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ITALIAN PRESS AGITATION FOR USE OF POISON GAS SUSPENDED
NEW EDUCATION Storm Of Protest In Britain And America
GERMAN CHURCH
SCHISMS
Declaration By Bonn Professors
DEFINITE STAND TAKEN ON EVANGELISM
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin. To-day. In an attempt to bridge the theological schisms which threater the life of the church in Germany, according to a semi-official news. agency, all the ordinarius pro- fessors of the faculty of Erange-i lism and Theology in the Uni-! versity of Bonu izve signed-the following declaration:
"We recognise the holy scrip- tures as the only writings afford- ing a rule and guide for belief. We conform with the profession
of faith in the proclamation of the German Evangelical Church of
The father of Sop Hoele Venizelos, above, the former Greek rebel leader, is reported to have made his peace with King George II, to whom he has, et- pressed cordial New Year greet- ings.
IN RUSSIA
Starvation Salaries
For Teachers
ILLITERACY AMONG OFFICIALS
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Moscow, Today
Revealing disclosures concerning the starvation salaries paid by the Soviet State to the professors of the Moscow pedagogical institute were contained in yesterday's issue of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, which states that the monthly salaries of the teaching'i stat vary between 48 and 175) paper, roubles, or roughly between 142 and 27, only one professor get-1- Iting as much as 247 rombies.
The paper stresses that in these conditions teachers are naturally compelled to accept suy other work
July 10, 1933, Article 1: The in- NEW REGIME IN which may be offered in order to
violable basis of . the German Evangelical Church is the evange- lism of Jesus Christ, as testified in the holy scriptures and reveal ed anew in the professions of the reformation:o)
GREECE
Venizelos Buries The Hatchet
LGHINA"RAIL" SPECIAL
Athens, To-day.
eke out their existence The pur chasing power of the above-men- tioned salaries may be ganged by the fact that a pound of theat costs five roubles
· Another sidelight on the ciency of the Soviet school system is afforded by an editorial în yes- Iterday's
Tsvestia,
in Seriet that many So
the
LADIES IND
"On the basis of this evangelism} we give decisive support to the j consolidation of the nation on the That the batchet has definitely which deals with the campaign principles of blood and soil, the been buried between the King of waged against. Germa character and history. Greece and his former arch-foe, Russia and state For the same reason, however, we Venizelos,
be jvietauthorities. reject-may-idolisation of the for
shown by the fact that the latter thas fequested the Foreign Minis- ter to convey to the King his best
CALE TO YOUTH
A fare call on our Geet wishes for the New Year.
to
man youth not to let themselves In his message. M. Venizelos be misled by the confusion pre-expresses the hope that under the vailing in ecclesiastical condi- rale of George II the regime of tions, but to struggle to gain crowned democracy" may become a personal Christian faith. We as firmly established as under the demand the maintenance of the rule of George L In this man- State theological faculties and ner the national unity. which has repudiate every attempt to sub-been hadly shaken during the past stitute Popish theology or secle 20 years, may be restored, and siastical ordinances for the per-the-country thus become eternally sonal fight for faith.
uniform leadership in a brotherly spirit for the maintenance and reconstruction of the reforma- tory people's church."-Trans-! Ocean Service.
LUFTHANSA HONOURED
NAVAL PARLEYS To Be Continued On Monday
London, To-day. The Naval Conference, which indebted to the King-Trans-was adjourned over the Christ "We desire the co-operation of Ocean Service.
(mas holidays, will be resumed on all forces in the church under
Monday afternoon when the elec-i tion of a President in succession to Sir Samuel Ecare may be con sidered. The First Committee will continue their examination of the various proposals advanced by the different delegations.
Delegates will attend the of ficial Government” dinner Thursday evening-British Wire less Service.
REICHSBANK RETURN
Large Expansion Of Credit
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Berlin, To-day.
Special Issue Of Stamps
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Berlin, To-day
On the occasion of the tenth janniversary of the foundation of the Deutsche Lufthansa, the great German air transport company, i the German post office will issue on Monday next a limited edition
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS TO ART EXHIBITION
Mrs. M. White
•Lidles" "Tuperport forward, is unable Shanghai, owing to sciremmstanDES.
Kezici postics
de la Haerts, former Pre
The view at this unexpected.met- back Miss 2. Gitting; the reserve, Lor said, will be brought into the side," although her position: in the forward.· line "bag" - Dot yet definitely been decided. Another serve forward will now be selected, probably at to-morrow's Interport practice at - King's
BIMETALLISM PROPOSALS
Between
New-York T
Mexico constitute the "Aut | series of conferences whereby
United States hopes to est {{bimetallic zonetary standa vi tween the panamerican comm mording to the Journal of Com- merce
ALLEGED MURDER OF PRISONERS "FREQUENT BARBAROUS
ATROCITIES"
ITALY'S HAND MAY BE FORCED
CHINA, MAIL.” SPECIAL.
Rome Today
The whole Itahan nation is filled, with in- dignation at the "frequent barbarous atrocities” alleged to have been perpetrated on Italian pri- soners by Abyssinians, it was stated yesterday in authoritative quarters here, where it is pointed out that Italy will be compelled to resort to the severest reprisals in the course of which the most modern weapons of chemical warfare will
erhaps be employed."
Exception is press on the Abys
thed or
been
from: 21- the Bam day, as if
The Italian the pored use of silver and to have been
is belie gold" "Join been mot
ted surprise at which this States desire to Hrade in South Aus
AIR MAIL LOST at the United Sta
IN CRASH
Particulars Issued
In London
with this
LOCAL DOLLAR IMPROVES
"Spot" Silver Falls
- England and the public opi ied as all the
the latter com making the policy more severe- has just mitted to
NEUTRALITY IN
Bill Before sentatives
►RESTONARY. POWERS FOR PRESIDENT-
Washin
bent Neutral
giving the President dise
powers to embarro war aterials and retaining the present obliga- tory" embargo on actua imple in Iments of war, was introduced into
the House of Representatives yes- terday by Mr. Sam D. Reynolds, Chairman of the Foreign Aff Committee of the House
Ocean
Service,
WELLS. BOMBED
Dessie: Nassību reports state that Italian planes on the south- The London on New York cross-ern front bombed and raked with
fre the wells frate was steady st. 5 US$4.92 machin
315 20 unles
five
Abyss:
and
London, To-day. The Postmaster General nounces that part of the air mail The local dollar has advanced posted for conveyance by the 78. Opening on-demand this morn- England, India, Malaya, Austra ing at 1/3d
"Spot" silver was quoted at London, To-day. Visitors to flia air mail of December 28 was: The Reichsbank return dated of new 40 pfenning stamps bear the Chinese Art Exhibition to the included in the mails carried by 21/2, as compared with 221⁄2 December 31, published yestering a picture of a modern aero-end of December numbered near the City of Khartoum day, shows an increase in the plane, as well as an inscription ly 106,000 The record atten- gold stock of 0.1 to 82.5 million referring to the anniversary. The dance for any Reichsmarks and foreign curren- stamps may also be used for mail January 2 when abo
cy reserves unchanged at 5.2 mil to foreign countries.
lion Reichsmarks, marking a to Ocean Service.
tal increase in the note cover of
0.1 to 87.7 million Reichsmarks. The note circulation increased 1952 to 4,285.2 million Reichs- marks
The amount of credit issued, as measured by bills, cheques" ad-} vances and investments, încreas- ed by 639.5 to 5,299.6 million Beichsmarks, this sudden large expansion of credit being requir- ed by the annual settlement and the special demands of the Christmas and New Year trade.
The Reichsbank return for De cember 1934 showed the issued to be 496,3 million Reichs marka," the greater quirements of 1935 counted for by the trade goin
the
Trans-people visited the
Beater
According to present informa-
was cation the missing letter air maitas compared with US$1.92%, Balaie
7,000 ists of correspondence for while the New York on London
Palestine, Iraq, India,
Siam, Malaya, Australia, etc... posted in London before 2003 ON
US:$4
Appointments
December 27, and in the pro- | Ivinces generally by December 26.
It is feared that all the air par Government
cels for Egypt India and Ceylon
may be involved Renter
BODIES RECOVERED
"The following appointrat
Alexandria: 22 Diversent their are notified in the frover
way through to the cabin of the
Gazettes y
City of Khartoum and recovered The Hon. Sir Wilfrid
the bodies of Mrs. Horsman, Miss Southern, IBE Eckford, the Halian Tartaglione, Secretary, to be Ch
the steward and another uniden- Licensing Board for a peri
with effect fro
Mr Ernest
Schools
tifed man.
that it will
though
likely three years
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