The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25

old Condo mansion in the Rue Mon sieu from under Ambassador Her ricks nose at the very moment the latter with congressional authority, vas hastening to close the deal for the place Is the future home of the American embassy.
 Tt is a curious coincidence, with no reprisals in it. but I don't like to see MT. Herrick get all the sympathy when he Is looking only to better his lodgings, while l am obliged to take anything I can find," says Monsignor Ceretti
 He recalls that, when Monsignor Spina came to Paris more than 100 years ago to negotiate the Concordat he also fell victim to a housing short age and was forced to receive the French representative in a small furnished room of second class ho- tel in the Rue Saint Domisique
 RADIO IS FAD
 Listening in on the radio now is all the rage in France, and the ranks of the devotees are growing rapidly. Recently the broadcasting stations asked their listeners to send in their names, and the census showed more than o0.000 fans at 12,000 receiving posts.
 The production of wireless sets has developed greatly and the fins equipment produced in France is gaining worldwide renown. One of the principal firms producing such apparatus reports that 1t is swamped with orders from the United States and other foreign countries.
 PLAY TO YOUR "I.EFT"
 The story is going the rounds of how King Gustave of Sweden, while paired with Suzanne Lenglen in the mixed doubles of the Nice lawn ten h's tournament iast week, made witty rettrt to tho coaching instructions from his playing partner.
 Gustav and Suzanne were having indifferent success against Elizabeth Ryan of California and Randolph Lycett of England. Their opponents attack was centered against Gustav's back hand, with the result that his majesty was continually hitting out side the court, and always too far to the right. Mademoiselle Lenglen bore up well under the ordeal for time, but finally. slightly exasperated, admonished the King as follows:
 Play more to your left your ma Jesty-always to your left. Devote all your attention to the left"
 That's exactly what my prime minister continually tells me-" re- piled the King between strokes. 1t seems l must always devote all my attention to the Left"
 sWORDSMEN ARE PROUD
 frances best swordsmen, jeaously proud of their country's long su- premacy in fencing, will try to re- assert their superiority next Tues day in the first big international tournament since the war.
 There has been revival of fenc- ing in France since the government a ye> ago attempted unsuccessfully to put duelling in the class with crim- inal and homieidal assaults. sDuel- lists were arrested only to be ac- quilted. and now fencing, which was dropped by the army, is about to be restored through the efforts of Min president of the National Fencing federation.
 In the forthcoming time four French champions. amateurs and fencing masters, will meet three Italians. two Belgians and one Euro pean champion in the main event, composed entirely of matches before juries.
 Lucien Gaudin. regarded here as worlds foils champion. will meet the Italian fencing master Candido Sas- some, who last fall felt the sword of his rival, Aurelio Greco, go through his sword arm in a sensational duel outside Rome, but who still holds the title champion of Italy with the duelling sword.
 The Italian. Aide Nadi, who defeat ed Gaudin in the last Olympic games, but who met with defeat at Gaudin's hands in public revenge match last year will meet the French fenc- champion of France and Gaudin's bit- ter rival