Flashes From Overseas

Northern Advocate, 7 December 1935, Page 7

Flashes From Overseas

U.S. MILLIONAIRES DECREASE.— The U.S. Treasury revealed today a decline of 30 per cent, in the number of net incomes of one million dollars or more between 1933 and 1934, namely from 46 persons reporting such returns to 32, totals being 81,559,000 dollars and 56,599,000 respectively. The taxes paid, however, by these persons increased from 24,848,000 dollars in 1933 to 31,611,000 dollars in 1934. The high point of the million dollar income was reached in 1929 when there were 513 whose incomes totalled 1,212,000,000 dollars, with a tax payment of 191 million dollars.

GRITTY CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS. —Hundreds of British Christmas puddings were discovered to have been made from brown sugar, f containing sand,, which came in a shipload of sugar imported from Barbadoes specially for the puddings, which were retailed without suspicion until housewives complained of a gritty taste. Examination revealed that they were not only gritty but peppery and pebbly. Grocers are offering a refund of the cost of the puddings. "Native sabotage at the port of embarkation is suspected. . FRENCH GROUPS TO DISSOLVE. —At the conclusion of this morning’s debate in the Chamber of Deputies, representatives of the Socialists, Communists and the Croix de Feu (Fiery Cross) agreed to accept the law dissolving all military formation. POST FOR SIR T. WILFORD.—Sir Thomas Wilford has been elected chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire, in succession to Sir Sandeman Allen.

LONDON EDITOR DEAD.—The death is announced of Mr Tom Marlojve, editor of the “Daily Mail” from 1899 to 1926, in its period of transition under Lord Northcliffe. He was chairman of Associated Newspapers, Ltd., from 1918 to 1926. CHRISTMAS TREES' OFF.—Signor Mussolini has ordered the abolition of Christmas trees, declaring that it is a foreign custom which results in the destruction of young trees. ROAD DEATHS. — The road accident figures for Britain during last week were 140 killed and 4051 injured, compared with 164 killed and 4203 injured in the preceding week. In the Metropolitan district of London the figures were 16 killed and 1111 injured, compared with 26 killed and 1128 injured in the previous week. — (8.0. W.)

CANADIAN DEMONSTRATION.!— The Toronto police were forced to charge a mob of 500 demonstrating outside a hotel on the visit of two German envoys to further the Olympic Games at Berlin. Placards urged no Canadians to participate till Jews were ‘granted liberty. SOCIAL CREDIT BONUS RE-

PUDIATEt).—Mr William Aberhart, Premier of Alberta, repudiates his pledge to pay 25 dollars a month to all citizens in Alberta as a social credit dividend. He states the expression was only a figure of speech. The amount to be paid ■is not known, and will probably be in food and clothing only.

TRANS-ATLANTIC AlßLlNE.—Conversations regarding the possible establishment before long of transAtlantic airlines will begin today in Washington between representatives of the British, Irish Free State, and Canadian and United States Governments. The British mission is headed by Sir Donald Banks, Director-Gen-eral of the Post Office, and Lieut. F. C. Shelmerdine, Director-General of Civil Aviation. An agreement regarding the possible air service over the northern route already has been reached between Britain, Canada, Newfoundland and the Irish Free State. Questions of complexity are involved in Washington talks, but airmeii on both sides of the Atlantic are convinced that trans-Atlantic services could be maintained. In the new Air Navigation Bill, shortly to be introduced in the House of Commons, powers will be given to the Air Ministry to make long-term subsidy agreements with transport undertakings. Subsidies may amount to £15,000,000 a year, and may be included in the agreement, which will extend to the year of 1953.