is, Dec. 26.—The fin? of Sch-naider Grewzot, France's greatest armament concern, announces the at the and of the present financial year, on April 30,1983 it will again distribute a 25 per cent. dividend the' French Senate: "rejected the By a narrow majority of six votes, motion to suspend the parliamentary immunity" of the" Senators Schrameck, Jourdain, fro are: sacuned Cairo, Des. 26—What evidently a plot to assassina King Fuad " of Egypt was frustrated to-day by the discovery ofa bomb which had been placed {nthe garden of the Government engineering school—Reuter.
Nations to-day received the Italian ratification of the agreement reached Jat Lausanne for a loan of 300 munion lings to Austria, The agree: ment still requires the ratification of Great Britain and France—Reuter.
Barcelona, Dec. 26.—It_ is fostimated "that damage extent of fully $500,000 was caused by the disastrous fire which
largest department store in the city, terday swept El Sielio, the and a nuniber of neighbouring buildings. Fortunately there were 10 fatalities, but a fireman and seven others were injured. The fire was jeansed by a short sireult—Reate Paris, Dec. 28—The texts of two. trade agreements between Franco and Germany were published here to-day and the were published here to-day and the agreement is Buenos Aires, Dec. '28—After six weeks of." desperate fighting the Paraguayans are reported to" have retreated from. fort: Saavedra, Samaclay and Murgui leaving: the Bolivians victorious the Pilcomayo. sector of the Gran Chaco front.—Reuter.
Rome, Dec. 28—A height of 8,200 metres was reached to-day by 170-lip. Fine seaplane and is claimed as Anew world record for. "tourist seaplanes. The International Altitude record for with, the convention of 1927.
Poona, Dee. 28—As the out-provisions are that the present come of a three-hour con tariffs can be modified at a fortference "with his. advisers, Me, night's notice and that the applica-is believed to have postponed tion of. the most-favoured-nation jelause should be restricted instead satisfied that everybody. concerned of ing made general. The second.
went creates a Franco-doing haute maintain the in Paris to settle difficulties rosress is the removal 0 feonnection with the transfer of Sydney, dispute not serious developed between the Presbyterian church i
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