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Naziganda
news
THE WORLD
IS SAYING
there are
TART an evening's listening The News is good stuff, indst of B. {
frequently Item with me and hear what the and world thinks about the war, which might not pass the Censor in Everything is in English, and country, so one wonders what the Ministry of Information hope to you need only a straightforward do about li. After all, they all-wave receiver of the 10 or 12 sensor our sets. guinea variety, preferably with a small outside aerial.
can'L
By 10.15 pm. It is time to hear passer-by feels compelled to throw a what Dr. Goebbels' radio-mouthpiece tone through the window.)
The stuff the German announce:
the
Π
The black-out operates from soon has to say. Tune either to Hanba:] ufter 7 pan, so we will draw the 331 actres, Cologne 455 metres, Dr.i
M°
[OSCOW, at 10.30 pm.. on curtains and switch on the radio, at belter still, to Zeesen on 31.02 metter.
1774 metres, is as likely 7.18 p.m. in time to hear what Rome
best rends is not too wild but it is can-Las not to ignore the war altogether has to say. This stallon Fa
is also mingly misleading. He makes Hitle and talk naively about a new type heard on 31.02 metres, but fairly dear on 120 metres. If you mistakes in his English sometime-of tractor being tried out in miss some of this, don't worry, be-as when he speaks of "armoured Ukraine or the decision of a group cause they repeat the whole thing Jews"-but generally he is a good of factory workers to establish
from Russia is sound friendly. Until recently sune talk you do hear together with any later news at 10.45 speaker nail tries desperately hard to museum of arts and crafts. Any war bulletins or + of these broadcasts have ended with either the offelal the words "Good-bye. We hope you? quotation from "Izvestia," have
rest. Heil 21 good night's
Now, if you like, you can go on listening all night. Personally I chall try Phliadelphia again for the (N.B.-These German stations pop on a record of "Deutschland Uber Berlin relay at 11.30 pm. and then!
oto to bed. Alles" and the "Horst Wessel"
p.m.
พ
No
JOW for one of the most interesting tilbits of the evening-it-you can get it. Tune very carefully to Philadelphia on 10:05 metres and hope, rather than expect, to hear a relay from Beriin 41 7.45 p.m. Unhappily, these ex- cellent commentaries by William L. Schirer do not come over very well from the Nazi capital: conditions are unfavourable,
Later on, at 11.30 p.m., you can. often hear Schirer's second Berlin brondenst by eavesdropping on to the Berin-New York radio-telephone on 20 metres,
is nothing As it happens, there much worth hearing between 8 and
Tokyo on 19.79 M. ut 8.30 p.m.), so WHATEVER may have hap-8 pm. (except a few words from
pened to the unspeakable
you can enjoy or endure the B.B.C.'s Goebbels, Nazi propaganda goes main evening programme and hear
night
and the 9 o'clock News to prime yourself Every an. views are broadcast in English, with the real facts. as in other languages, from German transmitters. matter is, presumably intended
This
0
110 account toss the tve minutes snoppy news
to create in British listeners a breadcast from Schenectady at 0.55 favourable impression of Ger- p.m. This station, on 19.37 metres, many and to undermine con-is so consistently loud and clear that filence in our Government. But not a syllable need be lost to you. the bulletins are devoted almost exclusively to vilification of everything British. ----With-dull-monotony the same story is told nightly, with slight variations, of British responsi- bility for this atrocity or that treachery. What do the Nazis really hope to achieve among British listeners by such propa. ganda? That broadcasts to the German públle' should take this] form could be readily under- at British stood. Directed
What is a pocket Battleship
·?
HE German "pocket battle- ships" (two of which are listeners, they are bound to he now reported to be loose in the
futile.
British
Atlantic Ocean) were the result
cold.
German naval architects decided listeners
The
to show the world what could be Government has re-
Jone in spite of this limitation
vealed that no efforts have been They were the first to save weight
a large
tonners.
instead of
Hitler."
rather unexpected moments, so tone the get down in case some patriotic
GRIN AND BEAR IT
Cope, 1333 by Tatud Penisre krækleska, las
Geoffrey Edwards
By Lichty
Jave
"Naturally all the good berries are on top-everybody keeps squeezing the bottom ones to see if they're good!"
GOES O
"WELL," said the warden, looking round his un- derground A.R.P. poat, "if we're going to be here three years we decided we might as well be comfortable."
come
It is in Knightsbridge,' and they call the Club. It was a car penter's phop: they swept and garnished it, and as you down the steps out of the dark- negs between barricades of sand- bage it (upon my soul) liko walking into some club's brightly- lighted kinoking room.
-On one side of the room, that is On the other, everything is effici- ency, Helmets, gas-masks, rubber boots in un orderly array. A roster of duties pinned on the notice board. A messenger's bleyelo propped by the wall in a spaco thoughtfully chalked "Car Purk,"
But, on the oilier side, the Club! The walls are hung with glazed chiniz: someone has contributed on armchair, someone else deck chairs. The artist of the post hos painted topleal cartons for the walls.
#
There is a sidebourd, with bookshelf (thrillers, "Foch; Mon of Orleans," and Mr. Bridle's new autobiography), a wireless set, o vase of flowers and (as I hope for mercy) a bowl of goldfish.
There is a green buize bridge- table, with pacis curds ready. There is a jig-saw puzzle tablo and a chess-board. Round the corner is a dart-board, and the walls bear chalked records of many garnes
On the table. laid out as neatly as in the Athenacum, are the magazines. The A.R.P. handbooks have pride of place: the next row Includes, prim and proper, "The Yachting World." "Vogue," "The National Geographic Magazino," many others, and, at the top of the row but I'll tell you that at the end.
They are barristers, businCES men, a dramatist, sollellors.
Every
they nots ond ugain glance at the clock, nod, sting on steel helmets, buckle themselves and go out into the night on duty. They seem a most efficient lot. "But," as the warden said, "we may as well be comfortable."
I said I would tell you the top magazine of the pile. It was "Good Housekeeping."
A gentleman called at this office to tell us something Important. He would have it that there was no work It was all, said, one vast lie put about (we couldn't gather why) by Germany and England in collaboration. There was no fight- ing in Poland or anywhere eles.
"But," we said, in something of a daze, "wlint about the bombing of Klei?"
"What ecular proof," he said, "have you yourself of that?"
We pointed out that at any rate he was carrying a gas-mask.
"Ah!" he said triumphantly. the box. It was and opened empty. That had us.
Remark (impregnably authenti cated) of a lady reproved for showing a glaring window at mid- night: "Oh, I'm so sorry; I'll put it right at onee. I thought it wouldn't matter-It's at the bark,"
OF 1914
CORONEL: TRAGEDY OF
he
not
ron and reported its approach to Cradock. TO-MORROW in the 20th anni- By H. C. BYWATER
versary of the Battle of
RESOLVE TO FIGHT Coronel, the action in which the such force was capable of inflict-
"It is not without emotion," welles would leave the British Admiralty
the British official historian, "that But German publicity always of the Versailles Treaty, under British cruisers Good Hene and, it was naturally assumed that
one contemplates the feelings of so destruction. Unfortunately, the dis-
suddenly he fine an officer when hacked subtlety. Its authors be-which Germany was forbidden to Monmouth were lost with all nothing undone to compass its carly made were 18
found himself face to face with the Apart from the tragic death roll of positions actually
hopeless situation lato which, against lieve in the bull-headed frontal build warships of over 10,000 hands.
1,654 officers and men, including that lauity as they were inadequate.
The only British force in a position all his protests and better judgment, attack. And inevitably it leaves tons.
was Cradock's he clearly believed himself to have fine officer Rear-Admi. Sir Christo- British
the "scratch sundron. comprising two been forced. A cloud that can never Pher Cradock, this disaster was ren- to intercept Spec dered unusually poignant by
old, ill-designed and feebly gunned be lifted has fallen on our naval his- antecedent circumstances.
For whatever in the light of the evidence now armoured cruisers, Good Hope and tory. All we can ever know is the available it is beyond dispute that Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow, silver lining. riveting the gallant Cradock and his com- and the armed liner Otranto, a ship thought and felt, Cradock did made in the British Empire to by welding
rades were sent to their doom, and of negligible fighting value. Worse inch."
In view of the heavy odds against British prestige was exposed to a still, both the Good Hope and Mon- interfere with foreign broad-hulls,
They wore the first to use Diesel very severe blow as the result of de- mouth, having been hurriedly mohim he would have been justified In casts. There is no reason why it should do so. The German engines powerful enough to move fective staff work by the Admiralty, bilised on the outbreak of war, were refusing aetion, and certain celties boat at 20 knots, and to and false strategy. With a view to manned almost entirely by reservists, have censured him for not doing so. lessons taught at such a cruel price, tion, could not compare with Spee's that he had no choice: in the matter. There is some evidence think the col- transmissions, presumably in-mount six 11-in. guns in such a small understanding and profiting by the who, except in gallantry and deve. It is, however,, more thun possible
the events of Nov. 1, 1014, deserve highly trained veteruna,
Jective speed of his squadron was tended to convert the British ship.
"HOPELESS SITUATION"
of Spec's. "Battleship" is an incorrect desto be studied anew.
Cradock, under no illusion as to the lightly inferior to that
But the short November day people to Nazi ways of thought,
WELL-ARMED ENEMY
strength of the foe he expected to force, are perfect examples of clumsycription of these German 10,000-
During October the German Asla meet, naked repeatedly. for reinforce was already closing, and had he futility. To seek to prevent
They are really armoured cruisers,tic tundron, under Admiral Count ment. He was first promised the steamed away at full, speed, leaving their being heard in this coun-
and the Germans themselves call von Spec, which had left Kino-Chao Defence, a powerful armoured cruiser the slow Otranto to her fate, he Just before the outbreak of war and which might have tipped the beam in might have succeeded in shaking off But those who knew Cradock are vanished into the wastes of the his favour, but at the lust moment pursult
such thought try would be quite purposeless. them simply "armoured ships,"
Pacific, was heard of in the vicinity this ship was sent elsewhere, and
resolving to Germans listen at their parli They are the most powerful com of Easter Island. This was the only her place the ancient battleship Cano-convinced that no to foreign news. Their rulers merce destroyers in the world, and German quadron at large outside the nts was folated on him. This 17- entered his head. In
once they were at large on the trade North Sea, and, therefore, the only year-old vessel, with her short-range fight ite must have cherished the hope inore of liability than an asset whelmed, they would sell themselves do everything possible to pre-routes it is doubtful whether they really serious menace to our com- runs and speed of only 12 knots, was that, even though his ships were over- vent them from knowing what could be sunk by any cruiser now munications.
Besides his fagship Scharnhorst, a Had she been present she would pro- so dearly that the German squadron heavily armoured crucer of 11,600 bably have thored the fate of the would be incapacitated from further la going on. Here, though vari-ofloat.
The "pocket, battleships" are not tons, with a speed of 224 knots, Good Hope, and Mormouth, thus action. Be that as it may, he In-
mounting eight 8.21 and six din guns, swelling the death-roll and intensify-stantly accepted the challenge.
SURRENDER REFUSED 2 ous restrictions hayo necessarily
Germany's largest warships.
and her sister ship Gnelsennu, Speej ing the shock to British prestige.
At 6 pm, the two squadrons were been imposed on citizens, they
Since denouncing the Versatiles had with him the fast light eratsers Cradock, however, wisely left her bo-
steaming south on converging courses, are not likely to be prohibited Tranty's naval clauses in 1935, Ger- Dresden, Nurnberg and Leipzig. The hind when he started on bis sweep
The first of November found both Cradock. edging in to close the range.. from hearing or reading the many. Bos Inunched two 20,000-ton two armoured cruisers were noted up the Chilean count
for their excellent gunnery, and had
run remalaed worst that the German propa-battleships and two 35,000-tonners in fact recently won the Kaisert squadrons in the latitude of Coronel, As the Germans were on the eastern
Few
·A' monster 40,000-tonner has been prize for the best target practice of each unaware of the other's presence. horizon they presented excellent tir- conditions. He gandlats can say or write.
commission,, their crews were thor-east, and in the great ocean swell visible, but Spee was too wily to are-so green as to be "taken in" talddown, and is expected to be the year. They had been long in It was blowing hard from the south gets as long as the
ready in four years.
oughly seasoned, and Adml. Spee the ahipa rolled and pitched heavily, fight under auch
sheets of spray Dew over bridges and set and the tables were turned, for the the British ships were row. sharply. by the enemy's strong draughts
umsolt was a proved leader of the taking much water on board, while therefore held off until the sun had Brat calibre,
PLEASE Turn To Page 3. of what he would have us bo-
Considering the incalculable dam-gun-turrets. Two hours inter age, both moral and material, that Glasgow sighted the German squad- lleve is the undiluted truth.
But Britain is to lay down soon two 40,000-ton ships the Lion and the Tenerairo.
in