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HE CHIN?
NAZI ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
PROPAGANDA MINISTRY TALK
IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
Plans for establishment of a
Ministry of Propaganda will be discussed at to-day's Cabinet meet-
ing.
There is only little opposition within the Cabinet to the move, says the "Evening Standard."
The question for who is to
Efforts To Form Solid Bloc
ANGLO-AMERICAN COMMODITY TALKS
London, To-day.
The President of the Board of
Despite the presence of a large contingent of South African police, Nazi activity in South-West Trade, replying in the Commons Africa is being greatly intensified under the direc- yesterday, said he would not like tion of Herr Lierau, the new Consul-General from to make any estimate of the time the Sudetenland, states the "Cape Times" Wind-statement on the progress of nego- hoek correspondent.
when he would be able to make a
tiations with the United States for the bulk exchange of commodities. There were a number of difficul-
Herr Lierau has stopped ostentatious demon- ties but negotiations were proceed- strations and is encouraging his followers not to ing satisfactorily. British Wire- be antagonise the Afrikaaners but to adopt a policy less.
of "selective co-operation.”
the first Minister of Propaganda,
however, is not yet assured.
At the same time, however, he The former Ambassador in Rome, is making every possible effort to Lord Perth, recently mentioned in weld all Germans into a solid bloc that connexion, is not likely to be loyal to Herr Hitler and the Nazi appointed as the House of Commons regime. This bloc is to be united will probably demand the appoint- from all points of view-political, ment of a member of the Commons commerical, cultural and social, and not the House of Lords.
this end there is intensive Trans-Ocean.
activity to sign up all naturalised
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King And Queen In
New Brunswick: Loyal Demonstration
FREDERICKTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, TO-DAY. DRIVING FROM NEWCASTLE THROUGH THE PEACEFUL COUNTRYSIDE OF NEW BRUNSWICK, THE KING AND QUEEN ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY ON THE LAST STAGE OF THEIR TRIUMPHANT TOUR.
The whole 100-mile route had been trees and beside rivers where, when closed to the public, but every ham- they left the car for a walk, they let on the way had its triumphal were greeted by lumbermen perched arch of cedar and hemlock branches, precariously on floating logs.. while little wooden churches and old bridges over the streams were
all decorated with flags.
•
the
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FIELDS ABANDONED Farmers came running from fields to watch the Royal car pass, and in front of every school, chil- dren were assembled to catch a glimpse of Their Majesties.
Their Majesties received an offi- cial welcome in the Legislative Building, afterwards visiting the University of New Brunswick, where they were entertained to luncheon by the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor and the Executive Council of New Brunswick.
The King and Queen then left for St. John's, New Brunswick, where they arrived at 4.32 p.m. (local time)-Reuter.
HISTORIC DAY
Trans-Ocean adds that the tiny capital of New Brunswick, boasting a population of only 9,000, cele- brated the most historic day in its existence, when the King and Queen arrived.
Over 20,000 farmers, fishermen and tradesmen from the surround- ing region converged on the city and crowded its narrow streets and squares when a salute of '21 guns announced that Their Majesties had arrived.
·Their · Majesties were received with a touching demonstration of loyalty by the crowds.
Their Majesties (says. British Wireless) passed through. typical back country, driving along. dirty. roads between forests of towering
7.15-9.30
Germans in the Deutscher Sudwest Bund and to make various ostensib- ly benevolent cultural societies in- to successors of the banned Nazi party.
CHEAP MONEY POLICY
London, To-day.
Another sign of increased Nazi A question addressed to the Chan- activity is the growth of the "Deut- cellor of the Exchequer in the House scher Beobatcher," formerly the of Commons yesterday gave him "Swakopmundr Zeitung," from aan opportunity to declare that he small village paper with very few saw nothing in present conditions to readers to a large newspaper with suggest the need for any change in wide circulation, frankly Nazi and the policy of the Government re- opposed to South Africa.
garding the maintenance of "cheap money"-a matter in relation to which he had frequently stated the Government's general policy. British Wireless.
"BUY GERMAN" SLOGAN
There is also a commerical drive to persuade the Germans to "Buy German." The Nazis' new-found policy of friendship towards the | Afrikaanders, however, is begin re- garded with considerable scepti- cism, for in recent years the Ger- man element has been openly scorn- ful of the Union section.
A
NEW BRITISH CRUISER
London, June 6. "There is little prospect of Nazi
new 5350-ton cruiser, infiltration. Non-Nazi sections of H.M.S. Euryalus, was launched the population are amazed at the at Chatham to-day, by the Mar- indignant attitude of the South chioness of Camden, wife of the African Nationalist party towards he Lord-Lieutenant Kent, the South-West Africa.
Marquess of Camden.-Havas.
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