The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-07

tlue W SudIu dSdIllSL pOSSlDle FepeIlA
| ton of the 1929 riots, and for estab-
lishment of a legislative council on the
lines indicated in the 1922 statement
| of policy, to consist of high COM
missioner in Palestine and % members,
of whom 10 will be officially appointed
members and 10 unofficially elected
| members.
DIR. Chain Weizmann promptly re-
signed as president of the world Zion
| list organization to emphasize his oppo-
sition to the policy, and intimated that
/ because of its inauguration it might
be necessary to transfer the seat of
Zionist activity from London to the
United States
Following Doctor Weizmann's ex-
ample. Lord Melchett resigned as
chairman of the Jewish agency for
Palestine and the Zionist organization,
in London, and Felix M. Warburg in
| New York resigned as chairman Of
the administrative committee of the
| Jewish agency. Both denounced the
| British declaration as a treacherOuS
and cruel betrayal of the Jews. In
Jerusalem the Jews were greatly dis
tressed. and even the Arabs were dis
satisfied although it seems as if they
will get the best of the new policy
| in the British mandatory rule.
- and New Zealand who Travelled all
the way to the little South Pacific
| island of Niuafou to observe the total
eclipse Of the sun last week report
! that they were entirely successful in
obtaining photographs of the phenom-
enon, the weather being excellent for
their purposes. One peculiar and so
far unexplained thing was that during
the eclipse all radios in Samoa and
Honolulu were put out of commission,
preventing the sending of commune
cations.
| CAPT. GEN. VALERIANO WEYLER,
- SPANS foremost military COM
mander and former minister of war,
died in Madrid at the age of ninety
two years. Thirty-three years ago he
earned the name of the Butcher" by
his ruthless campaign to suppress the
Cuban revOlutionists, and his course
at that time had great deal to do
with the Intervention Of the United
States and the war with Spain.
Others who passed away included
Sherman L. Whipple, noted attorney
of Boston; Congressman Otis Wingo of
Arkansas; Col. Ben. II. Cheeyer, a
hero of Indian campaigns and veteran
of half dozen wars; and Frank NJ.
WilmOt of Pittsburgh, secretary and
manager of the Carnegie hero fund
commission.
TING BORIS of Bulgaria and Prin-
IN cess Giovanni of Italy were mar
ried in the basiica of st. Francis in
Assist. The ceremony was extremely
simple and the church was not dec
Grated this being in accordance with
the wishes of the bride and her royal
father. The women participating wore
high-necked gowns and no jewels and
the men were in evening dress. Mem
bers of the diplomatic corps were not
Invited. The wedding procession was
headed by King Victor Emmanuel and
Princess Giovanni. Next came Queen
Helene of Italy and Former King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, father of Boris
Then came Crown Prince Humbert of
Italy with King Boris and the royal
princes and princesses of Italy and
Bulgaria. The unpretentious religious
ceremony was celebrated by Father
Antonio Risso, custodian of st. Francis
convent. After the wedding Boris and
his bride went to Ancona where they
boarded steamship for varna. a Bull
garian port on the Black sea, whence
they were to speed by train to Sofia.
NADIR KHAN, hero of the war in
~ 1919 which freed Afghanistan
from British domination, assumed the
throne of his country just one year
after he was named king by the
troops and tribal chiefs following the
overthrow of Bacho Sachao, the BAN
dit usurper. There was no corona
ton, for kings of Afghanistan do not
wear crowns, and Nadir tried to make
the ceremonies simple; but the scenes
in Kabul are reported to have been
most colorful and the pageant decided
| ly picturesque. The city was thronged
with tribesmen. soldiers, diplomatic
representatives and visitors from Eu-
ropean countries, and the festivities
continued for four days.
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