News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 30 March 1938, Page 6

News In A Nutshell

The German seaplane flying to Buenos Ayres from Devon, England, was seen over Cape Verde Islands at 8 a.m.. says a Berlin message of March 23. * ♦ * * Mr Alexander Kirk of the United Stales Diplomatic Service, has been appointed councillor at the American Embassy at Moscow. Winning a by-eleclion, Dr. Koloman Hubay is the first Nazi to enter the Hungarian Parliament. Herr von Papon has been appointed German Ambassador to Turkey.

Foreign affairs and rearmament, which have engaged so much attention in the House of Commons during the past four weeks, will give way to consideration of domestic business of which a great deal awaits attention before the introduction of the Budget, In the Lower House this week, efforts will be made to advance legislative measures Ijke the Films Bill and Coal Bill, consideration of which is incomplete.—B.Q.W,

The death has occurred of Sir T, Vansittart Bo water, a former Lord Mayor of London, in his 7Cth year.

The death has occurred at sea on board the liner Orion of Bishop John Taylor-Smith, K.C.8., C.V.O. He died from a heart seizure and will be buried at sea.

President Roosevelt has transmitted to Congress Hungary’s proposals for a settlement of her defaulted postwar debt to the United States. The original debt of £420,000 was advanced to enable the purchase of flour, Hungary seeks a readjustment on the terms of full payment of the original debt over a period of years, without interest.

The Sultan of Muscat and Oman has arrived in England as the guest of the Government for a fortnight. The Sultanate is situated ip South-East Arabia and has independent sovereign status.

The Polish-Lithuanian conversations have ended in complete agreement with the restoration of road and rail communications and also pest and telegraph and wireless.