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Hanover, To-day.
The first came to be dealt with under the new law providing strict penalties for infringement of the German foreign currency regula- tions was heard before a special tribunal here yesterday whez widow and her daughter were sen- tenced to 1 years' hard labour. and a fine of 5,000 marks, and seven months' imprisonment and a fime of 1000, marks respectively | for having failed to report the possession of 23,000 Swiss francs.
The widow had, with the know- ledge of her daughter, kept this sum of Swiss money in a cupboard for years but on learning of the devaluation of the Swiss franc had taken it to the bank to be changed. The mother and daugh- ter were then promptly arrested. The 23.000 francs were confisent- ed by the State in addition to the. sentences imposed.--Trans-Ocean Service.
BATTLE CRUISER
LAUNCHED..
Battle Of Falkland Islands Recalled
Germany's
AY" DECEMBER: 9, 1936.
Michael CardinalTM Faulhaber. above, Archbishop of Muzích and outstanding Catholic of GermRNY. met Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler last mouth for the first time since the Nazis came into power.
The Archbishop's visit is considered significant because of his im- placable enmity towards the Nati regime.
THREE MONTHS RESERVE
AID FOR LEEDS. UNIVERSITY
More Open Spaces In Birmingham
London, To-day. Two benefactions were *- nounced yesterday in the Mid- Hands.
Mr. Frank Parkinson, Chairman of Crompton Parkinson Ltd, has given £200,000 to Leeds University for new buildings. Mr. Parkin- son, who is an old student · of Leeds University, recently: in- stituted a special scholarship fund with a gift of £50,000 for the cause of education in Yorkshire. (This new gift of £200,000 will be used to build a central block to provide the main architectural }festure of the whole of the univer- Įsity building scheme.
In Birmingham an offer has been received from the chocolate firm of Cadbury to provide £20,000 towards the estimated cost of £34,000 for the scheme to provide jopen spaces in that city---British
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TOWN HOUSE TO BE DISPOSED OF
(Continued from Page 1) London: There was not much
Storage Of Foodstuffs activity in Downing Street yes
In Canton
Canton, To-day.
terday morning Sir John Simén went to see Mr. Baldwin, about! 11 o'clock and later Sir Samuel
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second battlement takes the view that an ad-ter's Bulletin Service. cruiser of 26,000 tons named equate storage of food supplies is; FIVE-HOUR SESSION the Gneisenau was launched at exceedingly necessary. It has been London: Mr. Stanley Baldwin ma Kiel yesterday in the presence announced that each family has returned to No. 10 Downing Street Stamb of Chancellor Hitler, Field-Mar- to store enough foodstuffs for the at 11 pm after spending nearly shal von Blomberg and Admiral use of three months, and the police five hours with the King at Fort Raeder. The christening was have to see that this is carried Belvedere.
The House of Commons ruse at performed by the widow of the out. Besides, one month's rent of commander
Sir John Simon left of the former all-buildings has to be paid to 10.58 p.m. Gneisenau, which was sunk at the Government for storing food Downing Street at 11.45 pm, and the battle of the Falkland stuffs in case of emergency, and it is understood that it is most im Islands during the Great War wholesale as well as retail rice probable that a statement will be
Evelyn Laye
ALSO DELV
The survivors of this epic sex dealers are subject to Government made in the House of Commons EVENSONG
battle also attended the cere-control-From Our Own Corres-to-day, although there may be a
brief reference to the sitration_bg mony. Reuter's Bulletin Ser-pondent.
Reuter. vice.
MORNING TRAFFIC
DISLOCATED
Many Injuries Due
To Sharp Frost
London. To-day.
MR. T. V. SOONG IN COLONY
Probably Leaving Next Friday
NO STATEMENT MADE. Informal consultations were continued yesterday, both at Downing Street and at Fort Belve- dere in connexión with, the situa- tion arising from the question of the King's marriage, but no state- ment has been made and the Canton. To-day.-Mr. T. V. Prime Minister has not attended Soong, Chairman of the National the Commons. In his absence the A serious dislocation of the ear-Economic Commission, left for Home Secretary replied yesterday ly morning traffic occurred in all Hong Kong last night on his way afternoon to an enquiry by Major Sir John Simon said, parts of greater London yesterday hack to Nanking-By A Special Attlee.
"The Prime Minister has asked me as the result of sharp frost fol- Correspondent,
Enquiries from the Bank of to express his regret at not being flowing ram Conductor rails were,
frozen this preventing the opera-Canton, of which Mr. Soong is the able to reply in person. He has (chairman of the Board of Direc-however, nothing" to add to the! tion of the electric-train service on
tors, elicited the information that statement which he made. yester- Factural routes. Road trafic
brought to a standstill in many Mr. Soong arrived here by the day.” places, especially at both ends of night bost and he will probably Major Attlee then asked if the steep hills, and there were many remain in the Colony till Friday, right honourable gentlemen could when he will leave for the North jgive an indication as to when the minor accidents.
Pedestrians also found the foot- ways almost unusable and hundreds
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VICTOR SAVILE
House will receive further-in-
formation Sir John Simion :re--- plied. "No, Sir, I must leave the
of cases of injuries from falls were PERAUD AND DENIS Prime Minister to do that"
treated in hospitals.--British Wire- less Service.
MR. EDEN NOT GOING TO GENEVA TO-MORROW
AT TUNIS
PORT BELVEDERE VISITORS Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare were with Mr. Baldwin at
Attempt To Win Big No. 10 for nearly two hours yes-
Cash Prize
Tunis. To-day.
terday morning. In the afternoon Lord Halifax called and later Mr. }Baldwin "left by car for "Fort| London, To-day. Mr. An- thony Eden has decided not to The airmen Jean Feraud and Belvedere, accompanied by Mr. attend the League Council Gubert Denis, who took off at Menckton, Attorney-General to the Duchy of Cornwall, and Sir Eric meeting at Geneva to-morrow, 8.33 am. yesterday from
Mieville, Secretary to the Duke of but Britain will be represented Tokyo, lauded here at 3.15 York When they arrived H.H. by Lord Cranborne. Eenter.G.MT. Benter.
The two aviators are at the Duke of Kent, who had called Lord-Cranborne will also at- tend the meeting of the League tempting to win the prize of at Fort Belvedere before lunch,
had not yet left Reform Committee, which assem-400,000 francs for a new LABOUR PARTY DECISION James Cagney bles next Monday. The Council cord flight. It will be recalled A general exchange of views on
Fat. O'Brien meeting has he called at the re- that Andre Japy, the first con- the constitutional question took.
quest of the Spanish Government testant for the prize, crashed in place at a meeting of the Parlia under Article IT of the Covenant Japan after a daring take-off mentary Labour Party at the Lord Cranborne will leave London from Kai Tak when conditions House of Commons yesterday. for Geners to-day-British Wire were most unsuitable for con There was a full attendance. less Service.
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