Mexico City, July 2.
\HE Mexican Supreme Court has rejected the. expropriated oil companies' appeal against the decision rendered on March 18, by the Federal Junta of Conciliation and Arbitrage, dissolving the labour contracts between the oil companies and their workers.
The Junta's decis ion was based on the provisions of the Labour Bill advocating the rupture of contracts if the law on labour legislation is not adhered to.
The Junta's decision, confirmed yesterday, compels the companies to indemnify dismissed workers.
Despite persistent rumours of' an agreement between the Mexican Government and the American expropriated all concerns, the Supreme Court's decision "does not appear to be facilitating the negotiations, and places a damper on current optimistic Tox on AM Exports New York, July 2.
The Mexican Government intends te place a twelve per cent, tax on all exports including raw materials, it, was announced by the Mexico City correspondent of the "New York Times" today.
Mexico also intends to limit permanently imports by establishing a cubic exchange rate for the Peso, The correspondent added that the oMcials of the Mexican Treasury informed industrialists of the plan regarding the Peso, which would be established at a rate of four to one Young Jew Hanged at.
Acre, Palestine Jerusalem, June 29.
Ben Joseph, the young Jew~ on whom a military' court pessed the vath sentence for a recent terrorist was hanged at 8 o'clock this morning at Acre.
He was the first Jew to be hanged in Palestine under British. administration, Curfew was" proclaimed from o'clock last night, following day-long demonstrations. against the sentence fon Ben Joseph. A British constable and three Jews, including women, were slightly injured during a demonstration last evening, when police dispersed the crowd with baton. charges—Reuter, Suzanne Lenglen Paris, July "4, Suzanne _Lenglen, the famous French tennis star, who. has. been suffering from pernicious. anaemia, Passed away today at 6 a.m.
For more. than twenty years, Suzanne Lenglen had been one of the most prominent Agures in the-Inter~ national sports field, She. rose to fame as early. as 1011 when, only 32 years old, she took part for the first-time in an amateur tourna ment In Chantilly and Immediately ranked among the best players.
Tu 1914, she became world champion In three categories: women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
'During. the World "War, Mile. Lenglen had no opportunity to play in any tournament, but she entered the. first' Wimbledon contest: to" be held after the signing of the Peace 'Treaty and wom the laglies' doubles championship, playing with" Miss Ryan, She also won the mixed doubles title, playing with G. Pater son, Ju 1924, she- participated in the: Olympic Games which were held in called at question time in. for Commons" today to "the recent [speech of the. Australian. Attorney General Mr. H. G. Menzies; advoeatug consultations between the Goveen= ments of the British Commonweatth fon foreign affairs, and he was asked {fin agreement with. the: Dominions Governments, he would take steps 10 Sctabich "machinery" with view [Securing adequate. consultation, on the rain aspects of foreign fal Mr.. Chamberiain replied: "The House is aware that the. principles: covering of communication' Sind consultation between Fs Majesty's Several governments on Torelgn afta are now' well established, fs.
"The machinery at present 18 force has been devised to give {ull fest te base: principles. "The present. aystem ts being constantly, watched and Ste always ready to consider practical goverment: inthe, United Kingdom for improving the machments would. have an. opportunity to help, shape the-British foreign policy and not be asked merely to approve of disapprove' of the. particular Dods of it, the Prime Minister piled: "As Mr. Menzies said, I think, his speech, international "events cannot always' walt while the'family "having chats round the fireside But we do. take every possible" opportunity- of Keeping the Dominion Governments, fully informed: developments "in foreign _policy.—Wireless through Reuter. "fs...
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