Agreed To Alter Classification
Ministry Official Gaoled For Bribe
AN official of the Ministry of Labour and National Service was recently sentenced to the maximum of four months' harð
· Jabour and fined £60 at Stratford, E., for accepting a £25 bribe.
He was Maurice Louis Micls, of Wentworth Gardens, Pal mers Green, employed at Walthamstow, Labour Exchange.
When he had been found) guilty the police revented that he was sentenced to a month's Imprisonment at Bristol in 1927) for receiving stolen property,| and in January, 1935, received | aix concurrent sentences of 18 months' imprisonment for frau- dulent conversion,
Investigation
Alderman F. H. Dane,
trate: How can
Mr Menzies
Over War
Area
CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Router).---- magic-Mr R..G. Menzies, the Australian
a man with such Federal Premier, has returned
# record get responsible position | from a 36-hour visit to the Bar- with the Ministry?
Mr H.A. K. Morgan (prosecuting) din area, in which he was accom- sald Miels went to them with excel- panier by General Sir Thomas lent references, but these would now Blamey, Commanding the Aus-, be investigated.
tralian forces oversens.
Miele was employed in cheeking| classifications of persons due
The porty travelled in an R.A.F. to serve under the Military Service Act. plane and flew low over the battle He received £25 for altering the zme, enabling Me Menzies to follow trade classideation of Harald Green, the whole story of the brillant
MH campaisin. munoging director at a femi moking gown, to ensure that he would be in the list of reserved occupations.
Mirls, on being assured that Green good cheer. was not a Jew, said: "I am fed up with twisting Jews, trying to get out
of military service, but as Gentile to Gente, I will do what I ran for you.
Ale Menzies visit was marked by atmosphere at friendliness and
50 PLANES
I don't see why Jews should be the BOMB KUNMING
only ones to evade military service."
£50 And Clothes
Green asked, "How much is this going to cost?" and. Mirls replied,
£50."
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" KUNMING, Feb. 10
yesterday.
-Little Damage
News)Fifty Japanese naval planes (Central flying in relays raided Kumming Green said he could not pay it, Harazed by heavy Chinese anti- and Miels replied: "Pay me £25 aircraft Bre, the ralders were forced now, £20 later, and sply me with to operate at such a height as to make elothes for myself, my wife and nevirate bombing impossible. Most daughter at wholesale priers for the of the bombs missed their objectives, duration of the war."
and the lamage done was Incon sequential.
Counsel and Green did not wish to evade military service, but a for- ther appointment was made. Green; went to the pelleg, and from then on acted on their instruction.
S. AMERICA
British Mission Leaves After Great Success
Colombia, Feb. BOGOTA,
10 (Reuter)Members of the 13ritish Trade Mission to South America are leaving here to-morrow after auccessful Ave-day visil.
There have been unrestrained monstrations of sympathy for cause of the British Empire.
mosk
Tuesday,
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Greek Islander Asked R.A.F.
Asked R.A.F. Men MACKINTOSH'S LTD. "Are Youse
Guys English?"
THREE weary men-the crew of an R.A.F. homber reported "missing, feared killed," after attacking an Albanian port-returned after two days to their station in Greece with an extraordinary story to tell.
but, although thrown on its back by the explosion, it would still Their plane was hit and severely damaged during the raid,
fly.
This is what the squadron-leader had to say about their subsequent adventures.
"We flew for nearly two hours and then spotted a tiny island. We found only one place to at tempt a landing, strip of
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TO A PROTEST
U.S. Mission Said Bombed WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Reuter) -In reply to the United States protest against the bombing of an American mission in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan last August, the Italian Gov- ernment has denied that the attack was made by Italian planes.
It declares that according to a report received from the Italian East African High Command, "the report de-of the bombardment of the mission the
Oil And Royal Navy Subdue Italians
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10 (Reuter).—|
s broadcast by the British is un- founded, so far as we are concerned."
Americans Leave
Shanghai
CHUNGKING, Feb. 11 (Central The British Fleet is the foremost News)-About 100 American mis- enuse of the apparent paralysis of stonaries und more than ten family Italy, ways the naval correspondent members of American professors of of the Swedish paper, "Stockholm the St. Jolm's University left Shang- Tidningen."
hal yesterday aboard a President Hiner to return to America in actor- It is not known, he declares, dance with the US. Government's whether the Italian Fleet and Air
advier to evacuate. -Force-have-taken-measures-to-deat
Crew Stayed
Mrs Sheriff Is Surprised
Free French Force Of 3,000
Plans Being Made
M. ANDRE BRENAC, reprc. sentative in Australia of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the Free MRS CHRISTINE STELLA French leader, has announced
of Garthmyl
to Hall,that plans are being made
"I gave the chance of jumping| WAY, to the crew, but they preferred to Garthmyl, Montgomeryshire, no-form a well-equipped force of stand by me. craft down We put the air-minated at the Law Courts for 3,000 Free Frenchimen in the
safely, though the wheels would not come down and the office of sheriff of her Pacifle to continue France's war we made a belly landing.
county, said. "I hope not. against the Axia.
"I did not even know iny name had been submitted. In fact, I thought a woman could not be made lugn cherty
"Peasants rushed away screaming. We put our hands up and yelled,
Inglese: Inglese.
"A look of wonderment spread over one man's face and he re- plied with a definite American. accent, Are youse guys Eng- [ish***
After borrowing the Islanders' only car. soon after destroyed by bomb, the RAF. men saited by night in a fishing boat to the main Janel.
Rough weather forced them into a maltland port after 20 hours at
sca.
Mr Justice Singleton selected her name during the ceremony of no minating new sheriffs for England and Wales.
The first woman theriff, Mrs. Fors... ter Welch, was elected for the county borough of Southampton in Novem- ber 1926,
:
SOIL FROM SIX COUNTRIES
Applications have been received already for enlistment in what is hoped will be a formidable oversen army of men of military age now living in New Caledonia, Tahiti, and other Pacific Islands. Frenchmen in Australia may enlist, if they do not prefer to join the AF..
M. Brenac Is
Is callig meeting
Service with Navy Arrangements have been made in Sydney for the transport to London of Frenchmen in Australia or the Paeffle Islands who want to serve with the Free French Navy.
next neath to discuss the form which the Soll from, each of the six cuties Free Frenel movement will take in of Northern Ireland was sprinkled Australia. Membership of the move- "Here we had a grand reception," over the grave at the funeral of Lordment, he states, is open to Austra- said the squadron leader.
Craigavon in Belfast. It was taken dans and nationals of occupied coun- "All of us were carried shoulder from a bowl used for the same pur-tries who belleve high round the village, being kissed pose at the funeral of Lord Carson,covery.
in France's
7_und_children alike.. showered on us, we
by
He Made A Speech
with attacks like that on Genoa. FANCHENG, Feb, 101 (Centrnt were given bottles of local wine and One impression of the paralysis, News).—a Japonese plane was led by the mayor and corporation galmed during the last three months, brought down by Chinese anti- to the town hall. is probably shortage of fuel, but aircraft Kuns
Wanghuantlen.
the foremost is the presence at the north of Tunepeh In south Honan, on British Fleet.
February 1.
Poor Woman's Unknown £20,000 In Tin Box
"A MOST romantic story"-in the words of the judge-of treasure in a tin box was told in the Chancery Division recently, Securities of the value of £20,000, it was stated, were found in a tin box in the home of a woman who was living in poverty and was about to be taken to a poor-house,
"I had to make a speech, but as it was in English I do not Imagine much of it got over. The most popular part was when I said 'Mussolin' in grim tones and made a sign. That fairly brought the house down.”
Loaded with gifts, the R.A.F. men were given a car and set off on the maintain trail.
They Anished the journey back train. to their station by walking ear and
MONEY FOR GLIDERS
'Republic' Eliminated From Petain's State
re-
Marshal Petain has eliminated the word "republic" from of ficial documents, the official Gazette having appeared with the new title: "Journal Oficial of the French State," instead "of the French Republic," says United Press.
Petain also assumed the title of chief of the French state whereas his predecessors were presidents of the French Re- public.
The journal published decrees try foodhoarders, speculators granting French Indo-China customs traitors met recently for the first time and autonery and establishing a new ad at Gannat, presided over by General valurem customs tariff.
Duffleux. The derree provided for liberal Before the Court was a sum-Street. Islington, who claimed to be
WITH a view to promoting popular reciprocal customs favours between torney asked the court to sit in secret It was believed the prosecuting at- mons taken out by Westminster granddaughter of Nathan William air-mindedness and asseblishment of a quota system where-session. The court consists of two
France and Indo-China and Perrott and to be interested in his wards training more pilots, J Bank Limited, the administra-etate under his intestary, and Mrs moverment has been launched by the by Indo-Chaia will export rice and Renerals, both former members of the tors of Nathan William Perrott, Elizabeth Harris, of Oakridge Road, Ching branch of Caroline Perrott and Caroline Bremley, Kent, who claimed to be a
the International corn to France while French heavye war council, Duleux and
General industries Peace Campaign
Hure, Rear Admiral Cadard, its two among
will enjoy favourable Albert Vaudremer, a scientist of the Elizabeth Barker.
niece,
million members to raise funds for a quotas in Indo-China.
Pasteur Institute and Jean Meaux of Mr Wilfrid Tunt, for
squadron of gliders. The sum of
Court Martial Needs the bank. $100,000 has already been collected,
the French Legion, high Perroti states a message from Chungking.
court-martial which There is no appeal against a death Pelain established In September to sentence by, this court."
Granddaughter's Claim
The respondents were Mrs Caro-said that Nathan William Iine Kate Newman, of Theberton died in 1912, and letters of adminis
tration were granted to the bank In January, 1939.
The question raised was. whether the Court could presume. the mar-
Caroline Perrott.
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Too Old To Work
Nathan, who was a wood-turner, and Caroline Perrot had lived withi their daughter Elizabeth in a very frugal, small way.
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After the deaths of Nathan Caroline Perrati, Elizabeth earned her living sometimes by selling by cleaning. flowers in the street ond sometimes
Box Broken Open
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Miss Perrott then spoke of o locked i tin box which her father had left und which had never been opened.
The box was broken open, Mr
Interest, were Hunt explained, and in it were found securities which, with accumulated now worth about £20,000.
Mr Justice Morton decided that the marriage could bo presumed and that the bank could deal with the estate accordingly,
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