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Queen Wilhelmina Confident
Of Victory: Thanks Extended
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To English-Speaking Peoples AFRICAN NEGROES WEEKLY RETURNS AND REPORTS
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) Confidence in final victory and thanks to the English-speaking peoples for their help were ex- pressed by Queen Wübelmina of the Netherlands in two broadcasts on Saturday evening:
LIKE BACH RECORDINGS
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Berlin Johann Sebastian Bach recordings "äre being sold to Afri-" can natives in seven negro dialects by an ambitious hard-headed Berlin recording company.
Broadcasting first to "compatriots in all parts of the realm and scattered over all parts of the world." the Queen declared: "At the end of a year of trial the kingdom stands firm, more united, deter- mined, unanimous and strong. Everyone takes part in the struggle.
But that's not all. This firm has "On one side is an enemy wno, provoked invasion of the Nether- conficts with international and lands by the German armed forces struck a real African gold mine in express the gratitude making recordings of ebony "blues” martial law and elementary nu-I wish to man rights, on the other side is a of His Majesty's Government for singers' warbling and selling them people silenced but courageous. the afd the Netherlands Govern-backs to the African coastal in- "proud, offering a dogged passive ment have given the Allled cause habitants to play on their beloved
gramophones, throughout this grievous year, resistance."
country Trying to force European jaxx: "The presence in this Queen Wilhelmina reassured the!
that Greater of Queen Wilhelmida and of her down their throats didn't seem to people of Holland
the an-Government, and support, be such a business plum, so that Holland, east and west, was xious to aid them and was ready given by the Netherlands Empire,company directors sent crews with to sacrifice everything to that end armed forces and merchant ma- recording outfits into the jungle. and that President Roosevelt and rine. have been most valuable There they set up their "makes" a village orchestra wheezes, the United States would not rest sources of strength to the com- and unty pictory had been won, mon cause, nor do we forget the whines and boom-booms away."
brave Dutchmen who fought so
WAX RECORDING valiantly in the Battle of
Back to Berlin goes the wax re-
SECOND BROADCAST
the
In her second broadcast Queen Netherlands and who now under carding, and from it a matrix is Wilhelmina thanked the English-the Nazi yoke continue to oppose made. Thousands of «black discs speaking peoples for their ald, and
labelled in various negro dialects said that Hitler had invaded Dutch tyranny.
"The sympathy and admiration are then pressed off and returned territory but had never succeeded
of His Majesty's Government and to the market. in invading the Dutch spirit,
"From Curacao to New Guinea the British people go out in special the Dutch Empire stands fast. In occupied territory there is but one conviction-resistance must be ab-
solate..
"No negotiation or compromise is possible with an enemy who had: introduced the lle as the main whose Instrument of policy and rule depends on the machinations of secret police."
CHURCHILL'S MESSAGE
"The East African negroes are the measure to the people of the Ne-ones who take a special liking to therlands who, by their courage the of Bach's pieces. For theas
customers the lyrics have and endurance, play so firm part in the war against the hated translated into seven dialects. enemy."
Jazz doesn't please the customers BELGIAN ATD
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BANK OF ENGLAND
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter),
Public Deposits Other Deposita:-
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#
May 8
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168.4-
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Notes in circulation
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NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuter).
MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941. -PAGE
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May 2 (1940)
May 1 (000's Omitted
May
BIL's Bought US Securities, held Federal Reserve Ratio Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding Monetary Gold Stocks Industrial Advances
2,487,000
88.17%
2,500,000
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91.33% 2,229,000
The retall price for Burma rice like their own music, although has been fixed by the Controller To the Belgian Premier Mr. some coast tribes will buy a few of food, Mr. D. L. Newbigging, a5. Churchill expressed gratitude for recordings. The "Hymn for the follows: Grade No. 1-15 cents per all the help Belgians have given Birthday of an East African King" catty. $14.80 per picul; Grade No. is one of the best sellers recorded 2- 14 cents per catty, $14 per "We remember your soldiers
by native virtuoses.
Dicut. who resisted the invader in the
to the Allied cause,
A year ago yesterday Germany Battle of Belgium and who, in invaded Belgium; the Netherlands their homes, oppose the will of
18,771,000
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2,184,000 91.33 2,234,000 22,505,000 7,549,000
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Having reached Kelly Field, the average 650 cadets: by April they cadet is considered a fairly accom- will average 800. This means that plished pilot. although additional In every ten weeks period some-night and blind flying is stressed, where between 800 and 900 cadets so the bulk of instruction there is will be sent from Randolph Field in the art of bombing, aerial com- to Kelly Field and that by the bat and observation duty. "Another first of July they will be emerging 70 hours in the air are generally at the rate of approximately 7,000 run at Kelly, for a pliat must have a year. But since this is not con- at least 200 air-hours to his credit sidered enough for the huge átr before
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ant in the Air Corps reserve force, ате dnt back to Randolph for a 10-day, 30-hour Swamped" by applications from course in how to become instruc- young men who want the coveted to. Thus mang mẹn are teach- air force wings the Air Corps now ng raw recruits less than three faces a serious shortage of tram months after they themselves start- ing ships despite the efforts of ed at Randolph,
plane manufactures. Thus, while the Corps considers that 2,85 men
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