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LATEST NEUTRAL

VICTIMS

LONDON, Mar, 27 (Beuter). -The latest neutral victim of

Nazi sea warfare is the- Danish ship, Britta, which was torpedoed in the Atlantic on Monday, Five survivors have reached Britain. Their fives were saved by а brilliant rescue by a nearby ship, whose name was not revealed.

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Nazi Backer Breaks Away

GERMANY BOUND TO LOSE WAR

ZURICH, Mar. 27 (Reuter)---Dr Fritz Thyssen, the German steel magnate and one of the early backers of the Nazis, has left- Switzerland for France...

BLAMES NAZIS

He went to Switzerland last. November" after breaking with the Nazis, whom he blamed for the war. His property in Germany was promptly confiscated by the Nazis and he and his wife lost their German citizenship.. A lifeboat was sent out, but

Recently in a letter to the Ar- capsized in the heavy seas. The gentine press. Dr. Thyssen ex- "crew righted the .bost and pressed his trank disapproval of clambering back, made their way the Nazi policy and said that to the sinking Britta. They took Germany was bound to lose the off six men. but one was swept war.

Gyerboard and lost. The lifeboat SUDETEN GERMAN ARMY made a second trip, but the Britta had gone and nothing was left "save two empty rafts.

FOUR ATTACKS

DESERTERS

ו

AMSTERDAM. Mar 27 (Reuter) -Two Sudeten German soldiers,

WESTERN

FRONT

Air Activity Intensified

PARIS, Mar. 27 (Ruter)-Air

activity by fighter patrols on the

Western Front has been intensi- fied during the past few

on the whole front, especially in the Saar. Vosges and Lower Voszes

areas.

GENERAL

Diplomatic Developments

And And Danube:

In Balkans

Count Teleki Sees II Duce

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BERLIN, ROME &

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will pay forty 'per cent, more in- come Tax under a Bill submitted to the National Assembly, Wage earners are also Hable for more tax, but at lower rates.

Owing to the international situation and demands for nation- al defence, tax-payers must pro- MOSCOW LINE UP?vide 2 further £8,000,000,¦ to:

balance the £54,000,000 Budget. ROME, Mar. 27 (Reuter)-Count days

Under the Bill, taxes and duties Teleki, the Hungarian Premier. will be increased on a long list had a long Interview with Signor of commodities, including tea, Mussolini

coffee. sugar. spirits, tobacco, In an interview with the Tri-petrol and cotton-goods. buna. Count Teleki declares that

"BRITISH COMMENT all who expected sensational re-

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter)- sults from the talks are mistaken. adding that he had come to Rome Several of the Home papers com- for an exchange of views.

ment on the diplomatic activity in Europe.

Tuesday's French communique reported that this activity con- tinued during the night. There is no indication that there were any

clashes.

FRENCH ACTIVITY ***German communique admits that French planes reconnoltred far into Germany during Sunday and Monday night and since then

mainly

the French have carried .out a aumber p1" photographic and scouting fights, designed to direct artillery fire.

German planes flew over and the North Sea...

A German attack on a ontpost, south of Varnd was easily repulsed.

FULL COLLABORATION

The German plan to dominate A communique Issued after the Europe is commented on by the Teleki-Mussolini

meeting states Manchester Guardian, "which asks that the conversation resulted in how this formidable German plan proposal for the working out of 49 to be met. Europe must be further collaboration between the

shown that Britain's Interest is two countries.

This friendship coincided per France fectly with the existing Italo-Ger- German-Hungarian and French | Italo - Yugoslav. relations. Both

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man.

Forest governments are to co-ordinate their actions to preserve peace in the Balkan and the Danubian Sector.

NAZI ADMISSION BERLIN, Mar. 27 (Renter)—

A High Command "communi- que admlix that, during Sun- day night, "enemy planes tow over North and South-West Germany." The communique claims that these planes "several times violated the territory of Holland, Belgium. Luxemburg and Sweden."

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BERLIN-ROME-MOSCOW FRONT NOT POSSIBLE LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter) The Brussels paper Dag saya "We do not believe it possible that there will be a Berlin-Rome- Moscow front. although nowaday aumost anything is possible. Qur reason is that any dictator has to WAR COMMUNIQUE

reckon with peoples' opinion and PARIS, Mar 27. (Reuter)-A nobody,, will make us believe that War Communique issued yesterday the Italian people are ready for states. that there was local acti-adventures to serve German and vity by Allied reconnaissance Russian interests." even if they first appear to serve Italian in- terests too."

units.

B.E.E. TAKE OVER LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter) - Reuter's correspondent. "Some- where in France." states that a Further section of the Allied Front has been taken пурт буза the

BEF,

NO BEER WITH

PATRIOTISM!

BERLIN, "Mar. 21 (R ́uter)-DT. Goebbels has put an end to the German custom of singing patrio-

neither selfish nor insincere. She cannot distinguish between her freedom and Europe's

The Yorkshire Post'says that the we activity in Bucharest is the first visible result of our diploma- announcement that a Rumanlan Economic Mission will visit Lon- don early next month. A new clearing agreement will be ne- gotiated and probably vigorous the whole of British-Rumanian attempts will be made to expand

trade.

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On the question of nerves, the Daily Telegraph com- ments that the Easter Hol- day-makers showed that Bri- tain and France are ready, with a quiet confidence for whatever trouble may.come. EXCHANGE "OF VIEWS BUDAPEST, Mar. 27 (Reuter)- A statement, declaring that Count Teleki's talks in Rome were mere- ly an exchange of views Oz & comman Italo-Hungarian policy

NOT ONE FAMILY“ The Springfield Republican," of

24. Mar.

says: "The two-way fortification of Brenner Pass, now going on, shows that these totall-for constructive peace, was pub- tarians Bre not just one big lished by the Pester Lloyd, organ family." The paper further in-of the Hungarian Government.

It says. quires: "What are the young Ger-

"firstly. that Hungary zone of mans and Italians, already in- does not belong to the doctrinated in the sacredness, of influence of any power. The time decision can the Anti-Comintern Alliance,. to has passed when a pe taught about Communism?" "

be taken against Hungary without asking for her consent; BULGARIA PREPARES SOFIA, Mar. 27 (Reuter)—A

CLOSE FRIENDSHIP Secondly, Hungary does not need

tic songs to the accompaniment of new Bill for Civil Mobilisation.

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clinking beer mugs. Under a ̈de-including measures to organise to ask support from Italy. Italo- cree Just issued for the protection | national economië in time of war. Hungarian friendship is so close for national symbols and songs, It was introduced in the "National] that Italy would not even allow a is forbidden to sing or play patrid Assembly by the Minister of War. situation to, arise which would tic and Nazi Party songs in res-The Bill provides för compulsory cause Hungary to come to Rome taurants, and cafes.

THE EXCEPTIONS Exception is made "where the singing or playing of these songs Is justified by a special motive.”

The decree also applies to the "Hate" song, "We March Against England," which is specifically mentioned.

oans, severe measures against es- as a suppliant. Italy. never ini- pionage and foreign propaganda | tended to Influence Hungary to and the death penalty for specula- renounce her known revisionist tors in foodstuffs and other proclaims; ducts.

DEFENCE TAXATION

IN TURKEY ** ANKARA, Mar. 27 Reuter) Professional men and bankers

CROSSWORD NO. 568

ACROSS

17.

1. What 20 across ought to be.

6. An ancient heathen delty

9. A bull ring not open to the

general public, (2 words, 5, 81.

10. Hamlet speaks of these, "of great pitch and moment" 11. A Masefield tragedy.

12.

The drink to qualify the welcome of the guest,

The hole is pointed, though the end carries little weight A Cornish town, 18. Stips.

15.

OSLO, Mar. 27 (Reuter) When who deserted into Netherlands, 14. "the Norwegian ship Fanefjell ar- have told the villagers that many rived in a Norwegian port on more Germans would desert if" It Monday: her crew described how, had not been for the severe penal- during the past month, their ties and the close watch kept on ship was attacked four times by them.

German bombers and, once by a

U-Boat. They escaped each time,

The crew also saw an attack last members of the crew of a Dutch week by several Nazi bombers on trawler on a raft and took them another Norwegian ship, the to an English east coast port.

Svinta, which was sunk.

RESCUED BY WARSHIP

AMSTERDAM; Mar. 27 (Reuter)

20. Explosive body formed from

the alr

2. Not a very dignified ald to

progression....

3. A large amount of liquid, but *it: sounds as if it would have

a steadying effect.

Thirdly, it is known in Rome that the Hungarian policy is a European policy in the true sense of the word. Rome understands, and supports, this policy; and

Fourthly, the whole Italo- Hungarian meeting has the sole aim of studying world events from the viewpoint of their common interests in conformity with a common policy of a constructive peace of the two countries,

BRITISH SUBJECTS REPATRIATED FROM SOVIET OCCUPIED

POLAND

MOSCOW, Mar. 27

(Reuter)--

Over half the British subjects in Soviet-occupied Poland have now beeri' repatriated.

When the Soviets occupied Po-, land there were some 200 Bri- tish subjects there, mainly visit- ing relatives. Less than CCR- hundred remain end most of these are Palestinians," with some Canadian Ukrainians,

The former are leaving at, the rate of ten per fortnight. The well-known Zionist, John Rund- steln, was among those who re- cently left for Palestine.

NZ. LABOUR PARTY

WELLINGTON, Mar. 27 (Reu-- ter)-By 821 votes to 104, the New Zealand. Labour Party en-

4. You had better be on the dorsed the statement outlined by

right side here."

the Party on February 21,

5. Cape.

6. Bandy's Tie (anag),

7. Ruth was once.

8. Such appellations are often

tokens of affection.

12.

The island crop is tropic.

13. The Clown in Twelfth Night

claimed to be one in it.

18. Land is often so treated to

"get rid of what's in it."

Solution No. 567. FAUST US1PIMPLE'S RIP RIPTOTA¶OLW 08 STARY TRUMBLE 8 1 1M THEIR TETA TELEPHONETINLET

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A movement that attracts 18. The apotheosis of the palin RB LATEST DISDAIN

drome, the turtle in 4

21. Repayment.

34. 8.0.8.

25.

attention

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Three members of the crew are missing.

DOWN

1. Tenth of dimes,

123. Smelt. SOLUTION TOMORROW

The cause of the trawler's luss A British warship found eight is at present unknown..

trait of such a man.

19. To cut with its plural

ETAJE AMUMINDE UTTERI MATRICIDE MTP 1.1INTMID ABIGA1LTFANTAIL

22. The learned product of BTV

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