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Pertinent Questions
Are Asked
ADAMANT
Will Not Sacrifice Its Freedom
HELSINFORS, Oct. 27 (Rou-
LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter)— Most of the newspapers to-day' had, India as the subject of their Best ter).-The. leading articles,
Finnish Foreign
Appeal
Street Sales In Colony
On November 10
The Hongkong and China Branch Minister declared that Finland of the British Legion announces that The "Times" says that the regret was not prepared to sacrifice street sales of popples this year in over the decision of the Indian Con-anything essential to her gress Party to withdraw from the dom and existence. provincial governments is shared by
country,
connection with the Colony's CON- free-tribution to the Poppy Day Fund will
be held on November 10 Instead of November 11. This will afford the nil responsible elements in this Finland's vast preparations, helpublle a convenient opportunity of ynid, do not threaten anybody, but contributing, Armistice Day being a Sir Samuel Hvare, says the journal, were undertaken to guard her neu-holiday. did well to point out in his Houtrality. of Commons statement that while
Several days ago it was announced divisions In India exist, His It would be wrong to assume that In London that all schemes previous- Majesty's Government cannot forget Russo-Finnish relatläns could not be ly adopted for the British Legion their promises to the Indian minori-Improved. There were some points Fund had been devoted to the assis- ties.
on which they could not yield.
tance of participants in the last war,
Pertinent Question
It is believed that the negotiations but that now these schemes would
In any case it was hoped that the with Russin have gone forward a be for those in any war, including Congress Party would not allow little and the Finnish delegation may the present. pique, pride or suspicion to prevent; return to Moscow on Sunday. them from revising their examins-}
tion of the Viceroy's offer,
Finnish Counter-Proposals
Since the Poppy Day Fund wes
than inaugurated in 1921 more £7,500,000 has been collected and the The Daily Telegraph" says the
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 27 (Reuter).amount raised last year was £578.- pertinent question the dissenters arel asking (as Gandhi asked) is what The Finnish Government is preparing 000. It is hoped that, considering the added burden of the present the declaration is worth if the Allles fresh counter-proposals which Moscow delegates will take to falt.
on confiel, the Colony's contribution will
The King has sent a donation of
Those who complain of British Monday, according to the "Aften be generous. imperialism." declares the paper, Bladet," which declares that these "might profitably reflect on is ex represent the furthest point that Fin- change for Hitlerism."
£100 to the Peppy Day Fund Appeal fland can go, and they will be her in London and the Governor of Opinion among Opposition news-"last word." papers is divided.
The "Daily Herald" says the Con-| grew leaders want to understand the
| menning of pur alms when we talk
of the independence of India,
What Docs It
Bolshevising The
Hongkong has opened the Colony's [contĂbutions with a donation of $100,
In the absence of any formal ceremony at the Cenotaph his year wreaths may be Jald privately and the pubile is advised that Flanders Popples will be on sale through the That places squarely before us thei
British Legion for Unso desiring to question of what we menn when wej
MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Reuter)-They popoy wreats.
People's Assembly talk of lighting for freedom. By our first
Contributions Ukraine (Soviet-occupied
to date. are attitude India will Judge our sincerity Western when we speak of fighting for the Poland), in session at Lwow, has follow:
adopted an agenda including pro-str
Polish-Ukraine Really Mean?
freedom of all nations,
of the
While the Liberal News Chroni- Bosnis for the introduction of a Hon. Mr. Northcote
r. J. P. Braga ele" asks why Dominion Status for Soviet regime in Western Ukraine, L-Col. and Mrs. E. D. Matthews
E. N. India must wait, the Liberal "Man- incorporation of Western Ukraine ton. Mr.
Selwyn.ke chester Guardian" regards Sir with the Soviet Ukraine, confiscation L.-Col. E. J. R. Mitchell Samuel Hoare's statement as con of landed estates, and nationalisation. Gompertz cillatory and sincere, and an advance of banits and large-scale industry, on the Viceroy's statement,
The "Gundian" suggests that the Congress leaders, before taking the serious step of resignation, might re-i consider their decision in view at Sir¦ Samuel Hoare's statement.
FRENCH CABINET
Extraordinary Expenses Of War Announced
Paris. Oct. 28.
The Cabinet will meet at the
Elysee Palace on Friday,
Reynaud, Minister of Finance,
Dangerous Wreck
10, C. Worrall
A. W. Rughes
Hie Vandelcur Graybum
D. Drummond
JT. C. Monaghan
Hon. Mr. S. II, Dodwell
W. T. Stanton
Tois!
ng
$100
Mariners are warned.by, the Hong- kong naval authorities that a wreck
Further donations will be gratefully re- with two masts and funnet showing seived by Mr. F. G. Maunder, Secretary, is dangerous to navigation off the Earl Tate's Fund. Hongkong and Ehang- south China coast in position, lotitucte bai Bank Building.
Chequer should be made payable to 23.12.45 north and longitude 110.41.30 Thomson & Co. and crossed" "Poppy cast. says a "Government Gazette" Day Fund." Issued to-day.
Paris Food Decrees
PARIS, Oct. 27 (Reuter)~~A nuin-
told the Senate Finance Committee ber of food decrees were signed ut that the 1940 Budget Includes war | expenses of 349 milliard frames of which 104 milliards are for the or dinary Budget-United Press,
Communists Suffer
of 18 more Communist emilated or
Paris, Oct. 27. The civil courts have ordered the! zeizure and sale of all the possessions)
ganisations, including various ald committees, volunteers and interua. tional brigades in Sprin.--United Press,
Two Death Sentences
Nancy, Oct. 27.
to-day's Cabinet meeting, of which review of the diplomatie and military [the Premier, M. Daladler, gave a
situations.
DENIAL BY TURKS Troops Not Massing On Eastern Frontier
Ankura, Oct. 20. The Turklah Government have ssued a formal denial of reports al-
A tribunal has condemned two leging that Turkish troops are being Alsation autonomists to death massed on Turkey's castern frontiers.
**Router. German spies. Three others have been sentenced to five years' hard! { labour,.--United Press.
RATIFYING PACT
Paris, Oct. 27. The Senate has authorised M.
Train Derailment Lebrun, French President, to ratify
Kills Twenty
Franco-Turkish
the
Bulletin.
Pact-Reuter
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ COPENHAGEN, Oct. 27 (Reuter). Mr. Katsuo Okazaki, Consul-Gen- -Twenty were killed end 30 serious-jeral for Japan at Hongkong, has ly injured in a train derailment near resumed charge of the Consulate Linz, Austria.
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New Anglo-Italian Trade Relations
ROME, Oct. 27 (Reuter)-An ugreement to create a permanent commercial affairs mixed commission for Anglo-Italion was signed by the British Ambassador and Signor Giannini, Director-General of the Commercial Department
of the Foreign Ofce.
Malayan Patriotic
Fund Grows
SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (Reuter)- All communities in Malays have sub- scribedt to the Patriotic Fund and £80,000 has been sent as a gift to the Red Cross and the Order of St. John in London.
SNOW IN N. ENGLAND LONDON, Oct. 27. (Reuter)-The Arst snow of autumn fell to-day in the Derbyshire Hills and Yorkshire.
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