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British Army of the Nile.

This picture shows troops "ecently sent as reinforcements to the training in the desert It is a fair assumption that those troops are now in Greece.

MODEL CLOSELY

OF NORWAY

FOLLOWED

IN LONDON there is as yet no news of the fight- ing in the Balkans resulting from Hitler's new aggression except what comes from German sources. The German communique boasts of the viola- tion of the Greek and Yugoslav frontiers and of later bombing attacks.

The same communique, in de- scribing us a "counter" offensive" this fresh onslaught on two pen- ples which have never threatened Germany, gives the key to long propaganda statements emerging in almost identical form from. Berlin and Rome.

The modet adopted for Hit- fer's brutal descent on Norway

is closely followed in the parade of fabulous accounts of British

FAITH IN ALLIED TRIUMPH

BRITAIN

AND U.S. IN CLOSE TOUCH

The reaction of neutral countries to Germany's new aggression is awaited with interest in London.

In particular it is noted as an encouraging development that

A joint declaration of Russia and Yugoslavia have sign-

conspiracy and allegations 01 faith in an Allied triumph aggression, particularly as regards

connivance therein of local leaders.

The world knows that British

was signed in

ed a treaty of friendship and non-

Ottawa. the clause which provides for con-

of either becoming the victim of

diplomacy in the Balkans has yesterday by General tinuation of the friendship in event persistently sought to prevent a Sikorski, the Polish Prime | aggression. spread of hostilities. It was for Minister, and Mr. Mac- that purpose, as stated at the

Secretary went again to Athens.

time, that the British Foreign kenzie King, the Cana- dian Premier, before the Characteristic Touches former left for Washing-

As to the Yugoslav leaders may be assumed that like their predecessors in falling victim to Nazi outrage they were deter mined not to risk compromising the neutrality it was their whole concern to preserve.

ton.

The declaration includes an announcement that arrangements are being made for constituting a Polish armed force in Comida for service overseas.

The Canadian Government will An official statement in Rome give its full cooperation in the associates Italy with the Nazi establishment of this force, which attack on Yugoslavia,

Characteristic touches in the German communique are the use of the name Serbia for Yugosla vla and description of the capital, which has been twice bombed al- though declared an open city by the Yugoslav authorities, as the "fortress of Belgrade,"

The German communique ad- mits their troops have met with stubborn resistance in the Struma Valley-British Wireless.

BABY GIRL'S DEATH

after a period of training in Canada, will join the armed forces of the British nation.—Reuter.

As regards America's attitude there is no doubt that the Bri- tish and U.S. Governments will be in close touch as the situa tion develops,

America has aready made clear that she will help all victims of aggression and doubtless the U.S. Government will make its attitude clear as soon as the British Gov- ernment, British Wireless.

JUNK ABANDONED

According to a report

to the Harbour Office, a junk has been found abandoned in Latitude 22 deg. 26' North, Longitude 115 deg. 120 East, approximately.

BRUTAL GERMAN ORDER OF THE DAY

"I WAS PARTICULARLY horrified at the con- tents of the Order of the Day addressed to the Ger- man army by its inviting the German troops to employ brutal methods against my compatriots," Late last night the parents of declared M. Subbotitch, Yugoslav Minister in Lon-

a baby girl, residing on the se-

cond floor of No. 2, Pak Taidon, in a statement to Reuter last night.

Street, Kowloon, were awakened

by crying, and discovered the

one eyo.

The Minister said that in the last war the Serbs

child bleeding from a wound over and Germans were enemies who showed mutual respect for each other and for the ordinary rules of

They dressed the wound, but

the child died soon afterwards.

It is thought that the baby was bitten by ¤rat ̧·

CHANCERY LANE ROBBERY

warfare.

He added: "It. is astounding that the commander-in-chief of great army has seen flt to issue an order of this nature.

RAGE OF TRUTH AND A VIO- LATION OF GOOD SENSE TO PRETEND THAT YUGOSLAVIA WANTED WAR. UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT YUGOSLAVIA ENDEAVOURED TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN THE BALKANS.

any case the people to whom I belong, notwithstanding the fact they do not want war, will have the courage to take up Mr. C. O, Rocha, of No. 5B, the challenge. We have military Chancery Lane, has reported the and historical traditions which! Foreign Office in the morning and theft of money and clothing. to are by no means less worthy than was in conference with members the value of $20.20, at about 2.45, those of the Germans."

of the British Government for a.m..today.

HE SAID IT WAS AN OUT." some time, ~ Reuter,

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M. Subbotitch called at the