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SERIOUS FLOODS IN EUROPE

BERLIN, TO-DAY. BERLIN WAS ENVE- LOPED IN A DEEP BLAN- KET OF SNOW YESTER- DAY, BUT REPORTS FROM WESTERN GERMANY SPEAK OF WIDESPREAD FLOODS WHICH HAVE FOLLOWED HEAVY RAINFALL. D.

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The Rhine and Main Rivers have risen

rapidly that houses along the banks have had to be evacuated..

On the

upper reaches of the Main, huge supplies of timber were washed away from the pools where they were being seasoned and are now rushing down the river in such masses that they constitute menace to bridges. Trans-Ocean.

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SEINE IN FLOOD

Paris, Fo-day. Difficulties confronting the or- ganisers of the World Exhibition, scheduled to open on May 1, have been aggravated by floods.·

Impending Revival Strongly Rumoured Despite Denials

IL DUCE GOING Promotion TO HUNGARY? Mr. Hayden

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The promotion of Mr. J. J. Hay-

Court, is announced in the follow-

RUMOURS THAT THE PRE-WAR ALLIANCE-BETWEEN GER-den, Paisne Judge of the Supreme

MANY, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY IS AGAIN IN PRO-ing official communique:— CESS OF FORMATION CONTINUE TO SPREAD, IN SPITE OF REPEATED DENIALS IN THE ITALIAN CAPITAL

ALLEGATIONS ARE BEING MADE IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PRESS THAT ITALY HAD MORE THAN A MERE FRIENDLY INTEREST IN THE RECENT VISIT TO VIENNA OF THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, BARON VON NEURATH

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"A telegram has been received from the Secretary of State to the effect that His Majesty the King has been pleased to give direction for the appointment of Mr. J. J. Hayden to be a Judge of His Ma- jesty's Supreme Court in the Co- lony of Kenya.”

Mr. Hayden's appointment to Africa means a reture to the scene

of earlier labours in the Colonial Service. He was in Uganda from

SEVERAL CORRESPONDENTS STATE DEFINITELY THAT A

SERIOUS ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE TO REVIVE THE OLD 1921 until his appointment to Hong ALLIANCE OF THE CENTRAL POWERS WITH ITALY. Kong in April, 1934. Only the first step in this ne political move, they say, was the visit to Vienna of Baron von Neurath Now a further ex- change of visits is contemplated..

The Austrian Federal Chancellor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, intends to proceed to Rome soon for a con- ference with Signor Mussolini.

The surprising statement is also intends to made that the Duce break his long-established rule of never leaving Italian soil

Signor Mussolini, reports state, genera

will visit Budapest with King Vic- tor Emmanuel.

The Seine has overflowed its banks and flooded all the low-ly ing parts of the Exhibition grounds. The floods are not confined to Paris but are fairly throughout Northern France, fol lowing heavy rainfall during the past few days.

Navigation on the Saone and part of the Seine has been complete ly disrupted-Trans-Ocean.

His Majesty has already planned a visit to the Hungarian capital, and the presence of Il Duce would make the trip all the more signi- ficant

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

ITALY PLEASED Some justification for these re- The Royal Observatory reports

ports, which are strongly denied in that the anti-cyclone continues to

Rome, is seen in the declaration in move slowly eastward, and is also Italian-quarters yesterday that the decreased in intensity. Pressure is outcome of Baron von Neurath's highest over the Lower Yangtse visit to Vienna is a source of satis Valley.

faction to Italy. Forecast:- winds, moderate; cloudy

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