I.R.A. OUTRAGES RESUME
~London, To-day.
Fires believed by Scotland Yard to be the work of the 1.R.A. oc- curred in seven pillar boxes In London.
The perpetrators carried sut their plans under cover of the blackout and hundreds of letters wore damaged.
In some boxes portions of rub. bor balloons similar to those used by LR.A. extremists 'before the outbreak of war were found by the police Reuter.
BOSSES PREFER BRUNETTES
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NAZI BOMBERS FAIL TO GET ONE HIT IN FLEET ATTACK
Oslo, To-day.
GERMAN WAR 'PLANES to the number of 150
FRANCE HAS
took part in the battle between aircraft and Bri- FOUR ACRES tish warships on Monday in the North Sea, ac- cording to the crew of a Norwegian fishing boat, IN REICH the Kvaloey, who witnessed the action.
The five British warships, when attacked, went full speed ahead and zig-zagged the whole time.
The Kyaloey found herself in the middle of the action, with bombs dropping around her and warships blazing away with anti-aircraft guns.
But for the War, the French War Ministry would shortly be paying the annual taxes on four acres of France in the heart of the Black
SHORTAGE OF Forest, in Germany.
GUNNYBAGS
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF
She changed her courge several times but the battle followed her! Finally, the 'planes made off in an easterly direction, while the warships disappeared to the west. - Reuter. |GUNNY-BAGS IN THE COLONY. *As a result of this action, it will THIS MORNING THE PRICE, FORM- Business executives prefer be recalled, four or five German ERLY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 CENTS, 'planes crashed or made forced land-INCREASED TO BETWEEN 60 AND women secretaries, and ings in neutral territory, being subse-75 CENTS EACH. brunettes to blondes, accord-quently interned, while the Admiralty ing to a survey made recent-reported "no hits, no casualties." ly by the University of Den- ver School of Commerce.
The survey revealed that 52 per cent. of the men employers preferred female secretaries, and 21 per cent. male secretaries. Two per cent claim- ed no preference. A majority of those preferring female employees said they liked
SOVIET
WARSHIPS
brunettes best, and althouIN BALTIC
their blonde sisters might be preferred after office hours, the survey did not
cover this problem,
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Tallinn, To-day.
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The business men said they liked Three Soviet warships arrived women because they were "more will- Wednesday leaving shortly for Libau ing to co-operate, pay attention to de-and Windau. tails and they have the ability to take orders and nieet the public.”
Those preferring men secretaries gave as their reasons: "Permanence of the job (marriage not interfering as it does with women), more and more endurance."
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PREMIER SEES THE
KING
London. To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was received in audience Palace by the King at Buckingham last evening.-Reuter.
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of
Soviet naval experts who are here discussing the establishment Soviet naval bases in Esthonia, are also leaving for Latvia.-Reuter.
NO PEACE MOVE
BY ITALY
London, To-day. Italian circles in London know nothing of the report that Signor Bastianini, the new Italian Ambas- sador, is bringing with him an aide memoire on the Italian views regard- ing peace.--Reuter.
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The land has been French since" 1692 to commemorate the death in battle of Henri de la Tour d'Auver-; gne, Marshal of France, killed by cannon ball in 1675:
France erected a memorial where he'
German tax records as the property of died. This territory is inscribed in the French Republic, but subjert the taxes of the Reich,
to'
A wounded French soldier, M. A merchant stated that during the Raffath, and his wife tend the memo- past few days there had been a greatrial as careless takers and live on the demand for gunny-bags stocks being land. sold out, in many instances, within an hour.
Japanese firns are said to be buy- ing up all available stocks and ship- ping them to Canton.
Once a year the French flag is per- mitted to be flown over the memorial. But the Reich has never claimed the return of this little "island" of France
in the middle of Germany.
WITH THE BRITISH
TROOPS
NOW IN FRANCE
Paris, To-day.
A FRENCH OBSERVER who has just spent three days with the British troops in France, writes: that he was most impressed by the personal con- tacts he has made.
"The British officers," he says, "are different from!
ours.
"Bare sleeves, no gold braid, no oak leaves or stars. "Small differences perhaps, but they have charac--
teristics of their own.
KING VIBITS THE TROOPS.-His Majesty the King visited formations in training on Sept. 27. Photo shows the King shaking hands with officers who were presented to him. (Copyright. By Air Malt).
"The Tommies impressed me by their ability to make themselves at home, and by their good humour and discipline.
"The wonderful organisation which had sent this army to France without the loss of even a marmalade spoon ' made me realise the power of the Royal Navy.
"No army has ever been better equipped, no army has ever taken the field with such supplies of guns and ammunition.
"They are ready for anything, and their morale is that of a nation which
fighting for peace, fustice humanity."--Reuter.
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IN THE MAGINOT LINE
and:
London, To-day.
A British correspondent in France, - who has just paid a visit to the Ma- ginot Line, describes how in front of each fortress there is a deep concrete pit which prevents earth from being thrown up against the defences by German shells.
This, he says, is in contrast to the Siegfried Line, where the fortresses are often blocked by earth.-Reuter.
FRENCH MASTERY
London, To-day.
Reuter's correspondent with the French army in France says that the French have established such a mas- tery over occupied German territory that he was able to take a motorcar · as far as thie German frontier and " then walk into Germany.-Reuter,