London, Mar. 2.
An attempt was made today to blow up a bridge near Wednesbury, in Nuncio to German Repubiio a" tree 'A terrific explosion, heard for miles When, in 1920, a Nuncio was to be accredited for the first time to the German Republic, the Pope's choice fell on the Archbishop of Sardi "As he was at that time negotiating a new. Concordat with Bavaria, he Continued, however, to reside in Munich where he took an active part in the work of alleviating the suffer ings of the Ruhr population during the Occupation, 'When, in. 1924, he took up pers manent residence' in Berlin, he found himself doyen of the diplomatic corps and as such played a prominent role a conciliator and spokesman for the chiefs of all the foreign missions. His: polished.manners, his tactfulness in Sealing with all' men, his linguistic ability and an inborn cordiality made him popular gute in Berlin and throughout Germany.
His crowning work in Germany was the signature, in 1929, of a Concordat between the Protestant Stale Prussia. and the Holy See, which roused. considerable comment owing to the concessions granted to Catholics. With this achievement, his promotion to a higher post became merely a matter of time, Cardinal's Hat, conferred in December of the same year, was his reward and two" months later, in Jaround, occurred about midnight, but was not discovered until several hours later that a high explosive charge had been placed in a culvert beneath the Birmingham Navigation Canal, The wall of the culvert was blown out, but the cracks in the embankment were too small to allow the water to escape. Had the attempt succeeded, thousands of tons of water Would have flooded the surrounding countryside—Reuler.
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