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BIUAND’S NEW MINISTRY. United Press Associsttion— By Electric Telegraph---Copyright) PARIS, July 30. The political crisis|''has ended, the Radicals ha\ ing refused to join M. Briand as supernumaries. His Cabinet will he similar to the last, excepting M. Poincare. ’ . ' \ M. Briand describes his'Ministry as a holiday Cabinet. C. He says he is sorry Le cannot enlarge-the .coalition, but at any rate his Ministry has never : been defeated. NEW TREATY. LONDON, July 30. Mr Tom Shaw, Minister of War, speaking at Preston, declared that the Labour Government was going to give Egypt independence on terms that would establish happy' relations, and make our communications with our eastern empire safe for all time. The “ Daily Telegraph’s ” diplomatic correspondent gathers that the AngloEgyptian conversations are expected to result inside a fortnight in an argument on a rough draift of the proposed treaty.
ANOTHER CRUISER SCRAPPED. LONDON, July 29. The Daily Telegraph’s naval correspondent learns that in addition to the suspension of the construction work announced by Mr MacDonald in the Commons, the cruiser Exeter may not he completed. The construction of the machinery.' and high pressure boiler have been stopped, ADMIRALTY DENIAL. (Received this dav at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, July 30. The Admiralty announces there is no foundation for the statement which recently appeared in the press to the effect that the construction of the cruiser Exeter is not being proceeded with. The Exeter is one of the cruisers laid down in the 1927 programme. The two cruisers whose construction lias been suspended are those of the 1928 programme.
THE UNEMPLOYED
NEW YORK, July 30.
Tlie number of unemployed to July 22nd was 1,122,600. This was 14,065 less than the week before and 160,331 less than the year before.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
LONDON, July 30. Sir Osmond Broack has been appointed Admiral of t’he Fleet.
Captain Dewar, formerly of the Royal Oak, has been promoted to Rear-Ad-miral and placed on the retired list.
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