News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 21 July 1939, Page 5

News In A Nutshell

As the result of a request from Berlin, the remains of German soldiers buried in France during the Great War will be sent home. German representatives will supervise the work of exhumation at numerous cemeteries, beginning at Besancon.

The French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, stated yesterday that half of the 500,000 Spanish refugees who’ entered France, had been repatriated, and the remainder, including 181,000 Republican soldiers, are confined in concentration camps. Mexico has agreed to accept a large contingent, and Britain, Uruguay and Chile are willing to accept a chosen few.

Salvage divers found the Sunken submarine Squalus resting almost bn, an even keel after her second plunge to the bottom, when she broke away ii'om the salvage gear, says a message from New York. The vessel Is apparently undamaged, although the sal* 1 vage trains and gear have. baldly foul-" ed the hull. . . ... , •

Twelve squadrons of R.A.F. bombers made a second training flight : to France with a destination over the Mediterranean and near Marseilles. Thirty-six machines passed over Paris at 11.30 a.m. flying very low. It was later stated that nearly 100 planes were participating. A message from Bombay states that the Nizam of Hydrabad has issued a decree granting religious and political rights. A single Chamber of Representatives, elected by the people, is to replace the executive council and a permanent committee of Hindus and Moslems has been created to advise the Government on, questions relatinr to religious freedom. ■

The Warsaw correspondent of “The Times” says the Polish authorities have sent two protests to the Danzig Senate complaining of interference with Customs officials and unjust dismissals from shipyards.