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SITUATION IN EUROPE

Speech By French

·Foreign Minister

"Paris, April 18.

·

LATEST WILLS IF BRITONS

Mr. John Burrows, Clarendon- road, Sheffield, retired iron manu- facturer, who died instestate. left £120,512 (net personalty £119,-

| 635).

of

of the

ARE 4,000,000

IN 1999

Germans

the same basis of calculation Ger-

many would have ceased to have any population at all.

However much that might con- tribute to the peace of Europe, it was not likely to happen.

Mrs. Reta Leonewens, Shalford, There Will Be No Surrey, and Newport, Tale Wight, widow of Louls Leonowens, late of Bangkok, left £108,273 (net The French Foreign Minister, M. personalty £92,998).

Professor Sir Walter Langdon The greater part of the estate Brown, addressing British Con. Delbos, addressed 3,500 persons in Carcassone this afternoon at a goes to

charitable and religious trol Association Conference at Not- banquet held in connection with objects in Slam.

Lingham recently, said he was not Mr. Alfred James, Cirencester, alarmed by statistics which tried the annual assembly of the Youth Group of the Radical Socialist | Gloucestershire. Lord,

to prove that by the end of this Manor of Edgeworth. left £215,-century our population would have Party of Bouth France. M, Delbos

(net personally £187.804). fallen to four millions, because on said that he was speaking in full 967 accord with M. Blum, when he Estate Duty, £49,326.

The residue of the property is said that it was extremely difficult

A closer co-oper⚫bequeathed to his nephew Henry to bring about tion between the nations, when James.

so much upheaval at there was home. The speaker said that-re- viewing the events since 1918-the fact that a lasting peace had not been reached by the powers victor- lous in the War was in part the

Mr. Matthew Mein. Gosforth, fault of the victors themselves, who had in theory refused the van-Northumberland, partner in Hall quished too much, but in practice Bros., shipowners. Newcastle and Cardi, left £198.327 (net per conceded too much.

Speaking of the League of Na-sonalty £193,218). tions, M. Delbos said that because of its inner weakness. it had not been able to prevent much good it to become ineffective. But after its reform the League would overcome these difficulties. The speaker then discussed in detail the French League Reform Plan, which in principle demands

had done

Sir John Aspinall Deerstead House, Woking, formerly general manager of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Ballway, lett 121,783 (net personalty £115.837). Estate Duty, £25,555.

Sir George Hunter, for many years chairman of Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardsón,... ship. bullders, Newcastle, left £152,363 (net personalty £140,920).

He belleved a higher standard of wealth, and more settled conditions would lead to the production of more children to enjoy them, and thus with minor fluctuation the balance would be maintained,

Nothing, he continued, promoted physical, mental,

moral, and | spiritual well-being so much as a

happy marriage.

"We do not advocate childless marriages," he said. ""I doubt whe ther any man, and I am sure that no woman, 14 complete without

parenthood."

He bequeathed 10,000 £1 Or- dinary shares in the Hunter Estate

LIMITATION OF FAMILJES Co., to be applied for charitable,

It was precisely those with the social and religious objects mainly deepest sense of responsibility who decin and around Newcastle, includ- were anxious to ensure that by 1,000 each to the Church limitation of numbers every child Missionary Society. Church Fas-should have the best possible toral Aid Society, Salvation Army. chance. It might be said that could be achieved by a further extension of the Social Services.

that the contribution member should vary according to the danger it is exposed to.

ing

"ENCRUSTED"

Attack By An Education Chief

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Regional pacts organised by countries that feit themselves threatened by a common danger LONDON UNIVERSITY would organise military aid. Tur- ning to non-intervention in Spain, M. Delbos refuted the charges made against France and said that the friendship between France and England was the best security, not only for France. but for peace, ge- "London University, is a 'good nerally, as both countries were op-university to come "out of," said posed to the so-called "Block Dr. John Murray, Principal of the Policy." M. Delbos also declared University College of the South- that he believed in the possibility West of England, Exeter, at the of an understanding between the annual meeting of the Court or "nations, but two points were at Govrnors recently.

present in the way. The first, was Emphasising the need for full rearmament and the second endea-university status for the college, Yours towards economic self-he said that to teach for the Lon- sufficiency. The latter movement don degree was a sort of bondage. must gradually disappear and In this connection great hopes were entertained in the mission entrust- ed to Premier van Zeeland of Bel- glum.

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But that could easily be extended to a point-t it had not already been reached-wben' the provident had to deprive themselves of parenthood for the improvident, and for those who had little sense of responsibility towards children.

He was told that birth control. meant defeat in war. It would be truer to say that lack of birth control bred war. The fear of war had been a powerful deterrent to many women from having chil– dren.

Last year in England and Wales there were 600,000 live births, and (although figures were naturally difficult to obtain) It had been It was not a particularly good de-estimated that there were at least gree.

90,000 abortions. The logical con- "London is the oldest of the clusion seemed to be that proper new universities." he said, "the medical advice on birth control biggest, the most encrusted and should be available rather than In the meantime neither milit-obstinate in its own ways, and that 90,000 women should be driven May nor economie

enslaved to administra- each year to adopt such a terribly disarmament the most was possible until mutual hatred tive machinery and routine. It dangerous practice. and agitation ceased. The time began as a Department of State. had arrived, when incitement to and it is very like one still." hatred among the nations by press, radio and literature had to be stop- ped.-

Transieran News Service.,

BELGIUM TO RELAX LIQUOR LAWS

1

tion than a

BUSBIES IN PLACE OF BEARSKINS

R.E. Band's Headdress

#

A

FUNERAL HELM OF HENRY VI.

Unusual Relic For Sale

The neim which formed part of the funeral achievements of Henry

the

It has been announced in an VI, which were suspended over Army Order that the King has his effigy and tomb-chest, cover- "approved of the headdress of the ing the site of his grave, in St. Royal Engineers band being chan-George's Chapel, Windsor, is to be Brussels, April 18.

ged from the bearskin to the Bold at Sotheby's shortly. Another country has found out busby."

On the helm, over the floral by experience that to prohibit cer- The Royal Engineers changed Fifteenth Century decoration, is tain alcoholic beverages makes st their fulldress uniform headdress the Cross of St. George Impaling less possible to control consump- to the busby after official approval the arms or the House of Stewart,

certain lassitude. | had

overpainted "in Army which were been given by the Liquors are at present entirely Council in 1928, Then, however, Eighteenth Century as far as was prohibited in restaurants, and the Order did not apply to the necessary for the House of Han- "aperatifs" also in cafes. This band, who continued to wear their over. has not had the effect expected, tail bearskins.

This helm, with all those over so that a bill will shortly be in- The Engineers' buspy is of black the other stails, was replaced in troduced in Parliament to relax coneyskin 8 inches high at the 1790. It is now being sold by order. the severity of the present regula- front and 7 Inches at the back. of Mr. F. 1 Cripps-Day. tions. After lengthy and difficult A cloth bag of light blue is fitted negotiations; the parties interested in the top, and a white goat's hair have agreed to a compromise cali- ed." limited freedom in alcoholic consumption.". Strong alcoholic drinks will be served in res taurants from 11 am, till 10 pm.

plume with а ring and git GLOOM DESCENDS grenade of the regimental pattern

ON PARIS" LIFE is worn on the left side.

Paris, April 18...

Benator Legrand, who ta fathering R.N. OFFICER'S LOST"Gay Paree" into a gloomy and

the Bill, made an exhaustive re- port to the Senate to-day.-- Transocean News Service.

ATTEMPT TO RUN THE BLOCKADE

AMBITION

A general strike that will turn

dull resort was decided to-day by all workers and employees in the cinemas and theatres, music halls, Charged with absenting himself. variety shows and cabarets, in fact and sleeping away from his ship in all popular forms of amusement. without leave on February 20, Part of the workers walked out Lieutenant Nigel George Hallett, in the afternoon. The step is of HMB Malaya, told a naval taken because the arbitrator, De- Court-martial at Portsmouth re-

a recent ruling, puty Mistler, in cently that his career had already was considered not to have doné

Justice to the workers. Traniacean News Nervien,

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been ruined. 2

London, April 18.

In a written statement Lieute- Receiving a host of enquirers nant Hallett explained that for 18 concerning the plans of the two months he had been serving" as a members of the Independent Labour pilot in the Fleet Air Arm and cumstances had dealt me, and to Party, Messrs Brockway and Max-was devoted to his work. Last take a proper interest in my work. ton, to relieve, the city of Bilbao August, while engaged as an in- "A sense of bitterness was rank- by regularly sending ships with structor of bombing at Closport, ling more and more. My career foodstuffs there, the Becretary- he was reported by a woman for had been ruined, and it was General of the Party told pressmen technical dying offence (dying that attitude of mind that that he was very optimistic.. unnecessarily low), and in con- absented myself. Kom

To raise the money necessary, a sequence was sentenced by an Captain F. A. Buckley said that Society would be founded headed RAF Court-martial to lose his Lieutenant Hallett's conduct had by a public man. The plan, was seniority in the R.AF, and to lose been satisfactory while he was already supported by the Liberal six months naval seniority, and serving in the Malaya, and the M.F., Mr. Roberts. The woman was relieved from further duty in Deputy Judge Advocate, Paymaster novelist, Mannin, has contributed the Fleet Air Arm R

Lieutenant-Commander E D. £1,000 and Messrs. Brockway, "That was the end of my ambi-Smith, stated that the loss of Maxton and Roberts would them tion Lieutenant Hallett's state- naval seniority had been remitted selves take part in the first trip to ment said. "On joining the by the Admiralty..

Bilbao

Transoceán Nawi Service.

Malaya, I found myself unable to recover from the blow which cry

The Court ordered Lieutenant Hallett to be dismissed the Service,

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