Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-01-06
FOREIGN

years
dictator Chang Kai-shek and then par
Jan. 7-crown Princess Juliana of the
Nethe sI s.. married to Prince Bernhard
Jan. i5-George Bonnet made French am.
bassador to United States.
stated o pr: Ct S ssd ssvess sa
Jan. 2s-Premier Hirota Of Japan and
his cabinet resigned after being attacked
Karl RadeE and Is others on trial at Mos.
cow confessed plot TO overthrow the Stain
Jan. 2e-cermany abolished free city
Jan. 3o-Thirteen Russian conspirators
SsSsk Even 70 bison dso1A I0u
Gen. Senjuro Hayashi undertook task Of
forming. Japanese ministry.
Feb. 2-HayasM cabinet accepted by eu.
Feb. 7-Spanish Fascists captured Malaga.
FEB. s-All political prisoners In Mexico
Feb. HMchancelior schuschnigg Of Aus.
tria declared In favor of restoration Of
Spanish rebel warship shelled Valencia.
March e-Spanish liner Mar Cantrabrico
with American cargo Of munitions for 10y.
aiists shelled and taken by rebel vessel:
April New constitution for India went
into effect: Burma became state within
British empire; Alden became crown colony.
:, April ll-Anti-Fascists won crucial cleo.
April ao1Briitish coal miners voted to
Gen. Francisco Franco consolidated Span.
ish insurgent factions to form a one.party
April 2a-Poland barred all Jews from
politics.
May president De Valera proposed
new constitution for Irish Free State.
London transportation tied up by strike
May l2-King George vi and Queen Eliza.
beth of Great Britain crowned.
May, N-British imperial conference
May 15-Caballero's loyalist Spanish cabi.
net resigned.
May l7-New Spanish government formed
May M-Paris worlds fair opened.
May 28-Baldwin quit as British prime
minister and was succeeded by Neville
May si-Hayashi's Japanese cabinet re-
June 2--Prince Fumimaro Konoe made
premier Of Japan.
field married at Monts, France.
June 16-President of White Russia com.
mitted suicide as hundreds were seized.
June 1S-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
that government would take over national
railway lines.
June 2s-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 Niemoeller, leader of the Protestants.
July. 2..-De valera's party failed to get
Irish Free State elections.
July 3--Count Covadonga, former crown
prince Of Spain, and Marta Rocafort mar.
ried in Havana.
July lI25apan prepared nation to go on
July 1s-French Reds and rightists rioted
In Paris on eve of Bastile day.
July 17-Pope Plus angered Nazis by pay.
e as tribute 70 oaroinal "un0eiem Oh chi
July 1s-British parliament passed divorce
reform act.
July 2l--Eamon de Valera reelected presi.
dent of Irish Free State.
July 26-Republc of Liberia celebrated
its Goth anniversary.
July 2s-Farouk invested as king Of
Aug. l-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
wreckers.
Aug. 2s-spanish rebels captured San
lander.
Aug. sl-French railroads nationalized by
decree.
Sept. paraguay government suppressed
Sept. 17-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
- oet, 2s-British parliament opened by
Oct. 28|Spanish loyalists moved capital
from Valencia to Barcelona.
Nov: spanish rebels announced block.
ade OF entire loyalist coast
Nov. l0-President Vargas made himself
Nov. is-Grand Duke George of Hesse
and ten others killed In Belgian plane cash.
Nov. Indicator Vargas abolished fed
eral courts of Brazil.
Nov. 22-Duke Of Windsor won libel suit
against author and publisher Of book about
Due de Guise issued manifesto starting
campaign to regain throne Of France.
Dec. 3-Dictator Vargas of Brazil out.
laWed all political parties.
Dec. 12-Soviet Russia held first free"
election under new constitution.
Dec. S-Pope Plus created ave new car.