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Democratic Powers Join In Condemnation

Unique In Modern Diplomacy

Washington, Feb. 26.

In a joint statement, the United States, Britain and France today condemned events in Czecho- slovakia as "placing in jeopardy the very exis- tence of the principles of liberty to which all democratic nâtions are attached."

The three-nation declaration said: “By means of a crisis artificially and deliberately instigated, the use of methods already tested in other places, has permitted the suspension of the free exercise of Parliamentary institutions and the establishment of a disguised dictator- ship of a single party under the cloak of a government of national union.

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Snyder Forecast

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New York, Feb. 20. Washington, despatch today quoted the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. John Snyder, as saying int formal statement that there "will undoubtedly bave to a devaluation, of currencies In some of the countries In- volved in the European re- covery programme,"

At the same time, the despatch. published in a Wall Street Journal, said the Administration rejected Congressional attggestions

Int special international monetary conference to co-. ordinate devaluation moves, -Beuter.

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New Siamese Cabinet

Bangkok, Feb. 28. The new Ѕідтсле Cabinet, headed by Khaung Abhalwong, In considered certain," to get, a vate of confidence when it faces a joint-session of Parliament on Monday, as It commands about, 80 per cent support in the combined. Houses.

The Premier has dropped three Ministors." and adkled three others to his caretaker! Cabinet, which has held office since the coup d'etat by Mar sha Pibul Songkram lant No-| vember, and assumes the port folio of the Interior himself,

Although not a coalition, the Cabinet, which has 112 Demo- crats and 12, non-party mem bera, contains many reputable. non-party men who command great personal prestige.

Government. circles

to-day expiressed hesitancy about Siamese representation at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation Cont ference, to be held at Baguio, champion Bobby in the Philippines, shortly

This cannot be decided until the blue bloods paired off with the new government is recog

internationally,

which, not professionals for next week'spiserl

annual tournament at the exhowever, is considered only a elusive Seminole Country Club, matter of days.-Reuter.

furceful condemnation yet of Saviet

Palm Beach, Feb. 25..

nerion in Eastern and Central Europe, The Duke of Windsor drew

Hiker sch untests have bres Antraling expressed individually by BritaiLorke as his golfing partner as and the United States, though often

In almost identient terms,

Previandy, France, o, ha

normally jokort with Britain an the United States is conderaning the various coups in South-East Europe, Second Munich

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Customarily and off the re cord will the more

The To Recruit

An Army

M. Henri Verdoux, the Paris

citizen who

dignity and comparative scores bringing an action

of the gentlemen golfers t against the distributors was said by the Paris indepesadenke. The society golfers and of Charles Chaplin's Conservative newspaper, Le Monde, their roolers yearly put up a

London, Feb, 20. today to Persemide these of March," sizeable pool on the respectiva

43. Major Samuel wife-murderer film

The_paper_declaret; "Czechoslovjar | merits of the

Weiser, pro-amateur

year-old Chairman and founder of Verdoux, "Monsieur

Kin's fate today, a a 10 years ngo, 1. teams. beaas witness to the immense dangers About 32 ranking profession-tonight that he Is

the Hebrew Legion, announced opened his case today by inherent in the wacht

als have entered this year New York tomorrow to organise leaving for situation. saying that he had six

Each will be teamed with two an army to fight

Palestine points in common with

amateurs. his namesake of the film.

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as it did yesterday, but as M. George Bidaul (the French Forriga Minister) said. the pawns cannot continue may ing forward un chess board without a situation re; suking which osight very likely a terme dangerma,"

They were: his surname, his Christina ame, his employ ment in a bank, the fact that he was married, that he was a Le Monde added that "hery pro father of a boy of five, and paganda wilt not prevem as feeling the silence of terrorbed fenders if that he was a specialist in finted w-papers and of

Prexi- uncini questions.

dros unable to speak freely."-Reu-

"I have over known 80 Ter. muany marked coincidences," his lawyers suid.

M. Verdoux is claiming 5- 000,000 franes from the United Artists Distributors and Cinemas,

He asserted that his reputa- tina, peace and well-being had suffered-He-ind been shamed. by journalists, harried by photographers and had com3 pletely lost his former calm.

Customers at the bank where he was employed called him! "Bluebeard."*

During an adjournment in the courtroom, press photo- graphers fred off magnesium farce.

Judgment was postponed un- til March 18-Reuter.

News Briefs

Newcastle, Feb. 26.

Clifford Risherts, 16, of Bristol was adinitied to an infirmary with a di located jaw caused by a yawn

Remer.

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London, Feb, 26.

A mine was washed ashore he tween Re-Culver and lerne Bay

Reuter.

London, Feis, 26.

A plane, which crashed in plouged field at Brookland, Ken, turned upside down. The pilot, W.J. Janten. 56 of Pitsterg Holland, wax only slightly hurt-Reuter,

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• Londen, Feb. 26. Nearly 99,500,000 gallons of milk were sold af farms in England and Wales in January. exceeding the total in January 1939 by 25 per cent." -Reuter.

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London, Feb. 26.

after Britain surrenders the man-

Playing with the Duke of date. Windsor and Locke will be polo An extensive recruiting сат- star Stephen Sanford.

polgu In the United States, South Winston Guest, who was host America, South Afrien and at the recent Withrup-Rocke- Europe will be undertaken and feller wedding, will team with Major Welser hopes to lead 100,- Robert Sweeney, former British 000 men and women against the

amateur champion, and profer- Avable states outside Palestine.-- sional Herman Keiser.-United Reuter, Press.

Honduras Dispute Alarm

London, Feb. 26. ̄ ̄ ̄

The cruiser Sheffield is tonight on Its way to Belize from Cartagena, Colombia, to guard against Guatemalan extremists.

The point at dispute dates back to 1859, when an Anglo-Guatemalan Convention was conclud- ed and ratified which confirmed the existing frontier between Guatemala and Honduras. Under a second convention four This was proposed by Britain in years later, Britain undertak tu 1946. pravite 50.000 towards joint com. munications by rail or road. But this

The Guatemalan Government convention was never ratified

prepared to accept the jurisdiction eine into force and the Gualeinalsa the International Court only

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Spain's New Council

Madrid Feb. 26. Spain's new Council of the Renlin, set up under the Law of Succoesion approved by a public. referendum fast July, offered allegiance and personal devp-

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Irun, Spain, Feb. 26, International mail reaching Iruv Governinens

subsequently claimed matter in judged "ex arquart has been delayed for 48 hours follow- that the whole treaty of 1859 was

TO that consideration ofing anonymous threats to send time into invalid, and that Gusterola had acquity as well as of law can, he balss hidden in mail bags valid claim to the whole of British pleaded.

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London, Feb. 26,

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"I regarded it as my duty to atny there as I felt responsible for keeplpg music alive, in Germany", he told nowspaper mens no ga

Dr. Furtwanglor, who arriv Prague, Feb. 26. |ed here on Tuesday to give.o

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The press section of the Ministry of Information tonight"|"With the London Philharmonic banned publication of the jaint Bri- Orchestra, announced he would tish, French and United States com go to Argenting after his Bri-, munique condemning, the recent tish tour.

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