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INDEPENDENCE FOR INDIA

Pandit Nehru's Demand For

Quick Action By Britain

The following statement was given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Nationalist leader and last year's president of the Indian National Congress," recently:

I have had the privilege of meeting a large number of persons belonging to all parties and viewpoints in England during the past months. I have discussed Indian problems and international pro- blems with them, and I trust say that I have found, a new appre- elation of the Indian problem among widely divergent groups. There is not the same complacency as there used to be.

This has no doubt, come from a realisation of the strength of the Nationalist movement and the powerful and widespread urge for Independence, as well as from the apprehension as to India's part in a great world crisis which always seems to be impending.

India obviously can play a parti in such a crisis which might make a difference, and thus the Indian problem becomes a part of the world problem and cannot be separated from it.

In any crisis she will first of all consider her policy from the point of view of anti-Imperial- ism-that is, of her own free-.. dom from Inperialist domina- lion.

A subject country cannot help its dominating Imperial- ism eved in order to combat the Fascism it dislikes. That is the crux of the problem, and the Congress has stated it in the clearest language...

- THE DEMOCRATIC WAY India must decide for herself

In regard to world affairs Indian opinion is entirely anti-Fascist and what attitude she will take a

GENERAL

Arms Exports THE KING SEES LAND

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WAR MATERIAL MOSTLY SENT

TO EMPIRE

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DREADNOUGHTS

France's New Two-Storey

Tanks

Big two-storey tanks" carrying a small field gan on the ground floor and machine-guns pointing to front and rear from a cupola, above, were the most impressive feature of the review of 50,000 nien, which took place before King George and "President Lebrun in the long avenue leading up to the Palace of Versailles recently, says the Daily Mail.

Wading through statistical ab- stracts, summaries and roports pouring from His Majesty's Sta- tionery Office, M.Ps. were staggered recently to find, tucked away on

These and dreadnoughts had never been publicly shown in a back page of Board of Trade

France before. They embody the various lessons in tank construc- President Oliver Stanley's monthly

tion which have been derived from observation of the war in Spain. import and export returns, seem- ing evidence of a serious arma Their caterpillar tracks are

The sky was dull and overcast. "leakage."

covered with armoured, shields, so with clouds so low, that the great Official statistics revealed that as to protect them from attempts review of 000 of the most modern in spite of the lag in carrying to break the treads by throwing French planes had to be postpon- through this country's own rear-hand grenades, under them from ed and only three groups of fighter

the side.

'planes took the air. |mament programme, British ́firma.

Marshal Petain and all the Improved conditions in the were exporting aircraft and war material 'worth more than £1.000.

members of the Superior War afternoon enabled the 600 'planes 000 a month.

Council were waiting for the King, to rour past while the King was who drove from the station `at walking in the gardens of the May Versailles to a stand in front of chateau after luncheon. than the town hall. His Majesty was:

They were only a few hundred

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Aircraft exports during soared to £558,000-cre three times the total for April; in Field Marshal's khaki uniform, feet up. Alling, the air with the for the first five months of the whlie M. Lebrun wore a morning mighty throbbing of their power- year they totalled £2,371,000, coat and top hat.

ful engines. agalmat £1.182,000 for the same period last year. Sales of arms, mines and other naval and mill- and colonial, were represented in ammunition, torpedoes, submarine

the march-past. | to £12.179,000.

there is complete disapproval of world crisis, and only a free India the British Government's foreign can so decide. A subject India hasty stores jumped from £1.388.000 policy, which is considered pro-no alternative but to oppose and Fascist and pro-Franco. This has resist any attempt to impose any become an additional barrier be- decision on her. tween India and the British Gov-

EMPIRE'S NEEDS

To Opposition Members this was Problems of Federation and the ripe material for a "question in ernment and has intensified out ilke have to be viewed in this the House," Indignant assertions desire to have full control of our larger perspective, and if so view-

were made that the exported arms foreign policy, which can

might eventually be used against come through independence.

only ed they become relatively minor matters. As a matter of tactics we may act in a particular way, but this action will always be

But anti-Fascist as Indla is. it is also fundamentally and inevitably anti-Imperialist. It is because she is anti-Imperal-

ist that she is anti-Fascist.

Britain.

Only Board of Trade officials

SPAHIS FLOWING CLOAKS All the various elements of the

French Army. both metropolitan Rudyard

Cavalry led the way, dra- goons and cuirassiers being' followed by Algerian and Mor- occan Spahis, In flowing white cloaks, who stood up-right In their flat stirrups as their lit- tle white and dappled barbs

·went past at, the trop.”~~ Among the infantry were to be seen black Senegalese and brown.

taken in a spirit of hostility and can tell exactly where Britain's natives of Algeria as well as white

of arms exports is with a desire to strengthen our stream

now French colonial troops' and bat-

selves, unless the imposition of flowing. but defence experts taloris of the home army.

that the statistics

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Kipling Scholarship

The Counell of the Rudyard Kipling Memorial Fund, Simla, "has awarded 3 number of scholarships for boys ander fourteen and fifteen years of age tenable at the Imperial Service College, Windsor. The annual value of the scholar- ships is £70 which is considered what is ordinarily payable to the sufficient to cover two-thirds

College. The scholarship, lo the first instance, is for three years.

anything on us is entirely removed, pointed out

Such a removal will change the included exports to other parts of cavalry were the most impressive whole situation and produce a new the Empire. Beside Britain, Elre; part of the parade. Weather News psychological atmosphere, devoid Canada. Australia. South Africa Light and heavy guns, anti-

of the sense of conflict. This can and New Zealand are all com-aircraft batteries, anti-tank guns, though it may be extended to only come if the British Govern-mitted to rearmament programs and mechanised cavalry armed ment decides, and declares that themes. and the majority of their with machine-guns carried In constitution of India should beorders are placed with British side-cars, all thundered past the framed by the Indian people them-arms. selves and they should have full freedom to do so.

By Balloon

AUTOMATIC REPORTS FROM NINE MILES UP

About 1,500 scientists from all parts of Great Britain were welcomed at Teddington, Mid- dlesex recently, by Sir William Bragg, President of the Royal Society, for the annual inspec.. tion of the National Physical the Daily Laboratory, says Telegraph.

They filed into the hall, in which is housed the 1,000,000-volt electri- cal plant. Each shook hands with Bir William, Lord Rayleigh, chair- man of the Executive Committee. and Dr. W. L. Bragg. Director of the Laboratory.

After the reception there was a demonstration in the grounds of

the reception of automatic mes-

can

How to give effect to this de- claration must Immediately be considered and some steps taken to that end. The only democratic way is through a Constituent Assembly. as the Congress has demanded. With this background the present position

be considered. and I am sure it will be pos- sible for a friendly arrange- ment about procedure to be arrived at.

It is Important, however, that there should be no delay In order to create this right background and to prevent crisis from overtaking us.

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Latest itemised annual re- turn. pablished last Septem- ber, disclosed that the biggest “foreign" purchaser of British war materials and 'planes was the

Australian Government. Arms firms thus felt reasonably sure that their products were unlikely to be used against Britain in the event of war..

ORDER TO U.S.

Biggest single purchase ever made abroad was the order placed In the United States for 400 train- ing and reconnaissance "aircraft, 80 unusual was this step that both the Air Council and the Air Ministry Supplies Committee re- fused to take final responsibility for the deal.

arms programme.

BRITAIN'S MOVE The Congress obviously cannot sages from meteorological balloons make any additional move. It has The actual decision, though A balloon was released to which stated Its position quite clearly announced through the Ministry, short-wave transmitter was at It is for the British Government was made by the full Cabinet, tached. This sends out two to move in the matter. If it goes after Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Min- modulated notes indicating either on repeating that the framework ister. had informed the Premier pressure or temperature. It works of the Government of India Act that Américan supplies vere on a wave-length of 84-metres. must stand, then the gap. Is com- essential to filling the gap in the

An official explained that the Dletely unbridgeable, balloon would probably travel 150 What has to be said is the very miles, and might reach a height reverse of this that the Govern. of nine miles. When it bursts the ment, of India Act is a temporary transmitter floats to earth on a expedient and will have to be parachute. Attached is a card scrapped to give place to a Con- with instructions in English and stitution as drafted by the Indian French for forwarding information people. There is no other way of its discovery, There is a 5s out." reward for the Ander.

REDUCING TUBE NOISE

Not to adopt it to proceed, as we have done for so long in the past, in a hostile way and think

A tour of the laboratory showed | always in terms of a crisis that

'how science is dealing with every-japproaches and prepare for it. day problems.

JUMPING THE CHASM We may adapt ourselves to a particular development if we think we gain, strength thereby. But our eyes will be fixed elsewhere, and we will endeavour to take advant- age. of

British Cruiser Saves Crew Of Bombed Ship

HMS. Shropshire arrived at Marseilles recently with the crew of the Danish vessel Bodil (844 tons), which had been bombed and sunk within sight of the warship 60 miles from Barcelona.

full

A double-wall room has been built from which motor-cycle noise is measured. A motor- cycle engine is run inside the room, with the silencer pro- jecting through a hole in the walk The sound emitted is. picked up by a microphone connected to measuring instru- ments in another room. Similar tests being made con-way is to jump it. cern the silencing of aircraft, the

The cruiser picked them up and noise of London tube trains, and courtesy and friendliness which I

on her voyage from have met from all people in Eng-continued the efficiency of air-rald warning

land. (Minchester Guardian). Palma, Majorca, to Marseilles. devices.

Shropshire was 11 miles away every opportunity which when the. outrage occurred. takes us to our goal. The time

Her commander ordered has gone by for leisurely steps One does not proceed in this way speed ahead to the rescue. When over a yawning chasm. The only the warship arrived on the scene. the Bodil had sunk and her crew

Other aspects of the laboratory's work include:

Ships. Tests on 68 vessels were carried out in 1937. The fuel con sumption of four was reduced by more than 20 per cent.

I am most grateful for the bad taken to the boats.

Free-Speech And Thought

The British Government has refused to prohibit a meeting of Free Thinkers announced to be held in Britain in September. The meeting has been convened by a body calling Itself the Interna- tional Congress of the World Unlon of Free Thinkers.

King, who showed the keenest in. terest in them, and in the 500 or 300 tanks that followed,

THE KING'S 60 SALUTES As each set of regimental flags went past the King and the Pre- sident rose from their seats and stood at attention while the King saluted.

Physics.more than £1,000,000 worth of radium was tested at the laboratory during the year. Meni- bers of the staff visited hospitals

Application to have it prohibited not only had no power to profilbit to find lost radium. It is detected was made to Sir, Samuel Hoare, it, but to do so, provided it be or- by an apparatus which emits a the Home Secretary. by Captain derly, would in his opinion be con- clucking sound. Radium has often Archibald H. M.Ramsay and trary to "a long and cherished been found in dustbins, ashes, and seventy other, Members of Parlia-tradition of liberty and toleration used dressings,

ment acting on behalf of the which in these times it is more than ever important to maintain”- Metrology-All the taximeters in Christian Defence Movement. London,

some 20,000 are tested Sir Samuel Hoare in reply said Britain properly prides itself each year for the Commissioner of that, while he personally deplored upon allowing freedom both of Police...

the holding of a free thinking meeting and of speech. To adopt Engineering-Models to test congress as being "repugnant to any other no would be a negs- wind pressure include one of a the sentiment of the great mass tion of that liberty which Eng section of London.

of Christian people in Britain" he lish-speaking races prize.

Sixty times they had to rise and salute as the proud blue,, white, and red flags of France were lowered in sälute before them.

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A Committee consisting of Sir Shah Sulaiman. Sir G. S. Bajpai, Mr. Parkinson Martin. acting Headmaster of the Doon School, interviewed recently four boys out of twenty-six applicants.

Their choice fell on Krishna : Kumar Khanna son of Dr. K. C. Khanna, Punjab Educational Ser- |vice, now holding the post of Inspector of Schobis: Multan. Young Khanna, who is thirteen years of age, is a student of the Matriculation class at Multan.

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