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After a number of adjournments the summons against Robert. Archi- bald Boyd, of Queen's Road East, for falling to attend the Compulsory Service Tribunal on August 28, waa dismissed by Mr. Forrest at Central Magistracy yesterday.
Boyd plented at a former hearing that iness lud prevented his atten- dunce. His mother testified yester- day that he was sick for over a week before going to hospital on August 31.
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MAGNETIC
JUST ARRIVED IN TIME FOR A FULL SEASON OF—
MINES AS PRACTICAL SMARTNESS
NAZIS 'DARK SECRET
Fighting Fires At
Miles Hour
LONDON, Nov. 24 (By Air).-Most people think that the irresponsible use of mines means that the Ger- mans have begun to use the famous 'secret weapon' of which Hitler boasted just
two months 30
An
Chaos
Around
ago-despite Hitler
Germany's undertaking that she would abide by the
By MADAME TABOUIS Hague Convention.
GERMANY is in the throes of a "The moment may come",chooule military muddle. Since the THIRTY-MILE-AN-HOUR font-Hiller said at Danzig, "when wo war began, 150 German generals been executed, assassinated, Ing Bre-fighter, the fastest in the use a weapon which is not yet have world, has been carrying out tests in known, and with which we could imprisoned, or degraded.
ourselves be attacked, She la the James Braidwood, a re-(True enough since there are volutionary vessel, which has been no German merchantmen at sea
the Thames.
not
7.02. Excerpts from Gilbert and added to the London County Council in European waters.)
Sullivan's [Guard,"
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7.30 London Relay-The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report nud Announcements,
8.03
The "James Braidwood" is the last) word in floating fire stations.. Every device known to fire experts has been crammed into her hull. The hull it- self is constructed on completely new lines.
of
The Internal political situation is the sole cause of trouble.
Not only is there complete dis- agreement between Nazi ond
non- Nazi generals and ofcers, but each torn by dissension. group itself
Some officers demand total fusion be-
the Fire Brigade. of
Soon London will have a fleet of these special pocket
This 'secret weapon' is supposed to fire-fighters of the Thames to tackle be the magnetic mine which is thus
tween Russia and Germany to that outbreaks from the river.
defined:-
the Nazis can take in hand Russian "Strewn in the accustomed path Communism, and make it purely of shipping the magnetic mine German Communism. The other lurks on the sea-boltom. out camp is entirely opposed to any reach of ordinary mine-sweeping collaboration with the Red Army. gear. But the passage of the steel hull of a ship operates a delicate mechanism, brings it surfacewards and then explodes it."
But the Army is grumbling. The Possibly this new mine laying is generals want action. And this is the secret, for there would be no what Hitler has to reckon with in great dificulty in fitting a mine coming to a decision. with such device; but as such a
Studio Recital. by Barbara Gilmar (Soprano), with A. T. Lay at ifte Piano Twu Arids from Puccini's (De- "Turandot." First Arabesque bussy), A. T. Lay. Two Waltz Songs, Second Arabesque (Debussy), A. T. Lay. Les Filles des Cadiz (Delibes), It is built on a principle which in Ay, Ay, Ay (Freire), Waltz Dream | shipbuilding circles is known as hard from "The Dancing Years" (Novello), chine. In other words, the flot-1
8.40 LisdHungarian thapsody bottomed hull of the "James Braid- No. 1 In F London Symphony Or-wood" is as smooth as glass. chestra conducted by Albert Coates.
8.50 Relay of Taik by Lady Noril
Collapsible Mast
Hitler's own desire seems to be to keep his Army stationary-until the morale of the Allies wilts.
development would merely slightly Countermandad
still the Fuhrer's
cotte on "The Belilsh War Organiza- Many of the devices on board have enlarge the danger area of the in- tion Fund," from Government House, been thought out by Commander Adividual mine it would not be a Ribbentrop, who looks 20 years 9.00 Orchestral Interlade, Wood Firebrace, chief officer of the Bri-development of any greater moment older since signing the German- land Interlude (from Caractacus!" Op. 35) (Elgar) Dream Culldren, Op.de. He wanted the greatest possi-than many that were achieved in Soviet Pact, is
great adviser. 43, No. 1 (Elgar). London Symphony same time all the heavy appliances
ble speed in a frefloat and at the 1814-18.
Such minefields will be dealt with Orchestra cond. by Lawrance Cullingwhich are carried on the slow large by the well-proved methods both of against Holland at dawn fast Mon-
vessels.
The "James Braidwood," destroying the Submarines that would day, but Ribbentrop beseeched his 9.05 Studio Comments on Recent anly 45ft. in length and drawing but lay them and of clearing the fields master to allow him to try first a
3ft "of water, 'Is the result,”
diplomatic and economie offensive against the 'Netherlands and attempt flo restart a peace offensive.
wood.
Events;
9.15 London Relay-News Sum- mary.
9.30 London Relay--"Cards on the Table."
0.45 Variety with Elsie and Doris Waters, Reginald Foori, Gerry Moore,
| Oliver Wakefleld and Norah Ilaney
and Gwen Forrer.
10.25 Dance Music.
Now"
-
The pumps are an Improvement of the design. Each has a capacity)
lald by those that escape destruction Navy Not Perturbed
y
of 1,000 gallons per minute. They Naval Officers are not perturbed can hurl a jet of water nearly 100 by the alleged 'secret'. In fact they yards in length.
seoff at fantastic claims made on ta
behalt.
Hitler and given orders to march
On Thursday night Ribbentrop was subjected to a terrifle atluck by mill- tary chlets, including Goring, Keitel, Brauchitsch, and Mitch. An officer of the Brigade described
Germany, after frantically denying
The dispute became so grave that is wonder vessel
as a "font- 11.00 London Relay-"In England ing marvel. His description was no responsibility for the sinking of the Hitler sent for the generals, and pro
Dutch liner Simon Bolivar for two mised them that If Ribbentrop's) exaggeration. Never before has so 11.15 London Relay "Band Wag-much weight of machinery been built days and attempting to throw the negotiator failed he would launch the
blame on Britain, then changed her military offensive. into such
a small hull.
policy. She has been built, too, so that she
In an officlul broadcast in English "Too Late" can creep up the smallest canals and the Nazis freely admitted their guilt dykes which are situated along the and even gloated over the sinking and Keltel protested that even then banks of the Thames, and there is a
The statement concluded with collapsible mast for navigating very threat of worse to some. low bridges.
zon" with Arthur Askey and Others.
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JAPAN'S POLICY
Premier Seeks Aid And
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Tokyo, Dec. 4.
STOCK MARKET
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Hongkong Slock Exchange Oficial Designed to bring closer the rela-Summary issued yesterday says: tions between the Government and The week has opened with buyers political parties, the joint conference again advancing their bids but so far between the Government and leaders trading has not been on a very exten- of political parties took place thissive scale. afternoon at the residence of the Pre- mier.
Opening the meeting. General Abe, outlined the Government policies for disposing of the China. Affair and the projected new Central Government in China.
The Premier stressed tho neces- sily of solidifying the unity of the antion in t:ding over the current situation and called upon the leaders of political parties to effect closer co-operation with the Covernment.
The Foreign Minister, the War Minister and the Finance Minister under theli also explained matters respective jurisdiction. Similar con- ferences will be held now and again. The 75th session of the Diet will convene on December 23, Tho open- ing ceremony will take place on De- cember 20 in the presence of the Emperor.
The Diet will go into Recess, and Its business session will begin in the are middle of January.-Domel,
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I understand that both Brauchitscht
action would be too late. Public oblige To make sure that the damning opinion in Belgium would
King Leopold to send immediate confession should reach us wide a public as possible, it was announced military uid to Holland as from three stations Hamburg, that country was attacked. And as soon as Belğlum became involved the Cologne, and Zeesen.
Western. Powers guaranteeing Bel- gium would give support,
Here it is:
soon 35
"Germany's aim is to strikko at Therefore, they argued, instead of; her foes in maritime waters. Great restricted operations against Holland, Britain is not in a position to make Germany would have to cope in the Britain safe for her own ships or worst possible conditions with for noutrals in the waters sur- general.campaign the Western Tounding the British Isles. The Front. results are rather sad for neutral
on
Germany, they added, would
д
be
aliips. Germany regrets this de-obliged to fight big decisive battle velopment as far an neutral ships in Belgium-probably on the Albert are affected, but she is unable to Canal. And they said they could not do anything about The barvest guarantee that they would win. must be reaped. Great Britain On-Friday morning, when "news motorised started the war war she la not was recolved that Reich able to run in the way anticipated units were reported leaving the Dutch and Belgian frontiers, Paris assumed by London."
that Hitler had accepted the view of Keitel and Brauchitsch. Through So the real Naz! policy, already fear of Belgian intervention, and on made abundantly clear but previous the conclusion of Germany's negoti- ly not officially confessed by the allons with Holland and Belglum, he Government, is laid unmistakably had given orders not to attack. before the world. The harvest of: Ribbentrop, realising the complete. the sea must be reaped" "whatever failure of his plan to ret-Soviet help.: the cost In Innocent lives British advised Hitler a few days ago not to or neutral.
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Of course, the original nuggestion of Scandinavia and the Balkan coun- that it was a British mine that sank tries on the grounds that the Simon Bolivar was:too fantastic munist threat to Europe might very
It is contrary to well one day be Hitler's "ultimate] MARINA HOUSE to need, refutation. overy British interest that merchant shilpa should be sunk at all, and to Communism Plan
suggest that any nation would block- ade itself in un absurdity that nobody
assol."
Ribbentrop, I understand, pointed
but a German propagandist would out the possibility of a time coming have the face to utter) 1991
19 QUEEN'S ROAD
when littler would be able to turn to THE GATES RUBBER
Moreover, as has already been Britain' and Fennee ond say to them, pointed out, no British mine has been|"Civilization has only one enemy-- Hald where any of the ships have been Bolshevism. We offer our forces to
sunk, and British mines, if they break (help you to fight IL”
adelft from their moorlings-as mines That time, ho said, might come "if invariably do from time to time in the German Army found themselves winter weather-comply with The facing disaster. Heguo Convention requirement that
they shall thereby become innocuous,
Under the Hague, Convention No. the British Govt. have notlled to the VIII of 1907 if minefields are laid world the areas, in which British outside territorial waters their post-mines were being Inid No British tion must be notified to the world.mines have been laid outside those In accordance with that undertaking, greas.
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