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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8 1938

GREAT PARADE OF SOVIET MILITARY POWER ON REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY

Moscow, To-day.

A great military parade in the presence of leading personalities of the Soviet Union was held in the Red Square here yesterday on the occasion of the twenty-first anniversary of the Bolshe- vist Revolution.

The parade, in which troops of all arms participated,

lasted one hour and a half.

Heavy artillery and tanks, air bombers and chasing

planes were prominent features of the show.

B.B.C. FOR "HOW D'YOU DO❞

Stalin, the President of the Un- ion Council of Commissars, Molo-

Commissar tov, War

Voroshilov, Naval Commissar Frinovski, the secretary of the Komintern, Dimitrov, the Commissar for Home Affairs, Yeshov, and the newly appointed Commissar for Public Security, Beriya, watched the march past of troops from the steps of the Lenin Mausoleum.

Mr. Rupert Croft-Cooke, half- Almost all the commanding gen- way through a 5,000-mile journey erals present were newcomers who across ten European countries, have been promoted as a result of stopped his old motor wagon in the recent "purge." Kezethely, Hungary, and asked for petrol.

Proud of his English, a young man replied: "Harry Roy?"

"Petrol, benzine,” said Mr. Ru- pert Croft-Cooke.

"In Town To-night," ed the Hungarian.

The Deputy War Commissar, Fedko, who had been missing at previous public ceremonies, was again absent.

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NEW AMBASSADOR The R, M. S. "Empress of Japan"

London, To-day.

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In a speech to the assembled troops, War Commissar Voshilov. Dr. Tomas a Le Breton, who suc-Vancouver at noon on Friday. vigorously attacked Japan in con- ceeds Dr. Malbran as Argentine exclaim-nection with the frontier incidents Ambassador at the Court of Saint

at Changkufeng last summer, and James's, arrived in London yester "In Town To-night," was the east or west, "the

repeated the assurance that in the day--British Wireless.

Soviet Union Englishman's polite reply.

event of an enemy attack either in But the Hungarian's B.B.C. cul- would destroy its adversaries ture stood the test.

their own territory."

on

Voroshilov concluded by express- "This is the first news copying the sympathy and solidarity of right reserved," he remarked the Soviet Union with China and chattily

Republican Spain, Trans-Ocean.

In the end they reached a pe- trol pump, and as the linguist lifted over the pipe-line he an-

Anti-Aircraft Firing Practice nounced, "Granada, Tooting.” will be carried out from the vicinity Then as he took the money, he of Tai Wan Tau (near Clear Water wished Mr. Croft-Cooke: "Nat| Bay) between the hours of *9.00 Gonella."

a. m. and 6.00 p. m. To-day,

"Nat Gonella,” said Mr. Croft- Cooke, and drove on.

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The Bank's Head Offos in London undertakes Bir Bhou-sor Chow, Chairman; . Li Koun | Executor." and Trustee business, and chims palace has reached Hungary via huu, E., P. K. Kwok, kaq., Wong Yul recovery of British-Income Tax overpaid, "on" Long, Esq., Chan Ching Shak, Esq., Li, Luü | torins which may be macariained as any of ite the B.B.C., and the names of rag. Eaq., Wong Chu bon, heg., Kan Ying 1'o. Agounder and Ersonbes. dio stars are bandied about by the peasants.

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