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ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS
FAMOUS ATHLETE KILLED
IN ACTION
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Helsinki, To-day.
It is officially announced that Finland's famous field and track champion, Erkki Tamila, has been killed in action at the front. -Havan
DANUBE BLOCKED BY ICE
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INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
UNITY MITFORD
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London, To-day.
WAY HOME
London, To-day.
Miss Unity Mitford, Hit- ler's "English girl-friend," is now on her way back to Eng- land with a bullet-wound in her head. She is expect-
It is reported that Hitler personally
MUCH SPECULATION has been caused by an an-ed home to-day.
nouncement to the effect that Sir William Seeds, the British Ambassador in Moscow, is returning to London shortly, on furlough.
made the arrangements which result-
ed in her coming home, and it is understood that she is reaching Bri- tain through either Belgium or Hol-
land.
Miss Mitford, daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale, has long been known
for her pro-Nazi
sympathies.
She arrived in Germany shortly be fore the war was declared on one of
The decision, in itself, does not constitute a surprise of any kind, as Sir William Seeds has been stren- uously worked for the past several months, but political quarters wonder whether Sir William will return to Moscow after his five weeks' rest. There seems to be a consensus of opinion that cir-leave the country again,
cumstances will not permit him to resume his functions.
This, of course, would not be tant- amount "to: a severance of diplomatic relations between Britain and Soviet Russia as the care of the Embassy would be entrusted to a charge d'affaires.
Bucharest, To-day. The Danube_is_now_com-the-harangues and accusations of the Nevertheless, it is pointed out that pletely frozen over, by one of Moscow Press and Radio do not con- the bitterest winters for de-tribute in any way towards facilitating improvement in Soviet-British re- cades, and is closed to navi-lations, which have deteriorated not- gation.
ably since the invasion of Finland..
The situation is a heavy blow to Germany, for her much needed im- ports from Rumania are unable to ge! through in anything like useful quan- tities. The railway running through Poland is still disrupted and the only way for Rumanian exports to reach Germany is over the Hungarian rail- way system which is already over- taxed.
The importance of the Danube as a trade artery is indicated by the fact that eighty per cent. of Rumanian petrol and the whole of the wheat exported to Germany is usually conveyed by the Danube
route.
It is impossible to foresee how long river traffic will be interrupted as the river remains frozen for periods, vary- ing from year to year, from one week to as long as three months.—Havas.
U.S. PROTEST AGAINST MAIL
CENSORSHIP
*
AID TO FINLAND
Britain feels morally bound to give Finland all the assistance possible in present circumstances and will do s regardless of the consequences. It is up to Russia to restore normal diplo- matic relations, by stopping her aggres- sive attacks and recalling her troops from Finland, state authoritative London quarters.
It is noted, at the same time, that the return of Sir William Seeds on leave coincides with the recall of Signor Rosel, the Italian Ambassador In Moscow, as a protest against the Russian recall of the Soviet Ambassa- dor-Designate to Rome before he had presented hisoredentials. →→
Havas.
function of American mails carried in American or neutral ships, nor can the United States admit the right of the British to censor mails transported in Ivessels which involuntarily enter Bri-
tish ports.
It is said that over 1,250 sacks þf mall destined for Germany have | been- seized in-four cases.
British-quarters in Washington state that the British “qaneorship' ls to prevent foreign, currencies from rea Whateve Jadidial view, adopted
New York, To-day. The United States Govern- ment has protested to Britain by the
about the stoppage of Ameri- the can mail bound for Ger-
the
and
ared
CHINESE RE-OCCUPY H.K. BORDER
her usual visits, and was unable to
Soon afterwards, It was sald that she had tried to poison her. self after a quarrel with Adolf Hitler and that she had been sent to a Munich nursing-home. Now, however, it appears she has a bullet-wound in the head. Her father to-day is waiting at • Channel port for his daughter and has completed arrangements for her to finish the journey in an ambulance.— Reuter.
area, while the former Shumchun magistrate has resumed his duties.
were
BETWEEN 500 AND 600 CHINESE TROOPS ARE NOW BILLETTED AT
The situation along the entire bor- DIFFERENT POINTS ALONG THE der is described "calm and peaceful” BORDER IN CHINESE TERRITORY but there appears to be a shortage of BETWEEN SHUMCHUN AND SHA- food among the villagers who TAUKOK, ACCORDING TO AU-unable to cultivate their farms while THENTIC REPORTS RECEIVED BY the Japanese were in occupation. THE "CHINA MAIL" TO-DAY.
The movement of refugees from the A Chinese military commander has New Territories to their former arrived and taken command of the homes is very slow.
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many.
The United States, says
tish authorities to