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Dummy Government Is In Disfavour
STALIN MAY
PURGE
HIS FINN PUPPETS
COPENHAGEN.
STALIN may soon carry out
a purge of his Finnlah puppets, the dummy Government esta- blished behind the Red Army lines at Terijoki.
This is the amazing report reaching here from a which cannot be disregarded.
Bource
The Novelist
And His Seven Children
Cross The Frontier
A SQUAT little Finn with a Things are not going too smoothly bald head, seven children trail in "Premier" Kuusinen's "capital"ing at his heels, arrived at the A spy gang has already been dis-village of Haparanda, on the
Finnish-Swedish frontier.
covered there.
And apart from this the Kuusinen. Cabinet hug aroused the fury of Mos- cow by its misjudgment.
Rovolt Promised
Well," he replied, it is a little "But soon I shall have some money, awkward at the moment. for I am on my way to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize.“
The prize amounts to between £9,000 and £10,000.
The bald-headed man (says Ex- change) was the Finnish author, F. He walked into the refuge of a re-. Sillanpan, who, a month ago was lef organization and was given awarded the Nobel Prize for litera- Lomething to eat and drink,
ture. Afterwards he was discreetly asked It promised a revolution in Helsing-whether he was able to pay. fors within a week of the Red Army's crossing the frontier. There is even a possibility that Premier Molotov may be involved in its dis-) grace for swallowing this optimistic promise.
The only frant on which the Soviet| troops were advancing at all was the extreme north, where Petsamo's: defenders are retiring behind જ્ઞ screen of "dare to die" patrols.
On the "waist of Finland's front," direction of the Red troops movement ban changed.
the
It is now north to south instead of cast to west, for the Finnish rein-1 forcements railed up to Uleabor
THETIS JUDGE WILL NOT RECALL OFFICER
LIEUT. WOODS, one of the General said he was not calling fur- four survivors of the submarine ther evidence. Thotis, which aank on June 1 while on trials, is now on ser- vice at sea.
Mr. Justice Bucknili was told this at the resumed inquiry in London
have begun to move into action. und refused to recall him for
That is the news of the northern evidence. Russian army here. The southern
column of the two, driving to the It concerned a suggestion that the sen, has suffered what is undoubted-lover of No. 5 torpedo tube might] ly really severe defeat.
tler,
Encimny Cut Off
Adjourning the Inquiry, Mr. Justice Buckmill said. "To my mind, the most difficult point is the open- ing of the bow cap.
The failure to escape from the after-escape hatch is another point..
"These really are the two points, at the moment, which I am most puzzled by,"
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Suys a communique: "At Suomus-bow cap.* sami our troops, after. four days of The question of recalling Lieuten- stubborn fighting, have succeeded infant Woods, to say who was in the cutting the road leading to the fron-compartment, was raised.
The assistance he is likely to They have once more recaptured give," said the judge, "does not out- the village of Suomussalmi and have welgh the obvious reluctance one has encircled part of the enemy to the to bring this young officer back. He west.
has already gone through enough."
He paused, then added, "No, I do not think I will ask him,"
Similor success were scored on the front north of Lake Ladoga.
At the end of that day's hearing. Sir Donald Somerveil, the Attorney
Canadian troops will soon have ln London a flae centre for recreation and rest, to be known as the Beaver Club. -
The old headquarters of the London County Council in Spring Gardens, are now being converted to this adinirable purpose, and it is hoped that the building will be ready for its new use as a club about the middle of next month.
In the Tolvajnervi sector, in par- ticular, the Russians are claimed to be retreating in disorder, and 15 tanks have been captured.
For the Finns are still being des- They are straightway being turned by the Finns against the original perately, hampered by lack of ma- known terial.
owners.
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"HEY, MAUD, PULL DOWN THE SHADE WILL YOU? THE SUN'S IN MY EYES AGAIN........ IS IT TIME FOR MY PILL YET?"
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DINNER & DANCE MUSIC
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VIGNETTES OF LIFE
By KEMP STARRETT
YOU'VE GOT A SLIGHT FEVER..
HAVE TO STAY IN BED A COUPLE OF DAYS./`
"HELLO, DADDY! HERE'S ROVER TO SEE YOU
AND THE DOCTOR GETS A CHANCE
TO TAKE ON A LITTLE NOURISHMENT....LOOK OVER A FEW REALLY UP-TO-DATE MAGAZINES AND RELAX....WHICH IS MORE THAN YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
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TOO BAD YOU HAVE TO STAY IN BED. ITS A
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JUST LIKE SPRING!
"EVEN THE NEIGHBORS DROP
IN TO CHEER YOU UP.
ADMIT TO A MAN THAT | HE HAS A FEVER AND.
HE'S SURE THE END CAN'T BE FAR OFF.
"HEY, MAUD, MY CIGARETTES FELL ON THE FLOOR. WILL YOU
GET 'EM P
AN BRING UP SOME MORE MATCHES!
BY THE SECOND MORNING IT SEEMS AS
THOUGH YOU ARE IN BED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALMOST EVERYONE BUT YOURSELF.,
BRRR. IT SMELLS HORRIBLE 1 BET HE'S TRYING TO POISON ME*
HOT TEN MINUTES AGO HE SAID HE COULDNT BEAR TO STAY IN BED ANOTHER HOUR OR HE'D GO NUTS.
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A FELLOW CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE CHANCES WITH HIS HEALTH.
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