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party in nine but our standard of living still.

A European countries. freling remains fairly high Unlike that the dramatic demise of theFour Amèrican cousins we have Comintern in 1943 was only a the Batisfaction of knowing that the housewife is getting her fair share of fond' and at

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"On the other hand, if the consore pass it, wo'll take 2-

torrific loss?"

Battlefield In A War Of Nerves

Although it has been sug- gested in some quarters that the Olympic games scheduled for next year should bo can- diplomatic funeral has never en-

celled, we are now going all out tirely vanished, and the truculent

to make them as big a success athursts of M. Molotov and M.

as possible. The Games Com- Vyshinsky at recent international!

Indeed, 1 rend the other day tries willing to take our goods. mittee and Wembley Stadium gatherings have made it all of a woman with mix children Many countries are more than are looking ahead and ene im- likely that the "corpse" was live and she gets 6s Weekly alloxnnxious to help, and as a re-portant move Is that visitors ance for five of them--who didault the Government is, I Am can expect to find traffic con- ly enough to have a child. How-

not need to buy all the rations | wid, to conclude separate pacta. gestion reduced to a minimum. ever sincerely the rest of the to which she was entitled. it is on the outcome of these The Olympic Press chief tolla world may have desired to forget my be wring, bet it also direct negotiations that theme that a scheme in which the or to believe obsolete certain e sree to that quebes are success of the export drive will LPTB, Wembley Council and antial of the original Commin dwindling except, of course, at largely depend, and it is ex- the Stadium authorities are co- Et fail, it has never been clearly] the

and cinemas.

pected that the whole plan will operating has been designed established that Moscone had for anybody whis takes a quick look mean a saving in imports alone; to abolish the present hold-ups

rutand this turbulent world off of £208,000,000 per year. gotten them ar rélegated them to

So when the quarter mile stretch obliving, They

ours all realise we are as well you will see that everything of Empire-way, between Wem- Lenin's i

oti not better than most. 4. endorsed by hie successors.

possible is being done to beat bley Park station and the sta be the war, that the Sovie: prominent American

That, too, is the view of that crisis. Indeed, more than dium is blocked with crowds-

who has 1,000,000

people have just as shown by the Cup float and swater could not live side by sid just returned to these shores agreed to change their working the Speedway riders champion- with another systern, and that after an overali tour of several hours to prevent a fuel break- ship. This plan involves the it wo igitimate to disperse in countries, including Russia. down, and as I hinted in this construction of a new concrete pol with the ordinary stan fifs commest WRA;

Meanwhile, the populace Is "Brituin olumn some time ago most dual carriageway for pedes baljan, with is narrow streets in a dither not knowing what to dards ut iurie and good faith. has a higher standard of living peuple scem determined to get trians leading direct to the and mud-walled houses, has be-expect and Hstening in hundreds

have down to the task of pulling the stadium from the station and come a battlefield Pee more dors, of course, than all the countries I

in Russia's of rumours many of which are visited." Price controls

There and country through.

are crossing the old exhibition war of nerves. Contribute to the ending of linger rationing is the main reason, minor disputes here and there, grounds. The Empire-way and

spread by speculators hoping to ne hope that Rosin will play and everybody. Including the but not the alightest whisper the bridge carrying it over the

cause an exodus from Tabriz so 4 loval and constructive part in poorest worker, in getting a fair of any general hold-up.

Ever since the Soviets began they can buy up vacated pro- world revival. The

railway are being widened at exert pressure on Iran evidence share of what to going. Whe

forperties and goods at a fraction agains such hopes was already ther

It is expected that Novem-a cost of £100,000. This will ratification of its tentative all of the present our standard will rise ber 20, the Royal Wedding Day, do away with the bottle-neck pact three weeks ago, the peo Pries. formidable and has been grow again to the 1938 level after will be declared a Public Holl- and Improve space for motor ple have been expecting to be ting ever since Russia failed to we have got. through the win day. It is now urged that as ist. Work has already started awakened by the arrival of the jevaruste her troops from Persia ter depends, of course, on the it is an outstanding event in and the new lay-out should be Red Army from the Soviet upor the agreed date in March, conl output, and again ! the history of the Common- operating by next June a border 80 miles to the north, 1946. Since then there have pleased to record that with the wealth as many people as pos-month before the Games begin. been obstruction at the meetings end of the Yorkshire strike of Foreign Ministers, persistent production has jumped by 313,- misure of the vein in the Security

A national conl'output com-

400 tons.

Council, resolute refusal to petition for the Mitchell- develop the machinery of Hedges Trophy will give some the United Nations, snarling Idea of the progress achieved, rejection of co-operation in and, so far as is possible, response to the Marshall sug will try to give up-to-date] gestion, and now the formation, figures. Leaders at the mo-: at a mysterious conference in nient are the Northern Division Poland, of this new "internation of the Coal Bond with 722,000 There tons of saleable cont-97.8 por- al bureau" in Belgrade. is no attempt to

cent of their target figure, disguise the It is metics" against out

i purpose of the bureau.

" work

American imperialism, against! its British and French allies, against the right-wing Socialists in the first place in Britain and France." Its father is M. Zhda- | nov, a member of the tiny ROV- |erning-group--in---Russia-and- formerly one of the chiefs of the Comintern, This final disap-

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First Move Up To The Kremlin

London, Oct. 18. Britain still expects the Soviet Union to make the *** first "move" at a'technical level" towards re

sumption of the Anglo-Russian trade negotia- tions by paying off the second half of the £2,400,000 instalinent on her debt to Britain, due on Aug. 1.

The reaction in both economic

and

Commenting on this, British political quarters to the officials emphasised that Moscow statement by Mr. Konnionsidered that they made Zillikens, MP, that Marshal

Tabriz, the capital of Azer-

and

The populace's nerves are in such a state that an explosion of giant firecrackers would clear the crowded strecta start n rumour that the long- awaited invasion had started for frightened Azerbaijanians ful- ly expect the Russiana to invade their од saturated province.

price.--United

MONIOUS STRAWS IN THE WIND

New York, Oct. 16. But as one Persian

There are signs that the temZ....... philosophically pointed outperature of the so-called "cold "We have been expecting it for war between the United States = the loat 35 years."

and Russia is rising steadily and komething like boiling point may he reached at the Big Four conference in London next

Occupation by Rusela or eg. moth. tablishment of a Communist Спе local Government

of the most ominous la regarded signs was the apparent exhaus- they favourably by an unusually tion of will to compromise on it large percontago of Azerbal- the part of diplomats who must

who lived under janlang Soviet sponsored "democratic" regime from December, to December, 1916.

dip-

Stalinys ready and willing to clear. during the recent conclude a commercial

the moves to restart treaty lomatic nd hoped that negotiations talka-which-broke down over would be renewed, made it clear conditions of payment of

the

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hammer out

some form of compromise between the

East and West; if the trend from cold. words toward hot action la be The democrats took over the stemmed. The growing paralysis that Britals was in whole-heart-Rusalan debt to Britain, that province after the Russians of diplomatic ability to

bridge but expected Russia to make the technical level to come from the Iranians moved in their troops between Russia and the United ed agreement with this attitudo they expected the first step at moved out and before the the deep chasm which opened up first official move.

took over the Government. Soviet Union.

It States could be measured by a Mr. 2liacus quoted Marshal

was a thoroughly Russian renumber of symptoms. One of comes trade relations with Great commented that Britain would ment which in one year accom- evidence was presented by for

Stalin as saying: "We want as A Foreign Office spokesman gime of an autocratic

Govern- the most striking bits of Britain as possible. The sooner be pleased when a friendly ut plished more reforms and immer Secretary of State James the two states agree the better terance of Marshal Stalin were provements in Azerbaijan than F. Byrnes' senzational book for good partnership la the com- echoed by the Soviet press and was, ever contemplated by

the Speaking mon work."

radio-Reuter,

Frankly", which made no bones about the state [of exhaustion and frustration in, which he was left by the task. Most of the inhabitants are of dealing with Russia.

And there are other straws simple Persians not particularly

In the

In wind unimportant interested in politics, but they

tho point out that the

but clues to

A Soviet

to

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

“The Authority on Authorities"

LOCATE IT FAVORABLY

Many is the time that a No Trump

Iran Government.

a

is deeply distressing. Frequent rubberies of The only comfort is that we have glass, bolts and other at least been warned plainly of Fatures have been Intely what we must not expret.

mittel upon unõccupied Britain's Communists stem, tomizes in which no person have been taken by surprise,

left in charge.

It having come to our know. though they will doubtless adjust ledge that the Superintendant of themselves to any new orders, Palles is willing. If keys are with their usun! agility. They left at the Central Station, (FARE)

and their "lellow-travellers" direct the Constable on the heat IIKS180,-for in Britain it is the unavowed occasionally, every night to

rather than the avowed

the interior of

Buch Com. examine 35,-

munists who are dangerous--will houses, we consider it very de

democrats themselves find nothing

that unfamiliar in the

sirable

Householders

gave them better Government drift of the world, ahusive distortions of British and thould be publley made acquaint-

than the present one. Several reception was given on Wednes ed with the arrangement,

educated town people emphasis day night for Andrei Vishinsky and other Russian delegates to bureau WAS An ingenious robbery 35

for his 2-Clubs, Blackwooded. and ed that they were not Com- launched in a broadcast from commisted on Saturday night

when South showed all the aces, put munists but were forced to ad- the United Nations. It was a Moscow.

mire the way his partner into the moali slam."

It worked glittering affair, the firet to be In France, where from the Servants room at the

West's band was so woefully weak, Azerbaijan,

hold in the swank now Soviet;: overt Communism in

Weat much residence of Mr. Edgar,

hit his

Park Sald one: "Most of the atreet Consulate on Upper partner's 120-stronger, the position is different. Point, by nomo friend of the contract. of a particular height can he decided to try to

who, having had the be made if one partner is the desult by leading the heart 9, and did paving was done by the "de Avenue, Consulate rooms were French Communists have taken usual hospitality of the master'ssible if the ather fellow tries to play my's or not, he was licked now, buildings were built by them.

servants,

clares, whereas it would be imponit. Whether the declarer put up dum-

with diplomats, mocrats." The newest municipal crowded. a more conciliatory pose towards roof given to him, took notice of it. Which hand is the favourable one He could run only 10 tricks without

United Nations personnel, cor-

call traitors, and they still mas lung string to the upper bolt of apparent, but there are signposts not divide evenly. He let the fire by the "domocrats." Their rulej absenco which had guests chat- those whom they are now cold to the fastenings, and by afixing to locate the declarer is not always giving up the lead, since clubs di university was even established | respondents and notables.

But there was querade as the supremely nation a venetian, succeeded in opening that indicate the desirable direction, trick go to the 10. for safety, then was absolute but just and pro- tering over vodka. It was the alist party. Indeed, their partici- it during the temporary absence consisting mainly of aces and kings.after a

return tried #ressive. If the Russlang at? ration in the new bureau is, at of the servants waiting at din-If a player has one or more suits build up a squeeze, but failed. tempt to set up a similar Gov- almost complete absence of any

diplomats from the with first sight, surprising, until it iser, carrying off two boxea of lapped only

If South, because of his aces, had ernment again there will not be States or Britain, Mrs. Roosevelt swarded kings, observed that the bureau's pro

clothing.

king-jacks or queens,

beshould forced with 3-Diamonds on his

strong opposition 28

And Herschel Johnson of the favour No Trumps somewhat, where- second turn, as `la sequence No. 2, previously," paganda is on the lines of "the Thin, day at 11a.m. will be as one with sie an his single stop. North would have been the Pro-Americanism is strong in United States made their ap defence of the rational independ-sold at the Auction Mari pers should strive to throw the play clarer. If. East led, either major, the Tabriz whose people credit the pearance, shook hands with ence and sovereignty of their Queen's Road, Brst 10 baskets across from him.

wit would have been stopped twice. United States with causing Bus. few minutes. De

Vishinsky and were gone within If he selected elther minor to avoid sia to "qult their province de own countries."That is whit of sweet Pomeloes just landed,

leads from his kings, South, would brings the French Communists 20 casks of Salad. Oll, 10 do.

have had tough job, but still could spite Soylet into this galley, even though it Bitters, do. Ale, 10 do. Port

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Sir Hartley Shawcross did the same for Britain, The remainder of the Anglo-American delega tions ostentatiously boycotted the occasion. An the Minister of a small European country sald;

CHARGES RAISED

There is increasing -disap- "If the Americans won't even pointment, however, over. failure drop in for a glass of vodka of the Americana-to give them with the Russians, how can we the same progressive, effetent expect them to get together on Government as the "democrats. Intportant issue of the world? The people here cannot under-United Press. stand what appears to be Am-| ; the French electorate. The new grade Communist bureau are not able).

erican approval of the Iran Communist move should certain-likely to differ much from those

Gopeimment tresting Azerbaijan fvhave benefitted Gen. De of the Berlin Nazi bureau. They ID

as a "atep child" and enforcing Gaulle in the municipal elections will be the tactics of "one by SNT

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SN'T PaseNT Paus able)ainajaa kangasnya kamen standard of living. If these were change's coostlution, under which political forces in France which munism may well have to be con- heard Nanh 2-Clubs, worth, to: South. If he lets the heart would eliminate all danger of finis

South wanted a game, contract How many tricks is it likely to be given them, they claimed, commissions charged by member resist Communism. Let us hope tent with the victims it already to hopped into No Trumps imme: Kload agelnit his -No Trumps revolution and secession from securities will be

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