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SECOND ED
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
SOVIET CRITICAL OF
NAZI BULGARIA
BULGARIA MOVE
NAZIS REPORT BRITISH BREAK
EFFORT TO CLEAR WITH BULGARIA
FAREAST AIR
For the second time in a fortnight Mr. Winston. Churchill last night re- ceived Mr. Mamoru Shige-! mitsu, the Japanese Am- bassador.
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FOLLOWING THEIR MINUTES' CONVERSATION IT WAS UNDERSTOOD IN WELL- INFORMED QUARTERS THAT THE TALK GREATLY CLARI- FIED THE AIR AND HAS RE- VEALED THAT GENERAL PRO- BLEMS IN THE FAR EAST ARE RESPONSIVE ΤΟ UNDER- STANDING TREATMENT. LEARNS REUTER'S DIPLOMA- TIC CORRESPONDENT.
Mr.
Mr. Shigemitsu handed Churchill a communication from Mr. Matsuoka, the Japentae Foreign Minister.
It will be recalled that Mr. Matsuoka sent a direct message to Mr. Churchill to which the latter
replied on Monday, February 24.
servations. The
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The German radio announced last night that diplomatic rela- tions between Britain and Bulgaria have been severed.
The British Minis- ter, Mr. George Ren- del, was reported to be leaving Bulgaria as soon as final arrange- ments for his depar- ture are made.-Reu- ter.
Japan's
Oceania
Claims
The speech by the Jap- anese Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, last week, in which he was reported
stating that
Mr. Matsuoka has now sent a as response to Mr. Churchill's ob-
yesterday were therefore a continuation of the talks which have been ceeding for some time.-Reuter,
conversations
pro-
ARTILLERY BATTLE
IN ALBANIA
"the
Speculation JAPAN
In London ASKS FOR
THE IMPORTANT STATEMENT BROAD- CAST FROM MOSCOW IN REGARD TO THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF BULGARIA HAS GIVEN RISE TO MUCH COMMENT IN DIPLO- |MATIC_QUARTERS IN LONDON, REUTER'S
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT LEARNS.
There is nothing, however, to suggest it means more than it says, namely, that the So- viet Government does not share the views of the Bulgarian Government that its attitude will lead to the preservation of peace.
Gov-
Consequently the Soviet ernment is unable to support the Bulgarian Government in the pro- secution of its present policy.
It is an obvious rebuke to the Government of Bulgaria and gives a contradiction to those Bulgarian papers which were spreading reports that Ruscia was in full agreement with the latest developments.
BRITISH
COUP
ADMITTED
It must be recalled that the Bul- garian Prime Minister, in his speech at Vienna in signing the Light British naval Tripartite Paet, reaffirmed his forces carried out a raid resolve to develop the Soviet Union. trad tional friendly relations with
further the
Not Mollified
This statement, which incident- white races must cede ally was ignored by Ribbentrop in his reply, does not seem to have Oceania to the Asiatics," mollified Moscow in any way. has provoked a long state- ment from the Domei news agency.
The agency says the speech was misunderstood abroad and that there was nothing aggressive in Mr. Matsuoka's speech.
Significant nature
the of broadcast is that it was renewed in several languages and more than one occasion.
on
More will have to be known of un- the true circumstances and derlying motives of the Soviet It also says that Mr. Maluoka's statement before any considered Albanian front was reported by actual words were: "It is my judgment would be possible so far Athens radio yesterday.
consistent intention that the white as British quarters are concerned.
Intense artillery action on the
An Italian tanke was hit by races should give the Japanese Greek gunfire and burst into and other Asiatic races a chance flames, the crew being killed. to emigrate to and develop Reuter.
Oceania at least.”—Reuter.
VIOLENT NAZI RAID DEFEATED
"AN ATTEMPTED HEAVY GERMAN AIR RAID ON A SOUTH WALES TOWN LAST NIGHT WAS FOILED BY FIRE-BOMB, FIGHTERS...WHO DEALT WITH NUMEROUS INCENDIARY BOMBS SO PROMPTLY THAT AFTER SOME HOURS OF CON- SIDERABLE ENEMY ACTIVITY NO SERIOUS AT- TACK DEVELOPED.
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Nazis Blamed
It is clear that an opportunity. has been taken in the statement to underline the Soviet's attitude of non-involvement in the strug- gle and her desire that operations should not be extended,
BY
IMPLICATION, BLAME FOR THE SPREAD OF · · THE CONFLICT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE · GERMANS! SHOULDERS,
AS THE STATEMENT CLEARLY IMPLIES THAT THE OCCUPA EXTENSION OF OPERATIONS.
TION OF BULGARIA IS
REUTER.
CHUNGKING
AN
OFFICIAL ABDUCTED
Flares and thousands of incen- at a south coast town. Raiders Jaries were dropped but up to were apparently aitṣcking -~ ship | The President of the Second
late hour there were no import- | ping in the Channel..N
| Branch of the Kiangsu High Court
int fires and no reports of high” Two enemy /machines were in the International. Settlement of
kplosive bombs.'
heard in difficulties, and appear- | Shanghai and the legal adviser of
· London' had a slight ‘attšok ed to be dropping, towards the Chungking's Central Bank of which ended before midnight))Vasa,
China Mr. Hsu Wel-chen, was Anti-aircraft fire was augmented During the day air activity was kidnapped, probably by Nanking
the 5tězile:fire of naval güüsi smalk-Reūtē
İçlements, last night.-Reuters
on an "unfortified” island off northern Norway yes- states terday morning, the official German news agency.
FINAL
REPLY
Mr. Matsuoka, the Jap- anese Foreign Minister, is reported to have asked Vichy to give a final reǝly to the Japanese media- tion proposals by noon to-day.
The truce in the frontier war between Thai and Indo-China ends on Friday.
MR. MATSUOKA'S REQUEST, IT IS STATED, WAS MADE WHEN HE SAW LAST NIGHT M. ARSENE HENRI, THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
M. Henri is stated to have been non-committal in attitude towards the plan which pre- viously was reported to have been accepted “In principle_by. the French Government-Reu- ter.
Norwegians.".
THE BRITISH
VESSELS, IT
IS STATED, LEFT NORWEGIAN WATERS AFTER - A SHORT
"After a short bombardment, ¦ STAY. which destroyed flahing bomba, No official, statement on the soldiers landed and took pri-report is so far available in Lon- soner some Germans and some don, - Reuter; !
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