GERMAN CLERGY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 222, 19 September 1934, Page 7

GERMAN CLERGY

WURTEMBERG PASTORS LOYALTY TO DR. WURM DECLARATION FROM PULPIT. ißy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, LONDON, Sept. 17. The Tinies’ Berlin correspondent says that Dr. Wurm has issued a statement instructing parishes not to pay church funds to Dr. Mueller’s commissioner or the local administrations he has established. All the pastors supporting Dr. Wurm, who are an overwhelming majority in Wurtemberg, read from the pulpits a declaration of loyalty to Dr. Wurm, although the latter warned them it might have serious consequences.

VOTED AGAINST NAZISM

A CATHOLIC HOSPITAL BOYCOTT BY DOCTORS BERLIN, Sept- 17. The Doctors’ Journal states that the president of the Dus&eldorf Doctors’ Association has circularised members thus; “St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital having voted against Herr Hitler and Nazism, Dusseldorf should therefore boycott the hospital until utter financial ruin is assured or no patients will be sent there. I will publish the names of doctors disobeying.”

GERMAN WOOL IMPORTS

EFFORT TO EASE EMBARGO BRITISH MISSION TO BERLIN LONDON, Sept. 17. It is understood that Sir Frederick Leith Ross’ mission is making a special effort to get Germany to , ease the embargo on wool imports, but Government circles are pessimistic. The Ger- ‘ mans profess to be anxious to revive natural trade. Nevertheless, the latest trade returns show that Germany’s actions are further restricting imports.

TO REPORT NEXT WEEK

LEITH ROSS DELEGATION Received Sept. 18, 8.23 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 18. The Leith Ross delegation departed for Germany. It expected to report on the results of its investigation to a special meeting of Cabinet next week. The Government will then •consider possible lines of action. Sir Leith Ross has no plenary powers but will secure the fullest information about the German economic position, and will press for the payment of outstanding commercial debts, the total of which is now stated to be £1,750,000.

BRITISH TRADERS

GERMANY MUST PAY DEBTS L British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, Sept. 17. In accordance with the resolution passed at a meeting in Bradford, at which problems of trade with Germany insofar as they affect cotton aud wool textiles and coal exporting interests of the north were considered, an influential deputation, comprising 50 members, visited the Board of Trade aud made a full statement of their views regarding outstanding commercial debts and current trade, and the representatives of the cotton, wool and yarn interests made it clear that they regarded an immediate settlement of the existing debts as of paramount importance and as an indispensable condition to the resumption of trade with Germany.