WAR NEWS IN BRIEF
S. AFRICAN COMMUNISTS.
CAPE TOWN, March 5
After a whole day’s debate the South African House of Assembly de-' feated by 54 votes to 36 a motion demanding the expulsion of Soviet consular officials and the suppression of the Communist Party. The Minister of the Interior (Mr. Lawrence) said there was no evidence that Russian officials have abused their positions or that Communists were behind the recent wave of native unrest.
The Opposition is using the “Communist menace” as a new election cry. ,
FINNISH CABINET.
LONDON, March 6.
A Helsinki report says the former French Prime Minister, Johana Rangell, and the Foreign Minister, Rolf Witting, have been dropped from the new Cabinet. Henrik Ramsay, the new Foreign Minister, is a rich shipowner of remote Scottish descent, Tanner, who strongly opposes peace with Russia, is the new Finance Minister.
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