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Churchill Reassures Nazis Still Italians Turn At
Anxious Commons
FROM PAGE ONE
unlikely but that he
direct information.
Was without
Mr Churchill deprecated state- ment by Mr Eden at present becausa material was not available for i presentation
Government
case.
of
the
Not in Public Interest The Earl of Winterton pressed the question and alluded to the position in Iron and Spain,
Mr Churchill sald that it was one
for debate on foreign affairs, but that to have B statement on Mr Eden's tour, nt the present moment would not be convenient for the House or public Interest,
Sir Archibald Southby, asked for a statement on Libya "because the the people are getting exercised in mind and a statement would reassure them,"
Mr Churchill replied that unlike the situation in Greece, We were very accurately informed about what was occurring in Libya.
ed:
Support Antonescu
Dessie
FROM PAGE ONE
trolled from Abyssinian posts clever- ly concealed among the mountain peaks.
The battle Is developing into a ding-dong artillery duel.
drown
fought at a
BUCHAREST, Apr. 22 (Reu-
Frequent thunder-storma ter)-Hitler's attitude to Gen- the roar of battle and drench the eral Antonescu, the Rumanian troops to the skin. Premier, was referred to by few days ago, one battle wAB Baron von Killinger, the German The cold was intense.
height of nearly 9,000 feet. Ambassador, in an address to The dificulties of fighting an almost the German colony in Bucharcat Invisible enemy, strongly entrenched country like a scenie railway, may on Hitler's birthday.
probably slightly delay the Imperial According to the Rumanian news advance but officers of the Imperial agency, Daron yon Killinger said that forecs are confident that the Italians General Antonescu continued to be will be dislodged when their troops considered by the Fuchrer and the are able to get to closer grips. German people as the representative
of
Rumania and that the Reich would uphold him in his actions "for the
good of his country and the main-
tenance of
many and Rumah between Ger- There had recently been reports of
and General Antonescu,
At this point, a Member interteel-friction between the Nazi authorities
"Greece is much more 1- portant."
No Comparisons
Training Of
uf
Sikh Officers
There was some dissent and the Premier continued: "I don't think we should embark on comparisons
the different classes among dangerous duties undertaken
en by His Majesty's forces." (Cheers),
He did not, however, think, that any statement about Libya would be appropriate now or for a little time
in
LONDON TAKES GLOOMY VIEW
FROM PAGE ONE
Anish the accupation of Thrace be- tween Struma and Marliza.”
Another Sofa report to the same Guard that Iron agency states fugitives have arrived at Rustchuk.
Berlin Claims PATIALA, Apr. 12 (Reuter).-The NEW YORK, Apr. 22 (UP)— establishment of two preparatory According to Radio Berlin which was centres to train Sikh youths for comheard by the Columbia Broadcasting missions in the Indian defence forces System, the Germans claim that the The Labour Member, Mr Emanuel / Was devided by the Executive Com British have lost 30,000 men in iiltee of the Khoisa Defence of Greece as a result of the "sinking of Shinwell, suggested a statement in India League.
The Maharajah of Patiala, presid-overcrowded transports.”
Earlier, Zurich reported that the ing at the meeting, said that Khalsa.
connaissance planes had reported Sikhs must join the colours in thou-German radio siated that Italian re- at Piraeus were hroic traditions to the Sikhs.
to come.
sceret "to remove somo uneasiness which exists."
Mr Churchill Antly disagreed that ere was any public uneasiness.
"The public are showing all those sands and uphold the noble and that the quoув
qualities of stability and phlegm when things are not going well which have mude us what we are and on อเม
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EXECUTIONS IN SHANGHAI Anti-Nanking Men
SHANGHAI, Apr. 2 (Reuter),
British Empire Medal
For Meritorious Service LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter).—"The British Empire Medal" has been in- stituted as a military and civil award
over heels" on 24 mattress a Five prisoners convicted of attempt needle entered the leg of Mrsing to frustrate the peace movement by the amendment of the statutes of Margaret Scott Malcolm (21), a and endangering the currency sys-the British Empire, promulgated In former hospital nurse, living attem of the Nanking Government were the "London Gazette to-night. Holland Road, Kensington. The order of the Ministry of Police of the ing on the obverse a representation executed by firing equads to-day by
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controlled Central Press Service, Order, with the words "For Meri- Three were found engaged in torious Service. On the reverse are "espionage against the peace moves the Royal and Imperial cypher and ment while the other two confessed the words "Instituted by King George to having assassinated employees of, v the Central Reserve Bank," the an- The new medal takes the place of }
A verdiet of "Accidental death" was recorded at the inquest.
The husband, Frederick Scott Mal- colm, said that his wife's favourite pastime was to do physical jerks In front of the fire. On the evening of
January she got into her pyjamas and did "head over heels" on a mat- tress.
"I said to her 'Can you do it back- wards?" said Me Malcolm, "and she did." It was then that a needle on the floor entered her leg.
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A special detective force is being established at the Air Ministry to deal with confidential Inquiries affecting the Royal Air Force........
Sir Philip Game, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has released from the force a number of senior delectives to form the framework of the new department. They are all men with specialised knowledge in various forms of criminal Investiga- tlon.
The activities of the department will cover the whole of England. It is to be modelled on similar lines to that of the Special Branch at Scot- land Yurd,
An ex-chief constable, two chiet inspectors, and a number of detective Inspectors have already joined the department. They have been np-| pointed flight Heutenants in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
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