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Berlin April 24.
The minister plenipotentiary at Berlin of the South African Union. Dr. Sigle, who returned here, from Montreux yesterday, has left on an official visit, to Stockholm.- Tranenceen News Service.
London, April 24.
"It has been decided, says а
newspaper report, to construct huge Royal Air Force base
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Jahore, at a point about 150 miles
from Bingapore.-
Transderan News. Service.
Berlin, April 24. Germany's largest motor-car fac- tory, the Opel Company, reports that production has risen from 102,000 cars last year to 120,000 in the fiscal year just ended.
Export trade was particularly
good. 50 per cent more cars being shipped abroad during the first quarter of 1937 than in the same period a year ago.- Transseran News Service,
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Berlin April 24. The German Evangelical Church is facing a serious shortage of
pastors.
This is stated to be due to the drop in the number of theological students at German universities. In 1932 there were 7.085 students studying religious subjects. Last year there were only.4.113.
In Berlin University there were n'y 472 last year compared with 840 in 1932. Transocean News Service.
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Moscow, April 24.
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London, April 2+.
the
A record established by House of Commons in July lust year stili stands in spite of a gal- lant effort to break it yesterday.
,:
Last year the Housesat con- tinuously for 35 hours. At 11.38 yesterday morning the Commons adjourned after a session of just on 21 hours.
The Oppostilon, taking advan..
issent tage of Government
Lo rule
for gnore the time imit speeches. kept Ministers on their feet for exasperatingly long stretches during the debate, which was on the Special Areis' Bill.
A motion for adjournment, mov- ed by a Conservative thember'at around breakfast time, met with a fierce outbreak of protests from the Opposition benches.
Extreme Labour members were particularly violent and one of their number was suspended by the Deputy-Speaker for five days.--- Transocean New Service.
H.M.S. WISHART IN COLLISION
London, Apr. 23. The destroyer Wishart collided with a string of barges to-day after passing under the Tower Bridge to take up her Coronation berth.
The Wishart's bows were stove in. but the damage was otherwise light. The barges, drifted down
prominent Soviet writers and play-stream, but were recovered shortly wrights now in prison.
Among them is Avërbach, known
as the "Dictator of Soviet litera- sure."
Transocean News Service.
after the incident.-
Keuter's Bulletin Service.
H.M.S. Wishart was formerly on the China Station and will be re- membered as playing a prominent part in the gallant rescue of the crew of the USS.. Fulton when that vessel caught fire near Hong
Rome. April 24-The Japanese plane. Divine Wind arrived here and the pilot and his assistant had Kong. a 'private audience with King Vic-- tor Emmanuel after which they .". attended a luncheon In their honour given by the Air Minister. Mussolini will receive the lers on Monday- Reuter..
Coronation Visitors
London, Apr. 23. Sir Archibald Parkhill, the Aus- tralian Minister for Defence, ar- rived in London to-day. Another London. April 24-Mr. Anthony arrival to-day for the Coronation Eden is flying to Brussels to-
was the Sultan of Lahej.- morrow to meet Premier Van Zee-British" "Wireless. land and Foreign Minister Spaak. It is understood they will discusa the question "of the economic. situation.- Kenter.
Peshawar. April 2
Paris. April 14.
The British and French Gov- ernments are fully agreed on all current political and economic A tribal force of between two to Problems, says the "Paris Midt" in there hundred men ralded a vil- an article on the visit to England lage ten miles east of the Waris-of the Defence Minister; M.
tan border and carried of five Hindus, looted and. burned their shops. The tribesmen are report- ed to have been led some way" by the Fakir of Ipt.- Reuter
London, April 24-A Court cit cular announces that Earl Claren- don had a audience with the King this evening upon relin- guishing his appointment as Gover: nor-General of South Africa and His Majesty invested him with the insignia of the Knight of the Gar- ter. Reuter.
Montreux, April 24. The Capitulations Conference, in a brief session to-day, conclud- ed the first reading of the articles of the draft convention dealing with the future constitution of the Egyptian law courts.
Points on which agreement has not yet been reached, such as the exact definition of the term "for-
Edouard Daladier.
'Anglo-French views on Spain, Belgian, neutrality, possibility of an international economic confer- ence and other problems are vir- tually identical.
"A more complete accord exists between the two countries than at any time before," the journal dẹ- clares, and it would be Impos- sible to find the slightest diver- gency in viewpoint."-- Transocean News Service.
Rome, April 24. . General Hermann Goering ac- . companied by Frau Emmy Goer ing, paid a visit to the ruins of Pompelt to-day.— Transocean News Service.
Madras, Apr. 23. Twenty-five persons were killed and 150 injured when a market shed collapsed in Eroda, Madras Province, to-day.”
Many people had taken shelter in the shed during a sudden
Reuter's Bulletin Service, when the collapse occurred.--
eigner" will be settled next week.thunder-storm and were caught
Although agreement OD the question of the transitional period was not reached to-day, it is re- garded as practically certain that
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Stockton (Cal:), Apr. 23.
a period of twelve years will Spinach caused a riot when a anally be agreed upon by the con-lorry loaded therewith tried to ference.
Transocean News Vervier
force its way past the strike Dickets outside a canning factory hero.
Bacharest. April 24.
Guns blazed, tear-gas, bombs First Indication of the progress burst and abonez - were thrown
of the talks now proceeding here during the disturbance, and "over between Poland and Rumants" was thirty persons were injured, in- giver in speeches made yesterday cluding several women. (
at a banquet in honour of the The factory, had opened, despite Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel the strike. Pickets and a frenzied Beck.
mob tried to over-turn the lorry The Rumanian Foreign Minis- and a clash with the police fol- ter, M. Victor Antonescu, made lowed several references to the League | Reuter
of Nations and the defensive na- ture
Polish-Rumanian of the Treaty which, he said, was direct- ed against no nation;j;
Rumania, he said was opposed to any attempt to loosen its con-
nections with the Little Entente:
Colonel Beck laid stress on the new way of dealing with interna-
with int tional affairs.—-—-- Transocean. News Serviss.”
Geneva, Apr. 23.
It has been decided to adjourn the meeting of the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference, which was fized for May 6
The meeting will now be held during the session of the Council of the League of Nations which begins on May 24-
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