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THE RUSSIAN “THREAT?” GENERAL URGES BOLD STAND BY BRITAIN

... General Sir Hubert Gough, Commander of the Fifth Army in the last war, in an article which he contributes to the *“ English Speaking World.” st R After stating that it becomes more probable that before the present war ean be hrought to a successful conclusion ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Cheery B.E.F. Praised by Premier

... Praised by Premier In His general routine orders General Lord Gort has published extracts from a letter in which Mr Chamberlain speaks of his recent visit to the B.E.F. Mr Chamberlain says:—l was particularly impressed by the great progress made in so short ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 194 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The City of the Seven Hills

... The City of the Seven Hills Edinburgh , December 30 , 1939 Sir , —Citizens there are who speak of Edinburgh as Modern Athens , superbly beautiful as she certainly is , but they blunder , Legend ascribes to Romulus the foundation of the capital of Italy ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 253 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

... 780 officers and men. ' The Allies continue to make progress foot by foot on the Western Front The latest French communique speaks of violent artillery duels and of six German counterattacks between the Meuse and the Moselle to retake trenches taken by ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Premier's Message to Lord Gort

... a . s at urday, General Lord Gort seived5 e ived lsi le extracts from a letter re> ° m >r^me Minister, in i. • Chamberlain speaks of his '' Sl^ of tht BEF and sa y s: partlc ularly impressed by the desni?,s e^ s ma( in so short time many difficulties with ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

tdinhurgh and South-East Glasgow and West

... were Symphony No . 1 in E minor by Sibelius and two-Slavonic dances in C and A flat by Dvorak . The music of Sibelius truly speaks the idiom of his native land , distinctive and national . The orchestra , under the baton of Mr Aylmer Buesst , and led by ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 977 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE NEW YEAR

... full of hoDe , and conscious of victory , but he adds the warning that vast and difficult tasks loom ahead . Herr Hitler speaks of the most decisive year In Germany ' s history , and the hardest battle for the existence or non-existence of the German ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1069 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GERMAN PROPAGANDA “ LAUGHING STOCK ” IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES

... Press had not only been extinguished, but its machinery had been appropriated and distorted into an instrument of tyranny. Speaking of the part of journalists in war-time, he said: There is always something to be angry about, but if we are all very angry ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 125 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Many interviews

... Then. too. nearly sixty Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers accredited to the Court of St James at one time or another wish to speak on behalf of their Government to the British Goverment. 'I - mu,t be done through the nv ilium of Viscount Halifax, and he ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

REDS BOMB TRAIN AND SANA TORIUM

... this morning. Antiaircraft guns opened fire. assurances which Mr. Butler. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, gave when speaking at Geneva on that resolution. Finland and her friendly neighbours desire the British Government not to give details at present ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 229 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SWINE FEVER ORDER BREACH: KEEPER FINED

... sick out of fiftynine. Other thirteen were unthrifty. The symptoms shown bv the sick animals were those of swine fever. Speaking of the previous deaths Souter said Reid told him then that a sow had on one occasion crushed fifteen young pigs. Reid said ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

10 DAILY RECORD AND MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1940 FOR YOU TO DAY

... 18. —Good news will cheer you this morning, but discretion will needed to avoid family disputes. Feb. 19 March 20.—Don’t speak or act rashly this morning, and avoid family quarrels. March to April 20. —An enjoyable outing can be looked forward to April ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 186 | Page: 10 | Tags: none