1938-11-15 — Page 27

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1938.

REICH RESTORES CULTURAL

RIGHTS TO

Activities Resumed

Yesterday

BUT CULTURAL LIFE

TO BE PLACED UNDER CENTRAL BODY

BERLIN, Nov. 14. THE JEWISH cultural organisation in Germany, known as the Reichs Federation of Jewish Cultural Associations, which has existed in its present form since 1934 was allowed to resume its normal activities to-day.

All Jewish enterprises which are members of the Reichs Federations are likewise permitted to resume their activities in the cultural sphere.

THE

END OF BULGARIAN CRISIS

Cabinet Re-Shuffled

SOFIA, Nov. 14,

Ambulance Brigade

JEWS

Trophy

Winners

After several days of negotiations, the Cabinet has been radically re- shaffled, and the Cabinet crisis has come to an end.

Premier Knesscivanoff bai Laken of Foreign on also. the protfolio Affairs, and the Cabinet is now com. posed as follows:

War

Public Works

Interior Finance Education Trade Agriculture Railways Traffic

Genersi Daskaloff (unchanged)

Ganeff (unchanged) Iwan Krasnovski Bobri Bojiloft Bogdan Fileff Illa Kofucharoff Iwan Bagranoll General Nedef Nikola Jotoff

The new Minister of Interior held before. The once this portfolio

The Reichs Propaganda Minister's the cultural activities of the Jews in Minister of Finance was the former organisations, their own community under control. Governor of the Bulgarian National

The delegate for Jewish

events and performances Bank. The new Minister of Trade Herr Hans Hanckel, explained to a representative of Trans-Ocean that staged by the Jewish Cultural Asso-was the former Minister of Trafie.-- events and performances planned by ciations were frequented mostly by Tram-Occan,

failed to support the Reichs Federation of Jewish Jews of the poorer class, while better Cultural Associations had been for situated Jews bidden merely during last Thursday the events with their attendance.

Interest of the Jews themselves, In the

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MANY FACILITIES FOR ENTERTAINMENT

Authoritative Jewish quarters of- ten complained about the lack of solidarity displaced by the social German Jews.

ITALIAN PRINCESS

ENGAGED

Rome. Nov. 14. The engagement of Princess Maria, youngest and the last unmarried daughter of King Victor Emmanuel, to Prince Louis De Bourbon of

in order to prevent the gathering of

number of Jews, and large num from Monday, the Jewish Cultural Organisations will be allowed again normal activities to resume their without further restrictions, und that the Jews will be able to promote

The Reichs Federation of Jewish Parma, is announced.-Reuter Spe-

held many cial. Cultural Associations their social and cultural life in their own community in the same way as

lectures and they were already permitted through-thousand theatrical and cinema per-

formances, out the last five years."

concerts,

that the Reichs years are still a number of Jewish a Jewish theatre is allowed to hold

Associations was formed early in 1934 through an amalgamation of the various local the com- cultural associations and munity now comprises 184,000 Jewish membera The amalgamation, so he

In most of the large German cities added, was intended to place the en-there are Jewish bookshops which

selling cultural life of the Jews under are tire the control of central Jewish body which is responsible for the activities of all its affiliated bodies throughout the Reich.

The Propaganda Minister's dele- social evenings during the last few Germany, obviously because they did not wish to admit that for instance, Hate pointed out Federation of Jewish

newspapers and magazines in Ger performances in Germany.

Jewish quarters in Germany on many and a considerable number of Jewish books were published in the the other hand have often expressed their recognition of the altitude of telch during the last few years.

the German authorities.

Thus the Director of the Jewish Jewish

Berlin, Dr. Association of exclusively

Cultural Singer, declared in the oficial organ Certain quarters abroad, however, of that body that he must declare so Herr Hanckel declared, took no that the German authorities are dis- cognisance of the activities of

playing complete loyal attitude to- Cultural

in wards the association-Trans-Occan.

literature.

It was intended, moreover, to pluce Jewish

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MR. OSWALD PIROW

TO VISIT GERMANY

Look like a picture out of “Vogue”

in one of these charming

French

Dresses

Only just arrived, these highly fashionable

dresses so greatly admired in Paris are priced as astonishingly low as from

$1950 each.

Beautifully wearable now and all winter.

and-

the most.

important

styles in-

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November 17

LONDON, Nov. 14.

From this provisional programme

It is learnt from Informed quarters, it is evident, so it is declared in that the South-African Minister of political circles, that the political dis- conducted on the Defence, Mr. Oswald Pirow,. will cussions will be arrive in Berlin on November 17 at broadest basis. It is not believed that Pirow will arrive in Berlin with 2 p.m. for a visit of several days,

During his stay, Mr. Pirow will be cut and dried programme, even developments Goering, though, according to received by Field-Marshal Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, hitherto, the economic matters have a Minister of Economy Herr Funck, and particular interest.

von

the chlet of the High Command the German Defence Forces,

The elimax of the visit will be reception given by the Fuchrer honour of the South African States

man.

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that certain abroad

of

It is also considered speculative opinions voleed

is

of treatment of the

the South African theon in the South-West

res African

German

to the effect that Mr. Pirow's visits in Lisbon and Brussels are connected with the colonial question, are in- correct, as authoritative quarters in recently repeatedly The programme arranged includes Germany have an excursion to Karin Hall, Field stated that Germany claims only her

own colonial territory. Marshal Goering's Hunting It is, however, not impossible that near Berlin, a shooting party, and receptions by Minister in Berlin Dr. Gic, and the

territory, particular- South African Society.

ly as regards the political and cul- EXHAUSTIVE CONVERSATIONS

tural freedom secured by the statute The

Minister will South-Africa

should be the subject of discussion, have

very exhaus-

But above all, economic questions Have live

and economic con-

and their treatment so as to promote versations with the leading men

interest

the of

visit.- Germany, so it is stated in well-the interests of both sides will be the

central informed quarters. It is regarded us have

Trans-Occan. certain that Mr. Phrow will

with Field-Marshal conversations Goering, the Reichs Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, General Wilhelm Keltel, and the Relchs Economie Minister, Herr Walter Funk,

Prunty for

ot

Finally a reception, by the Fuehrer and Reichs-chancellor whom Pirow met on his last visit to Germany In 1933, is envisaged.

Funeral Of Marseilles Fire Victims

Long Procession Is Moving Sight

to

Crisis Hits Britain's Trade

Heavy Decline In Imports, Exports

London, Nov. 14.

The effects of the recent crisis on British trade are revealed

in the

ncial returns. They show that while imports in October were £79,004,000 compared with £73,000,000 in September, and exports were £42,550,000 compared with £30,800,000 in September, im- ports showed a decline of £17,000,- 000, and exports of £4,500,000 com- pared with October, 1937.

'Marseilles, Nov. 14.

For the first ten months of this The funeral of the 73 victims of the catastrophie are in the famous year, imports aggregated £769,000,- 000, a decline of £03,000,000 com- Rue La Conneblere took place

and pared with the corresponding day. Ten thousand soldiers

Exports were policemen had been called out to period of last year. prevent any possible untoward In-2380,000,000, which showed a re- cidents, in the form of Communist í duction demonstrations,

over

The funeral procession was three kilometers in length, and two hours elapsed before the entire pro cession reached the cemetery of St. Pierre.

were

The spectacle of the long line of hearses, bearing coffins which dis- appeared from view amid countles wreaths, was most moving.

Walking in the procession representatives of President Lebrun, and the Government, as well as di Leading ecclesiastical, military, naval and civil authorities.

Special.

£43,000,000. — Reuter

Foodstuffs For Starving Spaniards

London, Nov. 14.

in

The Brush Government is con- sulting with its representatives Upwards of half a million people, Spain with regard to the possibility come from of reaching an agreement whereby mony of whom had various parts of the South of France, the contending Spanish parties will refrain from Interfering with the lined the route.

At the cemetery, speeches were passage to Spanish ports of certain delivered by the Bishop of Marioilles, vessels carrying foodstuffs on behalf Delay, and by the of the approved rellet organisations, Monsignor Minister of the Interior, M. Sarraut stated Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons to-day-Reuter Special Trans-Océan,

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