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STOCKHOLM, Mar. 25 (UP).—The Swedish Premier, in a radio broadcast to-day, revealed that Finland had requested military assistance from Sweden October 18 last year.

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This request was refused, the Premier said, because Sweden feared involvement in the war, if she sent troops to the Aaland Islands.

When the prime ministers of

the northern countries met in New Zealand's

October, he said, they fully dis- cussed the situation with re- gards to Finland "because we already foresaw the possibilities of war in the East."

He added that Sweden pledged herself to give only material assist- ance to Finland in the event of war. "These promises we fuißlled to a greater extent than we then believed possible," he declared.

Soviet Opposition STOCKHOLM, Mar. 25 (Reuter). -The Scandinavian presa takes a frin line over the Soviet attempt to stop the formation of a Nordle de fence allinnee.

Premier

Mr. M. J. Savage

Much Weaker

WELLINGTON, Mar, 25 (Reuter)

bulletin Issued here at 9 pm. states that the RL lon. Mr. M. J. Savage, the Prime Minister, is much weaker,

The Labour Party Conference to day passed a resolution expressing their sympathy and high appreciation of Mr. Savage's work as the leader of the Party and the first Labour Typical of their attitude is that of Prime Minister of New Zealand

Was Once Miner the conservative Swedish paper "Svenska Dagbladet" which protests A miner's rise to fame is recalled that surely the Soviet Government by the announcement of Premier does not think it can interfere with Savage's grave illness. sovereign states which discuss com-: Like many other men who have non defence measures even if it does graduated to the Labour political have the support of certain organs movement, Mr. M. J. Savage, leader of the German press.

of the New Zealand Labour Party, and Prime Minister, was in bls younger days a niner.

Sweden's readiness "to collaborate in the examination of the project for

Born in 1872, a native of Victoria, a northern alliance" was re-affirmed by Dr. Albin Hansson, the Prinic Australia, he is the son of a small Minister, in a broadenst to-night. farmer near Benella. At the age of Dr. Hansson added at the same 14, he obtained the leaving certificate time that it was necessary to draw of the loent school and took a posi- tion as shop assistant in u general attention to the danger Kiving

of birth to popular ideas which did not store at Benell

After the big bank crush of 1893, rorrespond with the real situation.

was one of the many young Dr. Hansson, after revealing that Sweden had told Finland as long ago Victorians who went to New South as mid-October that she could not Wales seeking work, and he secured count on direct Swedish inilitary in-employment on one of the stations of

Sir Samuel McCaughey. tervention in the event of war, de- clared that it was necessary to make worked in a deep alluvial mine at Returning to Victoria 1000, he once and for all of the North Prentice, Rutherglen, speculations, suggesting that the re- Here, he first became interested in

of the

be the north might

co-operative movement und mobilised for other ends than de organised a co-operative store and fence against attacks on the north's!

bakery. Here it was, too, that he first peace and independence.

became interested in politics.

an end

Sources

Only the slogan, "Peace At Home and for the Country," could rally Nordle peoples, and in necordance with it, they would deliberate on how to organise their efforts for com- mon protection.

. near

Loft Australia In 1902

He became secretary of the North Prentice Political Labour Council. In 1902, he went to Now Zealand, where he settled permanently at Auckland. He soon became a prominent mem- Supported By People ber of Auckland Labour politics. Sweden could co-operate in the being elected to several locul bodies, common Nordic task with the full fe was first elected to the House of right to make her opinion, heard.

Representatives for Auckland West in Sweden's policy rising out of the 1010. war had the support of the whole

Mr. Savage is not the spectaculur moreover it! Swedish people and

type of leader. A calm and deliberate should be recalled that the Nordic speaker, he led his party ably in the states had never engaged in nny House. His victory, following the military obligations.

lectoral campaign of 1935, resulted in the formaties of his first Cabinet.

He was very popular with the party HELSINGFORS, Mar. 25 (UP), and it is said that no previous Labour

Russians To Hangoo SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

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50 YEARS AGO

March 20, 1890. The long-pradicted fool famine In the British Isles is again postponed by the discovery of coal depoalts at the foot of Shakespeare's clift at Dover.

In the Ontario Legislature Promler Mowat Introduced a bill extending to Jews in the province all the rights and *privileges enjoyed by other Tollgiaus

organlantiona.

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Young Abrakain Linest died at a late huur to-night.

Statistics published in Berlin show the military expenditure of the great Powers during the past three years. France spent 5,082,000,000 niarks, Kunsin 3,264,060,000 marks. Grent Urk 11 2,470,000,000 marks, Germany 2,430,000,000 marks, Austria-Ilungary 1,152,000,000 marks, and Italy 1,264,000, 090 marks.

The "Kreuz-Zultung," in an article on the the United States, dwon upan grandeur and power of the new Ameri can pay noon to be created, charac torising it as the second in power in the world. The paper also declares that the new navy will be superior to that of France, and that with the two nilied England's navy could be easily ann

thu hilated. It prophesies that when tline comes for action, If it ever dees, Congress will enthusiastically abandon the Monroe doctrine.

25 YEARS AGO

March 26, 101, A Parla communique states:--The enemy bombarded helms and a Ger- man aviator dropped bombs on the city, hitting three civlitans.

10 YEARS AGO

March 20, 19:10. After today, the reason for designat- ing Wyndham Street by the alternative ine of Flower Street will disappear, for the dower-sellers who have had this their stands at the foot of thoroughfare for at least Afty years will to-night move into On Lan Street, which is situate a lttle further up the lupe, on the left-hand side going up- wars.

The move is necessitated by work having commenced on the demolition of Yea San Fut Bulfling, which is to make way for a dine modern structure in which a new einem will be housed. (The present King's Theatre.-EU.)

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Strong protesta were mado in Innkow Meeting the annual Ratepayers' against the continued legal occupation

authorities.

of British property by the Chinese

5 YEARS AGO

March 20, 1935, France and Italy are demanding n

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Sir John Sloan, the British Forelam via SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, (CASA- Minister, their intaimum requirements MARSEILLES, un security armaments,

Sir John le at present in Berlin and BLANCA), etc, will discuss with Herr Hitler the whole SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, European situation, with ♫ view to Assurance that securing Germany's

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SHANGHAI, JAPAN, have

HONOLULU,, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES

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been passed on to the British Foreign Minister, through Mr. Anthony Edea, Lord Privy Seal, who attended a ference of the former Allies in P'aris the hurried on to the Berlin con- ferences.

It is learned that the Polish Am- VANCOUVER and SEATTLE bassador made verbal demarche to

Haron van Neurath, the Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs, and conveyed to him Poland's views upon the situation arising out of Germany's new cunscrip-

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It is understood that thirty Russian leader has been served so loyally by Independence Day LONDON via Port Said,

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He succeeded to fully .planes.carrying.

equipped he rank and Ble. soldiers, have landed in Hangos Buy the leadership-Tollowing:-the-deall

The ice is still loo thick to permit of Mr. H. F. Holland in 1933.

Mr. Savage represented New ATHENS, Mar. 25 (Reuter)-NC- the entrance of warships.

Zealand at the 1920 conference of the tional Independence Day was cele- British Endre Parliamentary Asso-brated in Greece yesterday, elation held in Australia.

King George attended a military When he became Premier, Mr.review in the company of General Savage shared his ministerial home Metaxas, the Minister of Foreign Herne Bay family, with whom Affairs, War, Marine and Air, and he had lived continuously since his other high Government officials. arrival in Auckland

NAZI REPORTS

REFUTED

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter), The

with

THEY

20 years

Air Ministry announces that the previously.

were Mr. and Mrs. French elains now made by the oflletal Ger-

Mr. French was man news agency to the effect that a and their children. considerable number of British air-cne of the survivors of the wreck of craft were lost in the attack on Sylt the Union lines Wairarapa on Great are wholly false.

Barrier Istand many years ago.

"One cannot live with people for all those years without a common bond being established," said Mr. Savage on the day he was invited to form his Cabinet. "I should feel lost without and! the companionship of such friends."

As already announced, only one British nircraft engaged In the operation failed to return to its base It is learned from the Air Ministry that direct hits were obtained on hangars, jetty, light rallway other parts of the base.

Leading articles in the Greek press emphasise the country's desire for independence and her desire to live at peace with all the world within the amult of the Balkan Entente.

Startling Effect Of Aurora Borealis

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter):--A

A bachelor, Mr. Savage then an-violent electrical disturbance in- nounced that he was arranging "for

volving a aun spot aurora borealis

Oil storage tanks and barracks were the good people who have looked resulted in the break down of com-

ket on fire.

The reconnaissance flight on March

20 confirmed the success of the opera- tlon..

Another Air Ministry bulletin de-

after me" to join him in Wellington, munications with the United States on

clares that there, is no truth in the NEW LIGHTSHIP

reports published abroad that one or more RAF, aircraft violated Danish neutrality and fired on civilians.

Belgian A.A. Fira

EVOLVED

LONDON, Mar, 25 (Reuter)—As a

RRUSSELS, Mar. 23 (Reuter).-result of Nazi plane attacks on de- fenceless lightsilps round the British Anti-aircraft batteries opened fire at

an acroplane of unknown nationality Coast a new type of vessel has been quilt. They are now on view at Great flying at a great height, ahout a mile Yarmouth harbour. and a half south of the elty,

Sunday,

The trans-Atlantic shortwave teie-

Phone

hours.

was out of action for over 12

The damage to telegraph land-ilnts resulted in about a million Easter messages being held up,

Japanese Taxes Increased

Only half the size of the usual

TOKYO, Mar. 20 (Router)—The vessel, its lights when it can operate Taxation Reform Bill, by which the without attention for two months, Japanese Government aims at in- Mary Hopes To Get The vessels will be taiten over by creasing the revenue from taxation various lightship stations and left by 500,000,000 yen annually WES there. It will not be necessary for passed into law when the House of the crow to remain on board.

Peers adopted the Bill as amended

Lower House.

£5 Reward

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter)Mary Thompson, of Bridlington, has found a new type of torpedo. It is now be ing examined by the Admiralty,

She hopes to be the first to claim the £b reward recently announced by the Admiralty for discoveries of this kind.

Lord Tweedsmuir's Bequest Of Books

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter)-The will of the Inte Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, was published to-day. It makes only one bequest of a public nature.

his

Lord Tweedsmuir drected trustees to hand over to the National Library in Scotland "all the books in

The fact that the vessel is only half the normal size will make it a dificult mark for the Germans trying to put it out of action,

|IL.P. PLANS WAR

PROGRAMME

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Neuter).— wero taken up by the Independent Labour Party at its annual conference yester- day.

Plans for a war programme

The Party decided that the working class movement should be maintained, It demanded no political truce with Government and no industrial truce Wil employers.

ft opposed all emergency powers

my library dealing with the Marquis of the Government restricting the of Montrose which the National liberty of working class organisations Library may desire."

and free speech.

The Finance Minister described the reform plan as "unprecedented in the vasiness of its scope in the annala of taxation in Japan."

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