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Finance Causes More Suicides

Money loses rouse mira sulcides than the stress of war, any statisti- clans to the query: "Does war Jump! the suleide rate?

"Neurosis centres," Germany and Austria, have the highest suicide rate.

"Most complete survey of Austra In suleide, by De S. J., Minogue, traversing the period 1985-1035, esta bilshes interesting facts,

At the start of the last World War, sulckie-rate dropped, reaching A minhnum in 1915.

The year 1913 was a peak year for sulckies, 1020 showed a sleep rise (post-war depression), and our all- time record wna 1030, when the post- war boom broke.

Some Queer Facts

Queer facts of Australian Buteide -rate is lowest In Tasmania, highest in Western Australia and Queens- Jand.

Maxtinum suicides, hot months; minimum, cold. More men sulele women. Women suicide at

earlier ages.

Favourite method-inen; firearms; poisoning. imitation in wonen marked. If a novel method is re- ported in newspapers, sinflar sui- eldes follow.

World statisties (not including pre- sent war) show sulfelde rate highest in Austria and Germany, closely followed by Switzerland; lowest in Eire and Spain. British Empire, In- termediate: New Zealand and Aus- tralia higher than England: England above Ireland and Scotland.

Additional Service For U.S. Draftees

>FROM PAGE ONE

remained adamant in the face of un- favourable reports from Congres- Isional lenders. He declared that the conference dealt with "all kinds of things but we did not discuss compromise. The importance of the situation is admitted by everybody and everybody got a better view of what the predicament is. By predi- cament, I mean the fact, that we are Just starting to get an army trained and now must decide whether we should take a chance of tearing to pieces the army that is just getting food."

Opposition Indicated

Senator Barkley said that the con- ference did not discuss the question cf removal of restrictions on the use of the army outside the Western Ilemisphere.

Congressional leaders advised the President that there would be serious and possibly overwhelming Congres

sional opposition to the request.

Representative Rayburn asserted that General Marshall also discussed the matter of removing restrictions on the use of the army outside the Western Hemisphere and United States possessions,

Temporarily Abandoned WASHINGTON, July 14 (UP)-It is understood that the Administration has temporarily abandoned plans for fegislation which would nuthorize the use of the selective National Guard outside the Western hemisphere.

LATE NEWS

Mr

U.S. Irrevocably Committed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

a

MILWAUKEE, July 14. (UP)

Paul McNall, addressing National Unity rally to-day sald that the United States had committed herself irrevocably to the defeat of Hitlerism and to prevent an exten- sion of the Nazi way of life to the western hemisphere.

JUFS!

LAST OF FASCIST SHIP-Italian sea raider Ramb 1 was ro- contly sunk in Indian Ocean by British cruiser Leander and New Zealand naval forces. Top, last of raider's crow quits ship, as fire breaks out from shelling. Centre, ship en- veloped in flames. Bottom, raider plunges to bottom, leav- ing cloud of smoke,

Maginot Line Guns Threaten Gibraltar

Hitler plans to follow up his Balkan conquest with a dash for the Suez Canal and Mosul via Syria, via Libya-Egypt, and an attack on" Gibraltar, wrote a diplomatic correspondent re- cently.

He plans to drive Britain out↑

of the Mediterranean and the Reds Claim To Have Middle East, and destroy the British Mediterranean Fleet Sunk 13 Transports

FROM PAGE ONE

with his dive-bombers, Italian submarines, and German artil- lery batteries mounted on the Spanish and Spanish Moroccan ed by snipers, who fired on German

coasts.

The attack on Gibraltar may take place very soon.

tom

troops from windows,

The same agency reports the off- [cial German news agency which thut German troops are declares

011 St Petersburg

Apart from the German batteries on the Spanish and Spanish Moroc "advancing can shores of the Straits of Gibral- (Leningrad) and won further ter-

after tar, heavy guns from the Maginal ritory yesterday

overcoming Line have arrived at the French Sovlet bunkers and scattered Soviet Spanish frontier, already railed for troops."

German troops, added the an- transference to Algeciras.

Algeciras is a Spanish seaport six nouncement, were exploiting the break-through of Stalin Line gester- miles from Gibraltar.

in

"irresistible an

advance Preparatory to these new German day moves is a Nazi diplomatic drive across the Dnieper and Upper Duena

rivers. The retreating Soviet troops:

Josseg heavy (1) Bring Spain Into the war as fought futilely, and with

a non-belligerent ally of the to offer resistance in several posi

Vitebsk tions in the

arca. The Axis;

Soviet air force yesterday lost 167 (2) Neutralise Turkey; (3) Ensure strict co-operation of planes, of which 82 were shot down In air battles and 85 were destroyed Vichy France.

on the ground.

According

to the "United Press," Berlin authoritative circles-ester«: day stated that they had no con- Armation of overseas reporta aller- ing that the Germans had entered Klev.

Pyrenees Talks Secret stuff tälks have taken place between French and Spanish staff officers somewhere In the Pyrences.

The Germans did not participate but gave their approval.

These talks aimed at

nt co-ordination of French and Spanish armies, both Metropolitan and African within the framework

The Cupboard Was Bare LONDON, July 14 (Reuter).— Announcing the capture of the Soviet of General Franco's radio station at Barnowiczo-to-day, German wireless complained scheme for a French-Spanish agree the ment "for the maintenance of French that the interlor of the station had and Spanish Christian culture" in been completely destroyed, Soviet soldiers. "having smashed up literally ཐབ་་་ South-Western Europe.

everything."

By these means General Franco

"Not the smallest glass instrument hopes to keep in with the Axis with- out making the complete surrender escaped their hammer-blows. Be- to Germany advocated by Sereno ing the most westerly Soviet trans- mitter, the stution wis of particular Importance for propaganda

He said that the world cannot live, Suner. half slave and half free.

never

The "New Order"

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pur-

Finna Claim Advance HELSINKI, July 14 (Reuter)~~

Mr McNutt added: "America kos Hitler has promised Spain an Im-Poses, the Nazi announcer added. ver found ዚ necessary

to start a portant role in the "New European 45 billion dollar defence programme Order." against Russia, even though Russian Portugal Is being urged by the Finnish High Command communique territory extends to within 30 miles Axis Powers and Spain to abandon states: "At 3 pm. on July 10 our of American possessions, but the friendship with Britain and enter trucs advanced to attack, after an the enany's citizens of Senitle would sleep rest Into a Pan-Iberian unior, with Spain, artillery preparation, lessly with Nazi bases across the giving her local autonomy. If she strongly fortified positions at Ladoga

and Karelia. Bering Strait,"

refuses, she will be attacked.

Vichy France is being urged to "In spite of the enemy's stubborn give the "closest co-operation short resistance, our troops broke through

several positions at of actual war. In return she will his

points. (*) Taking advantage of the success thus be offered a

a "generous peace treaty achieved, our troops have penetrated Most

surprising of Germany's offers to France is to make Admiral into the enemy's rear at some points Darinn Lord High Admiral of the to a distance of Go kliometres from "Greater European Fleet," compris ing the French, German, Italian, and Spanish Navies.

"Guam Must Be Fortified"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UP). Colonel Knox ln on interview to-day declared that the U. S. Navy stil insisted that Gunm must be fortified. Asked whether the Navy contem- plated fortifying the islands beyond Howall, he said: "We have no pre- sent

authorisation from Congress, but the Navy's position has not changed. Guain ought to be forti- Aed."

Live Teeth In Place Of False

present free cont

The advance continues."

No Foreign War' Group Folded

Shed a crocodile tear for America's No Foreig War. Committee. It is no more.

Verne Marshall, its head has on-

Colonel Knox added that the United AB the result of remarkable nounced that the Committee would Sintes Pacific bases would be Russian dental experiments, it may dissolve and. those engaged in its adequate for emergencies when com- soon be possible to transplant into work would return to their private pleted. He declared that there were toothless human cums the rudiments affairs. no plans at present for enlarge of real teeth, which will grow natur- He added that the group was orga-” ment. "Hawail is very strong, and

ally to full Rize, we believe It to be the most pregnably defended post of its kind in the world."

im-

Nazis To Enter Kiev

Says Budapest

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" NEW YORK, July 14 (UP),——Ac- cording to the National Broadcasting

are about to enter Kiev)'

Experiments on these lines have been successful with dogs, even when the puppy from which the rudiments of teeth have been removed has been dead for some time.

Attempted Larceny From A Car

Charged with attempted larceny

overseas.

have

nised last Decomber to "provoka in- creased public discussion" of the danger of the U. S. A. going to war

"These

purposes been, served," he said, "and.nil obliga- tions

of the committen met." For those who want to continue the Committee's Oghi, Marshall tinued, there is always, membership In the America First committer.

con-

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Japanese Provocation

Of Indo-China

the German Invasion Ja .causing Japan to relinquish ideas of a north. ward movement against the Soviet, and to renew the southward drive with a view to quietening the unrest in Japan due to the present statle altuntion.

South Pacific Bases The only real incentive would be SAIGON, July 14 (Releuation of the acqulation of advanced aeroplane the news of the continuation and naval bases in the Japanese press attocks against Indo-Pacific.

Except for a temporary hitch in

Company, the Budapest Radio an from a car of a rattan basket contain-Foreign Minister, Dr Que Tal-chi, China 1s greeted apathetically by the nounced to-day that German troops ing surgical instruments and books, to-day sent a note to the British general publle here; it is felt that the delivery of rice, Indo-China: la valued at £20, the property of. Dr Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark some form of Japanese action is fulfilling all conditions recently rati-

ned in the treaty to the, letter, P. B. Wilkinson, on July 12, Chung Kerr, saying that China appreciates pending In the near future. Cheung,

32, hawker, appeared before the expression of friendship made un Typical comment asserts that the Omelal and Japanese circles hero Mr. A. N. Macfadyen at Central July in which Britain stated that apparent ability of Russia to stem refuse all comment. Magistracy this morning and was she is ready to negotiate for the abolition of extrality, when' peace is fined $20 or two months,

Inspector H. G. Hallam prosecuted, restored.

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