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Europe's Culture Now In London
As the war effort in England gathers ever increasing momen- tum, the cultural life of the nation goes on.
To the questions whether new books are being written and dis- cussed, pictures painted, debates held, new plays put OF In the West End of London, there can be bul one answer. For what would it avalt os ff, having won the war, everything for which de- mocratic people are fighting had been completely neglected in the years of struggle-all the world of mind and beauty, of creative thought and free expression.
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FINANCE & GENERAL
GOLD RESERVES Russia's Big
OF BANK OF
FRANCE
Mystery Surrounds Portion In Dakar
LONDON. Aug. 22 Reuter) "Where is the Bank of France's
weekly
Air Force
Is Out Of Date
(BY MAJOR, C. C. TURNER. ONE OF BRITAIN'S FOREMOST WRITERS ON AVIATION)
Of the Russian Air Force as a whole, it is probably fair to say that, class, by class, the speeds of its aircraft are 50. Lo 100 m.ph less than those of the R.A.F., and that in other res- pects also it is inferior. Unless in the past few months Enormous distances and the Russian winter, which holds the vastness in an iron group as far south as the Black Bea, would be important factors in menchantsed warfare.
alr
and
gold?" asks the Financiar News low types have been put into pro. yesterday commenting on the first duction. Stalin's atr force has
statement published by neither fighters nor bombers com So it is that a new concerto by, mingle with our native artists the Bank of France since the parable to four OY five British English composer re- and join in our intellectual life. | collapse, showing that the gold re-types or, for that matter, to one celves its first performance in Professor Worn-Muller, Professor serves of the Bank amount or two of Germany's best. There
to
If this should be ordered now London In April, 1941. Bach's of History and Adviser to the 8 milliard francs
Is no news of new types in Russia. there are four months before the Pussion Music and the great clas- Nobel Institute, leaves Osio Uni-
This figure does not differ ma- Russia's first-line aircraft arrival of conditions which would sical symphonies All the Queen's versity where only "re-written" terially from the amount of gold strength is from 4,000 to 5,000 place an unwelcome guest of an Hail me after me.
history books are in fashion in or holding before the Franco-German more
thun that of Notable work is being done by der to teach us the true meaning arinistice.
Britain invader In difficulties.
In occupied Poland the Germans The questions la how jor Germany at the beginning of painters. It is seen at the Royal of the Nazi occupation, while Dr. much of thig gold is under the the war; but this means little,
have made new aerodromes, some Academy which opens, ELS usual Egon Wellecz, the leading Euro-effective control of the Vichy au
of them with underground han- in day:
In the present crisie operational an in the many - | pean authority on Byzantine thorities?
strength on the western frontier.jaid along the frontier. Several gers. Petrol depors have been dividual exhibitions as well as the music and a refugee from Vienna
As 1s well coilexion
known. 01 commissioned
large the depth of war contributes an
reserves, and the important article
German amount was transferred paintings on view at the National on the subject to the new edition United States before the
to the quality of machines and person.
aircraft factorles been transferred eastwarda. Gallery.
of that monumental work, Groves and was frozen by
collapse nel are the important factors.
So far as is known, the best Dictionary of Music.
order of the There is hardly any question Russian fighter in service fa the Washington administration. An that
# German advance into ZKB 19, with a maximum speed of other substantial amount found Its Russia, opposed OF way to Martinique
unopposed 300 m.p.b. armed with one shell- and is kept would be into the Ukraine, where firing there.
and gun
four machine- Hitler hopes to obtain coal, food, guns. It is 100 m.p.h. short of and raw materials of many kindsome British types, and the Rus- agreement wes recently of which he is in great need. Anslan air force still 116cs many Gov-advance in this direction would biplane fighters of no great speed. reached between the Vichy ernment and the United States also constitute a menace to frak-(News of the World). undertook to consult the latter be- Government by which the former and Iren
LIGHTING THE NEW DARK AGE
ard
An
2
U.S. VICHY ACCORD
the
re-
POLISH POETS London has in a true sense be- Vienna, Prague, Warsaw: golden cune the centre of European cul-ames vanished Klorles From Ture The heart of Europe beata Vienna to these shores has come Got at the centre but ΤΡΑΓ the the highly specialised art 01 perimeter. So was it long ago in photographic and colour reproduc- the Dark Ages, when the Irish tion for which she has long been monks kept slight the little flame famous, applied now for the first which was to light civilisation on time to English subjects, Langer its way and be beacon
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10 athe distinguishea
There are in these regions im- Czech play. bakir Content in the sixth wright, is here. The Poles have fore moving any gold from Mar-portant centres of aircraft manu- and seventh centuries 11 was Irish brought their poets
their tinique. In return the American facture and industriai organlan- missionaries who carried
tion set up in recent years, the Chris-s are learning English. We authorities agreed to release some tianity through pagun England to remember WILD grathude that of the French gold frozen In
most important being Klev, Odes France, Burgundy the valley of Conrad was a Pole and wonder if United States for the urgent
ea, and Sebastopol the Rhine and Switzerland to the there is another Conrad
arnong quirements of the Inhabitants of heathen Bavarians.
those sparse battalions who have Martinique, Now Britain is shielding that tought self-same flame The continent is fronts? again in the grip of paganism and Their Countryman Topolski is Dakar. Complete mystery sur tonglag eyes are turned to the here to record their exploits in rounds the fate of this gold. Country of free men where the paint and to trace with never.. According to one theory. # cies be bombing objectives. inInd 1s not enchained. Never falling skill and humour the Eng-French warship transferred it to Altogether Russia has 16 Im have refugees of so many nation-ish war-time scene, grave and Martinique, but is more probable portant aircraft and four aero. ulities neeing from oppression gay. An Anglo. Polish Ballet sea that the gold is stil at Dakar.engine works, but found
production asylum here. Mot only son has shown that the Polish One wonders how long it will be capacity is believed to be no more from Germany and Aus-national ballet is not dead, a Free before the Vichy Government agree than 5,000 aircraft and 16,000 en- tria do they come, but from Po- Dutch matinee that Dutchmen are to surrender part of its land
gold
togines anualy. Czechoslovakia, Norway, not only bi-lingual, brit have Germany. Holland, Belgium and France
galiantly on many A substantial part of the French
gold reserve was evacuated
to
brought their talents with them.
The stage has been further en- Britain, already rich in her own riched by continental talent native gifts, has become the re- Chamber
music flourishes not pository of 9 whole continental only daily at the National Galery culture the home of the unfetter- but at the "Polish Hearth." The led national spirl of many na- Czech Triz shows us how Dvoraktions should be played and no squad-Nazl
ron of Czech airmen
Its virtuoso violinist.
have
KWEICHOW BANS LIQUORS
The Kwerchow Provincial Goy- ernment has banned the brewing. OUTPUT FAR BEHIND
trading and drinking of wines in the province Far to the north-east are Fili,
28 measure to near Moscow, and Gorki (formerly
economice food supply. Nijni Novgorod, the two most un-shops in Kwelyang, the provincial Most of the breweries and wine- portant Russian aircraft centres. These would in certain contingen-Government to seal their stocks of capital, have voluntarily asked the
It is therefore not a quarter of that of either Britain or Ger. many; and, owing to shortage of skilled labour and, probably,
machinery also, it is not capable of rapid expansion.
wines and brewing paraphernalia. Up till now 35 breweries have closed down and 17,000 cattles of wines have been sealed,
The famous "Mao Tai" wine pro duced in Kwelchow is now prae- tically unobtainable as the bre- wers have suspended their bus- iness Central News),
an
the the Old Bailey of a charge of fraudulently converting £460 en- trusted to him. He was discharged.
MUNITION WORKERS
Without being called on to give IN AUSTRALIA
evidence in his own defence, Gosta Most Russian aircraft design has Arvid Bertil Archibald Patrick Alex». Dow groaning under the
CANBERRA, Aug. 22 (Reuter) been borrowed from, or is based ander James Stewart Douglas yoke. Ever seeking new Munition workers in Australia are upon that of other countries, and Ouchterley, 32, described as is without forms of expression, England her- now estimated at 200,000 Some Germany had much to do with economlat, was found not guilty at
seir is reflected in her literature, 50,000 more than the Government laying the foundations of Everywhere these gifted foreign-the most vigorous. the most expected a year ago.
Russian aircraft industry; yet in ers, fighting our common enemy, varied in the world.
Announcing this, Mr. P. A. Mc-aeronautical research Russian la Bride, Minister of Munitions, said boratories have made highly im- that the number employed on the portant contributions. Government pay-roll is expected
Russia was the first to develop to be doubled this financial year.
seriously paratroop equipment and Excluding the Commonwealth organisation and sise big troop- Aircraft, Corporation and the prin carrying gliders. On the civil and dockyards, Government-scienders On big clvil and owner factories are now employing scientific side there have be 66,000 operatives compared
with notable
exploratory fights over |24,000 a year ago and 11,700 before the northern top-of the world to America, and much stratosphere exploration.
But the Soviet's incapacity for effective serial invasion w忘
BERNHARD WITH DUTCH PILOTS
K.A.F. Thanked For Training Facilities
BLENHEIMS BLITZ STEEL IRON WORKS IN HOLLAND
(Reuter,...the war
LONDON, Aug. 22 LONDON, Aug. ZZ (Reuter Blenhelms of the Bomber Com- Prine Bernhard of the Nether-mand, escorted by fighters, bomb- lands visited a Royal Air Force ed iron and steel works at Imor- aerodrome on Wednesday where den in Holland and railways and Dutch fighter pilots are in train-industrial targets in Northern ing the Prince arriving in his own France yesterday. plane which he was piloting.
Coastal Command aircraft with off as leader of a
a fighter escort formation of nine ma-
attacked enemy crunes, all piloted by Dutch flyers. shipping off the French coast in
On landing the Prince sald ja daylight sweep.
to
He took training
his compatriots: "I am proud that Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber thanks to the co-operation of the Command have carried out three R.AF. we are now able to train attacks on enemy occupied terri- Dutchmen as fighter pilots here tory yesterday, states an Air in England so that shortly we may Ministry communique. i ach of
action with the R.A.F.
price of sweets and chocolates is Finland, which confirmed expert A scheme for controlling the revealed in the attack against being worked out by a large section opinion that organisation WAS of the trade at the request of the poor, though she is said to bave Ministry of Food.
100,000 paratroope
CHINA SEEKS TO REVIVE SILK TRADE
have many Dutch squadrons in them they were escorted by strong CHUNGKING, Aug, 22 (Central) forces of fighters and no bombers-A possible shortage of raw silk were lost.
to the United States has revived. the hopes of Chinese silk-pro
"These squadrons will fly Spit- fires presented by the Netherland East Indies
and steel works at mulden, in been trying to improve and in- Attacks were made on the run ducers who, despite the war, have "I am grateful for the excellent Holland, where direct hits training the RAF has given me obtained on rolling mills and other means to export it,
were crease silk production and änd and I have no doubt that you will parts of the works.
all appreciate the facilites given
you by Great Britain. I wish you
INDUSTRIAL TARGETS
FREE CHINA EXPECTS A
A postcard sent from Russia on March 17, 1902, has just been de- livered at Manor Farm, Herriard, a Hampshire vllage stoke. It was addressed to a former near Basing-
tenant of the farm.
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The outlook of China's crops this year is good, judging from The Foreign Trade Commission reports from various provinces, spent $1.700,000 for the latter half A survey reveals that the crops & Mercantile Law. Inclusive fees for all the best of luck during and Ia two offensives carried out of last year and earlier half of in only 12 of 148 hsten in Szech tuition and textboks, Registration
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-number
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of engagements with of Madame Chiang Kai-shois in kind to the Government, the A call for President Roosevelt to enemy fighters, one of which was maintains experimental station's farmers will have loft produce.
in west Szechwan cities to intro- slightly more than last year.
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propose and Congress to approve a destroyed. declaration of war against the E-boats in the Channel were at-duce new methods of raising silk- Szechwan will have particularly excellent condition and tone. Any Axis nations is made in the New tacked by our fighters with canother institutions too joined the potatoes. If there art no violent particulars, apply Box 398, H.KDP Worms and controlling diseases good crops of kollang and sweet reasonable offer accepted. For full Republic, one of America's fore-non and machine-gun fire. Jhost Uberal weeklies.
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storms between now and harvest Before the war China's oil ex. time, Szechwan will have a 18 per port went to Hongkong (for tran. Cent better crop than last year:
There is a chance, the ma- gazine says, of "immediate and complete" victory over Hitler If the United States, Kussia and Britain launch combined mustult, America, it asserts, is better prepared to fight Germany now with allies than later with none.
Fourteen of our fighters are missing but one of the plots is sale.
Other fightera escorted aircraft shipment), the United States, Kwelchow's crops are about the of the Coastal Command in an at-France, Italy and the South Seas. same as Szechwan. With the ex-
WANTED TO BUY tack on enemy. shipping off the Since the war, most of Chinese deption of the western part of the French coast. No aircraft were
sik goes to the United States, province crops in Hunan are "ex-
WE PAY HIGH PRICES lost in this operation,
France, India, Burma and Eng-cellent, particularly in the Tung- land. A portion of it goes to ting Lake districts which are im for all gold and silver articles." Japan from Bhanghai where the portant rice-producing regions,Jade, disininds, jewels, watches, Japanese havo control over the other provinces south of the fountain pena. Apply For Tinst have nothing to do with it. But Or 84 prosecutions of landlords fiatures in the "occupied areas. Yangtee River, including Klangsi, Diamond and Gold Refining Co., We have decided otherwise. If it for charging exorbitant rente since. In the last few years the Na Fakten, Kwangtung and Kwangel Room 621, Ching Building, th is our war, enough so that we the Minister of Health's appeal to torial Government has been pro- also expect bolter crops this year Door Sundays and Holidays must put our material wealth tooal authorities to take procted moting sericulture in the Bouth- However, the wheat ozop in Kansu, Into the scales on one side only, ings without hesitation, de havs west, pelaily Szechwan, and and Bhenat are botimated to be open, then it is our war to fight as been successful, and nines up to Yunnan and tlik has been export-only about 80 der vent of the
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