CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 July 1935, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

GERMANY’S UNEMPLOYED. (Press Assn—Copyright) BERLIN, July 11. For the first time since the war, the number of unemployed in Germany has dropped below two millions, namely, to 1,887.000. UMPIRE QUESTIONS. LONDON. July 12. Mr. Amery presided at the Empire Parliamentarians’ joint private debate on trade, agriculture and migration, wherein the New Zealander, Mr Bodkin participated. Mr Thomas explained some of the difficulties in arriving at meat and other agreements. Mr Elliot winding up the debate, assured the conference that the Government would closely consider the Dominion arguments. SOCIAL HYGIENE. LONDON, July 12. Youth, as the key of a healthy nation, principally occupied the Imperial Conference on social hygiene, which urged the extension of biological teaching in schools and youth organisations, with a view to encouraging positive health mentality; also working up to the fullest sex education. U.S.A. DOLLAR. WASHINGTON, July 12. The House Banking Committee approved the administration of the Bill barring suits against the Government to collect alleged damage arising from the devaluation of the dollar. The inflation possibilities of this legislation were being discussed at the Senate Banking Committee, when the Treasury experts denied such a possibility.