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One of the most exciting adventure films ever produced is "Michael Strogoff,” based on the story by Jules Verne. Here is Margot Grahame, the English actress, who plays a leading role. Others in the cast include Akim Tamiroff, who gives a magnificent performance and Anton Walbrook. "Michael Strogoff" is coming to the Queen's soon.
THE CHIN
ROOSEVELT REVIVAL
Attempt To Bring Back Party To The Fold
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT, WITH THE OBJECT OF QUELLING DISSEN- SION IN THE DÉMOCRA- TIC PARTY, HAS. TAKEN THE UNPRECEDENTED MEASURE OF INVITING 400 CONGRESSMEN ΤΟ CONFER WITH HIM IN THREE GROUPS ON THE LONELY JEFFERSON IS- LAND, FOR THREE DAYS, BEGINNING ON JUNE 25.
During the newspapermen will
The conservative Southern Democrats fear the Radical 'composition of the Party in the North, which they claim is being surrendered to the Labour leader, Mr. John Lewis, and believe that President Roosevelt should take a firm stand against strikes, curtail spending for social services and balance the Budget.
NATION'S MANDATE
President Roosevelt contends that conversations, the nation gave him a mandate on be barred his advanced liberal policy, which from any closer approach than he is in honour bound to complete, Annapolis, fifteen miles away. lest the masses lose confidence in Democracy and turn to more dan- gerous remedies.
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The President's action taken to indicate that Mr. Roosevelt's advisers fear the Democratic Party may divide openly not only over the Supreme Court Bill but over the strikes and social policy generally.
ROBINSON'S S.O.S.
The entire Administration will be present at the conferences on Jefferson Island, and President Roosevelt will devote his time to trying to drum the backsliders into line. Reuter.
AN INCH OF RAIN
Just over an inch of rain, most of it between 8.30 and 9.30 this
The departure of Vice-President John Garner on six-weeks' "vaca- tion," although Congress has hardly begun to enact the Roosevelt pro- gramme, and the reported SO.S. [morning, fell in the 24 hours ended from Senator Joseph Robinson at 10 a.m. to-day, bringing the total. (Democrat, Arkansas) to the Presi- fall for the year to 26.50 inches. dent that he could not hold the The temperature was 84 degrees rebels at bay any longer unless and humidity 84 per cent. at ten compromises are made, demonstrate [a.m.
the most serious split between Con- Highest temperature yesterday gress and President since President was 88 degrees and the lowest dur- Hoover's term of office.
ing the night 78 degrees.
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Here are three men, who played an important part in the settling of the recent Spanish Government crisis. On top is Indalecio Prieto, Radical Minister of Justice. Lower left is Juan Negrin, former Fin- ance: Minister and now currently Prime Minister, and at right is Alvarez del Vayo, former Foreign Minister and now Spanish delegate at Geneva.
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