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"PERSISTENT DEPRESSION"
New York, Yesterday. Persistent depression in the ster- ling exchange of recent weeks has resulted in the resuraption of the movement of gold from Lon- don to New York.
A million dollars' worth of gold is being shipped hither from Lon- dan to-day,
This is the first shipment from London aince the Bank of England raised its discount rate in February, thus checking the outward flow of gold from London.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.
SOVIET MOTORS
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AMERICAN ENGINEERS' JOB
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announced-
It is semi-officially that an American engineer, named Brandt, has signed a contract with the Automobile Trust for the re- organisation of the Moscow automo- bile plant by twelve American engineers.
after re- It is estimated that organisation the plant will produce 25,000 2% ton vans per year. Reuter.
U.S. GRAIN
EFFECT OF THE BIG APPROPRIATION
WHEAT PRICES INCREASED
Chicago, Yesterday. Grain prices repeated Monday's sensational spurt, following the news from Washington that Con- gressional leaders favoured the im- mediate appropriation of 8500,000, 000 for the stabilisation of agricul-
ture.
Wheat closed 92 cents per bushel above the season's low mark reach- ed on June 1.-Renter's American Service,
AT LAST!
THE REPARATIONS EXPERTS IN AGREEMENT
TASK NEARLY FINISHED
Paris, Yesterday. The Reparations" Experts agree on all points and predict that the reports will be signed before Satur- day. Havas.
The Belgian marks difference has been settled and the Reparations experts will be able to sign a un- animous report this week.
M. Franquí (Belgium) has agreed to sign on the basis of the Ger- man proposals contained in Dr. Schacht's letter-Reuter.
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BRITISH POLITICAL SITUATION
ANOTHER RESULT
LABOUR LEADER GOING TO WINDSOR TO-DAY
CABINET FORECAST
مه
London, Yesterday. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, has tendered his resigna- tion to the King at Windsor.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the Labour Party, has been summoned and proceeds to Wind- sor to-morrow.
A Happy Meeting
The first person to meet Mr. Baldwin upon his arrival at Wind- sor Castle was Princess Elizabeth, who in a pale green dress, white
Degrees
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terday
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socks, and straw hat, "taken the
from the salute" King's Guard in accordance with the band her usual habit when
the change of plays during guards.
had just
WEST NOW EAST
CANTON'S WAR IN TWO SECTORS
KWANGSI-ITES WITHDRAW
Canton, Yesterday. The Canton Army authorities re- port that the inhabitants of Wuchow gave the Canton troops a formal. welcome into the city this morning. They inform the Press that the remnants of the Kwangsi Army have withdrawn to Tanghaien.
The Canton Army is now engaged-in the eastern sector-in
Kwangsi Cantonese forces their an attempt to wrest from the pro-
holding.-Nan Chung Kuo Service.
News
Yunnan's Claim
Shanghai, Yesterday.
A message from Yunnanfu says the Yunnan authorities claim that bheir troops have captured Kwel- yang, the capital of Kweichow province. Reuter.
[Note: Kweichow is alleged to sup- port Kwangs in the civil war and Yunnan claims to be actuated by loyalty to Nanking.]
EXPLOSION SEQUEL
INDIAN CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED
RAILWAY OUTRAGE
seven
Bombay, Yesterday, Bhatta Charji was sentenced at Nasik Sessions to
years' rigorous imprisonment on a charge] of conspiracy, and two further Guardsmen in bearskins and red years for contravention of the Ex- coals stood to attention with fix-plosives Act. ed bayonets as Mr. Baldwin was
One year was added for con- awaited by one of the King's travention of the Railway Act, all Secretarles at the main entrance sentences to be concurrent.
His accomplice, named Gupta,j to the castle.
After a short conversation the was similarly sentenced for abbet
the little twc re-encountered
ting. Mr.
The trial was a sequel to a bomb Princess with her nurse. Baldwin gravely took off his hat explosion on a train from Allaha- and bowed to the Princess, who bad to Bombay on October 7 last
year-Reuter, smilingly responded.
The Premier then entered the
[Bhatta Chari, who was injured, he and others castle where he was received by afterwards confessed Lord Stamfordham, and conduct- were taking boms from Benares to ed to the King's bedroom where Bombay in contemplation of an out- he briefly and formally tendered rage during the Simon Commission's his resignation.
Now Cabinet Forecast
A forecast of Mr. MacDonald's: леж Government, from usually well-informed quarters, indicates that:
Mr. J. H. Thomas will be Foreign
Secretary,
Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
Lord Justice Sankey, Lord Chancel-
Lord Oliver, Secretary for India. Major Atlee, Secretary for War. Mr. Lees Smith, at the Admiralty. Lard Thomson, Air Minister. Mr. Arthur Henderson or Mr. Bogh
Dalton, Home Secretary. Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister of
Health, with
visit.]
IDLE LIST
London, Yesterday. The total number of unemploy- ed on May 27 was 1,182,000. This was 27,698 more than on May! 18.British Wireless Service.
Miss Susan Lawrence as Parliamen-
tary Secretary, and
Mr. J. R. Clynes as Lord Privy Seal.
Another Result
an-
The result of the election for Orkney and Shetland was nounced to-day, as follows:- Sir R. Hamilton, Liberal
(Continued at foot of next Column) Major Spence, Conservative
FROM SHOP GIRL TO STAGE STAR!
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......138 New Parliament's Task When the new Parliament meets the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden) will have to decide whether to proceed with Mr. Churchill's second Finance Bill con taining some of the most conten- tious features of his Budget includ ing the levying of the duty on bookmakers, telephones and the im position of the totalisator duty.
The Times, commenting on the published forecasts of the new Cabinet, hopes that Mr. MacDonald will not again attempt to combine the Premiership with the Foreign Secretaryship and points out that' the India Office will inevitably be more important for the next year or two than it has been for many years. It stresses the importance of the Dominion office and expresses the opinion that Mr. MacDonald
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