'The International 'Tin Committee in London has issued a communique to the effect that the signatory governments have accepted the Boheme "known as, the modified Byrne scheme, providing that Guetion in July' and. August, shall either cease altogether or be controlled and that thereafter ore or metal shall be subject to controlled release. The rate of release will be ten per cent. monthly for ten months and that the new aggregate from July 1 be reduced atthe rate of 17,040 tone annually below the ex: isting quotas to 54,056 tons, The scheme goes into force on July 1
A provisional agreement hag been made between the Danish istry of Public Works and the British firm of Dorman Long & Ca. for construction of a railway and bridge across Storstroemen. The cost of the work is estimated at about $2,000,000.
Magdeburg,—June Wilhelmina of "the Netherlani rived here today for isit to Prince Ernst 2u Stolberg. The queen is accompanied by her. daughter, which fact has revived the rumours of the early engagement of the young. princess and ture queen to a German prince. The royal party was welcomed the station by a representative of For the first time since the War, German has been elected a cor" responding member of the Academy' of Political Sciences.
The recipient. of this singular honour is Professor Edmund who holds the losophy at the Univer- for iburg.
Plans to cut the costs of the French fighting forces by one-and-jo-half milliard franes have been Prepared by the new Minister of nomics designed to yield three times that sum in the next budget. cee years, London, June 21—All_ applica tions made for the export of], arms to the Far East been examined with the utmost 'This fact was emphasised to-day the House of Commons, by Mi D. J. Colville, Secretary of Overseas trade, in' answer to a qui regarding the allegation that ces for such export are being given indiceriminately Hamburg. "Jui A de-the Hamburg can no longer assume responsibility" for the maintenance of the port was made to-day in the Free City's legislative "council by the Burgomaster, Dr. Petersen. The declaration says that the city's seriously depleted that it is unable to meet the port! and that the Reich will the expenses of keeping up have to step in and assist Hamburg in carrying on, The early engagement of Herr Hitler to Frau Winifred Wag Janticipated Nati arlen in Bayreuth the W Englishwoman by Winifred Wagner Siegfried Warner, son of the great composer, who died three years ago.
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Since the death of her Frau Wagner been charge of the hi wal Wagner festivals which position brought her contact with Here Hitler, always an ardent admirer of the composer the service of the public debt owing tion and extension of the Netherland merchant marine was carried reserves, the reduction of its currency to-day. by the Lower Chamber with 187 to two votes. The bill for the foundation of a Merchant provides Angora, June 22—The Russo-Bank with a capital of Turkish agreement lalled on 000,000 guilders, the bulk of which October 14, 1931, to-day ratified will be, provided by the Government.
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