London, Mar. 25, King and Queen to-day ster "Abbey, to. which not been present since ime of James Il, 'The ceremony is called the Distribution of Royal Maunday money, and isa survival of the washing of {eet o€ 12 poor men, which used to he done by" the 'English sovereigns to commemorate Christ' washing. the feet of the 12 Apostles before: the last. Supper.
"The King handled each re pouch containing 60. shillings and white pouch containing. 67 Maunday" pence (of dono
many as the King's age, froma penny to four pence)
There were 47 men and 67 women present from all parts of England away satisfied that all immediately atter they the disaster occurred.
The State Department, announeed on Mar. 26 that the United States and Panama have signed a convention liberalising conditions "under which liquor may "be transported through the Canal "Zone without penalty, providing it is kept sealed ig accompanied by a certificate wed by the Panama authorities, Thirty-two mew churches will be built in Paris during this year as the contribution of the Catholic Church towards the relief of une employment. The funds have been provided by French Catholics in re ponse to an appeal from the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Verdier.
Stanhope, replying for the Government in debate in the House Jor Lords. on March 23 on the recommendations—of the joint elect committee "for a closer inion of East Africa, said. that the "Colonial Secretary "was not a "position "to announce to appoint a committee to go into the whole question of land tenure in Kenya. ages The Chicago Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on Mar, 23 denied the famous gangster and beer king AL Capone abearing on his conviction for" federal income tax" evasion. Thirty days was allowed for eaery= ing the appeal before the U. 8. Ssu:
rome Court. Capone was convicted just year of (we misdemeanours and three felony charges, and on October 24 he wax sentenced to 11 years' im= prisonment, G.$50,000 fine and of court costs, 7 plants with a total capacity of 1,000,000 Kilowatts will be erected following. the publi of the decree concerning them, signed by Molotov and Stalin on behalf of the Council of the Peoples' Commissars of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Two of the plants will be on the Volga, one in the Ivanova Vornessensk district, the at Miuni Novgorod.
plant will be erected on the Kamo,
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