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I forces, taking the Soviet Guvern- mens by complete surprise, foll I have recorded in volume the eduthe of Anglo- and steel.

We now know that only four Soviet relations up till the out break of wat, and the hostillly, months later in 1540 Hitler de verging upon an actual breach finitely decided upon a war of

which and France, hich extermination against the Soviets, HK$18.00 with Britain.

during the Russian nya and began the long, vast, stealthy BTODA

now worked together. Analed Garmian armies to the Russia

their deep divergences No recollection of their miscalcula HK$72.00 closely as

of interest permitted. Huer, hut on and former conduct over 'pre-

had much in common as vented the Soviet Government totalitarians, and their systems of its Communist agents, and asso- government were akin,

ciates all over the world from

by mutual suspicions: an ant August the Sayipt Obvermont decided that the interests of the Soviet Union required that they should break of nerotiations With

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relation with ermany. Th

your friend Germany, became your

most at the same moment as She became our enemy,

HK$80.00 non of Finland. Germany, and movement of the mise Ye Bur since the new factor has

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Hospital, on February 13, 1040, to Constance, wife of Lawrence Cyril Kotowall, a daughter, Phyllis Madeleine, Both well,

M Molstoy beamed on the erscreaming for a Second Front, in

arisen which I venture to think makes it desirable that both our countries should re-establish our

so that previous contact.

起

necessary We may be able to consult together as regards those necessarily interest is both. At the present moment the pro-

SIXTH ARMY +PZ-DIVS ! MIN.DIV 14 INF.DIVS.

man "Ambassador, Count Schulan which Britain, whom they had cohfals in Europe which must burg. on every important occasion,igned to run and servitude, was

36 and was forward and fulsome in to play a leading part. his approval of Gorman policy and praise for 1litler's military men sures. When the German adult had been made that the

Norway had said (April 7) Soviet Uovernment understood measures which were forced upon Germany. The English had eer- tainly guns much too far. They had disregarded completely the of neutral nations..:. We rights her defensive measures." wish Germany complete success in

MARRIAGE SMIRKE-REMEDIOS-The wed- ding of Leslie Ernest Smirke

Hitler had taken pains to inform and Millicent Antoinette Re- medies, which was to have Stalin on the morning of May 10 laken place оп Saturday of the onslaught he had begun February 19th, will now take

Franco

and the neutral Low place on February 26th at Countries, "I called on Molotor," Appreciat St. Joseph's Church at 4 p.m.

wrote Schulenburg. "He will be helded the news, and added that he A reception after the ceremony

understood that Germany had to Condult Rond. All friends protect herself against Auglo- and relatives cordially French attack. He had no doubt of

invited.

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However, we comprehended the future mors truly than these coll- blooded calculators, and tider. Although these

stood their dangers, and their in expressions of their opinion were, of course, terest better than they did them known til After the war, we were selves. I now addressed myself war under no illusions about the us for the first time to Stalin,

Wa none the leas Prime Minister to Monsieur Stalin. sin patient policy of trying pursuch B in re-establish relations of

dentist character with Eussin,

The Pecksniffian mourners who have since the

lamented the break-up of the British Empire were not entirely au fait with the never ceasing developments trusting to the march of avonis

Mutual Suspicions

of that remarkable organisa-and to their fundamental ant.At this time when the face of Eur

to

Germany. It was From the agonlems tion of peoples.

to use the abilities thought wise to time that Whitehall began to of Sir Stafford Cripps as Ambas be conscious of its overseas sador to Moscow. He willingly Dopro responsibilities, complete in- accepted this bleak and dependence and indeed the nilang told We did not at that severance of sovereignty if time reallso suffelently that Soviel Communists hate extreme left- desired-waa always even-

wing politicians even more tually possible for the most they do Tories or Liberals. The obscure member of the Com- nearor a man is to Gommunism In sentiment, the more obnoxious monwealth.

he is to the Soviets unless he joins the party.

It is true, of course, that British

political influence

The Soviet Govermnent agreed has diminished materially into receive Cripps Ambassador, the East: from India to Gey- and explained this stop to their

That is only one side of the

ope la changing heurly, I should. like to take the opportunity ot your receiving His Majcety's

•How. Anibassador to ask the Jatter to conver to you a mes-

from myself. Geographically our two countrios

of

the interests of the Boviet Union, and if so how boat the futer- date can be auforgarded. But 1 have felt that the crisis through willch Europe, and Intood the world, in passing is so grave na Taging before to warrant my you frankly the position as presents itself to the Beltish Government. This, I Hope, will ensure that in ang dischasion that the Sovint Corprantant may have with Sir S. Cripps, there should

standing as to the poller

His Majesty's

af

"Lisbon Binru Sinklug" Aftar all that time?y, the Willər sfound thers must really be deep.

Our crrant now, hgericles ngkin. One balleros thist in Britain's now Central Africa dominion, the neuro population will be ruled by

benevolent aristocracy. there's hope for the remittance

antl menyét,

All would-bo qutarchs and autobraty can take notlec.

"

Alus! Those misguided pous. who thought "DE" meant Dalry

Farm

at their rendit overnment alostions. The President was the

to discuss

filly with the Soviet Gerech

vent any of the vast problem created by

by Germany's present altempt to purspe In Europa, 4. methodical process by, successive

nosorp "of "tónquest and i

tion. There wan, of course, answer. I did not expect ong Sir Stafford Cripps reached. cow anfely, and oven had an inter- View of a formal, and character with M." Stalih..

Collect Spoils

Lithuania

"Record. polling in Portugal'à only, candidate,” One för all, and dll for ong

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Shoot his shafta shrewdly.

After all, what's so auslitti Jh The Walls Map being the Black

man's burden?

Stating the case crudely....

These coplies we saw volunteer- ing the other day should maka Ana sturdy copp minera zome Lime

Look up Sun Fo's "Cabinet" in a French dictionary for at least' ane description of it.

g deport Anna to the U.S. is regarded ha a Strong meva by Stalin.

A visiting Burian says Chinese girls dresses would shock them consid¦; in Rangoon, where a damsel wear

"a transparent, gauze-like, blouse." Which only goes, to show you.

Meanwhile the Soviet Govern merit tha busy collecting its spolla. On June 14, the day after the fall of Paris, Musców d scht an ultimatum to acousing her and the other Baltic Btates of milliary against the U.S.S.R. and ing radical changes, of severniment and military concessions, On Junu 16 Red Army troops

troops lavaded, the country and the President, kme- topa, Red into, East Prussia. On the same day Lalyla and. Estonia were exposed to the same trest: munt ba

ble before all Europe-auto-Soviet Governmenta

two eduntries Inellidodis how I' the States and Peoples of Europe, are gültig 18 Polet towards the prospect of Germany establish 1g hegemony over the Cth- tinent

Two Objects

set up forthwith and Soylet ug

irons admitted into thesp, amall countries. Resistance was out of the question. The President ef Latvia was deported to Russie, an

WAS

Vrahinaky arrived on June 21 to nominale a Proylsional ment to matingt now elections,

Extonin the attendan The fact that both our countries identical. On June 10

He not in Europe but on her arrived in Talling to instal extremilles puts them she pretence of pro-Soviet friendly Jegime: Da August 5-6. We are better tho spoolal position. enabled than others, less fort and democratie Government type unately placed to resist Ger- swept away, and the Kremlin an- many's haremony, and

nexed the Baltic States, to the You know the British Government Soviet Union.

at the opposite extremities Europe, and from the point of In view of systems of government it may be said that they stand for widely-differing systems of political thought. Bot. I trust that these facta need not pro- vent the relations between our two countries in the interna- total sphere from beine harm onjous and mutually beneficial.

confederates. Tho Sdylet

to In the past-Indeed in the recent wrdie Schulenburg to

And in past-qur relations have, it must May 20, x interested in

tin from be acknowledged, been hampered and in

lon, Burma and the Pacify for 1amber.

picture, but nevertheless the

home country has had to

look elsewhere for a guaran-There is no reason for apprehen- teed source of raw materials, slon concerning Crippa's mission, since there is no reason to doubt Soviet mention military the loyal attitude of the to

towards And since the Soviet

not

bases. The spotlight has in-anged direction of

on

evitably been turned Africa, only weakly up to policy toward England precludes the present, but one must damage to Germany or vital

no in. expect with increasing in- man interests. There are

dications of any kind here for ba- tensity in the near future. lict that the latest Gorman dc-

The latest development is

one

of prime importance. An eighth dominion is in the

Gutmany in the Soviet or ment

blueprint stage-the linking Fire And Steel

of the two Rhodesins

and

Nyasaland into one federn-

of

intend to use their geo. and their resources to this end. fact, Great Britain's polley le concentrated two objects on one, to savo horself from Ger man domination, which the Nazi Governmost wlahos. to impose and the other, to free the rest of Farons from the domination which Germany is now in pro ckka Of. libposing on it.

Firmly Planted

The Russian ultimatum to to the Rungo was delivered Rumanian Minister In Moscow at 10 pm, on June 26. The cassins of Bessarabia and the Northern part of the

leaning of Bukovilia was and on Immediata reply requested by the fulluwing day Germany, though annoyed by this The Soviet Union is alone in a precipitato action of Russia, which position to judge whether Garthreatened; her cropomic, întorește many's present bid for the in Rumania, was bound_ by the hegemony of Europe threatens terms of the German-Spvipt, greet

Berlin Blockade "A Failure"

Berlin, Fubrubry 17,

of August, 1080, which recognised the exclusive political interest of Bastle in these areas of South- East Europe. The Gerrima Govern- ment therefore counselled-Rumania to yield. On June 27 all Rumanian bogga pen withdrawn from the twi

concerned, and. rovinces) territories passed. The Russian hands. The armed forces of the Soviet Union were, firmly pinated on the shord P

Danube.

L

General Lucius Clay, American commander in Gor. of the

many, made it plain today that the Soviet blockade of Berlin is 9 failure

tory flowing Northwards ought to have produced some retical coercion. There no den Refused

of our

3.

19 Comment.

Sold

the

the possibility that fuse's ma? Un the blockada in the near future..

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General Clay sald: "It has General Cmy also The collapse of France and the become crystal clear that that the United States is pro- by China Mall", tion, consolidating even fur-destruction of the French armies blockades and starvation do not ceeding with formation. ther the vast British terri and all counter-polse in the West form a successful tool for pol Western German Governintent

2. Declared okien complet Stalin's mind

bot from Capetown into the action in

nothing

I to Heemed warn the Soviet question whatsoever great wilderness of the high veld plateau. (To go from lenders of the gravity of their ability to sustain Berlin by air

own peril. On June 18, when the indefinitely until we have Durban or Port Elizabeth to French defeat was total, Schulen complished our objectives.

ported, "Molotov summon

Denled chitges that Ar the Tanganyika border takes burg reported, "He three soild weeks by road, ed me this evening to his office and The Russians are building per- hury's economy in recovering log at the expense of other rail and lake, or two days expressed the warmest congratula manent rond 'blocks of iron, steel countries.

tions of the Soviet Goverement on and atone across several of the European,

splendid success of the Ger Berlin streats which link the Sa- 2 Germany's increased produce The negro population of was armed forces." This was it sector with the Western ce- tion benellis all molibers of the Semi-permanent barriers Marshall Plan, he said. Desple the projected new dominion pat exactly a year from the tors

by air.)

ar

is more than 5,500,000, while date when the same armed are balns thrown across other Stally recent peace offer Europeans number only about

100,000 in the three colonies,

Tangan President Truman lans for

Anid: Without Western Germany will go ahead,

any planes to the airlift, he added;"

he pble to bring in mora Stalin had wald he can

The limitless empty spaces,num, diamonds, lead, fron, burnt brown under a fierce tin, tungsten and silver ore than 300 tons of supplies daily obstacle to Utting the Berlin "here on.” NA blockade if Allied plans for sun at an average altitude of are distinct possibilities. Chousand fons daily are Western Germany are alponed 5,000 feet, yield only a little Further with the probe considered the minimum amount pending the meeting of the Coun meat and hides, gold, coal able implementation of such or applies necessary to sustain all of Foreign Minister and asbestos, and much cop schemes as the harnessing of the Western, acc.ors of Berlin.

Four

per. Distance from the the Zambesi River and the nearest port are tremendous flooding of the Kalahari De- -1,500 miles from the most sert as an inland, sea, mill- thriving centres-blit modernlions of acres might be made transport facilities are to blossom into food produc-DO YOU gradually making possible tion, so vital to a world on the development inland the edge or below it of mal- raw materials. The entire nutrition and destined in the area is full of valuable next New decades to be even minerals, although mus

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