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Snow And Frost-Then Slap Stick Comedy Scenes On The French Front: B.B.C.
Observer's Review
LONDON, Feb, & (Reater)-In a review of the activities of last week, Mr. Charles Gardner, B.B.C. observer with the RAF. inFrance, said that the westher was, of course, the chief topic.
They had frost and snow and then frust again. The second front caused a traffic hold-up and there was a collection of cats at the foot of the hills.
When one looked out of one's window, one, saw scenes reminis cent of slap-stick comedy. Half the people were falling down and the rest were evan zetting up. Even important seven-star French generals were not immune.
ters, for they sent him homie by plane, a privilege usually reserved for the high ones in this waren
The wedding was held
The beauty of seven-star French OUTSIDE ROADS
general, however, is that one can
fall down at the very feet of a guard of honour and no one" dare laugh at least not at the time.
BOMBER'S ATTACK
One of the highlights of the week was the attack by a Nazi bomber on a land patrol. The bomber came down to twenty- feet and used its machine-guns, but it did no damage. This attack caused quite a lot excitement as some thought it might herald the beginning of "Total Warfare."
If the Germans do start that game,
Gardner, .comments Mr. there will be plenty of surprises for them......
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THEY DIDN'T DARE
The most remarkable feature of the war so far, at least where the Allies are concerned, has been the care taken not to bomb or ground- strafe land targets. Such activity last September might have been to Germany's advantage. But it is most likely that the Germans did not indulge in it for fear of re- prisals,
POSTPONED LEAVE One of the leading items in the news during the week was the postponement of leave for "the second time, due to what was call ed "The Flap" transport troubles, caused by the weather. This second postponement, however, showed up headquarters in a hu- man light.
NUT FOR THIRD TIME / One man was going home to be married his wedding being fixed for Thursday. He already had to postpone his wedding twice be- fore... once when war began, and the second time when leave was postponed.
Three times, he thought, was
a bit steep. So did headquar-
QUESTION IN
SHANGHAI
Snow Again!
ANATOLIA ROCKED BY NEW QUAKE
STATE OF TERROR: TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED
ANKARA, Feb. 5. (Reuter)- Forty-five
were killed people and scores badly. injured when two villages were completely destroyed in the neighbourhood of Erzindjan B.S the result another earthquake,
of
DAILY TREMORS Tremors have been felt daily since Dec. 27, 1939 throughout Northern Anatolia, but more fre quently and stronger in the past forty-eight hours. The population SHANGHAI, Feb. 5 (Reuter)—is declared to be in a state of While the Shanghai Municipal terror.. Council officials, still refuse to break their silence regarding the outside roads question, Fu Sizo OPIUM SUPPRESSION of BIAN, Feb 5 (Central) - An en, "the puppet "Mayor" Greater Shanghai, told reporters oplum suppression inspection com- Festerday that "an arrangement" mission has been formed in Shensi had been reached.
under government orders. Mr. Wang Teh-po, Commissioner of Attaits of the Shenst Fu refused to enter into the de-Civil talls alleged to have been arrang-Provincial Government, and Mr. ed, but stated that they would be Chang shou-yo, member of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Shensi few days.". published "r .ǎ
Kuomintang Headquarters, are re- spectively chairman and Vice- chairman of the commission.
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FREEDOM OF MIND & SPIRIT
The commission expects to inake a thorough investigation of opium suppression, work in the province In six months, beginning February and ending July.
LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter) The NATIONAL POSTAL
essential strength of the British Commonwealth lay in its being an association of free people, sald
Anthony Mr.
Eden. Dominions Secretary. In a speech on Satur day.
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WORKERS UNION CHUNGKING, Feb. 5 (Central)-
Postal The National
Workers Union held a meeting. In celebra- tion of the 10th anniversary of its THIS FREEDOM
founding yesterday. Over 2,000 Some short-sighted observers postal workers and representatives believeil that on account of this of various "organisations were pre- freedom, the Dominions would not sent. stand
by Britain's side. This "Banners were presented to the view failed to understand the Union by delegates from postal spirit of the British Empire, which workers unions in various parts of
the country. lay in its greater freedom.
"We are fighting not only to maintain, but also the possibility of Brogress in free-Kai-shek and the Chinese frontlitie dom of mind and spirit of
soldiers paying respects and a circular
denouncing which the British Empire is a living example," said Mr. Eden.
The meeting decided to send telegrams to Generalissimo Chiang
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