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B.U.F. DUPES TO
GO
FREE
Many dupes" of the British Union of Fascists detained under the Defence Regulations can now be safely released. Mr. Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary, told the House of Commons.
"As regards the mere responsible leaders of the union no. ques- tion has arisen as to the necessity for their continued detention," he said,
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But as regards many of the cases is that there are among minor officials, the question of re-them a number who can now be lease depends partly on certain safely released." general "considerations and partly on an estimate of the character of the individual and his probable
behaviour if released.
"The Advisory Committee in- form me that their examination of many of these cases shows that the Order making illegal activi- ties in promotion of the British Union has made a great change in the situation,
LOW MENTALITY
Asked whether he could sporten
There were some delays in some cases, with good reason,
ANTI-LOOT
SQUAD
So serious has the increase of looting become that a conference of Scotland Yard chiefs has been held to discuss methods to stun the epidemic.
Anti-looting patrols have been strengthened, and police now patrol bombed areas in pairs. They will have the co- Squad operation of Flying radio" cars. In addition, plain clothes officers are mixing with eivilian defence personnel.
FINANCE & GENERAL
Military Give Control
In Martinique
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Feb. 3-Extension of powers given to Admiral Georges Robert as high commissouer of the French Antilles colonies, and the replacement of Governor Henry Bressolles by Yves Nichol as governor, of Martinique 'have led principally to a supervisory control of all departments by the militäry, writes Peltr C. Rhodes 'In the Manila Bulletin. As Admiral Robert said in offi- have been requested to resign cially announcing the "change: "I their posts, with a small Indem- henceforth will inform, instead of nity. Reorganisation of the educa- being informed "
tional setup here indicates that many of these posts will
led by others.
not be
NEW DEPARTMENTS 'Three new departments, nor-
SLIGHT REORGANISATION. the period between detention and
Under Robert's orders there has One of their most distasteful been a slight reorganisation of the cases being heard. Mr. Morrison said he was not prepared to come duties, but one which unfortunate mlitary and naval forces durog to any general conclusion as toy has been found to be necessary, the past month. There have been mally under administration con- the policy of British Union cases is to keep watch on members of no administrative changes in Total trol, which Admiral Robert has. until he had enough samples be-
various squad's engaged in fire departments 1.5 yet, although taken directly in hand are the fore him to see what the cature fighting and rescue work, and even Nichol and Robert have indicated information service, which pro of the problem was,
their own comrades.
they intend to simplify and co-vides the only news on the island The greatest difficulty confront.solidate all administration on the to the local papers; the censor- ing the police is that so
many basis of the same new laws apply-jship, and the postal control" ser- He added: "My general concu- looters have hitherto been persons Ing in France. Forty lucrative vice. In all three cases the ad- slon is that a fair proportion or of irreproachable character. posts which were not considered (miral's control was effective some them are not mentally of a high "If you had been a German boy of importance, have been eliminat-time before the announcement.
ed standaru.
The important power granted, to you would probably have been
It has been announced that all Admiral Robert was that of full "I would point out that, if a ac-shot, and even in this country_you discontinued their connection with cision is taken to release an indi- are table to the death penalty," administrators past 50 will be re- diplomatic rights in negotiating vidual this does not necessarily said Mr. Bernard Campion, K., tired, as is the practice in France with representatives of American mean that he was wrongly de- at Tower Bridge to Archipeid Wil-Dow. However, none will be re-repubites. The limitations of this Lam John Lann, 18, a soldier, who placed here. All married women power, which were cabled to the was found guilty of looting.
with fewer than three children adimiral on Oct. 22 in private
"Many of those who have come before the committee have protest- ed-and, the committee believe. have protested truthfully-that had this Order been in existence at an earlier date they would have
the union.
tained,
"As regards, for example, per- sons detained because of their ac- tivities De connection with the
He was accused of being con
from
"Moreover, examination of in- dividual cases shows that many of these people have little under- "standing of the aims and policy of the union, and sometimes that British Union, there is no doubt cerned with other boys in stealing their understanding of any sub-that for the purpose of suppress-premises damaged by enemy ac-
|8,000 cigarettes worth $160 ing this potentially dangerous tion. "Some of them appear to be organisation" their detention was dupes who were attracted to the union for various reasons, but had no sympathy with its subversive aims or anti-war policy.
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lect Is limited.
"The conclusion. I have reached after examining
many of these
Rural Building Difficulties
Reference was made at a recent meeting of the Singapore Rural Board to a memorandum submit- ted at the last meeting by Mr. C. Reuben, on observations of the application of section 144 of the Municipal Ordinance in regard to repair and maintenance to build. ings in the rural area.
For some time past, the Board has experienced difficuity as to
justified."
PRINCESS CALLED “SPF” Mr. Mander (Lb. Wolverhamp- ton East) asked when and for what reasons an exit permission was granted to Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe to go to the United States.
"This Hungarian subject left the United Kingdom in December 1939," said Mr. Morrison.
"I understand that when apply- ing for an exit permit she gave as the object of her journey a visit to relatives in the United States."
Mr. Mander: Is he aware that this woman is a notorious member, of the Hitler spy organisation? Why was she permitted to leave this country and do this sort of work over there? Why was she not intemed here?
Mr. Morrison said he must have notice of the first question, and re- peated that the reason given was
visit to relattyes.
major and minor repairs. It was MEDICAL
decided that minor repairs would
not necessitate the submission of
a plan and, incidentally, it would CERTIFICATE
not be necessary to apply for a permit to execute such minor re- pairs.
| ‘UNSATISFACTORY”
"Utterly unsatisfactory" was trie Dr. Riakemore, Health Officer, comment made by Mr. Justice Rural, contended that, when re-Soertsz at the Kandy Assizes on a pairs were executed without a
medical certificate produced on permit, an owner never stopped at behall of a prisoner who - way minor repairs and quite often absent at the date of trial recent- went on to execute major repairs. 17.
He further said Lbat It would be anomolous to allow. owners to perpetuate the exis- tence of insanitary houses by permitting repairs while de- manding that new houses must be sanitary; In fact, to do so would be to place a pre- minin on üld houses and to discourage the erection of new houses.
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The case was from Kegalia. UI the four persons charged. three men were present; and the fourth, a woman, on whose behalf the medical certificate was presented. was absent. The Judge ordered that the ball of the three men pre- sent be cancelled "in order to anticipate any similar medical cer- tlacate being presented on behalf of any of them," and ordered that
Mr. Reuben said that the ques- they be remanded to the custody tion of whether 2 permit was of the Fiscal and that as man as necessary or not depended on the the woman left hospital, she be kind of repair that an "owner or taken into Police custody and occupier wished to execute.
produced before him.
The Board had no legal right to impose restrictions, Mr. · Reuben ¦ pointed out, on purely aesthetic
JUDGE'S" ORDER
2.5
Lann was sent to prison for six inonths.
to
"The only way to stop loot- ing is give punishment which, for the amount of stuff taken, is heavy," said Mr. L. R. Dunne, the magistrate,
in
bullder's labourer, of Cam- George William Bambridge, 27.
beläge-place, Kilburn, to three months' hard labour. Bambridge
instructions, are not known. It is belleved here that these Umita- tions on the admiral's jurisdiction in diplomatic affairs are relative- ly strict
NO CHANGE
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was charged with stealing a pair of old brown shoes, ministrative departments is exterward began to figure more in weighs only six-and-a-half pounds some sugar, tea, Jellies; etc.. valued Pected, administration being the gang news than in Army talk. Or (to the Tommy's ten), fires 300 Thompsons ("Tommies") shots a misute. Its biggest feature: at $5 from a cafe damaged by a one department over which Ad-15,000
was not authorised manufactured by Colt in 1921, it has only three moving parts, is bomb. He said he found the goods miral' Robert in the debris while he was work to take full supervisory control nearly 5,000 were still unsold. 18 designed to be mass-produced at Marylebone
Governor. Bressolles, who will be years later. But World War II re-about $50 (Tommies cost $200-2257. sentencing ing there.
retired because he exceeds by two vised military opinion: the light. None
the of
parts requITES years the new retirement age limit easily handled submachine-gun special machinery, even the bolta established by Vichy, probably (spitting a stream of 45 calibre could be made in carload, lots by will remain as acting governor for bullets 300-400 yards, battle sight any first-class machine shop. Blart- at least another month, until the Le.. point-blank range) turned out ed an Army, sergeant who fired the new governor, Nichol, can reach to be a potent weapon in shock gun. "Good God. It's so simple I his post.
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