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A Word to Wives
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INCREASING THE
Mysterious Explosion In England
GENERAL
EFFICIENCY OF
RED FORCES
it
New Decree Step In Right Direction
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Reuter) M. Stalin's decision to abolish the LONDON, August 14 (Reuter) offices of Political Commissurs "in Two persons were killed and
the Red Army is regarded as one number wounded by a mysterious of the most important develop- explosion which damaged several menta in the campaign to Increase houses on the south-east const the efficiency of Sorlet forces. yesterday.
Hitherto, these Commissars, en Although there is no official joyed the same rank as military confirmation of the incident, it Commanders whose order had to I stated that metal fragments. be counter-signed, by them believed to be shell pieces, were now complete authority is vested picked up.
In the Commanders who will even bear political responsibility.
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One of the pieces resembled part of a nose cup and it la sue-i gested that it may be from a Bri tish gun
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but
The former Political Commisaars
are to become "Vier-Commanders for Political Education.”
PRESS APPROVAL Leading articles in the
news-
UNPRECEDENTED papers Pravda and Red Star
DIFFICULTIES
tomcial organ of the Red Army) ali declare that the Political Com/ manders created by" Lenin and
OF GOVERNMENT Stalin have outlived their purpose
and it is now necessary to in- crease the authority of officers thereby enhancing the military Soviet which 13 "absolutely necessary in the pre- sent menacing international situa tion:"
Marshal Petain And power of the
Spectre Of Famine
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter}--- Broadcasting to the French people;
last night from Vichy. Marshal HAILE SELASSIE
Petain complained that the inten- ttons of the Government had been; persistently misrepresented in cer- |tain quarters and said that the
difficulties facing the Government | were unprecedented,
"Those which arise from France's defeat in war we cannot cure,"
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AND LORDS
Liberty Of Action Reserved By Govt.
LONDON, August 14 (Reuter)-- Another no less urgent task was In the House of Lords yesterday. to ensure the repatriation of four Lord Davis asked whether it was million French and Belgian re- the intention of the Government fugees. Between half-million re- to recognise Haile Selassie as the fugees and demobilised soldiers
lawful ruler were repatriated to various parts whether it was proposed to
of Ethiopia, ` and,
of their territory.
Dive him all aid within our POWET to Petain expressed thanks to Ameri- overthrow the aggressor and re- cans generally and their Swiss friends who had sent ten loads of food.
and Marshal
acoupy the throne.
GOVERNMENT VIEWS Viscount Caldecote replied that MATTER OF TIME
the Government would let it be Marshal Petain concluded by addressing a special message to deliberate aggression in resorting known that in view of Italy's the population of Paris and
Frenchmen in occupied territory. to war against this country, they He said that immediately after feel entitled to reserve complete the armistice they had asked the liberty of action with regard to German Government for au-any commitments entered into in thorisation to transfer the Gov-the past with the Italian Co ernment to Paris, and this was ernment relating to North and inscribed in the Armistice terras East African and Mediterrancan The German Government had in-possessions.
formed them that while main- This declaration covered the de taining its agreement to this are recognition in the Anglo- transfer in principle, it could not Italian agreement at 1938: of give effect to it for technical rea-Italy's conquest of Abyssinia. "Con- song" and upt certain material sequently His Majesty's Govern- conditions were realized, but Mar-ment attached full and proper shal. Petain believed that the au- importance to the pointą raised. thorization was only a matter of time."
Viscount Caldecote asked Lord Davis in the public interest not: to press the matter further at He added that the first task of this stage."
FIRST TASK
the Government was to procure
for everybody sufficient nourish INDIAN AIR
war. the FORCE
ment in the coming months. The: cessation of the work of destruc- tion resulting from paralysis of means of communica- tion, and the exodus of a large part of the agriculture population had conjured up in different parts
of the country the spectre of
famine.
"That," he said, "was why mea- sures of rationing had to Be taken."
AUBE QUADRUPLED
PILOTS SECONDED TO R.A.F.
SIMLA, Aug. 14 (Reuter Twenty-four Indian ples Officers of the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve are being seconded to the
EIRE INVASION RAF by the Government of In-
DISCOUNTED.
dia si the invitation of the Air Ministry.
They are undergoing prelimi- |nary training and are expected to
Quislings Negligible proceed to England in November
-De Valera
with the view to 'participating `in, the air fighting.
The Indian Air Force 1s being NEW YORK Aug. 14 (Reuter) quadrupled and it is understood The danger of Eire falling an easy that the British Air Ministry prey to aggression like some other extended the invitation on the countries was vigorously discount-ground that it is desirable for ed by Mr. Eamon de Valera in an Indiang to have actual Ex- Interview.given to the Dubila cor-perience of air warfare in Europe. respondent of the Christian Science Monitor.
Mr. de Valera declared that geographically the position of Elre presents considerable difficulty. for an Invasion by a long sea route! And the attempt could be made very costly.
WELL-EQUIPPED ARMY
“AULD LANG SYNE"
PEIFING, AUS, 14 (Reuter) As the small detachment of East Surreys marched down Legation The" training of a small well-Street to the station, they sang equipped mechanised Irish army war time songs and were secòm- for 20 years has been naturally panied by many British residents directed to the problem of how to bidding farewell.
of
resist an invasion.
When the troops reaches the Defences were recently greatly American Embassy, a Guard strengthened.
Bonour of American Marines saluted smartly and the band played "Auld Lang Syne
Those in Eire "Who might
·zid one or other of the bel- Uzerents are negligible la numbers."
At the station, American om Cars of the Embassy Guard were Mr. de Valera finally said that in full dress and French troops ||11: "A" invaden us, 9 would be begatily cheered the departing Tready to come to our aid, contingent
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MESSRS, N. V. PHILIPS GLOBILAMPENFABRIEKEN,
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