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SOLIDARITY OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES STRESSED IN STOCKHOLM
Stockholm, To-day.
TWO DAYS IN THE HEADS OF THE Scandinavian States broad-
DINGHY IN NORTH SEA
cast from the Royal Palace in Stockholm yester- day morning.
King Gustav of Sweden emphasised the importance of Nordic heutrality and the value of the soli- darity of the Scandinavian countries.
1939
POPE WILL DENOUNCE NAZI PAGANISM
Roma, To-day.
It is learned on the highest au- thority at the Vatican that the Papal Encyclical is to be entitled "Against the ruinous doctrines of our times."
it will denounce the credo of atheism and the new paganism of the Nazis.-Reuter.
GERMANS TO
AT King Christian of Denmark described the meeting of the SETTLE IN
LONDON, TO-DAY.. THE TWO GERMAN AIRMEN WHO DRIFTED ASHORE WHITBY (YORKS) IN. A COLLAP- SIBLE RUBBER DINGHY YESTER- DAY PROVIDED PROOF THAT A
BROUGHT DOWN IN TUESDAY'S RAID.
Scandinavian countries as a logical sequence to the conference at Malmo in the first year of the last war. FIFTH NAZI BOMBER HAD BEEN His broadcast struck a note of hope for the future.
King Haakon of Norway said that Scandinavian co-opera-
tion might provide a model for the whole world. had been at sea since the plane crash-President Kallio of Finland said the Russian demands of Finland were serious but he hoped the Soviet would respect her agreements, which provided for the settle- ment of differences by peaceful means.
The men, whose two companions in the bomber were killed,
ed on Tuesday evening.
said
It is now apparent that more than ne-third of the Nazi raiders were brought down.-Reuter.
The German airmen are now in the charge of the police. One of sur- vivors is wounded in the leg and both were in an exhausted British Wireless.
condition. —
BULGARIAN PREMIER'S DEMAND
SOFIA, TO-DAY.
M. KIOSSEIVANOFF, THE BUL- GARIAN PREMIER, WHO RESIGN- ED YESTERDAY, HAS BEEN ASK- ED TO FORM A NEW GOVERN- MENT.
ap-
Object of the resignation was parently to obtain wider powers, and the new Government is expected to demand plenary powers. The last government party and had been in office November last.-Reuter.
was non- since
RATIONING PLANS
London, To-day:
desire
to
He declared that the support grant- [meated with a common ed to Finland by the other Scandina- live in peace with all nations. vian countries was not limited to "My dearest hope is that we may words but had taken expression in contribute to the restoration of peace, action.
for all the peoples yearn for peace and security."
President Roosevelt, meanwhile, has sent a message to the conference expressing American sympathy Scandinavian neutrality.
for
The King of Denmark hoped that the meeting would be a fruitful one for the Northern Countries and bene- re-ficial to other nations.
Similar telegrams have been ceived from other American Republics. expressing sympathy with the aims of the conference.
were
The Northern Nations
in- spired with feelings of solidarity and the same wish to maintain their common neutrality as in 1914.-Reu-
Great crowds gathered outside the Royal Palace to cheer the various ter. leaders as they arrived.
LONG LIVE FINLAND President Kallio was greeted with repeated cheers as he appeared the balcony, and there were shouts of "Long live Finland."
on
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Defence Minister has announced that Norway has been increasing the defences on her northern border.-Reuter.
FINNISH ATTITUDE
Helsinki, To-day. The newspaper owned by the Fin- nish Foreign Minister declared yes terday:
"Finland will not accept any pact by which Russia will decide how the safety and independence of our country are to be ruled." The Finnish envoy to Moscow is Bacon imports from Den- not expected to return to the Soviet mark, which have been sus- pended for a fortnight, are now to be resumed.
The Ministry of Food also announ- ced yesterday that rationing plans in this country are well advanced.
Ration books will be issued at least 10 days before the introduction of ra- tioning, so that people will have plenty of time to register with the shops.-Reuter.
BALLOON
ADRIFT
LONDON, TO-DAY. A GERMAN OBSERVATION BAL- LOON WHICH DRIFTED ON THE WESTERN FRONT INTO THE BRI- TISH LINES IS NOW BEING EX- AMINED AT BRITISH HEADQUAR- TERS.
before Monday.
from In his broadcast to Finland Stockholm yesterday, the Finnish President declared:
"We wish for nothing but to live in peace on our own soil but we are united in defence of our liberty."- Reuter.
the
nor-
FINAL DISCUSSIONS
Stockholm, To-day. Before the official broadcasts, four Foreign Ministers of the thern countries had met to continue discussions and then proceeded to the Palace where the talks conclud- ed in a full session at which the Kings of Norway, Sweden and Den- mark and the President of Finland were present.
President Kallio said: "Finland is placing her trust in God and the justice of her cause...
"The peace-loving Finnish people will unanimously defend their in- dependance while only desiring to live in peace on their own soil.
"They will hope to the last that The wire cable attached to
the her powerful neighbour will respect balloon 'fouled overhead cables and the pacific agreements made with interrupted the local electricity-sup- Finland. These included conditions ply for 10 minutes. The balloon was expressly providing for a peaceful set on fire.-Reuter.
settlement of possible differences.
"Finland stands by her under- takings."
PREMIER LUNCHES
TROUBLING ALL STATES · WITH KING
The King of Sweden said:- London, To-day. "We have already found that hos- The Prime Minister and Mrs. tilities affect even the interests of Chamberlain were the guests of the neutrals, and consequently the same King and Queen át a luncheon at difficulties are troubling all the states Buckingham Palace yesterday. Bri-of the Oslo group. tah Wireless.
"The Northern Peoples
per-
CONFERENCE OVER
Stockholm, To-day. The four-power Scandina- vian conference ended here last evening.
A communique says that the three Scandinavian Kings and the President of Finland, together with their Foreign Ministers, examined the difficulties they were faced with a maintaining strict neutrality.
They unanimously decided to con tinue the talks on matters affecting
and neutrality
trade relations. Reuter
SIR V. SASSOON'S DONATION
Shanghai, To-day. Sir Victor Sassoon, the famous fin- `ancier, has donated: $1,000,000 to the
British War Fund in Shanghai, --
The sum will be paid in twelve monthly instalments.
Reuter.
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OOPS IN FRANCE.
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CORRIDOR
London, To-day.
Two thousand Germans from the Baltic States, who are being evacuated to Ger- many, are due at Gydnia (Poland) to-day.
They will stay in Gydnia until plans have been completed for their settlement in the Corridor.
In Berlin, the "Diplomatische Kor- respondenz" admitted that Germans from the Baltic States were being called on to make heavy sacrifices in leaving their homes and going Poland.
to
"New and hard tasks await them." declared the Nazi journal.
to
Meanwhile, Moscow radio announc- ed that Germans in the Soviet-occupi- ed areas of Poland would have become Germans if they did not re- turn to the Reich.-Reuter.
ARRESTS IN SHANGHAI
men
Shanghai, To-day. Twelve young Chinese
and women were arrested by the Japanese in the French Concession yesterday.
The Japanese were accompanied by French police.
or.
The arrested are alleged to be members of an anti-Japanese ganisation with headquarters in the Concession-Our Own Correspondent.
FLIGHT OVER GERMANY
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry 'announce that R.A.F. planes carried out another suc- cessful reconnaissance flight over north-western Germany on Wednes- day night.
All our planes returned to their bases safely. Reuter.