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June 21, 1940.

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"Happy As A Cricket, Tough As Nuts"

JITTERY

LONDON DELIGHTED PARTNER

BY THE ANZACS

LONDON, June 20 (Renter).—Convoyed by, the Royal Navy.

Italy's Position In

War Unenviable LONDON, June 20 (Reuter).

a large contingent of Australians, New Zealanders, Tasmanians-A "New York Times" editori- al dwells on the uneasiness of and Maoris have arrived in England.

They travelled for thousands of miles without an enemy Hitler's partners. It says: submarine being able to get near them.

As they came ashore shouting. slaglog and cheering, they looked (in the words of the B.B.C. observer) Da

fit as a fiddle, as happy na a cricket

and as tough as nuts,

The B.B.C. observer asked one men what he thought of the situation.

them.

EMPIRE'S EFFORT

War Contributions Flow To Britain

Dishonourable Proposal By Ex-Premior

HERTZOG WANTS TO "RAT" ON ALLIES

JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuter).-General

Hertzog,

former Premier of South Africa, has written to General Jan Smuts, the present Premier, proposing that South Africa should "immediately take all necessary measures to withdraw from the

"It is noteworthy that there is war." ittle jubilation in Italy over litler's General Hertzog asserts that Recess in France. and precautions against

tough failure" and protests against

and the warnings the Allied cause "is doomed to HULL CALLS

struggle

uhend,

launched

弱

the

moment of a French defeat, indteate the "reckless risk to national FOR UNITY

pretty clearly that the Italians be- freedom and the senseless sacri- lieve that the British will continue fice of African youth in a fruit-

the war, Arm in their determination

to save the Empire.

Moscow Reaction

less struggle."

Slashing Attack On Isolationism

Know It Would Do Tough

He declares that further measures The man simply replied: "We know It was going to be tough."

"No less interesting are reports of of compulsion for the prosecution of

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 20 As they came ashore they got into

the dismay mounting in Moscow as the war might lead 10 fur-reaching

(Reuter). A slashing attack on "trains which-were-welting to receive LONDON-June 20 (Reuler), the German armies over-run France. disturbances.

The Red Army moves in the Baltic

Dishonourable Proposal Isolationism and a call” to “mên An Australian Army band played-Some indication of the huge will strengthen the Russian frontiers

General

Smuts, in a letter replying and nations who love freedom to "Waltzing Matilda" and "There will and varied contributions in cash against a victorious Germany, wille to General Herizog, auid that this always be an England."

and kind which have been pour-at the same time staking out the dishonourable proposal" had already gather in an unconquerable de- This band was only formed a few

re-organised been decisively rejected by Parlia-fensive force was made by. Mr. ment and that he did not doubt, that, Cordell Hull, the Secretary of months ago. Quite a number of the ing into Britain from all parts of Soviet men in it had never played in a band the Empire was given by Mr. Europe.

The same motive inspires the new it re-submitted, it would suffer the State, at a speech at Harvard before they joined the urmy. Bryan Meredith in a talk from rapprochement of Russia and Turkey. same fute.

It is a sign that Stalin considers the General Smuts

that he 'niversity to-day. Daventry to-day.

solely on Mr. Huli said: "These are black. could not be expected, General Hertzog's personal pressure, days for the human race, for there

Menzies Announcement CANBERRA, June 20 (Reuter) -

panle.

claims in ដ

Panic Movo

It is a long list which grows Dardanelles a vital Ink in the Soviet Mr. B. G. Menzies, the Australian longer as each day and hour defence system. These are moves of Prime Minister, today announced in the House of Representatives the ar- passes, he said. rival in England of contingents of the Australian Imperiul Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Support to heavy spiritual sup-

greatest

It ranges from heavy material

The

of the port.

The

several

Menzies said it was

significance to the rest the

of

sum total is world that at this critical hour Aus-million pounds of comforting tralian and New Zealand troops jola-cash.

from Canada in the heart

ed troops

Qac list entitled "Military and of the Empire.

The decision to disembark forces other gifts" has been made by the Catonini Governments, chlefs of in Britain was based on the con-

the sideration that the troops should be various bodies, individuals in located where their assistance would British Colonial Empire and His Government organisations. Majesty's be of the greatest service to the Allied

This list goes for pagen und pages, chuse.

not only because so many peoples have contributed, but also because the gifts are so many, so varied and so human.

Evacuation

Plan Approved

Effect Of Scheme Explained

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter). It is authoritatively stated that all the Dominions concerned have accepted the scheme for the evacuation of British children.

Liaison offices are being established in the London headquarters of the scheme.

When the doors opened at 8 a.m. this morning, 3,000 were waiting.

Weekly Evacuation

Lo "Mussolini's last-minute rush Join Hitler before he gathered in all The fruits of victory was also a move

of panic.

"Hitler's partners in crime are much more jittery than the British as they dig in grimly for the mass, attack,

added

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HIS MASTER'S VOICE

to violate the decision of Parliament. are at work powerful forces, the General Smuts added that friends signicance of which no individual who look nation can ignore without falling into and advocates of Hitler,

gravest danger and utmost jeopardy. expectantly for a Nazi victory, will the most probably meet the sume disap-

Godless Lust For Power pointment us in the last war.

"They spring from the godless and Neutrality, A Broken Reed Germany herself had exposed the soul-less fust for power which seeks falsity of that the Union Hertzog's argument to hold men in slavery and spirituni could be kept from degradation, and displace peaceful, danger by remaining neutral. Neu-orderly International relations by B 4058 Little brown jug..... trality had not profited Denmark, anarchy or wanton violence and brute

Escape From Norway, Holland and Belgium.

War Zone

Newsmen, Refugees Land In England LONDON, June 20 (Reuter). "From war torn France we arrived here this evening," aastates Reuter's chief correspond- ent in France from a port in the

Manay For War Organisations

There has been lashings of money for the Red Cross, St. Dunstans, the Y.M.C.A, and other war organisations as well as money for war expenses

such or some specifle purpose, giant bombers.

Then there are many homely South of England. items, not in cash but in kind.

... ཡབྦཏཾ, ཡཡབྷཱ བྷི "We arrived in a vessel which;im In Tanganyika, for instance, Rome chieftains and their people have given addition to its normal complement of passengers, brought over 1,300- portions of their 1939 harvests of

refugees.

coffee and maize, '

Another tribe sent

50 ibs.

of

tobacco for the services, while an other sent 10 tons of rice to the King's African Rifes.

50. Turtles For Navy

In Jamaica, 50 live turtles have been given to the Royal Navy by a Arm which specialises in them. The lonely little island of Tristan da It is explained that the scheme does Cunha has sent woollen comforts not contemplate the despatch of knitted by 25 inhabitants. masses overseas, but that it is pro- Organisations and Individuals too ceeding on an orderly expanding have sent gifts.

The Chinese section of the Red scale week by week.

11 is not regarded as a substitute Cross of Trinidad has sent money for for the Government's major policy for two ambulances. the evacuation of children to places

Lopors Contribute within Britain.

In Fil, GUD lepers have contributed The scope of the scheme is limited half of the money raised for their by the offers made by the Dominions support and the shipping facilities available.

The suggestion of the evacuation of schools en bloc is regarded as entirely impracticable.

Sydney's Offer SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuter).- Over 1,000 British children been offered homes here.

have

"Welcome" Awaits

Parachutists

The list could go on for hours and hours as it is so vast.

To the people at home these gifts

represent good will and prayers that

are both humbling and heartening.

SIX AGE GROUPS

"Many have come from Brussels from where they have been driven slowly southward by the German advance.

"Few had slept in a hed for a week

Notables Aboard

or more.

Sir

Germany had shown mallee to the Union by continuous hostile pro- paganda and the formation of a Firth Column.

The Union Government would' carry out its policy on the mundate of Parliament and shoukt not allow its execution to be nullified by poli- tieul propaganda or threats of vio- lence.

9 Rescued After Days Of Horror

New Dunkirk Drama Comes To Light

force.

A VARIETY PROGRAMME BY POPULAR ARTISTES

B 4009 Trees. I want your heart.

Granny old arm_chale. No, No I don't want to. Song of wise Olen

Waltz.

B 4129

B 8909 Sweethearts.

"Never before have these forces Blung, so powerful a challenge to the freedom

of civilised progress. Never before has there been a more desperate need for men and nations B 4022 who love freedom and cherish the tenets modern civilisation to BD 741 gather in an unconquerable defen- sive force, every element of their BD 420 spiritual and material resources, and every ounce of their moral and physical strength."

AC-

BD 359

I'm falling in love with someone, Gypsy Idylle.

Hungarian melodiea.

A wandering minstrel I The sun whose rays.

"Mikado."

De Groot Trio. Frank Crumit.

Balalaika orch. & chorus

(In Russian)

Allen Jones.

Vinleseus" gypsy orch. „

Kenny Baker:

Paramount Theatre bich.

South Sea Island Medley, Intro... Twilight Serennders. Aloha Oe. Song of the islands ele. Romance in the Moonlight. Intro...Campoll and his orch. Pale moon, Gipsy moon. Moonlight and roses. I love the moon. Pagan Jove, song.

Intro. Chanson hindoue. Ballet Egyptien, Warriors dance. Dervish chorus etc. Jealously, Tu sais. Tangoes.. Waldorf Astoria orch. TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY

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Folly Of Isolation Continuing. Mr. Cordell Hull sald BD 367 Echoes of the Orient. United States history was not hieved by isolation from the rest of mankind. There was no more dan- |BD3257 gerous folly than thinking that its achievements could be preserved in isolation.

Nation after nailon had been crushed into surrender, over-rull and enslaved. ‚'},

"And the menacing shadow falls blacker and blacker on uur culi- LONDON, June 20 (Router). Kinent and the very instinct of self- preservation bids us to beware," said -Details of the rescue of nine Mr. Hull. "On

board the ship were

"No more vital test has ever con- French soldiers by a British fast | Maurice Peterson, the former French motor boat some time after the fronted the American people than Minister, M. Flerre Cot, Baron Robert

that which is confronting it to-day. ur Rothschild, the French dramatist withdrawal of the Allied troops Our national Independence and our M. Henri Bernstein and the Belgian from Dunkirk have become cherished institutions are not im- Foreign Minister M. Jaspar

The Czecho-Slovakian Minister, M. known in London. Ossuski, was not on board. He re- For nine days these survivors turned at the last minute to Bordeaux had existed on board a wreck, to look after six Czecho-Slovakian sunk in shallow water within a

One of the British officers on board few miles of Dunkirk. - was among the last to leave the Maginot Line,

airmen.

CANADIAN GOVT. REORGANISATION

No Food Or Water

After nine days without food or water they were rescued.

The party had originally consisted of 20 but il perished.

Four men bullt a raft and sei out for England not to be seen again.

ing sea water.

Seven others had died after drink- The survivors had burnt-their boat

TO REGISTER Is reported here in Parliamentary partly to supply wormth at night and

mune from the challenge of lust for power which already stalks so much of the earth's surface."

Italian Plane Shot Down

Assab Aerodrome is Burning

near

Cabinet STOCK EXCHANGE Six enemy machines were set on

Stirling,

ACTIVE

t

CAIRO, June 20 (Router).— An Italian plane is understood to OTTAWA, June 20 (Reuter)—It

have been shot down circles that Mr. Mackenzie King is partly to attract attention.

Sollum, in Egypt, this morning. LONDON, June 20 (Reuter)-Two forming a partial National Govern-

The crew, who fired their machine, age groups are being registered this meat.

were taken prisoner. month and arrangements are being. The enlargement of the made to register four further age will be announced to-morrow.

fire during night operations over The Hon. Mr. Grole

Eritrea. grups in July.

of National De This means that by the end of next formerly Minister

This brings the totol Italian aircraft: NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuter).- The entire output of a Brm which month the men of 33 years of age will fence in Mr. Richard B. Bennett's

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter),-On lost in the past 24 hours to 18 for manufactures sub-machine guns 15 have registered for military service, Cabinet, is prominently mentioned the Stock Exchange to-day, Hilt certain with five probably lost.

Aerodromo In Flames edged holdings were active and rose

ADEN, June 20. (Reuter)-Visitors Industrials were narrowly irregu-eir base in Southern Eritrea, state that here from Assab, the Italian port and Foreign holdings were more active the aerodrome is burning and the on the removal of the ban on deal-of British air raids.

town completely deserted as the result Inga in certain securities.

It is stated that the glow from the Olls were enay. Shell and trans-fire is visible 60 miles away. port holdings declined following the

It is added that many people have announcement that there will be notified from Massawa following R.A.F. further dividend 'for. 1939.

ralds.

being sent to Britain.

The men of 29 years of age will This means 5,000 tommy guns at register next Saturday. present,

In all more than 1,000,000 addi- The factory is trying to speed up tionat mers will have registered by its output as fast as posslile. July.

French Troops Cross Into Switzerland

BERNE, June 20 (Reuter)~~About 40,000 troops from France have now crossed into Switzerland.

About 28,000 arrived last; ment. night, including 16,000 Polca.

President

.of

lar,

for the Cabinet.

Mr. Tom Moore, Tonens and veteran Labour leader on continued demand. who is particularly favoured by Mr. Mackenzle King, is expected to lake over the Minlairy of Labour.

His appointment will be similar to thut of Mr. Ernest Bevin in Mr. Churchill's Cabinet.

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CANADA'S FINE WHEAT CROP

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter).- Cables from Ottawn suggest in con- irast to the gloomy food cutlook in Nazi-occupied Europe, that Canada Six colonels andia complete promises to break all records in grain motorised column arriving from Por-protuction. French Laying Down Arms taller are being interned in the In

There are nearly 1,500,000 acres MONTREUX, June 20 (Reuter),terior of Switzerland.

and more under wheat this year, Floo To Switzerland

while, in the maritime provinces the Nearly 2,000 disarmed French troops

BERNE, Junu 20 and or many civilians have arrived

ruins have induced excellent growths a: Neuchatel from the frontier. Bodles of French troops are crossing in the pastures and; forage crops,

They Include an air force contin- Into Switzerland.

In addition, Canada will have a record-carry-over u241,000,000 bushels of wheat with the new senson,

(Reuter)

gent of 40 officers and 000 men with At the frontier posts they are bo Camouflaged cars, forries and equip-ing disarmed and internod.

Wall Street was narrowly irregut-

lar,

י,

INDUSTRIALISTS

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SYDNEY, June.

20

In N.Y. Explosion

Consulate

NEW YORK, Juno 20 (Reuter)--

An explosion occurred in the build- (Reuter)ing in which the German Consulate Eight leading Australian Industria is housed. lists have agreed to help the Muni One person was injured. tions Beard in order to obtain a The second explosion occurred in maximum production.

the building which houses the prin- cipal oflees of the Communist Party.:

This explosion too was apparently coused by a bomb reported to

Eight people are now be injured in the first explosion. Two of them are seriously injured. j2-

Beards of Management have beer net up in each State with wide pow. erato extend the present factorfer

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