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Senor Troncoso, a former Nationalist Minister in Irun, who with three others was accused of attempting to seize a Spanish Republican submarine at Brest last September, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment, for illegal detention of arms, has been released, says a message from Hendaye (France). « * * * Five high speed Royal Air Force bombers at Fairey I’astory at Stockport were made temporarily unflyable by the cutting of the electric leads. It is believed saboteurs were responsible. * * * # Eighty seven deputies have petitioned the Swiss Government urging the reinforcement of the defences, especially with anti-aircraft batteries and anti-tank guns, says the Geneva correspondent of “The Times". « ♦ * * 20 police and 70 civilians were injured in election disturbances marking ‘the arrival in Alexandria of Nasha Pasha, former Prime Minister of Egypt.
The death has occured of Dr. Andrew Michalacopulos, a former Prime Minister of Greece. v V * The death has occurred of Colonel E. M. House, confidential political advisor to the late President Wilson, and a noted figure two decades ago in world affairs, says a New York message.
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Northern Advocate, 29 March 1938, Page 7
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