Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

TINE following is a brief summary
of the most important news of
the world for the seven days
Il ended February Is:
GREAT BRITAIN.-The efiigy of
Clarence HAIRY, the great promoter. is
secure of a prominent place In the
temple of infamy. British justice OPP
Grated in his case with its customary
speed and inflexibility. 1t was only
September 90 last that the Hairy
scandals burst with stunning effect
on the British public, and the other day
HAIRY, pleading guilty to charges of
forgery of securities in trustee stocks
involving a total of over $500, 000--re-
ceived the maximum sentence OF IA
years at penal servitude Qncluding a
period of stone -breaking), while his three
only less infamous associates received
similar sentences ranging from seven
to three years. The presiding Justice
described the frauds as 1.-The most ap-
palling that had ever disfigured the
commercial reputation of Great Brit
ain" But for sudden pressure of other
commitments, the four scoundrels would
have put over their project of an ANAL
gamation of the British steel industry
to their tremendous enrichment, and
such is the irony of affairs, such an
amalgamation is generally regarded as
a national desideratum of the first
order.
In the interests of economy the gov
eminent has decided to slash terribly
the air estimates for the coming British
J budget. The new budget will provide
| for only one new air fighting squadron
instead of the six called for by the pro-
gram initiated in 1923. The addition
of one squadron will increase the total
of the Royal Air Force squadrons to 49,
FRANCE.-The French air ministry
maintains its disapproval of attempts
by French airmen to fly from Paris
to New York; attempts "inadvisable
at this stage of aviation" Neverthe-
less, two such attempts Gin May or
June) are in preparation; one by Capt.
, Dieudonne Coste, the other by Capt.
Carretier. Then, too. Jean Assolant
and his comrades of the yellow Bird,
who few the Atlantic from West to
| East last year, are planning to fly
| from Seville to New York
A good deal of Seditious activity is
| being created by secret revolutionary
organizations in French Indo-C China.
The other day there occurred a mutiny
| of native troops at Yen-Hai on the
Red River, some 80 miles northwest of
Hanoi, in which three French officers
and seven loyal soldiers were killed and
a considerable number of mutineers
were killed or wounded. Of course
Moscow is credited with inspiring the
| movement. Verbum sap: This item nas
an important bearing on the French
attitude at the Naval Conference.
GERMANY,-On February IL the
Reichstag began debate on the sundry
laws and treaties framed to give effect
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the ReichSrat, or federal council, and
to the latter by the government. The
debate was a little heated, as DIR. HUI
! genberg, the Nationalist leader, Gull
minated with characteristic vigor. But
| favorable action by the Reichstag on
the measures submitted seems assured.
Official report shows the visible bal
. ance of German foreign trade in 1929
/ as favorably by 47,000,000 marks (about
Sill, 200, OO0j, PREPARATIONS deliveries in
kind C799,000,000 marks, or about $780,
| 000,000), being reckoned among the ex-
ports. Exports totaled in value about
the equivalent of $3,210 600, 900, where
of about $2,341 100000 was represented
by manufactured goods, record. A
petty sum to the good, to be sure, but
the only favorable years balance since
the war, except that of 1926, and
| though the latter was much larger, it
did not represent as wholesome stu
alton. On the whole, the experts are
hopeful as to the prospects for the
current year. but, as is proper, very
discreetly.
On February Gandersheim, small
town of old Saxony and the present
Brunswick, Germany, celebrated the
1,000th anniversary of the birth OF
Hrosvitha correctly, HrotSuit), the
+, towns chief glory and the first and
far and away the most notable woman
dramatist of Germany. Hrosvitha was
q nun Of the Benedictine Convent of
Gandersheim. very pleasant founda-
ton confined to ladies of distinguished
birth ana *%<ptuously patronized by
the SaznG 6S1' asty; indeed. niece OF
Otto the Great was AbbeSs in Hros-