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Vatican Voice Willkie's
Muffled
Announcer Explains LONDON, Feb. 9 (Keuter) The Vatican, radio has been Jummed for several weeks. This. was the explanation given by the announcer for the slow speed and constant repetition of messages given out to-day.
"We beg our flatenera," sald the announcer, "to excuse us for speaking
February 10, 1941.
Admiration
For War-Torn Britain
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (Reuter); -- About 200 people greeted Mr Wendell Wilkie as he disembarked from the Dixie Clipper after his trip to England.
Talking to reporters immediately on alighting, Mr Willkie. said that he was "very much impressed by the unity of the British people.”
When asked whether he had
so slowly and repeating all the time the same conclusions on aid to but for several weeks, now the Britain na before his departure Vatican radio has been Jamuned by from the United States, Mr Will-}
an unknown source.
"We have never put over the air (kie replied, "My view as to how anything that was not in accordance the matter should be handled has with the law of nature and God, and been affected and modified by no reports of which we had not what I have seen." previously obtained irrefutable proof.
"We concludo that this 15 a Mr Willkie added that he was de- manoeuvre by certain people who are terring any statement on the subject. traid of the truth being heard and until he appears before the Senate the work of powers that shun light; Foreign Relations Committer, prob- of lying propuganda."
ably on Tuesday.
Shelling Of Genoa: Full Story
FROM PAGE ONE
by naval aircraft on the oil refinery of Anic at Leghorn and other targets in the vicinity. The Anic refinery is one of the largest and most Im- portant of plants in Italy.
Pisa Attached
aircraft Other naval
attacked Pisa, where the acrodrome and rail- way Junction were hit. There rail- way junellon is an intersection of the main west coast raliway from Genoa to Rome and to the south and is one of the most important railway routes across the peninsula from Leghorn to Bologna and Venice,
Repairing
Bombed
Factories
LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter).–
Mr Wilkie porried all questions An important move to speed up relating to Ireland, but told reporters
eagerly how he had talked with the repair of bombed factories
"literally thousands of people of all which will bring engineers and classes who
commented for him
surveyors оп the spot even, without restraint.”
Mr Willkie looked tired after his while a rald is still on is an- strenuous adventure but appeared nounced by the Minister of happy and gratified with his contact Works und buildings, Lord with wartime Britain, for which he Reith. repeatedly expressed his admiration.
Solicitor Stole For Children
BECAUSE he was too fond of Two Italian aircraft which at-his children a seventy-one-year- tempted to interfere were shot down. old solicitor was sent to four One British Swordfish aircraft is years' penal servitude at the Old Bailey. He confessed to robbing clients of £2,620 over a sixteen- year period.
missing,
The communliur concludes that no other casualties were suffered by the British forets in the course of these most successful operations.
Further Move To Counter M. Laval
FROM PAGE ONE Frenchinen as an expression of the duty that falls to us, for the salva- tion of the Fatherland, to help you In your heavy task and remain united Dround you.'
Marshal Petain has sent a reply to M. Flondin in which he stated that M. Flandin, by leaving the Govern- ment, was sacrificing himself for France. His gesture of noble dis Interestedness would be understood
and apprecia. New Post
This is the story told by the
defence: George Frank Fergus
son Gadsden wanted to see itis
He has appointed, as director of Emergency Reconstruction Major General C. C. Appleyard, and permanent area officers throughout the country are to Work with the Minister of Air- craft Production and local re- construction panels.
The objective of the new director will be to concentrate on the repalr of vital factories and buildings with the greatest possible speed so that war production muy suffer as little us possible.
Thus engineers and surveyors wil be on the spot possibly before a raid Is over, materials will be rushed in to whatever extent that is necessary and special action is being taken re- garding labour.
RAFFLE PRIZES
children well educated, well mar-1. donated an electrie automatic re- ried, well-to-do.
He believed in the maxim that a man should leave his children better off than himself.
Mr A. Landau, of Jimmy's Kitchen,
cord player, value $1,200, as a prize in the Monster Raffle. The player takes 20 records which are automati- cally changed permitting both sides
be to played,
is to be The machine A series of misfortunes made displayed at Jimmy's Kitchen.
Many additional valuable prizes not want hai necessary for him to cut down ex- penses. But he did
have been donated to-day, and a children either to know or to suffer complete list of these will be publish- ed in the "S. C. M. Post" and "The Hongkong Telegraph" to-morrow.
Took Trust Money So he began taking money of which he was trustee and using to educate his children.
011,
For sixteen years the frauds went!
His son passed through a public school and then to a university. His two daughters went to the best schools he could find.
He knew that he would be found out in the end. And he was. Bu!
cation.
VICHY, Feb: 0 (Reuter)Admiral his children and finished their edu- Darlan, Minister for the Navy, be- comes Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, states an official announce- ment.
He also becomes Vice-Premier (tho post which M. Laval held but drop ped on his dismissal).
Berlin Comment
No Peace of Mind
He sat in the dock, head bent, arths folded, and silvered slightly is his Counsul said:-
"For sixteen
years Gadsden has never had a moment's peace of mind. BERLIN, Feb. (UP)—Wall ̄in-What-agonies-he-must-have-suffered
at his children, formed circles said Admiral Darlan'a when he looked Cabinet is only temporary, and it is knowing that one day they would belleved that M. Laval will be asked ind out what he had done." to form a new Government as soon as possible,
British Forces Make Advances
FROM PAGE ONE
deepened the areas of British pene tration.
10 Miles From Tripolitania LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter).-El Aghelin, which has been occupied by British forces, is a small town of about 1,000 inhabitants.
Mr Justice Wrottesley made 'no comment. He pronounced his sen- lence, and Gadsden, grey-faced, walked to the cells below.
Girl Fined For Being Drunk
A 10-year-old girl was fined 75. Od. at Ipswich Juvenile Court recently for being drunk and disorderly.
Because of her state, said the pollco constable, she had to be taken to the police-stition, where she refused to give her name and address.
The gel zald it was the Arst time: she had been in a public-house.
It has barracks, a wireless station and an emergency landing ground. The town stands at the southernmost SWEDES DOWN NAZI point of the Gulf of Sirte, 175 miles
recently A Swedish aeroplane by road from Benghazi and ten miles from the border of Tripolitanis, forced down an unarmed Germun Travelling westward, El Aghella is machine at Ljungbyhed nerodrome, the last place of any importance in South Sweden. The crew of four before the desert of Sirte.
were taken into custody.
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