5 JULY 1940, page 5

News Of The Week

D EVELOPMENTS in France inspire nothing but mis- giving and depression. Members of the Petain Govern- ment are vying with each other in their enthusiasm for capitulation, the......

The Plight Of King Carol

The position of King Carol of Rumania is hard indeed. First he felt compelled to bend his policy to the Nazis by restoring the Iron Guard to favour, and next he has had to yield......

Russia, Germany And Rumania

Russia's ultimatum to Rumania and the march of her troops into Bessarabia and Bukovina recall her action when she occu- pied eastern Poland last September. Then she was......