The Archive · 1940

H.M.A.S, Sydney Capt Receives Decoration

London, July 22 Captain John Augustus Collins, of the Australian cruiser Sydney, was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and Commander Hugh Nicholson, senior oflieer of destroy force, was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross, following the sinking of the Mahan cruis Bartolomeo Colleoni, it is ofielally announced, De. Bilmanis said he would refuse to surrender the Latvian Legation in Washington.

"It ie tragedy." he said, "a human tragedy which some day will be reetifed.

State Department officials here, de-lined to comment on yesterday's events in the Baltic states—United Press.

Mass Meetings Favour Union London, July: 22. from the three Baltic Kaunas and Riga, demonstrations,

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