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Oil Bomb On House Of Lords
An all bomb fell in the pre- cincts of the Palace of West- minster recently. The House of Commone was unhurt, but the bomb crashed through the roof of a building attached to the House of Lords, penetrating to wash-houses on the first floor.
A fire was started but was quickly fot under control by the fre-lighting Squad and the police on duty, Buckets of sand and water were readily available, Hoses were con- nected with the fire-hydrants and. the fire was subdued within a very short, while. It is stated that some damage has been done to roofs, ceilings ond Attings.
This is the first time that the Nazis have, even remotely, inflicted damage on the birthplace and home of Parliamentary Government, which they have sworn to destroy.
The damage is of so little conse- quence that Parliament might have continued its ordinary work in com- plele unorance of the fact that its home had been damaged.
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FORMER MINISTER GUILTY Sceno in French court at Clor- mont-Ferrand, as Joan Zày, sitting with hand to chin, formor Ministor of Education under Premiors Blum and Daladior, hears' himself convicted of desertion in presence of enemy. He flod to Morocco with other French leaders when Nazis overran Franco.
Escape Through Tunnel
A perilous journey through the labyrinth of vaults and OF BASES PACT tunnels of London's riverside was described by women who had been trapped in a shelter after bombs had destroyed the build- take great interest in the Anglo-ing over their heads.
Moscow newspapers continue to
American "buses for destroyers" Ten women and two men were
agreement. "Pravda, official, organ in the shelter, which was under MORE SABOTAGE
of the Communist party, declares
cover,
IN BELGIUM -Mystery Fire
U. S. Builds 1,000 Planes Monthly
America's 'plane production is
now nearly 1,000'i month, of which about 300 are shipped to Britain. Occasionally alarming reports are published such us one appearing in to-day's Now, York Times that there are only: 300 American first line combat Pplanes.
President Roosevelt. dealt with these reports at a. Press conference some time ago in answer to Republican charges that the defence programme was in a state of confusion. He pointed out that by assuming arbitrary definitions almost any kind of total could be reached.
He also said that since the first [requirement was for trained pilots a Jarge proportion of the 'planes de- livered currently were for training purposes.
Gen. Marshall, Chief of Staff, WOR asked at a Press Conference how many first line bomber planes the army possessed and replied that the correct figure was about 1,500. He admitted however that only about 500 of these were comparable to the best which are now being produced by Germany and Britain, that is to say only that number were provided with armoured protection and self- scaling petrol tanke.
Orders Increasing Orders were, however, rapidly in- creasing and new contracts being signed.
Gen. Marshall summoned the con- ference to announce that soveral hundred army tanks, the actual numbers beileved to be around 403, would be sold to Canada for training
tanks are old models travel-
the agreement elther covers, or will an old yard by a wharf. "We the Far East, while "Trud," heard the crash as the building the Trade Unions paper, asserts that collapsed," one of them said, the Far East in undoubtedly included. "and after standing still for a It adds that judging from the while, we began to see how we recreation in the Japanese Press; nobody in Japan expects Anglo- could get out. Ainerlean understanding to be based "Two of the exits were completely on the "Burma road agreement" blocked. Through the third we could precedent,
see the glow of flames. We decided The "Red Floot" declares that the we had better take our chance decision to sell the destroyers Is through this one,
We scrambled based on advices received from the through amid thick dust and American naval mission London, and found ourselves on the wharf. and argues that this reflects the belief "It was an enormous relief, but we of American military circles in the were still, as far as we could tell, cut
ssibility of defending Britain. off from the streets.
We shouted Logether
--to-the-bridge-we-could-100- for away, and after a while a voice answered.
"They told us to wait, and suld a boat
would come for us, but in the end two policemen found their way through to us by land. We went nouncer issued a strong warning ACCEPT FASCISM down with them through passage to Belgian municipal authorities, ind vaults we had known nothing
ROMAN PRINCES
EXILED BY MUSSOLINI -
пов
seems doubtful if they could
Further evidence is available | that the Belgians are not settling ing no faster than 3 miles an hour. down under their Nazi task. They used up petrol at such a rate masters. The people have been that seven years ago Congress for- reminded by the German-con-
bade trolled Brussels wireless station same way as riftes and French 75's
the Army to use any more. They will be sold to Canada in the of the decree of the German High were sold to England. They will be Command issued in May, under declared as surplus and sold to a which instigation to lay down them to Canada.
private company which can resell tools, to strike or to commit sabotage would be dealt with by a military tribunal.
At the same time the an-
FRENCH WILL NOT
"It seems to me that the only hope
declared
our
about, until we came into a side-who, it was nie, were not for an independent France, in Prince Filipo Dorio Pamphili street some distance away from the doing their duty in putting un-lifetime at least, is a British victory." and Price Alessandro Torlonin,"
employed to work, two prominent members of the have been rescued by water.
"Pertinax", the Frenchi Roman aristocracy, have arrived river at this point is filled with heen a fre in a rubber factory near
The Ile also announced that there had Journalist, in an interview with the
"New York Post." at Lugano, Switzerland. There treacherous cross-currents and eddies: Scharbeck. Efforts to extinguish the "Under the constant threat of pres- is much speculation as to the An expert said that unless the boat dames were in vain and the factory added. "Fascism will never sink in- sure no Government can be free," he had been in the hands of a local was entirely burnt out. Investiga-to the French zul Prince Pamphill owns the magnt-lighterman. it would have been tions were being made by the police. ficent Palace Corzo
dashod to destruction against the Umberto In Rome, which houses the most valu-
pler of a bridge. able private collection of artistic
reason.
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treasures in the city. He is suspected WOMAN NOT TO DRIVE
"Can you imagine our workers, our Reprisals for sabotage in the pro-shopkeepers, who like to gather in vince of Liege were also announced.
Hittle cafes and thresh out the pro- blems of the world, marching, salut- Cables belonging to the Germaning, following a of anti-Fascist leanings. Ils wife is
leader? Can you FOR 20 YEARS army had been cut, and in conse-imagine them blindly obeying orders? British, but as she became Italian by
quence, it was stated, all men belong- Most of all, can you imagine, them marriage her British origin has Lucy Wood (46), of Park Terrace, ing to the "former Belgian army who keeping silent?! hitherto caused no difficulties.
Newcastle, was fined £50, with £6 had been released and who were A New York report, stated that Gs. costs, and had her driving licence residing in three certain communes Prince Pamphili and Prince Torlonia suspended for 20 years at Newcastle of the province would be seized by were among prominent Romana who recently, when she pleaded guilty to the Germans as prisoners of war. had been either arrested or exiled being under the influence of drink because Mussolini was bent on sup-to such an extent ns to be incapable covered shortly, more reprisals would
If the guilty parties were not dis-) pressing defeatist talic in Italy.
of having proper control of a car, take place.
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Reshuffle At Ministry Of Information
The Ministry of Information, it has been announced, is being reorganized
In five departments-censorship of newe, photographs; public relations, regional administration and home Intelligence: news for oversens; con- trol of filma, posters, books and pamphlets; and general adminis iration.
Two subsidiary divisions will deal with the relationship of the Ministry to the B.B.C. and the Board of Trade, Reductions of staff are in progress.
New U.S. Fighter Reaches 500 M.P.H.
The now-twin-engined Lockheed; fighter plane has reached speeds of 300 m.þ.b. In tests at Burbank, Call- fornia, with engines opened only to half throttle, and is expected to reach
300 and takes off at 190 m.p.h.|
It
and cah climb 4,000 feet in a minute, and
corries, a
30mm, cannon in the 11030 end numerous machine guns.
It is not available for purchase by foreigners; but, it is sald, Britala has ordered 800 of the export type, cap- able of over 400 mp.h.
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