Prof, Thomas G. Masaryk, 85-year-Jold statesman, was re-elected President of Czechoslovakia on May 24. for his third consecutive term.
All indications point to the fact that Rumania may soon follow Bul-gona's example and establish a new Suthoritarian government of indepenent" politicians and army officers.
'A now television company was floated on May 22 the Marconi Company and the Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd, having combined and will hold shares equally in the new 'The Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. it is believed, will endorse the proposed bill under the provisions of which Belgium' will bbe permitted to send $10,000,000 worth of radium to the United States in partial payment of her war debt, The King has been pleased to Japprove the appointment Lord Erskine to. be Governor jot the Presidency of Madras, succession to Sir George Frederick Stanley, whose term of office will expire in November next, During April, Germany purchased }46 new American aeroplane motors, according to statistics published here yesterday. 'Thus, her total purchases of aeroplane engines since' January number 168 ax against 47 for 1933.
In commemoration of the Lafayette centenary, the French Ambassador Washington, M. Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye, called on President Roosevelt and conferred upon him a gold medal—Havas.
Clyde Barrow, accused of twelve murders, and "his olga sweetheart, Bonnie Parker, were riddled to death by machine-gun bullets in Arcadia, La, on May 23 when they fell Into a police trap. system evolved during the past year whereby a message may" be transmitted partly by cable and part ly by wireless without human intervention, was mentioned by the chair man of the Imperial and Interna-
Timber" exports to Great Britain have been considerably increased by the activity inthe building trade. Nearly 10,000,000 tons of unmanufac~ tured timber, valued at about £30,- (000,000 was imported. last year, a rise of 20 per cent. on the previous year, and substantial further increases are expected. annual meeting on May 24, Admiral Sir John Donald Kelly, was on May 21. appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in succession to. Admiral Sir Reginald "Yorke Tyrwiflt, as from Suly 3.
The decision of the Austrian Government, to extend the jurisdiction of summary courts, was broadcast wireless stations "throughout the country on May 26. These courts can now impose death penalties in cases of persons convicted of at tempts against the security of prop-letty oF life or of connivance in them.
'The arctic expedition led by Mr. J, M. Wordie, of St. Johns College, Cambridge, and consisting of ten Englishmen, all of whom have had experience in similar' expeditions, eft Aberdeen on May 24 in the Norese! of 139 tons gross wth auxiliary vessel of 129 tons gross with auxiliary motor.
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