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By Ernie
October 16, 1939...
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U-Boat Food Stores GAOL-BREAKER TAKES
Are Running Out
EVIDENCE that some of the Nazi U-boats, "planted" on shipping routes before the outbreak of war, ure now running short of supplies, has been furnished.
An Ostend trawler has reported being stopped by a U-boat, whose commander asked for fish for his crew of 40.
The trawler skipper offered him one basket, but the submaring com- mander Inslated on having two more ns well as come fresh cod. The Trawler was then allowed to rantinuc her trip.
aboard the United States merchant
They are man American Shipper. being taken to Boston.
The German radio announced the Nazis' Intention to reply lu Britain's blockade by herself Issuing a list of contraband goods.
1t claimed that the British blockade was hitting neutral countries and that Germany would "prottet" them and "replace by Increased supplies, the deficiencies caused by Britain."
The British liner Arundora Star-TREATY RATIFIED
carrying £3,500,000 in gold and 441 passengers and four merchant ves- sels have reached port safely after eluding U-boats.
NEW NAZI THREAT
The Arandora Star is now in New
clays.
Lithuania Seals Her Pact With Russia
Shat
GAS-MASK WITH HIM
Over Wall, Dodged Policeman, Vanished -all in Two Minutes
WITHIN two minutes recently, a prisoner in Wand-
Sworth Gaol had escaped from a warder, climbed over the prison wall-carrying his gas mask-dodged a poliecman in a busy street and disappeared. Late that night he had not been found.
The man, Benjamin Cooper, aged about 30, was
Mrs.
KAUNAS, Oct. 15 (Reuter).—The York after a crossing which took 12 Lithuanian Parliament has unsan serving a two years' sentence.
mously rutifled the treaty with
He was working in the Governor's garden, watched was simed on Tues- Travelling without lights, she fre-Russin, which
by a warder. Suddenly he made a dash for the wall. quently changed course on truc-day tions radioed by the Admiralty.
The Foreign Minister, in a speech,
From a window of her home in the street, I was astonished by the! Two more vessels were reported to said Lithuania was confident
adjoins the man's coolness, but before I could! what raise a shout the policeman turned; Tillman have bren sunk, but in each case the Russia would continue to respect her Alma-terrace, which
round-and with that the man jump-: crew have been rescued and are re-sovereignty and would not interfere prison.
happened next, ported to be well. One of the ships in Lithuania's internal affairs.
Ile revealed that the Lithuanian
She said: "I was Just looking outed over the fence into the nursery hari dis- is from Eire, which is a neutral coun- try, and official circles in Dublin ex-
delegation at the Moscow Lalks had at ut my window when I saw a shortish and, in a few moments,
(The nursery, owned by. appeared." first refused to agree to the demand nan drop over the prison wall and
Messrs. R. Neal and Co., Ltd., Is press aurprise at the sinking.
for a Russian garrison in Lithunain, walk down the street.
the math doors of the
view that the wor in
"He seemed to be in a hurry, but opposite but later agreed with the Soviet
Europe made did not run. He was carrying an prison.)
dashed up the "The policeman ordinary elvilion gas-mask, had a
In # few precautionary measures necessary.
sack over one arm, and was wearing prison clothes.
The ships are:
Garlaven (1,777 tons), of Glasgow, Shelled and mink by submarine. Crew landed in Azores by Swedish
tonker.
Inverliftey (9,468 tons), of Dublin. -Crew rescued by United States, steamship R. G. Stewart.
The crew of the Blair!ogie (4,425 tons), of Glasgow, previously reported Bunk, were later reported to be safe
NEW AMBASSADOR
Oct. 15 LONDON, Signor Bastianini, the Ambassador, arrived in Saturday night.
(Reuter), new Italian London
AMAZING COOLNESS
1fe walked right down the street. otpest my house towards a policeman who was on point duty at the end of
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1939.
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Francis Laidler, Panie King. now planning live productions at a cost of about £40.000, said that Mother Goose, the Widow Twankey. the Ugly Sisters, usually played by hoarse come- diana shirts, with their hale done up in curling pins, ARE TO BE PLAYED BY WOMEN:
The object of this drastic change is to release more men for war service. Only essential comedians will be retained.
Mr. Laidier has appealed to the authorities to allow Covent Gar- den, under strict safety condi- flons, la reoven. It has vaults with walla three feet thick. which he considers would be Ideal as a shelter. He also has pantomimes ready for Brighton, Shefeld, Bradford, and Ikeda.
The Topular Beer
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OPENING OF THE SEASON
Reich Upsets EUNICE ANNOUNCES-
America
street to the prison.
sprang over the Acid Commentary On
Latest Propaganda.
seconds warders wall, as the prisoner had, and dozens of them leapt over the fence and
the nursery gar-l started searching dens."
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (Reu- Miss Edith Palmer, a neighbour of ter)-American newspapers are Mrs. Tillman, who also saw the es-still acidly commenting on the cane, sold:
Nazi Press Chief's allegation "He had almost got us for us the later denied by the German policeman when round and saw him. As soon as 1 Government) that Britain would say the man climb over the wall not be taking the action she is shout to attract the pallec- if the United States were not tried man's attention but could not make supporting her. myself heard.
turned the lutter
"UNCONCERNED"
The "Tribune" of Oakland, Cali- fornia, asks: "If Mr. Chamberlia
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-Peninsula Hotel Arcade
looted the door on peace, which has 3 314 32 INCH ČISTILOU CASTLEMANI 140K BLA "A few moments later the prisoner did not, then why should a German possed right under my window. He was hurrying a little but apparently appeal be made to President Rouse- velt, who twice castigated the die- trying to look unconcerned as it heiators and whose invitation to a con- were on some erand or other." ference in Aprif was not answered by
Warders searched the nursery filer
There they found mask.
caserve
Goodman's xas
the offensive.
Pilot
THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
Nazi Out-Manoeuvred The journal concludes that the Auxiliary Areinen and special wat Nazi regime has been manoeuvred
pollee
also joined in the chase, while a message was sent to into a position where it must assume Scotland Yard and the police all over Another California newspaper, the Metropolitan area were instruct-"Press" of Riverside, declares that a ed to keep a look-out for the man,
nation ready for a big war hardly ALL WAVE PORTABLE RADIO Housewives were questioned ant finds it necessary to put civillans on houses near the prison searched. Ja starvation diet and commandeer all and tyres Some of these were empty owing to available petrol supplies
evacuation and wartime
It wus from private ears and lorries to keep thought he might hava concealed the military machine moving. Chheself there,
Roosevelt To Intervena? The grounds of the Royal Victoria LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter)--No Patriotic School, near the prison, confirmation has been received direct were also searched.
from Washington of Mr. Cordell Three years ago, after the whole Hull's reported statement (broadcast that President of Britain had been searched for two by the Rome radio) days a prisoner who had escaped Roosevelt is ready to intervene if all from Wandsworth was found on the three belligerents request him to do gool root.
INCOME TAX
IN ENGLAND
(Continued from Page 4.)
to the original point and the hammer-
ing begins all over again.
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i have seen strong men reduced to tears by these relentless in- quisitions and when a man's nerve iz so shredded that he breaks down Inta sobbing, he is in a very. dangerous condition in which he may do some- thing rash. There are sadists among
who inspectors
delight in Love achieving this result
Df
Another unpleasant feature these investigations is the method adopted for squeezing more money out of the taxpayer.
The Inland Revenue can legally go bacic for six years but if they think that tax has been lost over a longer period, they investigate further back,
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