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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4012, 11 June 1920, Page 2

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(By Electrio Telfcgraph.—Copyright.} (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Association.) GOD AND NATIONAL EFFORT WON THE WAR. (Received June 11, 8.40 a.m.) London, June 9. After six years' utilisation for war purposes, Crystal Palace is being reconstructed to public use. When the King and Queen were opening the Imperial War Museum, housed in the Palace, his Majesty urged that no one should forget that Britain owed her success in the war, under God ,not to Allied forces alone, but to Labour's and the sacrifices of soldiers and the civilians'; of men and women alike. It was a democratio victory—the work of a nation in arms, organised as never -before for a great national struggle, BRITAIN WILL NOT MANDATE ' ARMENIA. London, June 9. Speaking in the House, of Commons, Mr Bonar Law said that Britain would n«t take the mandate over Armenia. WHEN SHALL THEIR GLORY ! FADE? j. _, London, June 9. The Hon. Walter Long announced in the House that Britain's warships, the Ephigenia and the Vindictive, which, as blockships, were sunk at Ostend and Zeebrugge during the war rime, had been presented to Belgium, as a free gift. MOVES TOWARDS PEACE. London, June 10. * Ihe Finnish and Russian delegates have left Helsingfors and Moscow respectively to open peace negotiations at Doi'pat. A Moscow wireless message states that the Armenians' delegation is journeying to Moscow to conclude peace with Russia. FRANCE'S BIG DEMANDS.. Paris, Juno 10. Le Petit Parisian states that Franco has asked Sweden to seize the gold which the Bolshevik Government deposited in Sweden. It is also reported that Franco has asked England" to seize a ship carrying Russian gold and platinum to England. POLITICS IN GERMANY. Berlin, June 10. The political situation continues chaotic Dr. Mueller is almost certain to refuse to form a Ministry. An extension of the Coalition toward the Left is regarded as impossible. Tlie Independents refuse to coalesce, and the Socialists ckjcline to participate, in any Government in which the Right Parties are represented. ANOTHER ITALIAN CRISIS. Rome, June 10. Signor Nitti has yet again resigned the Premiership. . His announcement of tho cancellation of the bread decree was too late to save tho Government. It is expected that Signor Gioletti will be asked to return to power.