Geneva, Nov. 4.
Mr. Robert Haas, head of the League of Nations section on Communications and Transit, died sud @enly on Sunday afternoon after a heart attack at the age of 44.
Shortly after his return from China, Re spoke in Paris before the Institut de Ca-operation Intellec~ tualle on the strides recently made by China in her economic develop ment and only a few days ago his Feport on his last mission in China was published in Geneva—Havas.
Markinig the termination of inten" sive labour by an army of 4000 workmen, who were engaged in the task for @ year. a, huge alr academy was opened on Nov: 1at Gatow, near Potsdam Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby day was elected Rector of Edinburgh University In succession. to Sir Tan Hamilton, receiving 1,047 votes against 916 for Dr. Chalmers Watson, former senior physician at the Royal Academy, Edinburgh,
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