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In a recent air raid Hyam Greenbaum, conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra, and the members of the orchestra lost all their belongings. Next day they were all in the studio time, and overseas listeners who heard their broadcast had no idea of the trying time through which they had gone. ...This picture shows them in borrowed clothes during the broadcast. with Hyam Greenbaum conducting and George James singing.

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BRITAIN'S PEACE AND WAR AIMS DEFINED BY LORD HALIFAX AT PILGRIM SOC. DINNER

BRITISH CLOSING IN ON HARRAR

Threat To Addis Ababa Growing Daily

CAIRO, Ma. 26 (Reuter)-Bri- tish Imperial forces thrusting westward from Jijigs in Abyssinia through the newly -- conquered Marda Pass have reached points within 20 miles of the important town of Harrar.

Operations in this area are stat- ed to be proceeding extremely well, The capture of Harrar, (which is without strong fortifica- tions, would seriously threaten the Addis Ababa-Djibuti Railway and the town of Diredawu on that railway some 30 miles north-west of Harrar.

The Italian General Dessimoni is believed to have a garrison of between 12,000 and 15,000 men st Harrar and Diredawa,

THREAT TO ADDIS ABABA

Common Bond With U.S. Sealed Anew By Passage Of

The Lease And Lend Bill

NEW YORK, Mar. 26 (Reuter)-Britain's war and peace alms were defined by Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, in speech at a dinner of the Pilgrim Society here last night · as winning the war, preventing a repetition of such a tragedy and helping to ensure future prosperity justly shared.

Lord Halifax opened with a high tribute to the work of the late Lord Lothian for Anglo-American understanding. "The fruits of his labour, stand today for all the world to see. He would not, I think, have wished any better monument." He at- tributed the steady drawing together of the thought of their two countries to the instinctive reaction of the two peoples to the challenge of the new philosophy of totalitarian dictatorship." As the struggle had grown more intense, reason and conscience. combined to make them both realise even more clearly the dark menace to things equally precious to both countries. This Com- mon purpose was sealed anew by the passage of the Lease and Lend Bil

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"It is difficult to exaggerate In the economic sphere every-

In southern. Abyssinia, the what this means. Across the seas thing depended upon such በሁ threat to Addis Ababa is growing in the front line which is Britain, operation, but no party to such dally as the Imperial forces con-ixs in the hearts of those submerg- an association should be amb!- tinue to advance northward from ed for a time under the German tious to dominate Its parmers Neghell along the Italian-built wave, there will, be felb new con- Every nation, great and small highway to the capital

fidence in the enemy camp, new will have its place and make North-west of Addis Ababa, doubts, as all alike will remember its own contribution. Moreover Abyssinian patriot troops are con- the history of the last war, and the past experience has shown that taining some 18,000 Italian and time is surely approaching when a stable international order must native troops at Debra Marcos. the weight of this nation, must tio admit of ordered change in the

Meanwhile in Eritrea, fighting the scales:"

relations between states. Just is going on with unabated fury in Lord Halifax defined the Nazt as the liberty of the individual the hills around the Itallan strong system as "bondage, boatty, spirit must have regard to the needs of hold of Keren.

jual, political and economic," and the community, 80 must every said that Hitler's "new order" nation in the future accept its The RAF. bombed enemy, troop would divide the world into Ger-obligations to the general family! positions in Keran on Sunday from mans as the master race and the of nations and be ready in both oawn to dusk. dropping over ten other nations" a second-class the political and economic spheres toms

people with their rights and in That night heavy British bomb-terests subordinated to those of

Continued Page 9 Col. 1 ers swept over Tripolitania to at- the ruling caste.

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Washington Pleased

SOVIET ASSURANCE

TO TURKEY

HITLER'S DESIGNS "Already Hitler is scheming to over-run great tranfs of Africa and Asia Across what now becomes the Straits of Dakar the invader of Africa. if he could once estab- Ush undisputed mastery of Europe, could swiftly Dounce upon your ! Latin neighbours in the south.

The American continent, as & Istanding challenge to German domination, could be attacked be- WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 (Reuterfore it had time to arm -United States satisfaction at the defence. In any case the doors of In self- Soviet assurance to Turkey, which trade in Europe, Asia and Africa ils regarded here as an unprece would be closed to it except on the dented move, was expressed by the terms laid down by Germany. Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles.

"Would Hitler attempt this last and greatest act of highway rob- He told the press conference bery? We cannot tell. Some will yesterday that "it was a measure advance arguments against the of satisfaction to the United States likelihood of his so acting; he when a great Power like the 50-might indeed achieve viet Union reaffirms its intention same result without actual armed much the of maintaining its comprehensive attack. Others may surely feel neutrality in the event of a neigh with greater force that where na- bouring country suffering an attional security is involved, it is tack,"

Mr. Welles also indicated that pated balance of probability."

not enough to rely upon the dis- the United States: took active Lord Halifax continued: "This diplomatic measures in an effort struggle is a mortal clash of two to persuade Yugoslavia to resist philosophies and we only. delude ourselves if we suppose that the civilisation that we share with you NEW YORK Mar. 26 (Reuter) could survive Nazt victory. It ta Fear of German control 01 the not only with physical invasion Dardanelles is the motive of that we are concerned," but with Russia's renewed pledge to Tur-spiritual, invasion which, if per- key, according to the Foreign mitted, would work greater havoc Editor or the New York World than all the tons of high explosive Telegrani

that it is in the power of the Ger- man air force to unload."

the Axis demande,

CONTROL OF DARDANELLS

He thinks that the undertaking

is stronger than it appears.

POPE TO RECEIVE MR. MATSUOKA

WAR AIMS DEFINED Lord Halifax declared, "We will never accept Hitler's new order.”; He defined the principal war aim of Britain and her Allies as the winning of this life and death Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign struggle for the cause of human Minister, will be received by His freedom, but he added that vie- Holiness the Pope during theory would be Dead Sea fruit un- former's visit to Rome,

LONDON, Mar. 28. (Reuter)

The German controlled radio, in making this announcement, claims that it has been confirmed by the Vatican.

CHUNGKING GOVT. APPOINTMENTS CHUNGKING, Mar. 26 (Centran The National Government, in series of mandates issued yester

less we could also achieve what must be the greatest peace. Saim of securing the world as far as humanly possible against, a re- |petition of this tragedy. When this great battle was won na tion, which had preserved or re gained their freedom would have a sovereign opportunity to show what freedom means and what it can do for the welfare of man- kind,

draw

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day, announced the appointments detalled, plans for the i futande

of Dr. F. W Kuo to be Adminis structure of the community of

trativa Vice-Minister of Finance, nations but we are Birend

basis

Mr. Hwang Pal-tu: Administrative position to provide Vice-Minister of Interior, and Miron agreement, must be Chu Yao-hauan Becretary of the

Nations conid

| Ministry of Bocial Welfare D

| Dr. P. W. Kuo, well-known Chi-

Inese educator and formerly Prezi-

ident of the Southeastern Univer" aity in Nanking, is now. In London:

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