The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-13
FOREIGN

Jan. 4-Marshal Chang sentenced to ten
dictator Chang Kai-shek and then par.
Jan. Grown Princess Juliana of the
zu Lippe. Chesterfield.
Jan. i5-George Bonnet made French am
bassador to United States go. o...
started riot. fred prison and several hun.
dreds escaped.
Jan: 2s-Premier Hirota Of Japan an. and
Karl Radek and IS others on trial at Mos.
cow confessed plot to overthrow the Stain
Jan. 2e-Germany abolished free city
rights Of Hamburg and Lubbock.
condemned to death: four. including Kari
Gen. Senjuro Hayashi undertook task Of
forging eb c maseFy accepted by
Feb. T-Spanish Fascists cartured Malaga.
Feb. 9-An political prisoners in Mexico
Feb. 14-Chancellor Schuschnigg Of Aus.
tria declared in favor OF restoration OF
Spanish rebel warship shelled Valencia.
temporary loyalist capital.
March 8-Spanish liner Mar Cantrabrico
ssfs and 81 b1
March 16-New state, Mongukuo. spon-
sored by Japan. set up in north China.
April New constitution for India went
into effect: Burma became state within
British empire; Alden became crown colony.
April 11-Anti-F ascists won crucial cleo.
IA April 2oSBritish coal miners voted to
strike.
Gen. Francisco Franco consolidated Span.
ish insurgent factions to form one-party
April 22-Poland barred all Jews from
politics.
May President De Valera proposed
new constitution for Irish Free State.
London transportation tied up by strike
May fixing George vi and Queen Eliza
beth of Great Britain crowned.
May 14-British imperial conference
opened in London.
May 15-Caballero's loyalist Spanish cabi-
net resigned.
May 17-New Spanish government formed
May 24-Paris worlds fair opened.
May 23-Baldwin quit as British prime
minister and was succeeded by Neville
May 31-Hayashi's japanese cabinet re.
signed.
June 2-Prince Fumimaro Konoe made
June 3-Duke of Windsor and Wallis War.
field married at Monts, France.
June 16-President of White Russia com.
mitted suicide as hundreds were seized
June 19-Bilbao fell to Spanish rebels
June 20-Premier Blum and cabinet re.
signed as French senate refuses to make
him money dictator.
June 21-Camille Chautemps named pre-.
mier OF France to succeed Blum.
Premier of Georgian soviet republic re.
moved by Moscow.
June 23-President of Mexico announced
railway lines.
June 28-France suspended payment of
gold and foreign exchange: bourse closed
until further notice.
Russian firing squads executed 81 more
wreckers in Soviet Far East.
June 29-French chamber gave cabinet
dictatorship over finances.
July German police seized Rev. Mar
tin N1emoeller, leader of the Professionals
July 2-De Valera's party failed to get
majority. but new constitution won in
Irish Free State elections.
July 3-Count Covadonga, former crown
prince Of Spain. and Marta Rocafort mar.
July 12-Japan prepared nation to 60 on
war footing.
July 13-French Reds and rightists rioted
in Paris on eve of BaStile day.
July 17-Pope Plus angered Nazis by pay.
ing tribute to Caro4nal Mundelein of Chi.
cago.
July 19-British parliament passed divorce
reform act.
July 21-Eamon de Valera reelected presi.
dent of Irish Free State.
July 2s-Republic Of Liberia celebrated
its goth anniversary.
July 28-Farouk / invested as king OF
Egypt.
Aug. 1-American war memorial at Mont.
faucon France. dedicated.
Aug. 11-Kurd uprising IN Syria sup.
| pressed by French troops.
Russia reported execution of u railroad
Aug. 25-spanlsh rebels captured San.
lander.
Aug. 31-French railroads nationalized by
Sept. .aParaguay government suppressed
Sept. l7-Dr. Hjalmar Schacht retired as
German finance minister.
Oct. spanish rebels took Covadonga.
Oct. 19-New high taxes decreed in Italy
Oct. 23-Provisional President Paez of
Ecuador resigned and was succeeded by
Gen. Alberto Enriquez.
Oct, 25-van iceland resigned as premier
Oct. 26-British parliament opened by
Oct 28-Spanish loyalsts moved capital
from Valencia to Barcelona.
Nov. Spanish rebels announced block.
i ads Of entire loyalist coast. ..
Nov. 16-Grand Duke George OF Hesse
and ten others killed in Belgian plane cash
Nov 18-Dctator Vargas abolished fed
eral courts of Brazil
against author and publisher of book about
his abdication.
Due de Guise issued manifesto starting
campaign to regain throne of France,
laWed all political parties.
Dec. 12-Soviet Russia held FIRST free
election under new constitution.
Dec. 13-Pope Plus created Eve new car
dinalS.