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Jarrow Marchers In London
The Jarrow marchers, after holding a public demonstration in Hyde Park, went in a body to the House of Commons, where their petition, signed by the majority of the inhabitants,......
H.m. The King And Empire Tour
Although details are as yet not forthcoming, it is announced officially that H.M. the King will pay a State visit to India after the Coronation, and Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime......
Fascist Parliamentary Candidates
It is announced from Fascist headquarters that a panel of a hundred candidates has been set up to fight certain selected constituencies at the next General Election. Arnong the......
Government And Palestine
Mr. Ormsby-Gore, M.P., the Colonial Secretary, has announced in the House of Commons that Jewish immigration into Palestine for the next six-monthly schedule is to be reduced to......
Government Protest To Berlin
An unofficial protest has been made to Berlin on behalf of the British Government against speeches made by General Goering, the German Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Goebbels, the......
Anti-means Test Demonstration
Over two thousand marchers from all over the country who have arrived in London to protest against the operation of the Means Test were the centre of a huge Labour rally in Hyde......
By-elections
A new factor has arisen in the Preston by-election, where it is announced that Miss Florence White is to be the candidate of the National Spinsters' Association, her programme......
In Parliament
Among the subjects debated in connection with the Liberal and Labour amendments to the King's Speech have been foreign affairs, malnutrition, and the Special (or Distressed)......
Polish Foreign Minister In London
Colonel Joseph Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, together with Madame Beck, is in London, paying an official visit to the British Government, Colonel Beck has come to London to......
U.s.a. Presidential Elections
As predicted, President Roosevelt was triumphantly re-elected for a further term of four years, but the extent of the landslide in his favour was unsuspected and unprecedented.......
American " Radio Priest" Retires
Fr. Coughlin, the famous radio priest from Detroit, whose bitter attacks upon President Roosevelt have been so sensational a feature of recent American politics, has decided to......
German Communist Leader Executed
Edgar Andre, formerly a Hamburg Communist Councillor, has been executed. He was found guilty of " moral responsibility " for the death of Nazis prior to 1931, although this was......
Italian Foreign Minister In Vienna
Continuing his Central European tour, Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, has arrived in Vienna on an official visit to the Austrian Government It is thought that the new......
Austrian Government Reconstructed
Various Austrian ministers. mostly with former Heirnwehr connections, have been eliminated from the Austrian Cabinet, They include the Vice-Chancellor, Baron Baarenfels, the......
New Free State Constitution
Mr. de Valera, speaking at the annual Fianna Fail convention, announced that a new Saorstat constitution for internal affairs is being prepared, but that the question of......
Danzig Tension With Poland
Two protests have been made to the Danzig Government by the Polish Foreign Office, one against the Nazi Government's legislation against the employment of Poles (hundreds have......
Spanish Civil War
While the Government forces appear to have gained ground and to be making headway in the province of Vizcaya and even to be menacing Guipuzcoa, the Nationalist forces are......
New German Penal Code
A new penal code " permeated with Socialist ideology " has been drawn up in Germany. New offences include strikes, lockouts, interference with the national will to work, all......
The Romance Of Common Things
(2) CANDLES Candles have always been magical to me; from the consoling gleam of my nightlight in the nursery down to yesterday when, at the cinema, the screen showing a picture......
In The Days Before Metal Was Available Of Which To
make the mould, the wick was alternately dipped and cooled until the desired thickness was obtained. At first the wick was the pith of rushes soaked in household grease; then......
Bolshevist Slogans Where Is The Name Of Stalin ?
From Our Russian Correspondent Year in, year out, on the anniversary of the "Great Proletarian Revolution " the Central Executive Committee broadcasts a number of slogans, some......
The Law And You—viii.
THAT MATTER OF DAMAGES How a jury arrive at a certain sum as damages is always something of a mystery, although I have heard of a foreman who suggested that each juror should......
" Look At Any Crowd " — Says H. V. Marton " Retreats For...
We have received the following from James Hayes, 23, Legh Street, Golborne, Warrington, Lancs:— Sir,—" Look at any crowd in the Street. What an extraordinary sight it is! Not......
Labour And Spain The Lost Catholic Vote
Socialist losses in the municipal elections are causing the party " bosses" much con cern, says the Daily Despatch. They believe that the Catholic vote has gone against them......