1937-11-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER

1937

DR. SCHACHT RELIEVED OF

MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS" General Goering To Act Until Middle Of January

HERR HITLER'S LETTER

Berlin, To-day.

Herr Hitler has relieved Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of his post as Minister of Economics, and has ap- pointed him Minister without Portfolio in acknow- ledgment of his services.

Dr. Schacht remains President of the Reichs- bank, while Herr Walther Funk, who was Secretary

GERMANY:

INCREASES RUBBER TAX

Berlin, To-day.

It is officially announced that the import tax on rubber has-been increased from 125 to 160 marks per double cwt, as from Dec. 1.- The tax was introduced on May 13 to help in financing Germany's costly synthetic rubber-Reuter

of State in the Propaganda Ministry, takes over the MOORS AS SHOCK

Ministry of Economics on Jan. 15. General Her- mann Goering will act in this position in the interim.

Herr Hitler's letter to Dr. retire from the position of head of Schacht speaks of the extraordin- this Ministry. ary service Dr. Schacht has ren- "But amalgamation of the Econo- dered as Economic Minister "to mics Ministry with the office charg- the new German Reich and to

meed with execution of the Four-Year Therefore I was unable until now Plan has at last become inevitable to comply with your request to give on account of the great increase of up the Ministry.”

apparatus involved in putting the Plan into effect

TROOPS ON ARAGON FRONT

M. CHAUTEMPS TRIUMPH IN CHAMBER

Paris, To-day.

The seeming crisis over the Civil Servants Salaries Bill ended in one of the greatest triumphs ever ex- perienced in the Chamber of De- puties by a French Premier.

M. Chantemps speech on the Bill, delivered at 2 o'clock in the morning, was entirely frank and hid nothing, and his candour had its intended effect, the Com- munists and Socialists rallying, as one speaker put it, "to pre- vent a breach in the Popular Front" at this critical moment.

The

Communists had been Barcelona, To-day. foremost in opposing the Bill, but Furious National attacks on when the vote was taken at 5 the Government positions on the

am, swung round and supported road from Ornadegallego to the Premier en masse. He re- Sabinanigo and in the Aragon ceived his vote of confidence by This enables me at last to give sector, are claimed to have been 518 votes to six- due consideration to the reasons you repulsed with heavy casualties adduced recently in renewing your after a fierce all-night battle in request for release from responsibil-which Moors were used by the try of Economics, the Fuehrer exity at the Economics Ministry. Nationalists as shock troops. presses the deepest gratitude for Dr. Schacht's excellent work, which he was confident Dr. Schacht would continue to place at the disposal of) Germany as President of Reichsbank.

FOUR YEAR PLAN

After reference to linking up of the Four-Year Plan to the Minis-

"Satisfied that you will also future be my personal adviser, appoint you Reich Minister," letter concludes.-Reuter.

OTHER CHANGES

EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENTS

"In acceding to your wish the desire to give expression to my pro- foundest sense of thankfulness for in your excellent achievements in the I happy consciousness that in the the capacity of Reichsbank President you

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ENGLAND'S

SMALLEST INN SOLD

This is according to reports from Government headquarters on the north-west front.

The Smiths Arms, Godmanstone Nationalist planes again bomb-reputed to be the smallest inn in ed Barcelona yesterday but dam- Great Britain, has been sold by age was flight-Reuter.

will for many years more place your. conspicuous knowledge and ability

The KC.C. are holding a dance and your untiring efforts at the ser- at the clubhouse on Saturday vice of the German people and my commencing at 9.30 pm self.

Berlin, To-day. Other changes necessitated by

"Deeply gratified that you are Dr. Schacht's resignation include appointment of Herr Hanke, min-willing in future to remain my per- isterial councillor in the Propa-sonal counsellor, I appoint you as ganda Ministry as State Secretary from to-day Reich Minister, and re- in the same Ministry.

main yours in service to the Father-

Dr. Dietrich, press chief of the land, Adolf Hitler."-Trans-Ocean

Nazi Party, has been appointed State Secretary in the Propaganda Ministry as from January 15.

Dr. Dietrich will also be press chief for the Government.

Herr Hitler has also appointed the present State Secretary in the Reichs Chancellory, Dr. Lemners, as Minister and Chief of the Reichs Chancellery.-Trans-Ocean.

HITLER'S LETTER

Berlin, To-day. The text of Herr Hitler's letter to Dr. Schacht reads as follows:-

"My Dear Herr Schacht, On July 30, 1934, you declared that you would be prepared to undertake and con- duct the

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SHEIKH SAADI'S EXECUTION CAUSES DISMAY

Jerusalem, To-day."

The forthcoming execution of Sheikh Saadi is causing dismay throughout Palestine where the re- prieve of the condemned Arab lead- er has been generally expected.

Tension finds expression in the distribution of leaflets in Jerusalem, the illness of the Haifa and the northern districts De Schm

of the country where the execution by carrying on

announced to take place on Sun- ition, you h

day morning and similar precau- an Reid

tions are being taken in the whole of North Palestine.

dered the new myself extraordinarily valuable vices

AMALGAMATION

the

The Egyptian paper "Mokkatan,” which violently attacked the mea- sures of the Mandatory Govern- ment is Palestre, has been confis-

the Mandatory authorl- its entry into Palestine prohibited for one month

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Therefore I have been hitherto unable to make up my mind to aches card the wish so often express you in the last year or

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auetion at Dorchester for $800. Most of the village, which has only about - 100 inhabitants was 21:30 disposed of

The inn, built of mud and flints nearly 400 years ago, stands the Dorchester-Sherborne rand The bar measures only 15 feet by IT.

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