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Gibraltar, Britain's Naval Key leading from the custom's 'barrier; Morocco, for the "Rock" itself is flowers, ferns to the Western Mediterranean, has ut La Linea along the causeway too small and barren to be cul-plant, the "Iberis" being peculiar
Gibraltar-while recently been subjected to bomb to the "North Front" he would gét tivated, although it has luxuriant to
palm-trees, ing attacks which its anti-aircraft a rude 'surprise. For This only vegetation in places.
monkey-trees and other. sub-tro- defences repelled successfully, level part of the whole promon- The climate is sub-tropical, the pical vegetation flourish in the With the same - success British tory is the most Highly defended heat in summer and when the Alameda Gardens, and in a few. blows squares and streets. The streets' guns on Gibraltar have fired on of all, lying as it does under the East wind or "Levanter"
are well-known for enemy fleets during the last. two fire of batteries cunhingly hidden being oppressive and damp. But themselves hundred years.
in the steep insubove, where the spring, winter and autumn are their highly-coloured shop-fronts, A hatiful Törtress, rising sheer the famous "Galleries" were cut delightful, in spite of a heavy chicfly Indian bazaars, with a few from the sea on three sides to a through the rock during the rainfall, and thanks to the sanitary old. Spanish curio shops full height of over 1,400 feet, it is "Great Siege" of 1779 to 1783, and improvements of the last fifty musty treasures. near when France collap-mure gradual western slope air-raid protection. Hiere also are parison with that of England.
Such is Gibraltar, the Western practically inaccessible; except on still afford excellent, ebyer and years the death rate stands com-
gateway to the Mediterranean, sed, is not less likely to which is protected by the defences the rain-water cathways andOf limestone formation, the first traded with By the Phooni- day.
of the Town, Dockyards and Har-storage funks, so that there is no "Rock" is rich in natural defen- cinns, Carthaginians and Greeks, bour. Above these are nine-inch danger of water shortage even in ces such as cave sand tunnels, in then colonised by the Romans, The brilliant successes guns, (as shown in Picture 2) the event of a modern siege.
which the fossils of many mam captured by the Moors, re-taken- The entire "Rock" now bristlesinals, have been discovered, overlooking, Algeciras Bay to- of the R.A.F. against mass ward rarifa, were the Moors with coastal batteries, (Picture 1). "tock Apes" being said to have and Isabella of Spain, surrender- the by the Spaniards under Ferdinand enemy air attacks may first landed in the eighth century, which have been Built or con- come by an underground tunnel ed to Britain in 1704, who has have again induced The Moors attacked and captur-verted from old forts on every from Africa. Although the soil is since held it to guard the Straits a ed "Calpe," as it was then Call (ocky poltit and corner of tlle proof a rocky nature (as seen in of Gibraltar in peace and war, ds fatal mood of relaxation. ed, from the land side under Tarik,montory. Any atfucking Fleet Picture 3) it abounds with wild a bulwark to defend her Empire, It should be dispelled by who named it "Gibel Tarik would have to run the gauntlet: of (Tarili's Hill) which has become formidable coastal Batteries before the recent words of the "Gibraltar."
reaching the Inner Harbour. But it day would-be aggressor Secretary for War. Mr. thinks he can capture the Rock" has been proved throughout Its The Invincibility, of “Gibraltar. Eden reminded the coun- to-day from the sandy isthmus History, although it surrendered during the war or the Spanish Suc- try that for us the real
cession to the combined English and Dutch fleets under Sir George Radke and the Pritice of Hesse-
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Child Evacuees Thrive
For the English town child is adaptable and takes a keen inter- est in every activity.
war has hardly begun. It British Air Force has been
They are helping with the har- will begin when we have swept from the skies
Darmstadt in 1704. It was finally The half million children moved vest, have learned to milk cows, resisted and destroyed just as the Royal Navy, ceded to Great Britain by the from danger zones
churn butter, feed animals, ride under the
the farm horses They are help- Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Since British Government scheme are the enemy attempts to in- every Nazi knows, has then covetous eyes have frequent thriving on the minor revolution ing to dig potatoes and gather in vade us, when we have been driven from they been cast at Gibraltar, and at-which evacuation has brought in the fruit crops. They pull sugar built an expeditionary oceans -"those 'devils of tempts have been made to take to their lives. Every report made beet. gather acorns for fodder and gather, wash add grado the eggs. it by arms or diplómbicy. The by the education authorities or
Mor marite... Where there are viv- force of a strength and the R.A.F." as an exasper elder Pitt, is said to have con-by officials of the Ministry of
ers or takes 'many have learned to striking power sufficient ated German officer call- templated exchanging it for Fluri Health emphasises the same thing: ash, to manage sailing boats und
da or Puerto Rico; but popular "an amazing improvement in
rowing boats. to roll back the enemy ed them, persist in doing reeling was too strong to allow it. health all round."
The mass exodus has donte more One, school took over acre of Frequently they iun allotments. from the lands he has vio-such damage every night was invaluable as a Naval base, han place the children in safer rough land and in the Arst sea-
During the Napoleonic Wars It lated.
to military objectives in with its Dockyards affording re-areas. It is broadening their ouve son produced enough vegetables Germany and the occu-pairs, and supplies to the Fleetlook in away which would have to feed everybody... The A RIDDLE FOR NAZIS pied countries.
Even the good Nazi
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By Daphne Clare
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school "got hold of a barn where body of Lord Nelson was brought
the boys baw logs and do carpen If the British Air Force after his death and Victory hi :
try, while the girls "have h class” Trafalgar. To this day the toom T is beaten how can it con- may be seen where he lay in the ocen impossible under peace con- clothes, knit socks and jumpers make where they mend and that is, the purblind fana- tinue to function with eighteenth century house by nose ditions. It is introducing them to and mend their own stockings and Bay. The guns of many famous tic who gives the credence such destructive effect? British sea-Captains and Admiralshe countryside, to new people, the boys' socks. They made the new ways of living, new ideas, uniforms for the entire company of the slave mind to every Here is a riddle which will have been heard from Gibraltar new customs. Though not of the of their own girl guides.
Drake, Howard of Effingham,text book kind, this is education. thing handed out to him tax the mental agility of lake, Howe, Rooke and muiny.
In their turn the town children' Education of a very valuable kind. and their teachers have brought by Goebbels must have a the unscrupulous Goebore
Mast of these children, were from n new stiniulus into the village Economically Gibraltar is faint glimmering of sus-bels. Not all the miracles somewhat hard-hit, as her main know what an egg 'looked like.
towns some of them did not life, London schools, for instance, have the advantages of highly picion that all is not well of multiplication, which revenue is derived from port and Now they tire learning the in-trained teachers and in some cases
harbour dues, 'Crown rents, ana with the German Air his accountants perform luties on tobacco and alcohol im-anite delights of spring and suin- equipment: which the country iner woods, of the meadows and school would not haveʻat its dis- Force:
on the losses of our air-ported for home consumption. A It is doubtful if he has craft nor their equally an Gibraltar is how just a new country friends are teaching The use of films is a notable
this is, of course, largely curtail, sweet-smelling hayfields. Their posal. enough of independent marvellous division of the fortress, with the defence of the nom country ways and customs: example. Town schools are igen- Rock" overshadowing all other ways to close a gate after you eraily ahead of viunge schodis in thinking left to tot up the German machines tumbl considerations. It was, however, to that the "stock" will not win using the good supply of films scores of British aircraft ed out of the skies by our one of the ports for contraband der: not to trample on the crops available on many subjects, and
rol, and all ships.1
In because damage to them means 120 projectors have gone out with which Goebbels destroys airmen can answer this and out of the Westorn
Their lives they are curi, over 3,500 alms have been sent But the effect of these irritating question. The rancan had to
by the k. first hanu, now much every out from the films librarydhout fantastic figures may be good Nazi must be be Belilsh Flect supplies might he community owes to the land 300 a week. A London tedeHer to cause him to wonder ning to shake his bewild incult in war-time ng all fresh the farmers.
ruit, meat and vegetables are All these lessons they have how it is that since theered head.
Imported either from Spain or shown themselves quick to learn.
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KARTON it were healter
wasted food. For the first time in evacuated London schools. and.
using them for his class has often made the country teacher, realise what he has been missing.