Moscow, Sept. 20.—Practically all collectivist innovations in colleges, technical schools and other institutions of higher education have been abandoned by a decree published to-day.
London, Sept. 20.—John Ellis, the official hangman for twenty-three years, was to-day found with his throat cut at his home in Rochdale. The deceased, who was 58 years of age, officiated at no less than 203 executions, including those of Crippen and Sir Roger Casement.
Washington, Sept. 22.—-Improvement in general business and manufacturing conditions throughout the country is being reflected through a decrease in applications for Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans, officials here said to-day.
Mexico City September 23.—The Mexican Treasury Department to-day was authorised to make large purchases of gold bullion for reserve purposes. It was specified that all gold purchased must be of Mexican origin.
Naples, Sept. 19.—A flotilla of two gunboats and four despatch boats built in Italy, started for Persia to-day. They were manned by Persian officers who were trained in the Italian Naval Academy. A number of Italian officers were also aboard.
Flight Lieutenant Stainforth, famous Schneider Trophy pilot and holder of the world's speed record of 407% miles per hour, was injured by a flying missile while alighting in a field at Lizard, Cornwall, where he was the guest of the well-known airman, the Master of Semphill. The passenger also received injuries. x ok Cairo, Sept. 24—A vendetta between the Akhmin and Sohag townships resulted to-day in 18 deaths by drowning, 100 persons injured, and 50 arrested. The trouble started when,3,000 Akhmins invaded Sohag by boat. Desperate fighting ensued.
The Premier of New South Wales, Mr. B.S.B. Stevens, was the victim of a hoax on Sept. 25. In response to telephone calls two local fire brigades and an ambulance rushed to his home at Croydon only to find that the calls had been made by a practical joker.
Melbourne, Sept. 21.—Numbers of young men in Australia are anxious to join the' air force. The Government of the Commonwealth is seeking for not more than 24 youths for cadetships in the Force and already no less than 675 have applied from all over Australia, of whom 350 are from New South Wales alone.
Bagdad, Sept. 20—A French Farman air-liner, while on her way to Cochin China, is reported to have been completely wrecked in the middle of the desert, about 80 miles east of Rutbah, to-day. The machine is believed to have crashed owing to meeting a severe sand-storm, but no further details have so far been received here. The crew and passengers of the air liner are known A be quite safe, Gerfava,, Sept. 22.—Beginning "with Sunday, September 25, the two radio-stations of the League of Nations will broadcast every Sunday forenoon from to 11.45 o'clock, local-time (6.20 to 7.5 p.m. Shanghai-time) lectures on the work of the League in English, French and Spanish. The wave-lengths to be used are 40.3 and 20.62 metres. The first speech will be made by Secretary-General of the League, Sir Eric Drummond, London, Sept. 19.—The London bus © strike © which was threatened on August.30, and scheduled to take place on Thursday of this week, has been averted, it was announced to-day. The Bus Company has withdrawn its proposed wage cuts for drivers and conductors, and the conduct tors' delegates have agreed to the company's proposal to raise the scheduled speed limit of buses from 12 to 20 miles an hour, at London, Sept. 19.—The Secretary for the Colonies, Sir Phillip Cun-life-Lister, received a telegram today from the Governor of the Ba-llamas reporting that a hurricane swept over the colony on Sept. 5. High winds were experienced over a wide area, and they reached an unprecedented velocity in Abaco Island, where the town of Green Turtle Bay was demolished, and Hopetown partially demolished. Bluff Point and two other settlements were practically wiped out. The casualties were 14 killed and between 60 and 70 injured, including five drowned by a tidal wave. The medical position is well in hand but the government and private buildings have suffered severe damage. mo An international convention for Safety of Life lat Sea, and an International Load Line convention will be ratified by His Majesty's government in the United Kingdom, _and by the majority of other signatory governments on October 1, and will come unto operation in. this and other jiatifying countries on January 1, 1933. Other countries, which have already ratified or agreed to ratify on October 1, include in the case of the Safety Convention, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. In the ease of the Load Line convention,
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Seville, Sept. 21—A group of extremists of the National La-hour Confederation attacked a tram car in one of the streets of Seville on September 20. After having forced all passengers to come down, they poured gasoline on the abandoned vehicle and set it ablaze. The incendiaries were arrested by the Civil Guards.
Moscow, Sept. 26—On the occasion of the celebration by Maxim Gorki, well-known Russian writer, of the 40th anniversary of his literary career, appreciative articles are published in the Press. A number of felicitations received from foreign men of letters, such as Henri Barbusse. Romain Rol-land, Upton Sinclair and George Bernard Shaw are also published.
Sydney, Sept. 22.—The newspapers here comment to-day on the remarkable feat of memory of Mr. R.S.B. Stevens, (Rremier of New South Wales, last night. He had previously memorized his budget speech and though it took him two hours to deliver and it contained many figures, he made it without using his notes and practically word perfect.
Two of Germany's largest working class cities, Frankfurt on the Main and Cologne, which have been in financial difficulties for some time, have now announced their inability to meet further payments on their community loans. Aid has been and is being sought from the Reich. The only possible solution appears to be a moratorium on the municipal obligations falling due by authority of the President.
Marseilles, Sept. 22.—Abzolute protection against pestilence through the preparation of a new vaccine with young microbes and considered sure cures for sick horses and cows were guaranteed by Dr. Legroux, famed French savant and director of the Pasteur Institute, when he spoke at the Mediterranean Hygiene Congress yesterday. Many experiments are in progress and there is much optimism.
The inauguration of the monument glorifying the memory of the illustrious French Marshal Turenne, took place at Turckheim in Alsatia on Sept. 19. Marshal Turenne covered himself with glory on the battlefield of France during the Thirty Years War and the Revolution War, and died in 1675 of a bullet wound, after having conducted a very brilliant winter campaign in Alsatia. General Weygand, author of a book written about the famous Marshal, pronounced his eulogy, at the opening ceremony and made an ardent appeal to the patriotic feelings of the Alsatian population.
Athens, Sept. 21—A huge land reclamation scheme was announced by Premier Venizelos to-day while addressing a mass meeting of electors. He said that within two years 1,500,000 acres of marshy land in Greek Macedonia would be reclaimed or protected against inundations. He read a telegram announcing that a special committee of the League of Nations had decided to recommend the reclamation works: to the council of the League and to send the Netherlands expert, M. Nijhof, to study them on the spot.
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