Berlin, Jan, 6.
Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor lof the Bank of England, who is on a Wisit'to Germany as a. guest of Dr.
imer Schacht, President of the Reichabenk was" the only" foreign ce resent at the christening yesterday of Dr. Schacht's baby. grandson, in tone of the magnificent reception rooms of the Reichsbank. Mr. Norman was god-father to the child, which was named Norman Hjalmar, Indications are that serious talks between the {wo financial leaders are: being reserved until they meet at Basle to attend a meeting of the Bank International. Settlements.
The visit of Mr. William A. Phillips, the "American Ambassador in Rom to Signor Mussolini "yesterday, with, the message sent by President Roose-elt to It Duce on the Jewish question, regarded here as introducing. possible new factor Into one aspect Of the Norman-Schacht talks. The: Possibility of a connection between te. Norman's presence in Berlin, and, the projected" visit of a group of British industrialists, has not escaped notice here—Reuter, Austral Pres ier Rebukes Author Sydney, Jan. 6. The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Joseph IE Lyons, speaking at Devonport yesterday, took exception to statements made' by the famous English writer, Mr. H. G. Wells, who, inven interview granted to the Australian press, attacked Herr Hitler; and Signor" Mussolini, designating both statesmen as "etiminal Caesars."
Me. Lyons stated that he regretted these attacks and deprecated personal Insults of leading men of other tions. Mr. Wells would have done better, stated the Australian Prime Minister, to have employed his undeniable aleut in promoting international understanding rather than in fomenting international discord,—Trans-Ocean.
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