Beirut, Nov, 20, fan attempt on the ite et, King Farouk of Egypt was made today by 4 former employee of the Finance Ministry just as the sovereign was driving away from the Mosque after prayers. The man leaped toward the ear and hurled a litre of eid at it The King was unhurt and maintained complete calm. "The man, a Nubian Delieved to harbour personal. grievances against the Administration, was immediately arrested—Havas.
Blumenthal, on her way from Finkind to' Germany with a cargo of timber. The measure was taken because the Blu-menthol used her wireless apparatus within neutral territorial waters—Reuter. to explain why the American steamer City" of Flint was obliged. to. hug Norwegian territorial waters on her way from Murmansk to Germany, and the German fishing fleets been entirely "deprived. at Its 200000-ton fotch tu the North Sco, while: British {ch supplies remain plentiful because Brlush fishermen continue operating In. the North Sea, 'The British net_ sain Task month of {5,000 tons of shipping and' 1,000,000 fons of foods, "mentioned by. 'Mr, Winston 'Churchill, Fist Leod of the Aaimiaty, in his sifement in cited as clear evidence of the Cauluse House' of Commons two da
the German submarine campaign.
Secret anxicly about' the British control of essential war supplies the fame observers stay is constantly Shoven by items in German Broadcasts designed' to prove that the control ineffective. Evidence of the British sirangichotd, however, they" add shown by. German. statements ad-fitting @ shorloge of iron, and the Iimport of soya bean and" el by the long and costly route via Siberia, and even by parcel post—Reuter:
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