The Archive · 1936

Foreign News in Brief

Secret Service agents are investlgating a suspected case of sabotage Concerning the submarine L-54 dur: Sng. refitting operations at the Devon port docks Austria's decision to introduce con-Jecription has brought forth a strong protest rom the members of the Eitule Entente—Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.

Mr, Anthony Eden, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will preside at the next session of the Connell of the League of Nations, which will open on May 12, Mr, William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, on Apr. & lost his battle fo. prevent members, of the Senate Committee on Lobbyfng from examin-ting telegrams which he sent to his employees. An appeal is expected, two Important archaeological ¢x-cavation works will be undertaken in the near future in different parts of the French Colonial empire, one at the site of the ancient city of Carthge, and the other, in, Angkor, Steps towards the establishment of a Legislative Council in Palestine have been suspended pending the visit of a Palestine Arab deputation to nigand, Mx. J. H. Thomas, Colonial Secretary, announced in the House of Commons.

The President. of Spain, Senor Niceto Zamora, was ousted from his post on Apr. 7 by vote of the Cortes The deputies, by a vote of 238 to 5, affirmed that he had illegally dissolved the last Parliament, and dec Jared him removed from office The Premier, Dr. Julius Gombo fought a duel on Apr. 7 with Herr Mibor von Eckhardt, leader of Agrarian Opposition," Pistols were fused but neither of the contestants was hurt, There was no reconelline tion after the exchange of shots.

The American Geographic Society refused to re-poy {ts in-Hon of Dr, Frederick Albert ook's claim that he discovered the North Pole in 1908, on the grounds that it lacked funds fo defray the enormous cost of such an Inquiry, Great enthusiasm has been arousett {in Cairo by the publication of the text fof a treaty between Iraq and Saudi JArabla providing for mutual assistance in the event of war or revolution, The pact Is considered to be a step towards a rapprochement of the Arab peoples.

Senator Edward P, Costigan, outstanding member of the progressive group of Democratic senators, has Jannounced that he would, not be candidate for re-election this year, because of Ill health. Physiclins have insisted that he take a long rest, Senator Costigan assorted.

Two passengers and a steward lost their lives when a 32-passenger seaplane of the Pan-American Airways was wrecked and sunk while taking off Port An Spain, Trindad, on Apr. 11, The dead are Mr. Eric Rattay Brough of London, Mr, Roman Mar-{tinez of New York, and Mr. Amadeo Lopez, the steward, of Miami, Fla, Recent cases of alleged sabotage aboard American ships, mainly foreign-born crews, have, caused President Roosevelt to instruct the Secretary of Commerce, Mr, Daniel Roper, to open an investigation, according to the Washington corre: spondent of the "New York Times."

The appointment of an advisory committee, with which he would consult from time to time both generally upon the scope of restriction Geneva, Apr. 11.

The Ballan delegation has published the text of a declaration made Baron. Aloisi, chief Italian represen tative at Geneva, at the opening of Yesterday's meeting of the Locarny Powers.

TH declares that, in_ all the recent manifestations of the British Govern-iment, Italy" has been ostensibly ignored.

aly wished to know if her colaboration inthe work of European reconstruction were desired. If not, Holy would have to reserve the right of ordering her line of conduct consequence—Reuter.

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