THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1940.
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AT THE
Parisian Grill
Rex Harrison and Merle Oberon in Alexander, Korda's "Over the Moon," In Technicolour, which comes to the King's Theatre to-day.
FULL FORCE OF ENEMY'S BLOWS YET TO COME
LONDON, TO-DAY. “THE FULL FORCE OF THE ENEMY'S BLOWS HAS YET TO COME UPON US. IF AND WHEN IT DOES BRITAIN WILL STAND FOUR SQUARE, UNWAVERING AND STRONG IN HEART,” DE- CLARED MR. ARTHUR GREENWOOD, MINIS- TER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO, IN A BROADCAST ADDRESS LAST NIGHT.
Mr. Greenwood added: Therefore I say to you, put forth your whole strength, fortify your spirit, guard your honour, and to your prayers add performance.
AWARDS TO BRITISH AIR HEROES
London, To-day.
A slight indication of the of the magnificent work R.A.F. is given in the last list (No. 43) of awards issued by the Air Ministry.
"Emulate the magnificent prowess of our fighting men. Let their cour- age be yours, let their example inspire you for the fulfilment of our high aims."
Hitler, he said, waş biting on granite, for while we shared with submerged people their love of II- berty, we possessed what they did not-mighty resources not yet tap- ped and canalised in support of the war effort.
"Hitler can draw no picture of a internal strife and
nation riven by
torn by petty dissensions.
"He will see a people so grimly de- termined, so certain in their hearts that evil must give way to good, that they will turn every. reverse, every defeat, into the seeds of future suc-
It contains the names of 28 officers from a flying officer to a wing com- mander who received the DF.C., and 17 N.C.O.'s and men from leading air-cess."--Reuter. craftsmen 10 of them -to a flight sergeant who received the D.F.M.
No fewer than 10 recipients of the awards were born or educated in the. Dominions and India.
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A.
Membership of the British Empire Order (M.B.E.) Military Division
E. conferred
Pilot-Officer Wickenkamp, missing, believed killed in action.
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He was born at Borchester, Nebras- ka, U.S.A., and was educated in Cana-
Reuter.
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SWITZERLAND HAS PREPARED FOR A BLITZ-DEFENCE (Continued. from Page 10)
by
the knee to a tyrant. It is a country like our own, based not upon race and national- ity but upon the destiny determined geography and upon common- faith in idea. And every child knows it.
Never for a moment does the fear of offending Germany lead this people to be taciturn about the differences in Ideas which separate them-they joyfully admit-more completely from Nazism than any people in Europe.
"JOYFUL DANGER"
During the great Swiss Exposition last year they used every opportunity to tell their own people and visitors from all the world, including Germany, just what Swit- zerland stands for. In huge letters in alt European languages stood the words: "No Swiss can be held in a position of subjection nor can he claim any privilege because of birth, family or person."
'Switzerland belloves that she has a mis- sion--to continue to demonstrate to Europe and the world that men of all nations can
live together in peace and prosperity when they know the limits of nationality, and when they have learned that freedom and responsibility are one and the fame thing Aland; in time of danger, far from minimis.
PRINCESS IRENE BAPTISED
LONDON, TO-DAY. IRENE, YOUNGER DAUGHTER OF PRINCESS JULIANA AND PRINCE BERNHARD, WAS BAPTIS- ED IN THE PRIVATE CHAPEL AT BUCKINGHAM HALACE YESTER-
DAY.
Queen Elizabeth acted as witness and was one of the Godparents along with
Dutch representatives of the Navy and the Dutch and Netherlands Indies armies.
King George and Queen Wilhelmina were present at the ceremony.-Reu- ter.
QUIET TRADING ON THE STOCK MARKET
London, To-day. Gilt-edged securities rallied late on the Stock Exchange yesterday after early easiness. Indian Governmenta were steady. Industrials were irre- gular while gold-minings were mark- ed lower on lack of support. Trading was very quiet owing to natural cau- tion on the part of investors.
Wall Street was firm-Reuter,
GREY SOCKS, PLEASE!
An Intimation. to B.W.O.F. Knitters states:
that It is particularly requested
ing their belief and their traditions, they socks for the Army should be knitted intensity them. They live in what was dev", gribed by the Swis Bundespraesident on exclusively of grey wool and not of August 1 last, as a state of joyful danger."" the new supplies of Khaki wool.
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