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Bombay, Mar. 28. The Musléns League members at the Legislature assembly' informed: the Governor they were unable to form a ministry owing to doubt- fulness of the working majority the. League could command. The lea- der of the Congress party of the Central Provinces also declined to form a ministry.—
Reuter
Rome, Mar. 28. His Holiness the Pope seated in his throne assisted in the celebra- tion pontifical high "mass at St. Peter's which rarely, 11 ever, was so
packed. It was the first big public
ceremony since the Pope's illness. His Holiness afterwards blessed 150,000 people densely thronging the vast square.--- Beuter.
Baghdad, Mar. 28. CoL and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh are returning to Europe by easy stages. Their left here for Aleppo en route to Turkey.--- Reuter.
of
Bevilles, Mar. 23,
Intense moonlight air bombing
Government forces од the Guadalajara front and at Madrid is reported in an insurgent com-. munique. Gijon and Santander were also heavily bombed. Three hundred Government troops were taken prisoners in the heights above
Brihuega, according Siguenza messages.. Reuter.
"UNITED
EUROPE"
Hungary May Be
Drawn Into Line
OPEN WAR ON
NAZIS
Declaration By
German Church
Berlin, Mar. 28. German Catholics and Protes-- tants alike spent Easter Sunday reaffirming. their faith against what they consider Nazi oppoal-
Berlin, March 28. "United Europe" has suddenly become the chief item of news in th German newspapers, who devote much speculation to the possibility of this being achieved. tion.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" es- For the first time since the dis- pecially concentrates on the sub-pute began, an appeal was made ject and has gathered the opinions to the Berlin Catholic faithful for of some of the leading European open opposition to the Nazis. An politicians.
appeal was read in the 'Cathedral Other newspapers pay consider by the Bishop. Count Conrad Prey- able attention to development
the possible sing. He bluntly charged the Nazis south-eastern with having violated the Concordat Europe following conclusion of the with Rome and appealed to parents pact' between Italy and Slavia 2
Yugo to send protests to the authorities at alleged Nazi efforts to destroy the Catholic schoola.
of
i
It is now expected that Hun- sary will be drawn into this new "ilne-up"
After the delivery of his appeal,
the Munich
a huge crowd greeted the Bishop There is also a chance, say some outside the Cathedral, with im- newspapers, of a rapprochement | mense enthusiasm. between Austria and Yugo-Slavie, Simultaneously, provided that the former is pre-Cathedral was packed when Car- pared to renounce the idea of a
The dinal Faulhaber attended." Hapsburg restoration.
prelate preached a special sermon declaring the Catholic Church would carry on the fight even if it meant martyrdom.
The position of Czecho-Slovakia is also being discussed in the Ger- man press in connexion with the latest developments in European
policies.
Police confiscated copies of the Easter circular issue of the Evange- lical Church telling the pastors the line they should take at their services
It is know that Prague has been very active or the diplomatic stage and it is reported she is
Dr. Niemoeller read out in his endeavouring to prevall upon the Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Kurt Dahlem Church a list of church- Schuschnigg. to act ES inter- men still in concentration camps from their parishes, between to mediary
Prague and or banned Budapest.
and asked the congregation, to pray Altogether. events in southern for them.-- .. Europe and the Balkans are being Reuter. watched with the keenest interest in Berlin, and most of the press
Barcelona, Mar. 28. President Luis Companys 13 energetically work to solve the Cabinet crisis which developed during Easter apparently due to differences of opinion among poll- tical groups within the Govern- ment Four members of the Cabinet who are also members of an Anar- chist organisation have resigned and it is expected the new Cabinet will be similar to the last. Unity of action will be emphasised in the face of common danger. The pi
گرد
has revived the idea of a united YOUNG GUARDISTS ON.
Europe,
Exchange of ratification docu- ments in connection with the poll- tical agreement concluded between Italy and Yugo-Slavia took place between, the Italian Foreign Minis- ter. Count Galeazzo Ciano, and the Yugo-Slav Premier, Dr. M. Stoja- dinovic, at the Italian Legation in Belgrade,
In order to hasten ratification, a copy of the agreement had been
PARADE
Causes Stir In French
Political Circles",
Paris, Mar. 28.
The sight of some six thou-
sand "young guardists" marching through the streets of the, working class suburb of Creil or Easter Sunday morning has created
gramme will include the cheat "forwarded to Rome by plane, where considerable stir in Frerich poll-
of the regular popular army→ Reuter.
the document was immediately signed and flown back to Belgrade. Count Clano left Belgrade direct- ly the exchange of ratifications had taken place.
Lansing, Michigan, Mar. 23. Negotiations for the settlement of the Chrysler strike were con-
Meanwhile the Soviet, press, ac- tinued to-day, the fifth successive cording to a Moscow message, se- day. Before opening the meeting verely criticises the agreement. Governor Murphy indicated
"Pravda" declares that it is in- only matter was the phraseology compatible with the doctrine ΟΙ
ment
the
tical circles. in the first place it was apparent to onlookers that these uniformed youthful members of the Socialist party, that is now holding its annual congress, had undergone some form of military training. Two Solist embe of the French Cabira ok the past in salute and the march formation resembled in every way
a military parade. Surprise and
that stood in the way of an agree- | "Indivisibility" and, asserts that
consternation some on the united automobile | the pact will only facilitate the workers' . demand for exclusive carryin out of aggressive inten- bargaining rights. The conference tions.--
will resume to-morrow despite the absence of Mr. John Lewis who has gone to New York to attend a' wage conference, of the United Mine Workers Union of which he is pre- sident... Reuter.
London, Mar. 28.
'ransocean News Service.
GERMAN MERCHANT TO GO ON CRUISE
London, March 28, Having decided on a sea cruise for his Easter holiday, a German merchant. Herr Gech, had an ex- Emperor Keng Teh of Manchu-citing time before he caught the kuo has married for the third time, F. and O, liner "Strathmore," and according to a message received in which he had engaged a berth by London.
telegraph.
His new wife, says the report, is the 18-year-old Princess Mel 'Tan
Although the former Henry Pu YI was created hereditary Emper-
Herr Gech was in Hamburg when he decided to book on the "Strathmore."
He chartered a plane and flew, or of Manchukuo In January, 1933, to Brussels. Here he took another' there is no heir to the Imperial | plane to Croydon. throne... fransocean News Service,
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He then took a taxi to Tilbury. only to find that the liner had al- ready sailed.
have been built up by more conservative sec- tions of
This the populailon. point has already been seized upon by the Right Wing deputies end only a few hours after the pro- cession took place, Deputy Pierre Colomoo addressed letters to M, "Daladier, French War Minister, pointing out that the free cross movement had been prohibied from doing just what the Socialist young guards did on Sunday.--- Transocean News Service.
SOVIET DEPOSITS ÎNCREASE
Rise Of 92,000,000 Roubles In 1936
During January, savings banks deposits of the tollers" of the USSR. increased by 91,838.000 roubles and reached the total of
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A circus performer, who laughed -Next step was a wild dash to
at danger once too often, has just paid for it with his Bfe. His Paris, Mar. 28. Dover by road. Here he prevalled 3,626,000,000 roubles. The Secretary of the Chinese on the port authorities to allow
In all the Union Republics, the circus. which had recently given Legation in Madrid and 23 Chinese him to use a pilot cutter to catch balance of deposits at the begin- velling to a town, in the Punjab, performances in Bombay, was tra- workers were on board the Freach the giant liner, which was then ning of 1937 was not less than He fell asleep in his compartment steamer "Imerethie," which arty- just catering the Channel,
double that at the beginning of and a few miles from Lahore he ed in Marseilles yesterday with 436
Herr Gech caught the "Strath-1935, and in Armenila and Georgia woke up to and that be had gone refugees from Spain.
more," whose passengers lined the it was 21 to three times higher.
past his destination. Fellow pas-, The steamer had been pursuedrall and cheered him as he came During 1936, the average de- along the Spanish coast by the in- surgent cruiser "Canarias," whien
on board via a swaying rope lad-posits in the savings banks of the sengers admonished him not to be reckless and jump out, but, he increased from 173
laughed at their feare.. stating fred several warning shots but was
He is not likely to forget his roubles to 252 roubles. In the that he had jumped from morę unable to overtake the vessel Easter holiday cruise-
cities, the average deposits grew bazardous places in the ring and Transocean News Service
Transocean News Service.
by 39 per cent, and in the vill-train or no train, he knew how to ages by: 50 per cent.
der.
Japan's Refusal To Accept Fourteen-Inch Guns
GRAVE CONSEQUENCES
country.
fall: He
break the force of a By the beginning of 1936,
jumped out and broke both his 4,200,000 workers in the US.S.R. had legs. He was rushed to the Mayo savings banks deposits amounting Hospital at Lahore, where he died to a total of 713,000,000 roubles. aoon after admission.
400,000 of these depoaltora saved up
Over
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LEAD PRICE - AGAIN CUT
and all would be mitch the poorer.
The St. Joseph Lead Co. and the What advantage Japan can foresee Americau Smelting and. Refining 000 ton limit. The Daily Telegraph in rivalry for the biggest battleship, Co. again reduced the price of deplores this threat of a race biggest gun with Naval power of lead recently. It was the second la gun power and ship power and resources from the United States reduction in as many days. Prices emphasises that no power in the it is impossible to conjecture. The were cutt cent to a base price of long run has anything to gain by refusal to admit of any treaty to 725 cents at New York and” 7.10: unlimited multiplication of the limit may be designed as a de- at St. Louis. To day's action cost of the capital ship. At the monstration of prestige but imita coupled with that of yesterday, marked the most precipitate de- cline of lead prices in more than two year.
London, Mar. 22 The grave consequences of Japan's refusa: to accept fourteen- inch guns is stated in a leader in the Daily Telegraph which says the calibre of guns will be raised to slatean luch except in British bat- fleshlys now being built and soon- end of such a race the relative tious in the facts of the world re- er or later one power or another position of competitors wonja like- | main- may be expected to exceed the 35,- 1 ly be what it was when it started | Reuter.
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