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20 THE OBSERVER SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1937 AUTUMN SUNSHINE NEWS IN BRIEF ARAB SHOT IN PALESTINE HUNT SEARCH FOR SOLDIERS 'MURDERERS VILLAGERS STONE BLACK WATCH FORCED TO FIRE Gold for London Gold to the value of from West Africa' was landed at Plymouth yeiterday from the liner Apapa, and forwarded to London. Duke at Exhibition The Duke of Gloucester yesterday paid a visit to the Ex-Service Men's Exhibition, at the Imperial Institute. London, which was opened on Friday by the. Duchess of Kent. Clyde Engineer Shop Strike About 40O engineers employed at the Diesel engine works of Messrs.

Barclay, Curie and the Glasgow shipbuilders, went on strike yesterday as a protest against non-unionjsm. First Tower Hill Garden The first of the. new Tower Hill open spaces was opened by the Mayor of Sfep-ney. Councillor J. C.

Lauder, yesterday, on the site of a former warehouse. It was named Wakefield Garden." L.C.C.'s 2,000,000 Rent Roll The LC.C's housing liabilities cost the county ratepayers just over 2d. in the while 2.137,000 was received in- rent for Council houses. These figures are contained in the L.C.C. housing accounts for 1838 37.

Memorial to Lord Marshall The Duke of Kent will on November 18, open the new gymnasium at the Alexandra Orphanage at Mainland Park, N.W., erected in memory of the late Lord Marshall, who was honorary treasurer of the Orphanage for thirty-nine years. General Deriain Retires General Denain, former French Minister of Air and former Chief of the Air arm. re-' tired yesterday from his position as Inspector-General of Overseas Air Forces, having reached the age of retirement on his fifty-seventh birthday. Reuter. Basque Children in Peace Parade Basque children, representative of both insurgent and government factions were From Our Own Correspondent JERUSALEM, Saturday One Arab was shot dead and another seriously injured when shots were fired and stones thrown at the Black Watch to-day while searching for the murderers of two of their number last night.

A third Arab, in trying to escape, fell over a cliff and was seriously injured. The two murdered soldiers. Private Thomas Hutchinson, of Edinburgh, and Private Albert Miiton. of Fife, both lorry-drivers, were shot dead when out sightseeing near Mount Zion by two Arabs, who tied towards Silwan village. Police dogs which were out on the trail this morning led the troops to the village.

Upon their arrival the villagers turned out and threw stones at them, forcing the troops to fire. The dogs marked three houses in the village. In the first the troops found three rounds of ammunition, in the second one round, and in the third a bag of gunpowder and percussion caps. The owner of the second house ran 6way and fell over a cliff. He was taken, seriouslv iniured tn hospital two houseowners were The other arrested.

VICTIMS' FUNERAL JERUSALEM, Saturday The burial of Privates Hutchinson and Milton took place to-day at Ramleh Military Cemetery. They were borne to their graves to the wailing of bagpipes and Ihe beating of muffled drums. Major-General Wavell's aide-de-camp and Brigadier Carr. commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade, attended the funeral, and a company of the Black Watch came from Jerusalem for the occasion. Reuter.

among a thousand children forming a procession of nearly a mile long which -paraded the streets of Hull yesterday in the causa of peace, prior to laying a large wreath on the local cenotaph. Murderer Reprieved John Edward Allen, who was found guilty of murder at the Oxford Assizes on October 21. has, after a medical inquiry under section II. (four) of the Criminal Lunatic Act 1884. been certified insane.

An order was made for his removal to Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Indian Ruler Shot Dead The Jam of Las Bela State, in Northern India, Ghulam Mohammed 'Khan, was fatally injured in an accident while out shooting on Friday. A charge of buckshot fired by a ranger accidentally hit the Jam near the heart, and he died within a few minutes. Reuter. Charged with Murdering Mother Susannah Jones, thirty-six, married, ot Westbourne-road, Neath, appeared for a few seconds at Neath Borough Police Court, Glamorgan, yesterday, charged with the murder of her mother on October 16.

She was remanded until Friday when the Bench will proceed with the hearing. Private Cars in London The Minister of Transport Is to be asked by Lieut-Commander Fletcher (Lab. Warwick, Nuneaton) on Wednesday, if he has under consideration plans for closing central London to certain categories of private can or for imposing an additional tax upon car-owners who use their cars in Central London. 'Train Used as Ambulance A Southern Railway electric train was used yesterday as an ambulance when William Maclaren (30), a bricklayer; fell from a 20-ft. scaffolding while working on bridge repairs near Lewes.

The accident occurred several the line, and a train was specially stopped to bring the injured man to Lewes station. Better Wages for Co-operators About 10,000 Co-operative distributive and transport, workers employed by socle-ties in Durham, Northumberland. Cumberland, and parts of adjacent counties will receive wage increases from November 15 totalling about 65,000 a year, according to an official statement of the Co-operative Union issued in Manchester yesterday. EIGHT 4 WRECKERS TO BE SHOT ALLEGED SPYING IN WHITE RUSSIA VICTORIA TOWER GARDENS, WESTMINSTER OLD BOY DAY AT ETON BERLIN DEFENDS HERR VON RIBBENTROP BRITAIN'S 'AGENT' TO FRANCO From Our Own Correspondent MOSCOW. Saturday MONARCHS AND BRITAIN Week -TEnd Weather DULL, WITH DRIZZLE TRANSFER TO ROME DENIED THREE VISITORS NO ANNOUNCEMENT TILL FULL PACT REACHED Two special trains were run from Windsor to London yesterday conveying Eton College boys on long leave.

All the boys were granted leave from yesterday morning until Monday evening. It has been arranged that Old Boy Day shall take place next Saturday, when each house will play a side of its old boys at football. With the arrival of the King of Greece to-day, the presence of the King of Bul IN THE BRIGHT By Our Diplomatic Correspondent Well-informed German quarters in London yesterday categorically denied reports that Herr von Ribbentrop is to be appointed Ambassador in Rome, says Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent. Herr von Ribbentrop is expected to return to London towards the end of next week, and it was stated that there is at present no question of his giving up his London post. PERIODS WEST Although Sir Robert Hodgson, who until lately was British Minister in Albania, garia, who has been here for some days, and the State visit which the King of the Belgians is paying to the King and Queen next week, November sees an impressive assembly of foreign monarchs in London.

King Leopold will be met at Dover by freely expected to be made the Official Agent of the British Govern A three-line announcement in the chief White Russian newspaper, White Russia," announces the removal from his post of the Republic's E. M. Stakun. The official reason for his removal is inability to cope with his tasks and failure to liquidate the sequels of wrecking. Stakun has been in office for only four months.

His predecessor, A. G. Chervia-kov. committed suicide last June. The same newspaper announces a death verdict in the trial of eight members of a wrecking diversive spying organisation of Bukharinites in the city of Homel, White Russia.

The defendants are alleged to have admitted connections with a larger underground organisation, whose aim was to separate White Russia from the Soviet Union through the intervention of Poland and Germany. Of the eight men, one is a former member of the Social Revolutionary Party which opposed the Bolsheviks during the Revolution, two are former Czarist officers, and a fourth is the son of a former merchant and a member of a group which lost ali in the Revolution. All were sentenced to death by OFFICIAL REPORT. Last night the German Press strongly-de- ment in Salamanca and Mr. Geoffrey Thompson, now Secretary in the British Embassy at Hendaye, his Assistant Agent," it is understood to be the Government's, intention not to announce its tacks which, it believed, would be made on I him in Great Britain for signing the new choice until the full, agreement with General Franco is announced.

There is an understanding1 between GENERAL INFERENCE. A ridge of high pressure extends over the British Isles from Scandinavia. Weather will be cloudy, with dull periods and occasional drizzle in the Eastern and Midland counties, but there will be bright periods in the extreme western LONDON, ENGLAND S.E. and E. Moderate easterly winds; cloudy, dull at times with drizzle; average temperature.

FURTHER OUTLOOK. Little change. London and Salamanca that a joint statement be issued in due course explaining anti-Cominlern pact. The "Berliner Boersen-Zeitung said: There will be forces which will try to cast suspicion on the pact the same as are trying to undermine the position of our Ambassador in London. "They explain to the British people that Heir von Ribbentrop is a serious impediment to Anglo-German relations, and that, therefore, the German-Japanese agreement especially in its extended form is directed against Britain.

the precise status of the Agents and an nouncing their names. It us taken lor granted mat tne Agent in London for Nationalist Spain will be the Duke Alba', who is already in London, the Duke of Gloucester on his arrival on Tuesday, the ISth. The King and other members of the Royal Family, with the Prime Minister and members of the Government, will be at Victoria to welcome him. The King and the King of the Belgians will then drive together in a State procession to Buckingham Palace. Soon after his arrival King Leopold will visit Queen Mary at Marlborough House; he will drive to the Belgian Embassy to receive members of the Belgian colony in London, and in the evening the King and Queen will give a State banquet in his honour at Buckingham Palace.

The next day he will entertain the King and Queen at dinner at the Belgian Embassy, and afterwards Their Majesties will give a ball at Buckingham Palace. Visits to the Guildhall, for luncheon with the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London: Colchester, to inspect the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards; Stratford, to see the works of the Leather Cloth Company, which was started by Belgians during the War; and Finsbury, for the Finsbury Dispensary, which is financed largely by Belgian money, have also been arranged. HAS EUROPE'S CLIMATE ECLIPSE OF TAMMANY MADRID'S YEAR OF SIEGE CHANGED? By Our Meteorological Correspondent The strong tendency towards pre SHOWER OF BIRTHDAY PRESENTS" dominantly warm weather in England, to which attention has been drawn in this column on several occasions during the BARCELONA, Saturday Birthday presents are being last two or three years, still persists. showered on Madrid, which is now cele Of the sixty-three months from August, 19T2. to October.

1937, no fewer than brating the first anniversary of the start of its successful defence against General forty-seven gave a mean temperature above normal at ureenwicn UDservatory. Franco's forces. (Continued from page 19, col. 7.) pointed by the New York State Governor to appease the public clamour. His brilliant and courageous work in the Courts riveted the entire country's attention.

Now he is part of the La Guardia administration. The eclipse of the Patriotic Columbian order of Saint Tammany is a flash-point of American change. It is not enough to give the credit either to vigorous personalities or the new staying power of a better Government crusade. This is a new America. When Bryce wrote his reflections eighty per cent, of New York's population were foreign-born, mainly from countries which knew nothing of representative Gorernment.

Votes were put in their hands before they had attained either economic security or an adequate knowledge of the language. At their elbow stood the tiger, Tammany's emblem, ready to help in time of trouble. A vote was little enough to give for the "Tiger's" kindness, and the ballots in due course became deliverable en bloc to politician? who did Tammanv's bidding. Eighty years ago the ignorant Taking the average, August has been proletariat," guided by Tammany, had already swamped middle-class government in New York City. This week's transformation represents no reaction to former conditions.

La Guardia, still the fusionist, was the standard-bearer for all the good government and anti-machine forces, but he owed his smashing success chiefly to the new American Labour Parly. And this party is the "ignorant proletariat" released from the protection and thrall of Tammany Hall, self-conscious at last. In other cities labour has become a separate political force. But it is a tribute to American moderation that the Left Wingers among them were defeated in this week's elections. Most notable among these defeats was the failure of the Committee on Industrial Organisation nominee to win the Mayoralty of Detroit, America's fourth largest city.

"PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER" Perhaps this event, incidentally, is the reason for the better prospects of peacemaking between Ihe I O. and the American Federation of Labour, though the impetus may be coming from the local of both factions, which have intensified their pressure in view of the cur LAST NIGHT'S PLAY The presents, which come from all over warmer than usual by 2 degrees over that interval, July by 2 degrees, June, the territory still in Red Government September, and December by about li hands, include cereals, flour, potatoes, and fruits, as well as considerable supplies of degrees each. January, ieoruary, March, and May by degree each, and October coal and oil. and November by 0.6 degrees each. The Red Defence Ministry announces SIR SEYMOUR HICKS AT THE CAMBRIDGE April alone Has shown a deficit that following a submarine attack on a amountinir to 0.4 degrees.

Since Novem merchant vessel, whose name and nation ber last year the only cold month has been March. ality are unknown, on the or tan Carlos de la Rapita. 100 miles south of From London records extending back without a break to 1764 it is- clear that up from a nearby aerodrome and dropped this period ot warmtn, sustained over We are always delighted to see Sir Seymour Hicks. He does not invariably appear in masterpieces; but no other a number of bombs over the spot. The more than five years, is a phenomenon of torpedo did not find its mark, and the a very exceptional nature.

Our experi merchant vessel was unharmed. ence since the summer of 1932 has, Reports from Boltana, on the Aragon indeed, had no parallel lor about a cen player has quite his power to persuade us to take the rough with the smooth, and to make the mixture seem front, state that anti-Red artillery at tury and a half. There was then, from Larres heavily shelled the Red positions rent business recession. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are trying to assay the elections with an eye on the next Presidential combat. The task confronts situations so illogical as to confuse Americans as well as October, 1778, to December, lies, a run of sixtv-three months, of which as many at Cuscullas, following up with two.

infantry attacks, which were The farce, It's You I Want," which he as fifty gave an average temperature in neuter. presented at the Cambridge Theatre last excess of the normal. GREENLAND BECOMING WARMER nignt, is no classic; but it is well produced and briskly played. Moreover, it FIVE BRITISH SHIPS STILL DETAINED gives Sir Seymour one of those misphiev- ous philanderers on which to exercise his It is noteworthy that of the ensuing delightful talents. sixtv-three months, January, 1784, to Who would believe that this spry March, 1789, only twenty-seven were of comedian is about to celebrate his stage more man xne oramaiy jjituxi ui waimin, Several British ships are still being moilee; Wis comic zest denes chrono While it would be rash to lound any (Tomitig 5rue Over the city steeples The hours stand still: This is the town of the fairy-tale.

Set on a hill: A river runs at the hill's fopt And never tires: crystal river, blue sky. And tall spires! The fairy-tale of my childhood Has come quite- true: Great doors, little windows, The crystal and the blue; But the fairy-tale never told. Along with the rest, That I sat in my room alone, and my heart Was dead in. my breast. Gould.

logy. Or who could doubt that the lines definite forecast on this, the lact may. held up in ports controlled by General Franco, despite the announcement made he speaks serve a wit as bright as a but perhaps, be taken-as suggesting that the foreigners. As Arthur Krock, in the New York Times." puts it, New York's united labour vote elects a Republican because he is not that at all." Nevertheless, some leaders of a divided Republican Party regard La Guardia as the logical Republican candidate for 1940. Even young Dewey is hailed as a possibility.

Colour is given to the picture by the assertion that the Labour vote for La Guardia and Dewey was a slap at the New Deal. It is plain, however, that the New Deal has been reaffirmed rather than disowned. La Guardia is a New Dealer. Likewise he is friendly to the President. Mr.

Roosevelt remained aloof from the local elections, but he led the chorus of congratulation to La Guardia. and conferred on post-ejection day. to the Labour vote, the partv wired ton, and an art that has become second lustrum 1938-1942 will prove to be con siderably Jess genial than its lore- by Lord Cranborne in the House of Commons on Wednesday that orders had been given by the anti-Red authorities nature? Since his debut at Islington in Novem runner. ber, 1887, he has played many parts. The On the other hand there are meteor on October 31 tor their release.

ologists who hold that the twentieth cen list is as lone as it is various. Comedy outweighs tragedy, and many of them are Originally seven ships were detained. tury is seeing a real climatic change in torgotten. Yet he is one ol that rare the direction of greater mildness. company of actors who do not affront the Thp observed decrease in the extent of classics, and can transmute indifferent xney were me: Mirupanu (captured July 24).

Bobet (captured October 3). Dover Abbey (captured October 5) Yorkbrook (captured October 5). Caper (captured August 10). the Polar ice-gap, the gradual thinning of the skin of cold water in the Arctic material so that it shines with apparent glory. H.

Ocean, and the recorded rise ot mean temperature in Greenland, winter and Seven Seas Spray (captured Septem its allegiance to the President soon after it had registered its vote for La Guardia. It would only make confusion more confounding to go beyond these facts and speculate at this early date upon the chances of a third party with its own presidential candidate. ber l), and Stanwbld (captured September 8). summer, during the fifty years or so since Nansen explored those regions are, it is argued, starting to take a lasting effect on Britain and the adjoining Continental Gerald Gould died a year ago on Monday evening ne.rt. This poem was jound among his papers Idler, and is believed not to have been published hitherto.

The Postmaster-General will open the annual exhibition of the Post Office Art Club in King George V. Hall, St. Martin 's-le-Grand, at 4.15 to-morrow. Driving his car "Speed of the Wind" on the Salt Flats, Utah, U.S.A., Thursday, Capt. G.

E. T. Eyston covered 1,964 miles in 12 hours. (SubM a agktai antimmioi,) C. WAKEFIELD ft LTD, AII-BricJlh Firm), WAKEFIELD HOUSE, LONDON, E.CJ The Seven Seas Spray and the Stan- regions.

s- wold have since been released..