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Last month the Japanese Army announced that it had attained its objectives in South China, and withdrew to garrison at Nanning. When the soldiers left their northernmost outpost in Pinyang, they left behind a curious placard. Last week a picture of a Japanese soldier hanging this message under the shelled gateway to the Pinyang County Government buildings reached the U. S. The notice was written in miserable Chinese, but was polite as an invitation to tea under the cherry trees. Literal but less illiterate translation...
...formally notified that unless Soviet troops withdrew from Finland, a League army would be sent to the Finns...
...reason Japan gave for the abrogation was that The Netherlands treaty provided for the arbitration of some disputes by the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague. This court is affiliated with the League of Nations, from which Japan withdrew in a huff. But that was five years ago, and, moreover, the Japanese have not yet denounced a similar treaty with Switzerland...
Those petitioned as candidates for Class Marshals are Douglas Mercer '40, Frederick Holdsworth, Jr., '40, and Ernest J. Sargeant '40. Mercer and Holdsworth were originally nominated for Class Treasurer, but withdrew after being nominated for Marshal...
...friendly to the Silvershirts. Alleged author of the letters: Leader Pelley. Congressman Hook, opposed to continuation of the Dies Committee, waved this evidence under the nose of Congress. Almost immediately the let ters were branded as fake. David Mayne, Pelley agent in Washington, admitted forging them. Thereupon Mr. Hook withdrew his charges, grudgingly apologized. The affair reminded everybody of the question: Where was William Pelley? Particularly, Committeeman Jerry Voorhis wanted to know. He had long been anxious to question Pelley. Presto! Mr. Pelley leaped into view, right in the Committee's midst...