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"Yesterday at Peking"
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PAINLEVE RETIRES
M. LEBRUN TO BE UNOPPOSED
NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Paris, May 9.
M. Painleve, the ex-war Minister, has withdrawn his candidature for the Presi dency, leaving the path clear for the election of M. Albert Lebrun, the President of the Senate.
The decision followed a move by the Radical-Centre group (the largest in the Senate), who ap proached both candidates and suggested that one of them should stand down to avoid an election at this time.
TOOK THE HINT.
As the group is known to favour M. Lebrun, M. Painleve gracefully took the hint.
The potential President of France was born in August 1871, at Mercy-le-Haut, near Metz, where his father WOS A farmer. He studied at the Ecole Polytechnique
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932,
Miss Astaire is shown with Lord Charlos Cavendish as she ar rived in London for their wedding.
with distinction and in 1892 left it FAREWELL TO THE
for the Academy of Mines where he also had a brilliant record. On leaving it in 1893 he became a min- ing engineer. It was not long ba fore he was awarded a prize by the Academy of Science for his ex- cellent work.
IN POLITICS 32 YEARS.
His name became known through a number of treatises on mining and railway questions in which he dealt with France and the adjacent countries.
FOOTLIGHTS
MISS ADELE ASTAIRE MARRIED
TO LORD CHARLES CAVENDISH
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M. Lebrun entered the Chamber of Deputies in 1900. In 1904 and (Reuter's Special Service). 1905 he was a rapporteur, and in
London, May 9. 1913 was elected Vice-President of
The little chapel at Chatsworth the Chamber. In M. Cailloux's Cabinet of 1911 he was Ministerlouse, the Derbyshire home of the Duke of Devonshire, was the scene for the Colonies and he occupied of a quiet wedding this morning the same position in M. Poincare's Govt. of 1912 and that of M. Dou-when Lord Charles Cavendish, the twenty-seven-year-old younger son mergue in 1913-4. During the war of the Duke, married Miss Adele! he was appointed Minister of Astaire, the famous American
Blockade In M. Clemenceau's Cabinet of 1917 and after the armistice was Minister of the li berated Regions in 1918-9.
SECURITY ADVOCATE.
In January 1920, he was elected
stage dancer.
The ceremony was performed in the presence of the bridge- groom's parents and members of the family.
DAVIS CUP TIE
ITALIANS LEADING
EGYPT
Genoa, May 9.
Italy commenced her Davis Cup contest with Egypt (a first round itie) to-day, winning the first two matches, though Italy's second string was well extended. Re- |sults:
De Stefani (Italy) bent Pierre Grandguillot (Egypt), 9-7, 6-1, 6.4.
De Minerbi (Italy) beat Wahid (Egypt), 6-3, 8-6, 6-8, 6-3.--Reuter.
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Hartingdon, acted as heat man.
The Duke's heir, the Marquis of} The Hongkong dollar rose 1/8th }to-day to 18. 2d. A small to the Senate where he became. Mias Adele Astaire has often amount of business has been done rapporteur for the army and colonial matters. A member of the delighted London audiences in at about 18, 34d, but the market
dancing neta with her brother.lis still very quiet, Republican Union, he is special
announced that | friend of M. Poincare and the latter Fred. She has
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London 3/16ths spot and 1/8th forward. China and India were smull buyers,
small and there were offerings. After the official Ox- The forthcoming wedding is un-ing, the market ruled idle. nounced of Mr. Alexander James White, c/o Messrs. Jardine,
in August, 1926, nominated him for her marriage would mark the post of president of the Council end of her stage career, for the Administration of Public Debt.. M. Lebrun was elected Pre- sident of the Senate in succession to the late M. Paul Doumer last year, He holds the view that France's only means of nasuring peace is her army.Reuter and J.B.S.
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