News Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 8 December 1936, Page 6

News Nutshell

The Pope, who is seriously ill with uraemia (poisoning owing to kidney trouble) had a comfortable night. His doctor states that the Pope’s condition is satisfactory. s

The Suez Canal Company is reducing its dues as from April 1, 1937, to 6/ per ton for cargo. 3/ for ship’s ballast, and 6/ per head for passengers.

A big demonstration, mostly of Communists, protested against non-inter-vention in Spain, says a Paris message. M. Jouhaux, Secretary-General of the Confederation of Labour, said he was bringing the entire confederation to maintenance of the Spanish republic.

* * mm In accordance with the wishes of Dr. Ney, Leader of the Labour front, Nazi hotelkeepers have decided to purify hotel language of superfluous foreign words, says a message from Berlin. Thus, words such as “hors d’oeuvres” and “consomme” will disappear from menu cards, and will be replaced by “sutisekarten.”

A million people marched through the Red Square at Moscow in celebration of the New 7 Constitution. M. Stalin was not present.

The Mexican Foreign Secretary has announced that the Russian exile. M. Leon Trotsky, will be granted the right of asylum in Mexico. A pressing petition was made recently for authorisation to come to the country.

Mr Justice P. Halse Rogers was elected Chancellor of the Sydney University, succeeding Sir Mungo MacCullum, who retired last week, bringing to an end 50 years active participation in university affairs.

Over 100 were drov/ned by floods in the province of Adana, says a message from Angora. Over 300 persons w 7 ere injured when 300 houses collapsed. The Government is organising relief.

It is officially announced that a new 500,000,000 mark loan to the Reisch for consolidation of part of the Government reconstruction debt was over subscribed by more than 100,000,000 marks for which reason the loan was increased to 600,000,000 marks, so as not -to disappoint investors.