German "opposition" pulpits and congregations were shocked on May 23 by an announcement by the Secret Police revealing a number of fresh arrests of evangelical pastors, 'A thorny League problem has bien solved by the decision of Halle Selassie not to send an Ethiopian delegation to. the meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations.
The great 1937 Paris Exhibition was opened on May 24 by M. Albert Lebrun, President of France. A salute of 101 guns thundered out as the President, approached the Exhibition buildings from the Champs Elysees, Germany is understood to be secking a reduction in the interest rates Loans payable on the Dawes and Young
Danish shipping yards have placed orders with British steel works for 9000" tons of steel, valued £100,000.
Imperial Airways. propose to crease their capital to £5,000,000 by the creation 4,000,000 new shares of £1 each, Egypt's admission to full member~ ship In the League of Nations on May 26 was unanimously voted by tly nations.
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. William Jormsby-Gore, announced in the House of Commons on May 24 that the Royal, [Commission's report on Palestine was Jexpecied to be signed in the middle of dune, The glider pilot, Herr Steinick of Breslau, set up a new height record for motorless planes ata gliding M, Theodore Steog, former Gover nor of Morocco, ' has left for Morocco to take charge of the Gove ernment relief work in a famine that has affected 1,500,000 persons.
Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge, the oldest Judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court, resigned fon May 26 to take up his appointment 8 Privy Councillor.
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