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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1937.

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CHURCH AND STATE CONFLICT Rumours In Germany Of Plan For Surprise Election

NEW STATUS OF THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH

BERLIN, TO-DAY.-

It is declared in informed circles, THE QUESTION OF THE that there is no change in the plans GERMAN CHURCH- ELEC- for holding the elections and that TIONS HAS SUDDENLY BEEN official quarters have no intention RAISED AGAIN FOLLOWING |of placing one or other of the A LONG PERIOD OF DOR-Church groups at a disadvantage MANCY.

through any unexpected action- Cause is principally rumours in Trans-Ocean. denominational circles that secret

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plans are being made to announce {PEOPLE'S ́ CHURCH' RECOGNIZED the date of the elections suddenly,

and thus prevent the denomina- The Deutsche Volkskirche · (Ger- tional group from complete parti- man People's Church) has been cipation.

officially recognized as the State re-

It was announced from many ligion of Germany in a decree pub- pulpits on Sunday that the elec-lished by the Ministry of the In-. tions would probably take place terior. this Sunday or at least within a fortnight.

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New Italian

EXPANSION

Naval Command PLANS OF

Rome, To-day.

A Royal Decree announces the constitution of a high Naval Command for Libya “in view of the absolute and urgent necesTM. sity."

The new Command will have its headquarters at Tripoli. Reuter.

'DEATH' DUTY

FOR CHINA?

C.N.A.C.

Heralding further expansion by China National Aviation Corpora tion, the first cf a half dozen pas- senger planes ordered by the firm from the United States arrived in Shanghai yesterday morning од board the freighter Dagfred..

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The new ship, a Douglas D-C 2 14-passenger luxury airliner, will be unloaded from the ship either

to-day or t to-morrow morning. Religion itself having now been

Slightly damaged en route, the "gleichgeschaltet" (synchronized),

plane will be repaired and assem- the spiritual unification of the Ger-

bled at the C.N.A.C. hangar at the man Nation is considered an ac- Proposals to introduce death Lunghwa Airdrome next week. complished fact in authoritative duties or an inheritance tax in Another plane similar to the one Nazi circles. The People's Church China was the subject of a heated which arrived here yesterday is ex- was founded not very long ago by debate in the Legislative Yuan, pected to be in Shanghai at the [one of the oldest disciples of Herr which, after hearing both sides of end of this month on the freighter-

Hitler, Dr. Arthur Dinter, whom the case, has decided to refer the Niel Maersk- the Fuhrer permitted to abandon his matter to the Finance Committee duties as a party member to devote for further examination. himself entirely to his theological studies and religious apostolate.

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Those favouring the proposed tax pointed out that, in view of heavy WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

Government expenditures and the THE NAMES OF PIERRE DU

already high indirect taxes, the PONT AND SEVERAL OTHER

Chinese Government must levy a RELATIVES OF ETHEL® DU Recent though it is, the German direct tax, which was PONT, WHO IS MARRY-People's Church has already its sects since only wealthy people would be ING PRESIDENT ROOSE- and schisms. There are the Na- VELT'S SON, FRANKLIN, tional-Socialist Christian

Group affected. NEXT WEEK, ARE INCLUD-which, without excluding the

The opposition argued that the ED IN A LIST PRESENTED TO Germanic deities from the

Government should not levy further THE CONGRESSIONAL COM-gives great prominence to Christian the Chinese population.

faith, taxation to add to the burden MITTEE INVESTIGATING IN- dogmas; the German Faith Move- Furthermore, they doubted COME TAX EVASIONS.

ment, which is exclusively devoted wealthy people would be affected, Other

prominent personalities to Wotan; the German Knowledge most Chinese rich families resided mentioned include

of God: Movement, founded and in foreign concessions. In this con

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Mr. Andrew Mellon (a former Seheaded by Gen. Erich von Luden- nection the present situation with cretary of the Treasury and Ambas- dorff. sador to Britain),

Mr. Thomas W. Lamont famous banker),

Mr. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. dent of General Motors),

|regard to income tax was mentioned Meanwhile great preparations are as an example: (the being made throughout Germany for

mass religious celebrations to be (Presi-held in the woods and forests

Mr. John J. Raskob (the well- known financier) and

Mr. Roy Howard (head of the Scripps-Howard

chain of news- papers).

All of them are alleged to have formed a personal holding company in order to take advantage of tax deductions which are not permitted on individual returns.

The Internal Revenue sioner, however, has not

that any of these activities

illegal. Reuter.

Commis- claimed

FIRE BRIGADE PROMOTIONS

were

Government has approved following promotions in the Fire Brigade Department with effect from 12th June, 1987--

Deputy Supt. and Inspection Of- ficer, Mr. J. C: Fitz Henry, to be Acting Supt, vice Mr. H. T. Brooks. › Fourth Officer Mr. G. C. Moss to be Acting Deputy Supt, vice Mr. J. G. Fitz Henry, promoted.

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Asst. Station Officer Mr. J. W. Woollard to the rank of ... Acting Station Officer vice Mr: G. C. Moss promoted.

After being held up owing refusal of her crew to take a ca nitrates to Spain, the British- Linaria left Boston for New pick up the remainder needed.

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After

The E. and A. 5.s. "Nankin" left that

ac: Moji for this port on the 24th in- cording to the antique Germanic stant and is due here fashion-Havas.

the 28th instant.

which showWS

Arrival in Hong Kong-of a large floating-dock being: towed to the So-

viet naval base at Vladivostock, lends interest to this torpedoes being loaded Into a Soviet submarine Latest, reports suggests that Russia nuwi

ed upon Vladivostock.

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