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Prices Will to provide ambulances and
volunteer drivers to serve with the French Army has been- received by the headquarters of the Free French Forces in London from the American Field Service in New York, states
comununique issued by General Gaulle's headquarters.
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A letter to General de Gaulle states
American Field Service, who find
that volunteer ambulance drivers of
served with the French Army [in
France and who had returned to the United States, are again anxious to serve with the French and are ready to volunteer for service if the
portunity arises.
General de Gaulle, la commun!- que, states that he lins gladly accept- ed this generous offer from América.
U.S. Concern For
Refugees
|
Be Revised
GREENS COAL
For Army 5
Hyde Park
Days A Week As A Dump
MORE OF BRITAIN'S PLANS FOR FIGHTING. THE WAR ON THE HOME FRONT WERE MADE KNOWN WHEN LORD WOOLTON (MINISTER OF FOOD) SAID LARGE FOOD STORES ARE BEING BUILT UP.
THERE IS TO BE A 'NEW SCHEME FOR CONTROLLING EGGS, THE ARMY IS TO GET FRESH VEGETABLES FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND ALLEGED RINGS TO KEEP UP THE PRICE OF FRUIT WILL BE DEALT WITH.
Hyde Park may be used as a coal dump; fuel wood dumps near, towns and villages are urged. Lord Woolton gave an assurance that we were bringing as much food as we could into this country as quickly as we could.
"We have already built up stores larger than we had any reason to suppose we should be able to do, but that does not mean that we are going to ent them.
Ministers In Conference WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Reuter}. -Mr. Cordell Hull (Secretary of State), Mr. Sumner Weller (Assistant That does not Secretary of State) and Mr. Nurmanrations-t Davis (Chairman of the American security." fted Cross) to-day conferred with President Roosevelt on the foreign refugee situation.
No announcement is immediately forthcoming.
Trek To Americans LISBON, Oct. 17 (Reuter).The refugee trek to South and North America has reached such proportions that all passages by sea and air for the remainder of the year are booked. Hotels and boarding houses are filled with Frenchmen, Poles, Bel- glans, Netherlanders, Czechs and Luxemburgers hoping to proceed to the Americas this year
next, are be sleged. Visas are being granted, only after a careful investigation of the credentials of each individunt.
Each day the or the
mean
just means
Increased greater
Price Rings Alleged Speaking of the surplus of green vegetables, Lord Woolton said that in future the Army will get fresh vegetables live days a week.
Ife had been in touch with the heads of other Service departments and was awaiting their reply.
Questioned
alleged rings of about greengrocers, he said:
NETHERLANDERS' GIFT
OF WAR PLANES TO BRITAIN
October 18, 1940.
LESLIE HOWARD
--Broadcasts to U.S.
HENRY COTTON. anglespike GOLF SHOES
LESLIE HOWARD, the film designed for golfers pagandista for the United States by a golfer
actor, is among our latest pro-
and Canada. He is doing n series of brondenats to transat- lantic listeners,
One of his subjects has been the army of General de Gaulle. Another which Mr. Howard intends to visit.
I to be the House of Commons,
Mr. Howard is already concerned in a big flm which is being made about Canada, with the blessing of the Ministry of Information.
Modern Pimpernel
He has another plan in view, a modern film version of ""The Scarlet Pimpernel," embodying -u series of adventures in Central Europe from the Anschluss to, the outbreak of the war.
It should be admirable British | propaganda. For the Nazis, in the film, are outwitted at every turn by the British Pimpernel.
Swiss Travel Ban Imposed By Spain
LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter).—Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, on behalf of the inhabitants of the Dutch East Indies, to-day gave Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Pro-Swiss Legation in Madrid has been duction, a cheque to purchase 40 Spitfires and 18 bombers for the R.A.F.
Acknowledging the gift in a letter to Prince Bernhard, Lord Beaverbrook
says: "Together the two nations will No Abandonment
Of London LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter)
the ban,
ZURICH, Oct. 17 (Reuter).—The Instructed to inquire into the Spanish Government's reason for prohibiting the entry into Spain of Swiss citizens between the oges of 18 and 40 travel- ling In Anglo-Saxon countries, endure and together they will re-
capecially Canada, states the "Basler jalce in victory over a incon
and
Nachrichten." brutal tyranny: thut victoris
The paper states that which was introduced for Swiss sub brought nearer by
the powerful fighters which you enable us to dis-tion of the British Government leav-for British. Poles, Czechs and other "Reuter" learns that there is no ques-jects on Tuesday, had already existed I shall have no hesitation in patch to the squadrons.
In doing 80, London. dealing with those rings if they are we will faithfully carry out the wish
nationals of German-occupiest coun against the interests of the public." you express for naming the machines says that the more people who can
The Ministry of Home Security tries of military age. The Ministry were helping plum which
Into battle bearing: the words growers to find markets. More sugur proudly was to be relented for home Jum Possessions"." making,
New Plan For Eggs
Lord Woolton added that one of the few days in which Hitler had been able to affect our food supplies con- cerned' eggs and we must take the emrough with the smooth.
Owing to extra work of this na ture, the United States Consulate has been enlarged and additional ployees are engaged.
Rumanians
Wake Up
LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuler),--The Rumanian people are angry at the way they have been hoodwinked into acquiescing with the recent develop- ments, according to the Ankara radio. Hundreds of sceret pamphlets de- nouncing the Germans and those who paved their way have been distribut- ed all over the country.
All Jews in the oil districts have been told to leave Immediately.
R.N. Building Goes
On Regardless
LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter)-For the first time in many months, the London Press lo-day was permitted to publish photograph of one of the new warships of the Royal Mávy coming of the stocks.
The-vessel-is-a-cruiser-Air-raids delayed work on the ship only four hours during the entire period of con- struction.
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FROM PAGE ONE
Sir Henry French. n Ministry ofcial, said that egg producers, wholesalers, packers and retailers were bringing out a new scheme forms on a Bill which was subsequent the wider distribution of eggs and introduced, and he also became more adequate control of their price, Chairman of an informal committee of Czech claimants and had pressed for the payment of claims,
Evidence, said the Prime Minister, had recently been placed before the Government which indicated that Mr. Jouthby had financial Interests in one large claim. This appeared, Mr. Churchill added, to be inconsistent with a statement which Mr. Boothby had made to the former Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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Tea Ration "Strain" "Tea rationing," said Lord Wool ton, "whe the biggest strain you could put on the public of this ebun- try. I regretted it intensely, but the publie have behaved magnificently,
We lost a great deal fast week in a tre, when tea which might have been much better employed went up in singke."
Fuel Dumps Urged
Mr. Boothby, said Mr. Churchilli in conclusion, had concurred In the
the policy of encouraging people to | leave London If they have other places
to go to, remains unchanged.
pulsory evacuation at present.
There is no question of any com-
LEWIS GUN TEST
LONDON, Oct. 17 ́(Router).—The Soviet Premier to-day received the Turkish Ambassador, who had re-
Saturday.
turned to Moscow from Ankara on
Ambassador to Turkey was received
At the same time the new Soviet
by the Turkish Premier in the pre- The Military Authorities an-sence of his Chief of Staff, nounce that' all members of the The British Ambassador called on Training Company and those mem- the Turkish Foreign Minister for on bers of the Training Cadre who have exchange of views. passed their test of elementary train- ing in Lewis Gun
will parade
at EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY Kowloon Tong "A" Range at 2.15 p.m.
Rome, Oct. 17. on Saturday of this week for the Several people were injured yea- purpose of firing the gun.
terday in an earthquake over a wide area in Sienna Province. Fifteen LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter).The buildings were demolished and many Western State's War Planes Fund, others, including # church, which now totals £6500, has pre- damaged. The greatest damage was sented its first Spitfire 10 His done at Raditofani and other towns Majesty's Government. The plane on the Sienna-Perugla border. The will be known as, the Western India shock lasted for 30 seconds.--United State,
Prças,
A large part of Hyde Park Hay curse propone the contex Clerks, Tradesmen Make Good Pilots become an emergency coal dump. submitted himself to Committee The Ministry of Mines and the which he would assist in every way. Offier of Works are at present con-
"I do not consider it fitting at this
to call for sidering the suggestion inade by the Stage
Mr. Boothby's London Municipul Society,
resignation from office, which he Local authorities
hokis with distinction, in the Govery- some time ago, asking them to name of the public to prejudice the issue," jment as this might appear in the eyes suitable sites, with the object of declared Mr. Churchill. guarding against shortage such
urred last winter and to overcomi transport difficulties which might arise,
were
circularised
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If the scheme is approved the Hyde Park dump, which would be situated at the Knightsbridge end of Rotten flow, is to be the supply for Westminster.
reserve
The Forestry Commission urges
that dumps of fuel wood be formed
Threatens
Canterbury
Cathedral Escapes
FROM PAGE ONE
were
Week-End Airmen Hit Five Nazi U-Boats
Two Month Tally
AN auxiliary squadron of the R.A.F.-a unit of the Coastal Command, whose chief duty is to escort convoys |—have become a nightmare to U-boats.
near towns and villages especially with the new custom were mainly In less than two months An-moving after an attack, and then where conl distribution mily be carried out by fighters flying at ason bombers of the squadron grew steadily broader, told of the
great height. tileuk.
end of another U-boat. The Anson have attacked nine U-boats near crew watched the all streak moving With complete regularity cach formation was set upon by
large convoys.
steadily forward. forces uf British fighters and these
Two of the nine were probably It was apparently caused by the formations scattered.
destroyed; three were almost cer- U-boat nosing slowly along below Few succeeded in reaching the tainly damaged.
the surface. The plot calculated London area and apparently fów One of the U-boats was hit on the the position of the submarine, and bombs were dropped.
starboard side by two bombs. Its dropped another. salvo of bombs, hull was just below the surface, fitted with delayed action fuses. Large brown patches of oil appeared immediately and the U-bont vanished.
Italians Overseas
Air Losses
LONDON, Oct. 17 (UP)-At p.m. it was officially announced that three German plaues were shot down
Destroyer Called More oil came up, and
a smuke-
In another attack one bomb drop-out dropped on It showed that it and one British fighter is missing to-ped directly on a side of the hull. had ceased to move forward, day.
It was a triumph of quick work Then "Also it was stated that an addional for the Anson's crew. They wore destroyer
the aircraft summoned a which dropped depth charges. Still more oil gushed up morning, with patches of fog on the and remained stationary. Harwich, surface of the sen.
and
planes were found neur
Stortford, Denbigh
ITALIANS in America and other neutral countries are per- German plane was destroyed on
German dying in the darkness of curly turbed by the increasing num- Wednesday when wrecked ber of threatening letters they Bishop receive from their native coun- Frome. try as well as from local sources. They suspect the hand of Senator Arturo Bocchini, the Himmler of Italy, chief of the Italian sceret police, and the force behind tallan propaganda oversens.
Italians, Ilke Germios, abroad) ure being bullied into doing Fascist propaganda work, under threat that
if they fail their 'fantiles in Italy
will suffer.
MR. EDEN'S MISSION
FROM PAGE ONE
Egypt," states a communique issued
from the British G.H.Q.
offensive
They suddenly found themselves The communique adds that in the. on the mailing l of Fascist Sudan and Kenya our organisations, which they had patrols continue to be active. hitherto Ignored, and, aro being
Weygand's Orders swamped
to requests zoln societies of whose existence they had Weygand, High Commissioner
Vichy, Oct. 17 (Reuter),—General] not previously heard.
with
Clean Sweep
for
French Alrico, has been nuthorised to expel from the territory under. his charge until the end of hostilities, broad all persons deemed to be dangerous to public security, slates the "Havag" and
Senator Bocchini, squat, faced, immaculately dressed, with a disarming smile, was cailed gency." by the Duce to Rome fronn Genoa,
where Bocchini was ruthless police
chlef, after severni attempts on Mussolini's life had been made.
Bocchini made a clean sweep of The anti-Fanclat opposition and saved Mussolini from turther worries about his personal safety,
H.M. Trawlers Lost By Enemy Action
LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter).-The Admiralty announces that four amal been auxiliary craft have recently sunk,by enemy action.
Resolve,
The file he had compiled of prac
They are the trawlers tibally every Italian in and outside Lisirac, and Warwick Deeping, and Italy provided him with an instru- the drifter Summer Rose. ment powerful in its terrorisation possibilities.
The little, sleek police chief calls LOYANG, Oct. 17 (Central News). cach day at Mussolini's bifice to make-Su Ching-haun, Tapanese-appointed his' report.
county' chief in Wuchih in north The Duce, It is said, does not like Honan, wus nesassinated on October him, but has need of him.
The squadron, which destroyed -Swift Action
the first U-boat of the war two days They had just 40 seconds to pre-after the outbreak, consist almost pare for action before they reached entirely of business and professional the U-boat and delivered their at-men, tradesmen, clerks, and factory tack. The submarine began to sub-workers from a Scoilish city. merge as they flew over it, but was The commanding officer was for- too late to escape destruction.
merly head of à arm of building An oll streak which stopped contractors.
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