1940-01-20 — Page 4

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World Federation Issue At By Election: As First Step

Towards Permanent Peace

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)— The idea of a World Federation will be the issue in the by- election for Cambridge Uni versity, caused by the death of the Conservative. Sir John Withers.

The well-known- lawyer, Patrick Ransome, who worked in

U.S. FLEET EXPANSION

CUT IN TONNAGE

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Reater) ~The llouse of Representatives Naval Committee is now discuss- ing the recent appropriations pro- Mr. posals.

The Chairman, Mr, Vinson, pro- the International Labour Office in posed a $500,000,000, reduction in Geneva, has agreed to accept the projected $1,300,000,000 Fleet nomination a5 an Independent Expansion Programme which Federal Union candidate, upon the would cut the tonnage from 400,- invitation of the committee of the 000 to 218.000. Federal Unior whose aim is ta unle all Democratic peoples under one Central Government the first step towards a World State."

Bir, Ransome is stated to believe that if a Federal Union was offered the German people, It would stimulate them to ket rid of the existing, regime and thus prepare the way for permanent peace.

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The famous astronomer, James Jeans, is the official Con- servative candidate.

23,000 PILGRIMS

IN MECCA

JEDDAH "Jan. 19 (Reuter)-The pilgrimage to Holy Islam is now in Mecca, the total number of pilgrims being about 23,000, of whom 6.250 are Indians.

This is about the average for the past ten years.

Thanks are being expressed here for the special arrangements by the Government of India which enabled Indians to share in the pilgrimage even in war-time.

REDUCED PROGRAMME Mr. Vinson explained that, the reduced programme would permit al building that could be effi- cleritly handled and expressed the opinion that it would not be wise to pile up too much construction ahead of the time in which it can actually be carried out..

He Indicated that his proposal was in no way almed at cutting down the Navy!

Independent Life Begins

ITALY'S AFRICAN

EMPIRE

|

GENERAL

FINANCE NAZI ATTEMPTS TO BULLY

MINISTER

NEUTRALS

BOAST OF AIR

OF IRAQ ATTACKS ON TWO

SHOT

BAGHDAD, JAN, 19 (REUTER)— THE FINANCE MINISTER OF IRAQ. RUSTAM HAIDAR, WAS SHOT IN HIS OFFICE BY A FORMER POLICE INSPECTOR, WHO ASKED TO SPEAK TO NIAL

THE BULLET "ENTERED HIS LEFT SIDE AND PASSED RIGHT THROUGH HIS ABDOMEN.

ASSAILANT ARRESTED Haldar was rushed to hospital and his assailant was arrested.

Haldar is said to have read an" application submitted by the man, who had been dismissed from the Government strvice and as Heldar rose and was leaving the room, he was shot.

War In Finland:

Soviet Drive Westward

BIG SUCCESSES CLAIMED BY FINNS

HELSINKI, Jan. 19. (Reuter)- The announcement that the Finns advanced 28 miles on the Salla

Front appears to indicate that the Russian drive westward to cut Finland's waist has again been

stemmed.

ROME, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-The Italian Empire' in Africa 'has con- cluded its phase of complete de- pendence on the mother country.

The Russian advance was made declared Signor | Mussolini, lo a

In the formation of an speech here yesterday, when he presided at the first meeting of the with the point towards Kemijservi newly-created General Council: of Last night's news means that the Corporative Consultative Organisa-point of the arrow has been severe-

ly blunted.

tion for Italian Africa.

INDEPENDENT LIFE

Il Duce added that it must now begin its independent "life, with the mother country's help, until it can contribute to Italy's material

I<sources

DANISH SHIPS

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-A | German news bulleila published in mir- Tokyo boasted that German [craft had recently "annihilated"] two Danish steamers, "the" "Feddy” and the "Ivan Kondrup," In

North Sea.

TYPICAL INSTANCE

the.

not

WESTERN FRONT

ALLIED PATROL

ACTIVITY

HEAVY

ARTILLERY

DUEL

PARIS, Jan. 19 (Reuter)--Des-

This is a typical instance, only of German attempts to bully neutrals by deliberate violations of pile the cold. British and French international law, but also by troops on the Western Front re deliberate perversion of truthi assumed patrol activity. The Nazis. proved by the German Trans- however, are still keeping to their Ocean report in January 10 which dugouts and shelters, with the re- quoted the British Admiralty state-sult that the Allies have undisputed ment that the two ships alleged possession of No Man's Land at to have been annihilated were stil the moment. afloat and were being towed to port..

The War At Sea

MORE VICTIMS

OF MINES

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ARTILLERY FIRE

There was heavy German artil- lery are west of Sanr on Wednesday right and French artillery replied 'strongly.

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Although there is hardly any alr sctivity, a lone Nazi plane is re- ported to have made a long re- connaissance fight over the north- east of France.

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WAR COMMUNIQUE

A War Communique states that. "in the Vosges, one of our outposts repulsed an attack made by ar enemy detachment. We have

DUTCH PROTEST TO, taron a few prisoners."

GERMANY

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-The

want const

The crew

warship

British steamer Calm Ross (5,500 has been sunk by a mine off the tons) was lost late on Wednesday Aaland Islands. She tried to get night after hitting a mine off the through the Swedish mineneld withou; a pilot and was carrying of forty-eight got cre to Germany. away safely and after drifting arrow,

about in a small boat for three! Her lifeboat 13 now caught in the hours, were picked up by a British pack-ice and a Swedish

is going to the rescue of the crew, worship and reached home yester- day

'SUBMARINE CREWS" GREEK VICTIM

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-It LONDON, Jan, 19 (Reuter)-The was sated by official sources that Greek steamer Asteria (3,313 tons) four omcers and twenty-six men was sunk by a mine in the North of the lost British submarines, Sea on Wednesday night.

Seahorse, Undine and Startiзn, Eleven survivors and the body have so rar been rescued.

DUTCH PROTEST.

FINNISH CLAIMS HELSINKI, Jan, 19 (Reuter)-A

communique sta es that on the

caster

frontier our troops yes terday repulsed all enemy attacks north-east of Lake Ladoga

In the Altojoki and Kuhmo (or another members of the crew sectora our patrols annihilated were landed today at an east coast several large enemy patrols,

port, after being, adrift in a small THE HAGUE, Jan, 19 (Reuter>- In Lappland, our troops advanced boat for afteen hours, Twelve A special meeting of the Dutch

DETERIORATION 45 kilometers towards Salla during other members of the crew, includ- Cabinet was held unexpectedly

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the past few days. The enemy Ing an English pilot, are feared yesterday when it is believed, the have been pushed back from Jou-drowned. tsijaervi to maerkljaervi, where the fighting is proceeding.

The other sectors are compara tively quiet.

MORE AIR RAIDS Some enemy aircraft "yesterday

Portuguese Reactions bombed Hango. Abo, Villmanstrand

To The War

MADRID, Jan. 19 (Reuter).

and Bjoerkoe. During yesterday we brough: down eleven Russlan bombers...

Indicalions of the similarity of 1.8 PER

Spanish and Portuguesė reactions

to the war in Europe are given by

| the Madrid Radio.

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REASONS INSUFFICIENT

They are from an article ap-

CENT ONLY: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS

LONDON, Jan, 19 (Reuter)-The pearing in a leading Spanish paper Ministry of Labour announces that by Dr. Salazar. the Portuguese 1/8 per cent. of those registered Prime Minister, in which he said under the Military Training Act that economic problems of popula- | after the outbreak of war have been tion and questions on the absence Put. down

of riches in subsoil were not sur objectors.

ficient reasons conflict

for the present

Rather. It had been brought about by a deterioration in spiri- tual values and a spiri; of egotism and passion had been let loose in the world today.

ANOTHER SOVIÉT PURGE

MOSCOW. Jan. 19 (Reuter)—It is announced from Khabarovs that four important officials, including the Distric Head of the Com- misaarlat for Internal Affairs (Police) and the Secretary of the District Communist Party, have been relieved of their qutles and given other work.

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JAPANESE ANTI-WAR

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Washington Calm Not Disturbed

JAPAN - SOVIET RAPPROCHEMENT REPORTS

NEW YORK, Jan, 19 (Renter)-

The reports from Tokyo surresting that the American attitude to-

despatch of a protes Germany NAZI SHIF TOO

concerning the sinking of the COPENHAGEN. Jan. 19 (Reuter) Arendszerk may have been discuss- -A German steamer of 2,300 tons ed.

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generally focussed on European poet "All happiness and hopes have affairs, especially the problem of 38 Guided been duhed by war." This state-alding Finland, ment was contained in a Japanese anti-war handbill picked up Lichiachwang. 嚣 village near Changise in southeast Shani

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