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IN PARIS Hitler Unlikely To Answer With Blunt "No"
TO BE REPAID ON MATURITY
London, To-day.
The Yokohama Specie Bank an- nounce repayment on May 1 of the City of Osaka 5 per cent. bonds, maturing on that date.
The "News Chronicle," which
Paris, To-day.
The fact that the Fuehrer has convened the Reich- stag is considered to furnish a ground for a cer- tain optimism as regards the further destiny of President Roosevelt's message to the Fuehrer and the Duce.
-NORWAY ISSUES WARNING
Oslo, To-day.
The Norwegian Ministry for Trade issued a decree yesterday requiring the managements of all Norwegian shipping companies to instruct all merchant vessels voy- aging in foreign waters to keep permanently in touch with the in- formation service of the Norwe gian wireless because this ser- 'vice will at once Issue- reports should the danger, of war - in Europe become acute. Trans-
is the only commentator, says Despite the severe criticism in Germany and Italy, Ocean.
that due repayment may help Japanese credit, which at pre- sent needs all the help it can get. -Reuter.
FIVE YEARS FOR ATTACK ON MRS. HOLMES
the Fuehrer seems to be not disinclined to sub- mit Mr. Roosevelt's proposals to a thorough ex- amination, writes the "Paris Soir." "Intransigeant" believes that, DIABOLICAL ANTICIPATIONS
The "Boersen Zeitung" denounces
if the Fuehrer intends to take 12
days to prepare his reply he is"the diabolical anticipations" of the unlikely to answer with a blunt British and French press which, ac- "No." Reuter.
cording to the paper, gives ever clearer expression to the hope that the Axis Powers are now confront-
KALININ MESSAGE
Berlin, To-day."
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concentrated
YUGO-SLAVIA ENDS INTERNAL
ETERNAL FEUD
Budapest, To-day.
ed by the alternative; either war or The agreement between the complete submission, and goes on Serbs and Croats provides for The German newspapers con- to say that "this Satanic hope is es- creation of an autonomous Croat FIVE YEARS' HARD LABOUR tinue to publish hostile commentspecially
on Ger-State, with 4,500,000 inhabitants,
AND 12 STROKES
within the framework of the OF THE on President Roosevelt's message, many.' BIRCH WAS THE SENTENCE while stressing the favourable re- The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zei-Yugo-Slav State. IMPOSED ON LI KI 48, BY SIR [ception accorded to the message by tung" takes the view that President Control of foreign, military ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT THE the Western powers and the Soviet Roosevelt cannot expect the Axis and financial affairs will remain CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS Union.
powers to have confidence in him with the Federal Government. MORNING FOR ROBBERY · AT
since he openly avowed his hostility The "Lokal Anzeiger" considers. THE HOME OF MRS. R. J. HOL the haste with which the Chairman
to them before offering mediation. -Trans-Ocean. MES, OF NO. 194, PRINCE ED-of the All-Russian Central Execu- WARD ROAD.
tive Committee, M. Kalinin, “who When arraigned this morning, otherwise plays such a ridiculous accused pleaded guilty..
shadow role in Stalin's Red Reich" Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant replied to Mr. Roosevelt's message Crown Solicitor, stated that some as proof that the message was the of the articles which were stolen result of "pre-arranged action." had been found. Mrs.
ceived slight injuries Holmes re-
when she struggled with accused in the house.
"You have pleaded guilty to a brutal robbery. I very much re- gret-such a weed are you--that I cannot give you the cat of nine talls," remarked the Chief Justice, imposing sentence. ́.
BERLIN EXPELS BRITISH JOURNALIST
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GOERING RETURNS TO BERLIN
Rome, To-day. Field Marshal Goering left Rome for Berlin by special train-yester- day afternoon, among those present to take leave of the Field Marshal and Frau Goering being Ciano and M Alfieri.-Trans- Ocean:
Count
that he has "persistently sent false Berlin, To-day. and tendentious reports" on Ger- correspondent of the man conditions. “News Chronicle, ""S. D, Harrison, - Recently, he sent n despatch al- has been ordered to leave Gor-leging that Germany had drawn up many `within the next fourteen a plan for the occupation of Hol- days, It was announced der land in the event of an attack up day.
Gummy by the Western
The reason for the expulsion
The successful negotiations mark a new epoch in the national history." Trans-Ocean.
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