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"FIFTH COLUMN" IN ENGLAND
London, To-day.
THE DEARTH OF OFFICIAL NEWS from Norway gives little scope to the British Press for comment and most of the leading articles from discussing the main topic. Russia, Italy, the "Fifth Co- but not lumn" and Imperialism are discussed Norway.
"The Times" sums up the difficulties about getting a complete picture of what is happening in Nor- way in a leader entitled "Waiting for News." Waiting for vital news is not easy. Waiting is always necessary until the issue is decided or the situation clarified and until information can be put out without profitting the enemy.
In Norway, it is not possible to withhold news to the extent which may be desirable. Reports get across the frontier into neutral Sweden. But "The Times" warns that much of the reports from Sweden have not been altogether reliable in the past and it would be unwise to place complete confidence in what is coming through
now.
We may think we have enough material for putting together a gen eral outline, but it is possible that important gaps are not filled in or the importance of some of the
details supplied exceed reality.
If people are eagerly waiting for news "The Times" concludes, they are doing so in a spirit of calm, feeling that this crisis has been competently and rapidly met.
FIFTH COLUMN IN BRITAIN The "News
does not
Chronicle"
It is difficult, to appreciate, the full significance of the French Canadians taking over this duty from the Irish Guards.
Let those who see it as nothing more than ■ matter of military routine, try to imagine a Bohemian Regiment, speaking Czech, mounting guard at Berchtesgadent
They may then estimate the worth of those who represent the war to neutral countries as a struggle be- tween rival imperialisms.--Reuter. 20 DEAD IN EAST COAST SINKING
London, To-day.
steamer Bravore The Norwegian (1,458 tons) was sunk after an ex- of plosion off the south-east coast England yesterday.
Twenty of the crew of 24 are fear- think much of would-be "Quislings" led to have lost their lives. Four sur- in Britain.
vivors were. landed at a
Discussing the agitation in certain coast port.-Reuter.
quarters about the possibility of a "Fifth. Column". în Britain, the paper takes the view that the Communists, are being so stupid that they can quite safely be left at liberty to com- plete the ruin of what reputation remains to them.
Recent by-elections in which Fas- cist, Communist and Peace-Group candidates.participated have shown that their supporters are small enough to be safely ignored and that they are, indeed, decreasing.
TALKS WITH RUSSIA
The Labour "Daily Herald". ap-
south-east
FIRST AMERICAN KILLED ON LAND
Washington, To-day.
at- Captain Losey, U.S. military tache in Stockholm, who was killed in a German air raid on Sunday, was the first American killed on land since the beginning of the war.
Captain Losey was assisting to re- move Americans from the war zone. --Reuter.
IN NANKING
proves the Government's willingness GENERAL ABE ARRIVES to talk trade with Russia, providing Moscow refrains from furnishing Hit-
of war.
If ler with the materials Russia intends to live as a peaceful
Shanghai, To-day. General Abe, Envoy Extraordinary neutral, mutual trade would be toto Wang Ching-wei's "National Gov- the advantage of both countries.
ernment," arrived in Nanking yester-
The mounting guard by French day. Canadians at Buckingham...Palace
He did not touch at Shanghai but gives "The Times" an opportunity to went directly to Nanking.-Our Own discuss Imperialism.
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