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GOING UNDER WAR CONDITIONS

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent --in Moscow)

IT IS ALMOST NECESSARY TO SEE „TO, BELIEVE HOW THE NORMAL TREND OF LIFE CONTINUES UNDER WAR CONDITIONS IN MOSCOW.

For the hardworking Russions, there is little opportunity for amusements and recrea- tion during week-ends, other than in the even- ings, but night bombings, real or expected, have. restricted the scope of after 7 o'clock entertainments.

Sunday is the Russian work- man's day when Moscow's theatri- cal, musical and artistic life bursts forth. This Sunday alone 14 dis- linet theatrical and musical shows were billed.

The U.S.S.R, Symphony Or chestra, is composed solely of picked men. and the amazing. clearness and lucidity of their playing is unforgettable. The programme commemorated, The production of Tchalkov- the 28th anniversary of the Soviet sky's comic.opera, "Cherevitch-Revolution and the star turn was ki" led the list, each performance the 18-year-old infant prodigy oftracting several members of violinist of Russia, Goldstein, who the foreign Embassies or mis has won many prizes in contests-

at Warsaw and Brussels, and The art theatre, with Shakes is the recipient of a high Soviet peare's "Much Ado About Noth-decoration, ing," also was a great attraction. Other shows varied from modern semi-propaganda play to comedies and the children's theatre.

aiona.

"Hermitage Gardens"

The first part of the programme composed famous concert music, but the second part emphasised the war, This started with the mpressive and moving "declara- tion" of war slogans, alternating with famous passages from Push- kin and Lermontov and other more recent poets. These patrio-

But the centre of life for the people on Sunday in Moscow is the "Hermitage Gardens" where thousands spend a good part of actor Yakovlev, and visibly stir- the day.

CHOLERA IN CRETE

Cairo reports state that a cholera-epide- --mic has obliged the Germans to evacuate Crete almost entirely, also parts of Greece.

The death-roll is growing, and German hygiene experts are unable to combat the disease, which deve- loped from polluted wells in the hills. Doc- tors are busily inocu- lating German and Italian soldiers.

HOW AXIS

PLAN WAS

FOILED

tic passages were read by the How the heroic Yugo-

red the audience which frequent-slav decision to resist the

A large proportion of the public,ly burst into applause. with Sovlet youths and girls and soldiers, stroll under the trees

amidst well-kept flower beds.

People sit in the sun erting ice

Partisan Song

Germanson March 27 helped to thwart · Axis

Later in this long music pro-plans to seize the Middle creain, drinking beer, eating gramme, a famous woman singer East and Russian oilfields cheese, ham and sausage

the also sand- sang folk songs, and wiches, sweets and chocolates, and

newly composed ballad "Partisan in the Spring, 1941, was Song" with a perfect Russian folk described in a broadcast song texture.

from London by General whose cows were stolen by the Simovich, Yugoslav Prime Germans, and whose wife and Minister and C.-in-C.

It was the song of a peasant

children were burned alive in his hut.

large plates of cucumber salads.

There was a temporary cur- tailmont during the past week of such minor luxury supp'les, but they have re-appeared in even greater quantities. The garden walls

In March. are covered

He weeps bitterly, and

the main German with gaily coloured posters, both then his thirst for revenge pre-army of S. E. Europe was in S. E. amusing and practical. For exam-

valls over his grief, and he Bulgaria ready to move into Greek Joins the guerillas.

Thrace and then eastward to turn ple some give instructions for fire- fighting while others are satirical, This poignant song is one ex- the flank of the Turk defence. against Hitler and Mussolini. ample how the present war has -Everything seemed favourable. on friendly terms, The garden entrance is decorat-stirred the Russian peoples' im- Russia was

-Axis ed with red banne.5 and

aginations, acting as a powerful Syria in Vichy hands--with traits of M. Stalin, General Timo- creative stimulant. It is a signi- agents preparing to get posses- shenko and Marshal Budenny ficant psychological phenomenon, sion of strategic-points, the Iraqi Land other Soviet commanders and one of the psychological rebellion was timed to begin sim-

and outstanding heroes.

Innovation

por-

guarantees.--Reuter.

IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER

For

ing.

impersonating

ultaneously-April_3rd-on which date it actually started.

to

Airborne tropps were to be landed: In Syṛla so that Turkey would have been cut off from Ап innovation this Sunday

British supplies and hindered in was a loudspeaker carrying the

making effective resistance. unfamiliar voices of the Czech

"The German armies were to and Polish reprezentatives mak-

sweep along North Anatolia and ing speeches. But the "Hermitage"

across the Black Sea from Ruman- is not the only garden, for the people have the choice of four

and and Bulgarian ports police ian a

Chin would-be-knociting at the doors of different shows in four separate office, Tang Pang, 24, and buildings.

Chiu, 20, unemployed, were fined the oilfields of Batum and Baku, A typical propaganda show $100, or two months' hard labour, almost before the U.S.S.R. were opens with an elderly couple by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., af aware of the danger,

the-Central Magistracy this-morn- bench, wearily

The operation-was-planned begin between March 15 and April According to Detective Ser-1 and to be completed in six geant J. Bentley, in Kennedy eight weeks. A few days before Road about 12.45 p.m. yesterday, it could start, the Belgrade revo- defendants war,

.approachedChai lution placed on the German flank Sang who was carrying a bundle a hostile army, which had to the of wood. Accused told Chan removed. failed to produce their identifica- IN YUGOSLAVIA, GREECE AND that they were policemen, but SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS:

In typical satire; a girl ap

tion cards. A Forestry Guard. CRETE THOUGH SUCCESSFUL pears on the stage and tells the passing by arrested defendants. IN IMMEDIATE PURPOSE. sad story of a little boy who always had a cry because in the games played in school the part of Hitler, was always given to him.

sitting on a complaining of their age, com- menting on their ¡Innumerable and fancled. Illnesses..

The second tableau is a scene

after the outbreak of the

with the same couple busy knit- ting soldiers' comforts, and claim ing great health and finally volun- teering as fire-fighters.

GAMBLERS

There is certainly no indication RAIDED

that these soldiers and people of Moscow were feeling that per haps their city was living through

to

KEPT THE GERMAN ARMIES OCCUPIED IN WHAT HAD BEEN MEANT TO BE A PRE- LIMINARY TASK, UNTIL JUNE IST BY WHICH TIME THE BRITISH HAD QUELLED THE IRAQ RISING.

Inspector, W. H. Nolloth with A week later, the Allics entered their last normal Sunday. On a party of Chinese detectivos Syria and turned out the Axis the contrary the people breathed raided a gambling den at No. 93, advance guard. Thus, said Gen- absolute confidence that victory | Nam... Chang Street, yesterday ecal Simovich "apart from the would eventually be theirs, and afternoon, resulting in the arrest moral blow, which affected the that" the Germans would fall to of the käøper and 20 gamblers, prestige of the Nazis, "Yugoslavia #capture?Mosców,

and the seizing of $28.70, table thereby saved Turkey and the money. A

GEAR Near East and made impossible Before Mr. H. C. Macnamara the envelopment of Russia from at Kowloon this morning, the the South and an attacks on it keeper, Ho Wing, 25, and the from the rear over the Caucasus.

Symphony Concert

'Another, afdelight on Moscow

during the war was obtained at gamblers, including a 26-year-old Hitler was then forced to limit a symphony concert where the student, all failed to appear and himself to a frontal attack in or- deeply civilised audience greatly had their ball, totalling $120, der to reach the oil without which enjoyed what elsewhere should estreated.

this panzer, division and air fleets have been considered high-brow "The table money, $20.70. was would become useless,÷British | music,

donated to the Poor Box?

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