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Sir John Simon's Reference

FREEDOM OF DUNDEE

General Smuts Honoured

London, Oct, 19.

· London, Oct. 19. The Foreign Secretary; Sir John

The Freedom of Dundee was Simon, in a speech at Northamp- conferred upon General Smuts ton to-night made short reference | to-day, and in the course of his to the horrible event which address, in reply, he said the best occurred at Marseilles ten days ago hope for the world was that in and to the attitude of Britain in the years to come we should relation to the immediate European return to the good old way to enrich ourselves, not at the ex- pense of others, but by enriching others also.

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To-day

Monday, October 22 Cinemas

King's Catherine The Great:" Queen's: "Stamboul Quest.” Central:-"Fog."

Scandals."

Oriental:-"George White's

World:-"Kismet.” Tal Ping: "Devil Tiger" Lee:-Hips Hips Hooray!" Alhambra:-"Winner Takes All:” Majestic:-"No More Women." Star:-"Fugitive Lovers.”

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Entertainment-Merrie Eng- land" 5.20 p.m.; St. Andrew's Club Games Night, 8.30 p.m.

Meetings-Hongkong Association, 5.30 p.m.; doom of

He said: "Uppermost in the thought of all of us when we heard of this dastardly crime which

entanglements struck down in the prime of life should be taken down and the the brave leader of his people | "No-Man's Land,” which was being- when engaged on a mission of built up round every country, done peace and good will, was not of away with. In so-called economic. high policy or even of risks which isolation and economie `nations- In some cases accompany splen- Lism, he saw only the dours of Royalty, but of a husband trade, the doom of good relation- and father so tragically removed, | ships in the world and the doom of his sorrowing widow and of a ¦ of much that was dear to all.— little boy just starting his new British Wireless term like other Hittle boys at an English school, and now suddenly called away to be plunged Into the vortex of complicated affairs of his country.

"It is as the Roman poet said these mortal things that touch the heart; and the full sympathy of the British people followed the sad procession yesterday in Belgrade.

And at the same moment, by cruel means, Franice lost ад eminent statesman, ripe in years and experience, whom we had to recently welcomed in London and whose height of spirit of energy and resource I had learbed in the course of personal collaboration as Geneva' greatly to admire. The moving ceremonial of Monsieur Barthou's funeral in Paris will long remain in my memory and We offer to the French Govern- ment and the French people the sympathy of a friendly nation in the loss of France's distinguished and patriotic son.

MOST STUPID CRIME

"Assassination is not only wick- ed. It is the most stupid of poll-

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"I cannot too strongly insist that the two cases do not provide parallel but contrast. This ear- ller event instantly provoked a flerce quarrel between a great -state and a small one while other states rapidly arranged phreniseived on either side: "Nothing of that sort can happen now. Influence and counser of every statesman in Europe. will, I trust; be used to discount any such remote possi- bilty. There were in 1914 armed and hostile nations straining at the leash and ready to leap at one another's throats, Now we have had the bitter experience of four years of war and when we survey this stricken and shattered world men can realise not only the horror but the uselesareas of slaughter.”—

British Wireless.

FRANCE'S ALLY

Paris, Oct. 20. Assurance of France's faithful- tical crimes," Sir John continued.ness to her ally Yugoslavia was "How seldom in history, from the given by President Lebrun in a assassination of Julius Caesar to telegram "sent during his home- the assassination of Dr. Englebert | ward journey from the Yu-

station, Dollfuss has a political, assassina-goslav frontier

Rakek, intended to the boy King Peter II. The accompanied its result? It was inevitable when (message states, that King Alexan- this shocking news first reached der and M. Barthou were slain in the ear of the public that men the hour when the Governments should remind themselves of the of both countries were striving for. murder at Sarajevo twenty years the maintenance of peace but that ago and should ask themselves the sacrifice of their lives would whether this was some portent of not be in vain" new and grave trouble in Europe.

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