Lester Greene, Republican of Ver" mont, has died, He was 60 years of age, oe Mr, Philip Hesseltine, the Englisif® composer, whose nomede-phine Was "Peter Warlock," was found une conscious in his house in Chelsea and removed to hospital, where ha died, His death is attributed to gas-poisoning.
A provisional agreement has been reached for a new trade treaty bee tween Australia and Canada, The board of directors of the Chicago Bank of Commerce voted to returnafi$80 on each share of stock to the shareholders "The bank has too much of surplus to invest," the directors plained in announcing their action, carers The senatorial commission of the French colonies has decided not to modify the text of the colonial oan project that was voted by the—Chamber. The loan for the Congo and Indo-China was consequently increased from 1,250 million to 1,370 million, francs, The Senate foreign relations committee solved one of its knottiest problems when, by a vote of 10 to 9, it decided that all action fon proposals calling for American adherence to the World Court be postponed until the newly elected T2nd congress convenes for its first session in December of 1931.
An official statement say's that the recently resumed Prance-Spanish commercial treaty _nogot have again been broken off owing to a complete deadlock in eon nection with certain essential aspects of the draft of the treaty.
The Central Bxeeulive Conitioe of the Union of Socialist Soviet Ro-publics has relieved M. Rykov, at his own request, of the Presidency the Council of Ponple's Commis caries.
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