MINISTERS' TOUR OF FRONT
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Paris, To-day.
MR. ANTHONY EDEN, the British Dominions Secretary, and the Dominions representatives
yesterday visited the front sector manned by Bri-
tish troops and then visited the Alsace front. They lunched with the general commanding the sec- tor on one of the fortifications 115 feet below ground.
ALLEGATION FANTASTIC
HELSINKI, TO-DAY. RUSSIAN SUGGESTIONS THAT
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FINLAND IS IN ECONOMIC DIF FICULTIES WERE DESCRIBED FANTASTIC BY M. PASSAKIVI, IN AN INTERVIEW,
He declared that the economic pres- sure of the Soviet was having, no ef- fect on Finland and the country was taking full precautions to meet other possible difficultles.-Reuter.
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that a ridge of moderately high pressure extends from the Yangtse Valley to the Pacific eastward of the Bonins.
A shallow depression is situated to the north-east of Hokkaido.
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Mr. Eden told Havas: "We are re- turning to, London more impressed than
ever with France's defensive power and the magnificent state of preparation of its army."
Mr. T. A. Crerar, the Canadian Minister of Mines, said: "Canada will give the most efficacious ald possible to the Allies."
The Australian General Northcote: declared "I am returning shortly at
the head of the Australian gent.”—Havas.
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The British Naval authorities have offered સ reward for information battle leading to the recovery of a practice target which was lost off Swatow on November 8.
A statement by the naval authori- ties says that the target broke adrift 20 miles east-north-east of Lamock Island Light. It is 145 feet wide and carries no masts. It was then ported drifting west-south-west about 18 miles per day.
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London, To-day.
After being sighted by a British cruiser, a German steamer, be- lleved to be the Leander, 989 tons, has been taken to a British port as prize. It is believed the ship put into Vigo at the out- break of war and, unable to ob- tain food, the crew decided to make a dash for Germany. Reuter.
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Paris, To-day. Semi-official circles describe the German reply to Belgium and
Netherlands
"another customary manoeuvre to throw on Britain and France the res- ponsibility for Germany's war." It is added that it will deceive no-one. The only point to re- member is that Germany said "No." Reuter.
RICELESS DAYS BEGIN IN JAPAN
Tokyo, To-day.
The War Office and the Army General Staff yester- day observed the first "rice- less day," setting an official example in the national movement to conserve rice supplies.
"Riceless Day" will be observed every Wednesday, and other military establishments, including divisional headquarters, are to follow the War Office's lead.
A War Office spokesman yesterday in stated that the shortage of rice Japan was due to the failure of the crops in Korea and western Japan.
could be The shortage, he said, easily met if the nation dispensed with rice one day a month-Reuter.
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The Chinese Maritime Customis Station at Sha-ng-chung, Mirs Bay, was badly damaged in an air raid yesterday, by a direct hit. The station, however, still functions. Some 30 bombs were dropped by four Japanese ma- chines, with only two casualties among civilians.
Amsterdam, To-day. The Netherlands continue calm. This is signalised by the re-opening of the big Ijmuiden Canal, between Amsterdam and the North Sea, to traffic at night-time. The canal was closed on Sunday.-Reuter.
Mexico City, To-day. The Supreme Court yesterday de- clared as constitutional the expro- priations of foreign oil companies' properties in March last year.--Reuter.
Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. The Chinese are reported to have withdrawn from Pakhoi and to have entrenched themselves on the city's limits where battle has been raging since dawn.
The Japanese entered the port, this morning.-Our Own Corres- pondent.
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The Hong Kong offices of Chinese Telegraph Administra- tion and the Cable and Wireless, Limited, have been out of com- munication with Pakhoi since this morning.
| HUNDREDS OF CZECH STUDENTS ARRESTED
The prefix "'Spapla!” to telegrams is used Prague, To-day.
by the "Sunday Herald" and "China 'Mail" Hundreds of Czech students, sing to Indicate news which is strictly copyright
and ing Slavonic songs
trying to
under the provisions of the Telecommunios- their attend the funeral of one of
tions Ordinance, 1938, and may not be re. circumstances, alther number who died as a result of in- } printed under `any juries received in last month's dis- wholly or in part, without prior arrange- turbances, have been
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