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MERLE OBERON RALPH RICHARDSON
SUNE USPREZ · GOOXXY. GROGLAS
SETIGHT BONELL - BERICH MANICE
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ANOTHER NAZI
LIE NAILED
May 24, 1940.
U.S. MINISTER RESIGNS
However,
LONDON, May 23 (Router) —A| LONDON, May 23 (Reuter),—Mr. WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuter). categorien denki was given in mu-Fred Smith Secretary of the Amal-President Roosevelt has accepted thoritative circles to the rumour that gamated Engineering Unions, ex-the resignation of Mr. James Crom- Lord Gort, Commander-in-Chief of presses the Trade Union view when well, US. Minister to Canada, the British Expeditionary Force, has he says, apropos of the new Emer- (Some months ago. Mr. Cromwell in broken down and hos returned to geney regulation: "If it is designed speech in Canada condemned Nazi England
to get the maximum effort out of aggression and brought on a series of It is stated that this is clearly an-overybody, I am whole-heartedly in senatorial denunciations. other example of the enemy's practice favour of St.?!"
ho said he was prepared to place his of endeavouring to undermine con..
head on the diplomatic block on the Franco Impressed. fidence and cause confusion by sprend-'
strength of that speech. He was sub- ing false and fantastic fumours,
PARIS, May 23 (Router) The sequently rebuked by the Stale Dn nction of the British, Parliament in pariment and asked to be more dia- passing the new Emergency Bill is creet in future. Recently he dh'- regarded in France -na- ene more nounced his intention to resign from proof of British unity and determina-his post and to run for Senator for tion to fight to the end...
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Sunday, Meclat Day of Prayer
[ming 9 am.
-Discussion Group 9 pm. Speaker: J. R. Higgs, M.A.
1.m.
Monday, May 27. War Work 10 Service Whist Drive 8.30 p.m., Tuesday May 8. Bridge. Class 10 nm. Australian Society's Social Evening
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Wednesday, May 20. Gramophone Recital 9 p.m.
Thursday, May 30, Games Morn- ing 10 am.
Friday, May 31. Business Girls, 5.30
|Swimming 6.30 pm.
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HUMILIATING DEFEAT
Fascist Candidate Loses Election Deposit
London, May 23.
The Middleton by-election to-day | [resulted:
Lieut. Gates (Coalition)
Mr. Haslam (Fascist)
32,036.
418
Mr. Hoslam is the third Fascist candidate to fortell his deposit in at by-election since the war.
The last election resulted: Sir A. N. S. Sanderton (Con.) 27,309) J. Nuttall (Labour)
British Wireless
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LATE NEWS
LATEST POSITION
PARIS, May 23 (Reuter).—The German troops which earlier to-day! "Wert" reported to have "crossed"
the
Scheldt near Aunenarde, Belgium, were thrust back shortly afterwards, according to semi-oflolal Belgian re- ports received to-night.
According to military sources, b |German Infantry altack was launched about 4 p.m. at Attigny, between Sedan and Rethel,
The result of the attack is not yet |
known.
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There was violent fighting through- out the day in the region of Valen- A SPECTACULAR FILM SHOWING THE HORRORS OF MODERN ciennes, Cambrai and Arras.
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ing
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