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OH, THAT'S O.KI, JANIE--
SURE WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP!
Friday,
OH, SLUGGO--- HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT THE KIDS ALWAYS COME TO US. WHEN THEY NEED ADVICE ABOUT
ANYTHING I
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IDEA!
June 28, 1940,
By Ernie Bushmiller
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BRING YOUR WORRIES TO US 14.
WE GIVE ADVICE. 14:
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The
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A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
CALL FOR PURGE
Youth Dissatisfied With Cabinet
London, June 27.
·Profound restlessens Bmoul- dering throughout the country is likely to flare up again against Mr. Churchill's retention in the Government of men not only klenilfled with appeasement, bul accused of incompetence and Ineptitude.
RUMANIA SUBMITS TO
RUSSIAN DEMANDS
Russla yesterday served a note on Rumania demanding that she restore Bessarabia and North. Bukovinn to the Soviet. According to a Berlin report control of Constanta and Tulcea were also demanded,
Confronted with 10 p.m. as the deadline for its decision, the Rumanian King's Council met at Bucharest after the delivery of the note and, according to a report from Berlin, submitted to the demands.
Rome, June 27. out fighting with the knowledge of The Stefani Newa Agency Germany and Italy. Bucharest correspondent reported It is understood that the demands The campaign for removing 'these to-day that M. Molotov, Soviet were made in conjunction with Bul- men is described by its leaders, Bucks Foreign Minister, had delivered agaria, where. demonstrations were an Mr. Clement Davies, one of note to Rumania, demanding the held at Sofla urging the restitution of
Dobrudja. youth versus age, Exception being immediate restitution to Russin of King Carol is reforming the made only in the case of Mr. Lloyd Bessarabia and North Bukovina, Cabinet 10. Include several Iron | George, whose inclusion in the which
are inhabited chiefly by Guards-United Preas, Cabinet is being more and more Ukranians, and control of Con- forcibly demanded, but whose feud with Mr. Chamberlain has so far stapta and Tulcea,
was 10 p.). kept him on the sidelines.
The deadline,
Italo-Gorman Pact
POST OFFICE.
the
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There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one delivery of ordinary correspondence of nt 11.30 a.m. and one delivery registered correspondence ut 11 a.m. There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 B.m. the Branch Post Offices at from Stanley, Taipo and Un Long
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Now York, June 27.
Japan The New York Times to-day quotes Japan and Shanghai
INWARD MAILS
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.June 28.
.June 20.
June 23,
June, 28.
June 28.
June 28.
Mr. Churchill has been refusing to yleld to strong appeals from Parlia mentary members and representa-
a secret agreement had been con- Shanghai Alves of the armed services for
cluded between Germany and Italy Canton Government purge. Informed circles
The King's Council met at regarding the establishment of their Japan believe that his attitude is influenced
12.30 p.m. while spheres of influence in the Balkans. Japan and Manila by personal loyalty, intense pre-Bucharest at
London' and Straits and reluctance to cause Russian planes flew over Bessarabia
The report says that under the Shanghal and Bukovina, elearly showing that
Up by agreement Genny will place under Shangha Younger members of the Govern- the requests were backed
her control Slovakia, Hungary Shanghai and Amoy ment are also showing impatience military force.
Poland and Rumanla, and Italy wil and insisting that the Premier "clean
Oncials at first refused to con-have her influence over Yugo-Slavla demand for the ousting of Mr. firm the demands and censors and Bulgaria. Chamberlain and most of his servic stopped all communications.
M. Molotov received the Rumania a Rumanian leader who recently re- Japan and Shanghai. Minister in Moscow and presented turned from Berlin as declaring that Bangkok the demands.
dislocations.
the
the House with an iron bottom."
The
im-
According to the same report, the ing colleagues has been extended to
on the part of However, just after the expira- territorial claims higher officials in the Civil Service,
Balkan States who are blamed for red tape in the tion of the deadline, it was official-various
embarks
the Ministries of War, Suppiles, Foreign ly announced that the Council had inediately be settled before Germany
upon accepted the demands.
movement in Ukraine.-Doniel,
Office and elsewhere.
The latest of numerous Instances of alleged incompetence are increasing the clamor for a Government shake
up.
Allied quarters in Bucharest in- sisted that Germany would nid Rumania in the event of Russia at- Complaints have been heard from tempting to take over Bessarabia. rallway workshops, which are en-claiming that war supplies were gaged In manufacturing luxury conches lustead of tanks, owing to arriving from Bessarabia daily. They said that 200 Messerschmitts)
the red tape involved in the change- over. Similarly, bureaucracy is re-arrived this week alone. However, ported to be impeding other indus- Axis circles accuse Allied quarters tries.Unlted Press.
BRITONS INTERNED
ble.
will
independence
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Fotatoes, turnips and other hurdy Reports of Russian aviation and
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Saturday, June 20 military activities on the frontier Vegetables are grown in the short Montreux, June 27.
Shanghai (Parcels only)...9.00 a.m. .According to the Gazette de were clarified to some extent to- glass.
to scal Calcutta. She It was disclosed that early!
hos built a theatre Lausanne about 50 British soldiers day.
More than a thousand of her
10.30 a.m. entered Switzerland on June 23 and this week Rumanian anti-aircraft 1.000.
There is a
.11.30 a.m. -were-interned in the village of guns Ared on Soviet planes, which citizens have rodio sets. Bouversse.Reuter,
subsequently apologised for flying daily newspaper-with one page in Formosa, Shanghai and Japan
1.30 p.m. over Rumanian territory by mis-English for the foreign sailors.
All this has been built on one pro- Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, take.
Beira, Lourenco Marques, East and) Four Soviet planes crossed the duct-timber--but one which is never
South Africa. ..... likely to run out. The Russian fores-
..2.30 p.m. border and appeared over Cernauti. try department allows only 4 per cent. Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Fired upon by Rumanian frontier of the matured trees to be cut each guards, one crashed and the rest)
Even then the swift waters of the flew away after dropping bomba,
The Rumania Aviatlon Company Yenisei disgorge more logs than the can соре has temporarily suspended its ser- sawmills and freighters
with. vices.-United Press.
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