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THE Munich bomb explosion, in which Hitler missed death by fifteen minutes, was plotted by Monarchists who want to see Germany ruled by a "puppet".; Kaiser under General Goering.
This statement was made by Dr. Kurt Wietshelm, one of the lenders of the German Freedom Party, central organisation of anti-Nazis working inside Germany.
Dr. Wietsheim said:
"The plot had been worked out in detail. Hitler was to be asanssinated In circumstances that would throw the Nazi Party Itself into turmoil, by splitting it into pro-Hitler and anti- Bitter factions.
"Then Goering, whom Hitler has as Chan- nominated his successur cellor, was to step forward, form a Supreme Directorate consisting of the leading army officers and restore the Monarchy.
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PLOT DISCOVERED
"Some time
Field-Marchal) August von Mackensen and Admiral Ehrhardt von Schmidt visited the ex- Kaiser at Doorn,
son,
"Then General von Fritsch, mur- dered because his Monarchist sym- pathies had been discovered, offered the Thrane to Prince August Wit- helm, the ex-Kaiser's fourth
und only
Nazl
Directorate then they would offer peace to Ure Allies based on the reconstruction of Czechoslovakia, a plebiselte in Aus- trin, and withdrawal from Poland on condition Russia also withdrew.
Military
"If Russia refused, Germany would join the Allies against her.
"Everything might have worked to plan, but Himmler, head of the Gestapo, discovered the plot in time to fall it.
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Otto Strasser, leader of the Gorman rebel Black Front who is soon to visit London, is the man behind one of the two "German freedom" radio sta- tions now sanding out nows and anti-Nazi propaganda.
Known as "the man Hitler fanru." Horr Strasser made his first: experiments with socrot wireless...... transmissions nt Prague in 1935. He was then charged with infringing radio regulations.
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He has applied for pormis- sion to visit England through the British Consular authorities in Switzerland, where ho has been in exile since his quarrel with Hitler after the Nazi purge of 1934, in which his brother Gregor was killed. Permission is likely to be granted, i ho is classed as a "friendly alien."
Strasser believes he can ba British au- of use to Britain. thorities think the 'same.
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A TWENTY-ONE-YEAR- ||OLD_student, so`brilliant that his professor considers he will influence the future, has been granted uncondi tional exemption from mili- tary service by the Bristol C on scientious
Objectors' 'Tribunal
He is Richard Haig Walters- his parents called him after the famous Field-Marshal because he was born in the last week of the last war.
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Describing Walters, who lives in Grace-road, Downend, Bristol, as possessed of "excepilonal ability," Professor G. C. Field, of Bristol Uni- NEXT CHANGE wrote: "If he is nible to con MGM PICTURE versity tinue his studies he is likely to make valuable contributions to thought and scholarship,"
Walters told the tribunal that his objection to taking part in the pre- cent war was based on religious and
moral grounds.
PROFESSOR WAS PRISONER
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Professor Field, who himself joined the Army in 1014 and was taken prisoner by the Germany, suld afterwards that while he did not sire Walters' views, he considered it an extraordinary waste to foren man inta Army when
he wns exceptionally able unless he himself fell a strong urge to go.
"Walters,"
he said, "s
one of those men who may contribute an influence towards clear and sys- tematic thinking on questions of human behaviour. Such men will be | needed after the war. He is about the best student I have had alnce I came to Bristol 13 years ago." COMPARED WITH WELLS
DECORATED Wells, and he
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Professor Field added: "He has a different type of mind from H. G. hrs not the some overwhelming low of novel ideas, but I consider that he is better than Wells is now."
Walters sold that he hoped people would not think ho had been favoured because of some supposed exceptional abilliy.
"My people do not see eye to eye
LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter).with me over this matter. You can The award of three more Dis-see that from my second name. A Linguished Flying Crosses is the moment it is proving rather a
announced, with details of the handicap."
Walters is 2 member of the
Nearly Betrayed recipients" gallantry.
When Called 'Sir'
Ultimately six, possibly seven. valders were brought down.
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Vegetarian Society and of the Peace Pledge Union. His father, who has worked as n traveller, said that his MGM PICTURE son had always been of a high stan- dard of intelligence.
to teaching. He has an educationul grant which assists him to pay for his university career.
The first award is to Squadron Leader P. R. Barwell, who led night of six aircraft over the North Sen to intercept nine enemy bombers approaching British convoy,
Walters is in his third year at Harwell downed one chemy and Bristol University, and is studying THIS is a tale of a Scots- then in co-operation with two other English and philosophy with a view man who fooled the Rus-pilots destroyed another. sians, fooled them so well that they called him "com- rade," and even made his cousin a militiaman in the Russian forces. He got his wife out of Poland disguised as a peasant woman.
Downed Two Raidors
The second award is to Pilot Patrick Gifford who, leading a sec-
tion of his squadron, sighted an enemy machine over the mainland heading
the scame his skift
tc.
As result of his skill, during and determination, the enemy crashed
Later in the same month (October),
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His name is Mr. M. D. Mac-into the sou. Bury. His ancestors fled to Poland after the battle of an enemy bomber, apparently recan- noitring a British convey. sought Culloden Moor in 1746, as did cover in the clouds.
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).~~ members of other Scottish Gifford gave pursuit
and eleven Speaking before the Chelsea Con- Association, Sir Samuel families, including Douglasses, miles from land the raider, evidently servative MacLeods and St, Clairs,
Hoare, the Lord Privy Seal, said that damaged, crashed into the sea.
Provented Escapo
in the early days of the war the Nazl
They intermarried with the Poles, The third award is to Flight Lleu-Government felt that the agreement but kept up their Scottish traditions, tenant G. C. Pinkerton. Leading awith the Soviet gave them the balance
Mr. MacBury farmed his own land section of his squadron, Pinkerton In Poland when the Germans march- engaged an enemy bomber which
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This had not been the case and as
ed in. He had no desire to be in- attempted to escape in the clouds, but result there had been endless dis terned, so he left with his wife, 10- owing to Pinkerton's skill and initin-cussions at the Nazi Supreme Head- year-old daughter, and his chauffeur, tive, it erashed into the sea.
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They slept in difches, in fields; they ale turnips; they were machine-gunned by low-flying Nazi airplanes as they lay in polalo fields.
"They picked us off like part- ridges," he said.
At 3 am. on Monday, September 18, they arrived in Vlino, nearly exhausted.
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quarters, rumours of wrangling, out- breaks in Czecho-Slovakia and Aus tria, and misgivings in Germany Itself.
It could not definitely be sold that Germani morale was likely to break, but the past twelve wooks had left Hitler weaker and enabled the Allles to strengthen their position.
GERMANS SEIZE DANISH SHIP
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 28 (Reuter),
The Hongkong Hotel will be the venue of an important social gathering on Friday night in t is reported that a Danish ship has celebration of St. Andrew's Day. been seized by a German warship Special variety turns will be pre-while waiting off Stockholm for the sented at the "Gripps" in honour pilot.
She was carrying a cargo of coal of the occasion by Dave Harvey and the Dyer Sisters, June West for the Stockholm electricity works. and Kay, and Mignone.
At 2 m. on Tuesday Mr. Mac- Bury awoke to hear a rumbling in the streets. He looked out of the hotel window to see a row of tanks slowly going by, the pointed head- gear of the Russians just showing as they peered cautiously around.
"SIR" WAS NEARLY FATAL As there is to be no St. Andrew's Ball this year, the Society have Mr. MacBury speaks fueni Rus- arranged for a concert to take place slan, as he was a member of cariler in the evening at the King'si military mission to Russia during Theatre.
learned war. He
from the The Chieftain of Hongkong St. driver of one of the tanks, with| Andrew's Society, Dr. G. D. R. Black, jokea and will entertain H.E. the Governor and exchanged whom he cigarettes, that the road to Lithuania Lady Northcote to dinner at the
open to "our" troops.
Hongkong Hotel. The official party!
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"I asked a man wearing a red arm- will then proceed to the King's band if there were any way in which Theatre for the concert, the proceeds
I could get a licence to wear one. of which will be given to the British
War Organisation Fund.
Mr. MacBury and his chauffeur were both issued with permita and Special musical arrangements of arm-bands, but on the steps of a popular Scottish melodies will be commissariat the chauffeur nearly played by the Band of 2nd Bn. The gave the game away.
Royal Scots, the Hongkong Revi Club! What shall we do now, sir?" he will present, the Highland Fling and whispered,
Argyll Brondsword, Scottish songs Mr. MacBary went while. "For will be sung by Doria Blair,
Ella pity's sake don't call me dir; I'm Logan, and Jean Greig. Pipe Major 'comrade to you, don't forget." Mackie will give a bagpipe selection "Very good-comenite,"
Accompanied by Lieut. A. R. Colqu "We were stopped by more tanks houn on the accordion. outside the town, but once again Following the concert, many mem- some Russian jokes and elgarettes bera of the local Scottish community came in useful, and we got safely to will adjourn to the Hongkong Hotel Lithuania," says Mr. MacBury, for a social gathering...
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