to the country, Pye- mier Smuts, who was civen a Lietuen dous reception at the Congress of the Junior South African Party, aprealed 10 the people to look at the thines his Government had achieved. His denur- ciation of the Natiopalist-Labour Puaet as the most aatoeratic, dictatorizl ,arnd immoral thing that has ever happened in South African politics evoked loud ap- plauses. Tokio, April 17th. =Discussing the - migration controversy with the Unncd States, the Yomiuro Ihsnburn, usually one of the mild>st of Tokio newsgapers, suvs editorially: “'Congress insulted the Japanese nauon in the most public man- ner, Japan will not hesitate to respond to the challenge, she will remember (Le insult and take the first opportunity for retaliation.