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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 24, 29 January 1934, Page 10

LATE NEWS

BACK AT SINGAPORE LORD ALLEN BY QUITS JAVA PLOT AGAINST LIFE United Press Association—By Electric Tele- . eraph—Copyright * (Received January 29, 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 28. Lord Allenby's unexpected return from the Dutch East Indies to Singapore was due to the discovery of a conspiracy against his life in Java, necessitating *a special guard day and night. Three suspects were expelled from his hotel. He desired to visit Bali, but the large special police force proved so embarrassing that he left by air from Maa^n, whence he departed incognito. POLITICS IN SPAIN RIOTS IN UNIVERSITIES DAMAGE BY STUDENTS (Eeceived January 29, 2 p.m.) MADRID, January 28. Crying "Long live the King," stu- ,'' dents rioted at Madrid, where they , douched the university vice-rector with^ a bucket of water and smashed the ifur->! niture. The Republican 'Students'.Union at Seville rioted. Several arrests w^r/j made, and the university closed. Sma II , bombs were thrown at the university building at Valencia, destroying furniture, ; '• ■ ■•'■■« CHURCH i¥gERMANY./ DR. MULLER DOMINANT? DISSIDENTS SUPPRESSED v(Beceivea January 29, 2 p.iril) BERLIN, January i 28. Dr. Muller, Primate of the Germa*. Church, has suspended Herr Niramoller for failure to suppress disloyalty Jto the head of the Church. V" With General Gocring's aid, Dr. Muller is determined to dorniniate the . Prussian Church. He has suspended the Church Senate and also dissident . pastors and deprived; Niemolktr of his pastorate. Dr. Muller rules 3/9,000,000 German Protestants. , ■ The .Nazi Church leaders announced their determination to support him. The entire property andfrends of the People's Union for Catholic Germany at Munchen-Gladbach were .confiscated by the Prussian State. This* is the final blow to the world's strongest Catholic organisation. . . ■ . silver Currency WIDER USE INJr U.S.A. PRESIDENT M/jkY MOVE ) ■ . ■ ■ :. ■-.'.(' (Received January/ 29, 2 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 28. According to the tTnited Press Association, Congressional leaders predicted that a new White House pro--clamation would soon; appease the growing demands for the wider use of, silver currency. Senator Wheeler "'declared that if President Roosevelt did nothing, he could introduce another Silver' Bill. •- The/leaders 'based ,'their forecast that ' the President wouljfl issue a silver proclamation on the close vote on the. silver amendment. Some predicted that th» ■ ■ White House Vroujd probably proclaimthe nationalisation of silver, which was recommended to I'rtisident Roosevelt 7by the committee for the nation and other ■ monetary reform 'factions. ' : \ ■''- MAREIAGE~~IN LONDON FAMOUS SPEEDWAY RIDER , (Received. ,• January 29, 2 p.m.) ' LONDON, January 28. ; Miss Elsie Murphy,, of Wellington, was married; to Mr. Wally Kilmister, the speedway!rider, also of Wellington. KIDNAPPING SCARE • MARY PICKFORD IN NEW. , YORK (Received January 29, 2' p.m.) - NEW YORK, January 28. Miss Mary Pickford (Mrs.' Fairbanks) arrived today guarded by four private detectives. She immediately secluded herself in a hotel suite, which she pe-r----sonally inspected, placing special locks on all doors. Her publicity Vepresentative admitted that her life story would shortly be published in a popular magazine. Miss Pickford insisted emphatically that the- kidnap scare was/real, although she suspected that persons merely talked irrationally about the "message from the spirit world." AIRMEN LEAVE DAKAR (Received January 29, 2 p.m.) DAKAR, January 28. The ■ Italian airmen Lombardi and Mazzotti, flying from Rome to Buenos ■ Aires, left, for South America acrosa . the -Atlantic. / M.C.C. In" INDIA ; , (Received January 29, 2 p.m.)' CALCUTTA, January. 28.! Playing in a two-day match agains,. the Mysore State eleven at Bangalore, M.C.C. in their first innings lost seven wickets for 451 (Walters 155, Langridgo 108, Jardine not out 65).