After lengthy deliberation, the Swiss Parliament. adopted the 1937 budget calling for an expenditure of Swiss Frs._ 527,000,000 and leaving a deflect of Frs. 40,000,000, Industrial employment in the United States for the month of November increased by $8,000 workers while pay-rolls advanced by $5,000,000, according to a report issued by Miss Frances Perkins, United States Secretary of Labour Preparatory arrangements for a regular passenger and mail service by air between Rome and Adis Ababa have now been completed, according oficial announcement. The planes will fy regularly three times 'a week in either direction.
Eight, persons were killed and 35 were injured as a result of the derailment of a crowded train on Dee. 21 near Oudtshoorn, Important agri cultural centre in Cape Colony. The train was proceeding from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town at the time, 'The Mexican Department of Interior has ordered the deportation of Senor Ramon 'Pujadas, representative "of the insurgent. 'Spanish government at Burgos, following a protest by the Spanish Embassy concerning Senor Pujadas' activities in behalf of the Spanish rebels, Exchange Telegraph reports. that the Portuguese government had concluded an agreement with Imperial Airways. and Pan-American Airways providing for regular airs lines Between Europe and the United States via Lisbon and the Azores, 'The King has approved the appoint ment of Mr, C, H, Bentinck, Minister at Prague, to be HIM, Ambassador at Santiago, in succession to Sir Michell, "who is shortly retiring, Sit Joseph' Addison, origins otod. for this appointment, has resigned from the diplomatic service on the rounds of Il-health, law empowering the Polish Finance Minister to accept a French Joan up to a limit of—2,000,000,000 franes was submitted to the' Polish parliament and will be passed with special urgency, The finance committee has already been summoned to meet on January 2 and it is intended that the measure be passed by pare Viament on January 4 or 5, White on her way to Emden with a cargo of 11,500 tons of ore the freighter, Afrika, of the German Atlas Line, sank' o¢ the Norwegian coast near Dronthelm. In spite of the terrify storm the German vessel Friclinghaus succeeded in saving 37 the crew of 88 The fate of the Afcika's captain, who insisted on staying on board, is not known but it Is feared he wen{ down with his ship.
A further picturesque ceremony in connection with the approaching, marriage of Crown Princess Juliana of Holland to Prince Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld took place the Hague on Dee, 23 when the Prince swore loyalty to the colours after having been given the ranks of First Lieutenant in the Netherlands Navy end Captain in the Netherlands tne fantry and cavalry by Queen Withelmina A sentence of five years in prison was meted out by the Paris Court to two Chinese on the charge of passing counterfeited Frs, 10 and Frs 6 silver coins. Searches made at the hotel where the men rived resulted in the Aiscovery of 1,007 false ten-frane coins and 2,018 five-frane coins. In addition to the prison term the ace used were fined Frs, 100 each and forbidden to stay in France for a period of ten years after the ex: piration of their sentences, retired from active service in 1920—Reuter.
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