DONALD DUCK
SUMMONS DISMISSED
After a number of adjournments the summons against Robert Archi- bald Boyd, of Queen's Rond East, for falling to attend the Compulsory Service Tribunal on August 20, was dismissed by Mr. Forrest at Central Magistracy yesterday.
Boyd pleaded at a former hearing that illness had prevented his atten- dance. His mother testified yester- day that he was sick for over a week before going to hospital on August
31.
In dimising the summons, Mr. Forrest said he found defendant had flood excuse for not altending, but had been very stupid by not writinĮ to the authorities explaining his non- attendance.
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December 5, 1939
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BLATZ
By Walt Disney
OCTOR BLATZ
WALT DISNEY
British Navy Laughs At "New" Weapon
MAGNETIC
OPTOMETRIST
GLASSES FITTED
MINES AS
NAZIS' 'DARK SECRET'
Fighting Fires At
Chaos
Around
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 ago-despite {Germany's undertaking that she would abide by the Hague Convention.
"The moment may come", chaotic military muddle. Since the began, 150 German generals war been exceuted, assassinated,
two months 30 Miles
An
the Thames,
Hour
Hitler
By MADAME TABOUIS
GERMANY is in the throes of a
imprisoned, or degraded.
The internal political situation is
the sole cause of trouble.
A THIRTY-MILE-AN-HOUR float-Hitler said at Danzig, "when we
ing fire-nighter, 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 not ourselves be attacked. She is the James Braidwood, a re-(True enough since there are volutionary vessel, which has been added to the London County Council no German merchantmen at sea Fire Brigade. Soon London will in European waters.) have a fleet of these special pocket following quotations were fire-nighters of the Thames to tackle be the magnetic mine which is thus This 'sceret weapon' is supposed to Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-outbreaks from the river.
deaned; ket this morning.
'The
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Not only is there complete dis- agreement between Nnzi and пол Nazi generals and officers, but each torn by dissension. Some officers demand total fusion be- group itself
ween Russla and Germany to thal the Nazis can take to hand Russian "Strewn in the accustomed path Communism, and make It purely of shipping the magnetic mine German Communism. The other lurks on the sen-bottom, cut reach of ordinary mine-sweeping Camp is entirely opposed to any Kear. But the passage of the steel collaboration with the Red Army.
Hitler's own desire seems to be to hull of a ship operates a delicate mechanism, brings it surfacewords (keep his Army atatlonary-until the
morale of the Alles wlits. 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 great difficulty in fitting a mine coming to a deelsion.
with such a device; but us such a
with In
German-
still the Fuhrer's
development would merely slightly Countormanded Many of the devices on board have enlarge the danger area of the in- been thought out by Commander A.dividual mine it would not be a Ribbentrop, who looks 20 years .70 Firebrace, chief officer of the Brl-development of any greater moment older since signing the
12. gade. He wanted the greatest porsi-than many that were achieved in Soviet Pact, Is 00 n. ble speed in a firefloat and at the 1914-18.
great adviser, 30 n. same time all the heavy appilances Such minefields will be dealt with 81/3 n. which are enrried on the slow large by the well-proved methods hath of .8.10 n.vessels. The "James Braidwood, destroying the Submarines that would only 45ft. in length and drawing but lay them and of clearing the fields 101 n. 3 of water, is the result laid by those that escape destruction.
1944 5 .4.40 5.
The pumps are an Improvement; .17.90 . 195 n.
28/- 11.
of the design. Each has a capacity
yards in length.
Navy Not Perturbed
against Holland at dawn last Mon- Hitler had given orders to march
master to allow him to try flest day, but Ribbentrop beseeched his diplomatic and economic offensive against the Netherlands and attempt to restart a peace ofensive,
·
a
On Thursday night Ribbentrop was
of 1,000 gallons per minute, They Naval Officers are not perlurbed; can hurt a jet of water nearly 100 by the alleged 'secret'. In fact they subjected to a terrific attack by mili- scoff at fantastic claims made on its tary chiefs, including Goring. Keitel, An officer of the Brigade described behalf.
Drauchitsch, and Milch.
cts. . Ing marvel."
10 n.
..4 n. this wonder vessel as "goal- Germany, after fruntically denying The dispute became so grave that His description, was no responsibility for the sinking of the Hitler cent for the generals, and pro- Dutch liner Simon Bolivar for two mised them that if Ribbentrop's exaggeration. Never before hus s0 days and attempting to throw the negotiator failed he would launch the much weight of machinery been built, blumo on Britain, then changed her military offensive.
policy.
4.80 s. .32.15 . .100 n. 10.00 n.
into such a small huli.
She has been built, too, so that she In an offelal broadcast in English "Too Late" 174 n. can creep up the smallest canals and the Nazis fredly admitted their guilt 4.35 6.
dykes which are situated along the, and even gloated over the sinking. I understand that both Brauchitsch .100 b. banks of the Thames, and there is uj The statement concluded with a and Keltel protested that even then
collapsible most for navigating very threat of worse to ome
nction would be too late. Public 104 slow bridges. 7.70 b.
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copy for display adver- Rose Room Concert tising not later than There will be no Dinner Dance in
2 p.m. on the day before the Peninsula Hotel
tablication.”
on Thursday next. Miss Nura Kanis and Mr. Ettoro Pallegati will give a pinto- Forte and cello concert in the Rose Raam on Thursday next, December 7.
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To make sure that the demaing opinion in Belgium would oblige confession should reach as wide a King Leopold to send immediate public as possible, it was announced military aid to Holland sa soon as
three from
stations Hamburg, that country was attacked. And as soon as Belgium became involved the Cologne, and Zerson.
Western Powers guaranteeing Bel- glum would give support,
Here It Is:
"Germany's aim is to strike at
Therefore, they argued, instead of her foes in maritime waters. Great restricted operations against Holland, Britain la not in's position to make, Germany would have to cope in the Britain safe for her own ships or worst possible conditions with a for neutrals in the waters sur- 'general campaign on the Western rounding the British Isles. The Front. results ure rather sad for neutral Germany. they added, would be ships. Germany regrets this de-obliged to fight a big decisive battle, velopment as far as 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 it. The harvest guarantee that they would win. must be reaped. Great Britain On Friday morning, when news started the wor-a wor she is not was received that Rosch motorised able to run in the way anticipated units were reported leaving the Dutch by London,"
and Belgian frontlers, Paris assumed (that Hitler had accepled the view of Kellel and Brauchitsch. Through
Real Nazi Policy So the real Nazl polley, already fear at Belgian intervention, and on made abundantly clear but previous-the conclusion of Germany's negoli-| ly not officially confessed by thelations with Holland and Belgium, he Government, is laid unmistakably had given orders not to atiach. before the world. The harvest of
Ribbentrop, realising the complete the sen must be reaped" whatever failure of his plan to get Soviet help.. the cost in innocent lives-Brush advised Hiller a few days ago not to for neutral.
oppose any longer the Bolshevisation
Of course, the original suggestion of Scandinavia and the Balkan coun- that I was a British mine that ganic tries on the grounds that 1 Com- the 'Simon Bolivar" was too funtastic (munist threat to Europe might very
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every British interest that mereliant asset."
ships should be sunk at all; and to
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Mercover, as has already been Britain and France and say to them, pointed out, no British mine has been "Civillantinn has only one enemy idid where any of the ships have been Bolshevism. We offer our forces to Bunk; and British mines, if they breaks help you to fight 1" adrift from their moorings-as mines That lime, he said, might come if Invariably do from time to time in the German Army found themselves winter weather-comply with The facing disaster. Hague Convention requirement that
they shall thereby become innocuous.
Under the Hague Convention No, the British Govt. have notified to the VIII of 1007 if minedoids are laiti world the areas, in which British outside territorial waters their poal-mines were being Inid. No British tion must be notied to the world, mines have been laid mutaldo those In accordance with that undertaking, arens.-
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