1940-03-13 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 13, 1940

Sir Stafford Cripps And Soviet

RECTIFICATION OF FINNISH FRONTIER NECESSARY, BUT FORCE WAS A MISTAKE

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Shanghai, To-day.

"BRITAIN AND FRANCE committed a great mistake in not

GERMAN

MESSAGE TO

concluding an agreement with Russia last spring, for GOERING

had they done so there would have been no European war," declared Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., M.P., former member of the Labour Party, in an interview with the press here last evening.

Referring to the Soviet-Finnish war, he stated that the Russians were not surprised by the resistance as from the start they considered the Mannerheim Line as strong as the Maginot Line.

Sir Stafford added: "Rectification of but it was a mistake to try to effect the Soviet-Finnish frontier was ne-it through force." cessary from the Russian viewpoint,

Has

Your

三個

Baby

Indigestion

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Helsinki, To-day. The German colony here has collaborated in sending a message

to

Nazi Field-Marshal Goer- ing, reading as follows:-

"We members of the German na- Questioned by the Havas correspon- tion have done our military service in dent regarding the situation in India, Germany, but are living in Finland he pointed out that India was deter-and are Finnish citizens. mined to have self-government sooner or later.

INDIA'S FUTURE

In answer to another question from the same correspondent on whether Japan was equally active in India, he replied that while Japan was inter- ested in India's independence from, a double viewpoint, from anti-Britain- ism and trade interests, it is obvious that India's independence would soon result in the industrialisation of the country and thus not only closing its but Distressing attacks of 'wind' indicate own market to Japanese goods digestive derangement, one of the even creating dangerous competition commonest sources of infants and for Japan in foreign markets, particu- children's ill-health, which quickly larly in the cotton goods market. leads to constipation, feverishness, colic, irritability, sleeplessness and malnutrition.

STAY IN CHUNGKING

"We appreciate the work done for this country by German culture and the Gorman spirit of progress, and we ask you to see to It that the sacrifices made by Ger- many for this country will not be lost.

civilized nations in resisting these "We beg you to take the lead of the bloody monsters, whose 'planes bomb women and children and who are at- tacking this country, one of the bas- tions of civilization."

A MEMORIAL

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The Royal Air Force flying boats of the Coastal Command maintain a ceaseless watch over the Beas. Photo shows a Sergeant Navigator checking his position with aid of a Bubble Sextant. A picture in one of the huge flying boats of the R.A.F. Coastal Command. (Copy- right, Fox).

GERMAN EFFORTS TO GET RUMANIA'S OIL ·

London, To-day. Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister for Economic Warfare, in reply to a Commons question whether during. recent weeks German interests had intensified their efforts to acquire Hangoe and other cities have seen control of Rumanian oil companies. similar messages addressed by their said the Government was fully aware German communities to Hitler, but all that German interests were constant- ly making every effort to increase A safe and reliable means, favoured Regarding his recent stay in Chung-have so far received no reply.

The appeal from Hangoe draws Hit- the quantities of oil available for by parents all over the world, whereby king, he stated that the Chinese Gov- to correct the trouble and make the ernment was

ler's attention to the fact that the purchase by Germany. little concerned over little one well and happy is by admin-Wang Ching-wei's Japanese-sponsor German soldiers who helped Finland attention by the Government.-Reu- memorial there, dedicated. "To the At all times it was subject to close istrating Baby's Own Tablets.

ed attempts. He emphasised that diarrhoea, expel worms, allay fever- Communist influence in Chungking in the fight to free herself from Rus-ter.

sian servitude," has been one of the ishness, and break up colds; for teeth-had been vastly over-rated. Havas.

main targets of the Soviet bombers. ing infants they are remarkably help-

-Havas. ful in easing the pains and inducing natural health-giving sleep. All chem- ists can supply Baby's Own Tablets, they are equally good for children of all ages.

Baby's Own Tablets will also check

Baby's Own Tablets

are the best corrective of childhood's Stomach and Bowel troubles.

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