MURDER CHARGE REDUCED
Two soldiers mounting a Bren gun post were talking to a girl at a window of a house overlook- ing the post. Suddenly two shots were fired, and the girl fell, She died soon afterwards..
At Aldershot Police-court Charles Thomas Christie, 21, a Canadian, was charged with murdering Margaret Catherine Wheaton, 27, a servant, of Gun- nislake, Cornwall.
Mr. F. G. Robey, prosecuting, said Christle admitted firing the shots,
Private William Alfred Ruther- ford, who was on duty at the gun post before Christle took over, suid he left the safety catch of the gun at the automatic control position.
Manslaughter
Major Forbes Benson West sald Christle had received instruction in the use of a Bren gun, but had only mounted one about two days before the incident:
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The Bench found there Wus case to answer on a charge of mur- der, but Christie was committed to Hampshire Assizes on a manslaughter charge.
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LONDON'S NAZI SPY SCHOOL HOMELESS MOVED TO BELGIUM
BUREAU
The Homeless Bureau in Bay- ley Street, off Bedford Square, London, which started in October with ten addresses, has now col- lected nearly 100,000.
Information reaching London suggests that the Nazi school for spies which, when war began, was at Wiesbaden, is now in Belgium says the "Sunday Express."
It is a school with a most rigorous short-term curriculum. He who decides
to spy for Hitler must have a "past" that will stand up to examination by the Gestapo; then he is assigned lodgings, given a number and spending money.
Each morning he goes to the People are writing from as far school. That is, he reports at a away as Canada to inquire about private house. And the man relatives. A rancher who read who opens the door hands him a of heavy bombing in the district mask which he has to wear du- where his mother used to live,ring the whole of his stay. sought nows about her. He got
Secret Inks
Mrs O'Grady Of Treachery
Cleared Charge
Mrs Dorothy Pamela O'Grady was recently brought to the Criminal Appeal Court in London under sentence of death for trenchery and left, five hours later, sentenced instead to 14 years' servitude for offences under the Official Secrets Act.
a reply by return, giving her. Mask-wearing is a precaution de- evacuated address in Devon.
signed to prevent, the future spies The quick reply was made possible identifying, and perhaps betraying, by the system of centralisation. As each other. soon us evacuees arrive in a recep- The spy-student listens to lectures tion area from counties in the South-on naval and military subjects, docs East, the local authority sends the tests with secret inks, studies charts,
Her appeal was heard in camera. Only one man, apart from new address at once to the Homeless memorises pictures of uniforms and
badges.
judges, counsel and officials, knew what passed behind the court's Bureau.
Then he is taught the technique locked doors. He was Mrs O'Grady's greyhaired husband, Mr. and tricks of communicating informa- tion by radio and other' means. Vincent Henry O'Grady.
The Bureau was started by the London Council for Social Service.
COLONEL IN NAZI PRISON
Sixty-five-year-old Colonel Cecil Shaw, a retired officer, who has helped hundreds of Britons out of their troubles, is now in trouble himself.
the students leave the school ot
At the end of each day's lessons Mrs O'Grady, short, dark wo- three-minute intervals, and must not man, 12 years of age, was taken lolter. It may be the end of their to court from Holloway Prison day's work, but the Gestapo school in a saloon car. staff continue to be busy,
She seemed unperturbed as she Eye On Girl Friends
entered the brass-railed dock. She They watch the students move glanced arst at the three judges, then ments during their leisure to dis- at her husband sitting alone in the j cover whether they are attracted by public_seats, women, how much they drink, and; Mr.J. G. Trapnell, for the Crown, how they talk to other people, asked that the appeal should be After eight to ten weeks of inten-heard in camera, saying that it might sive
and examinations study
the be necessary to Into certain facts. student is entrusted with his first The court agreed, and the public test mission. And he now has these were directed to leave. rules Impressed upon his mind;--
(1) Do not hurry, when approach-
Court's Decision
In the Piete Hospital in Parising a point from which to begin spy- →now a German prison hospital ing.
The Lord Chief Justice then sald --he is suffering from bronchitis (2) Collect every bit of available "The two convictions on the capital and awaiting trial. They accuso information-without-showing-interest charges under the Treachery Act have been quashed, and sentence has him of helping a British officer in any of it.
(3) Maintain an impassive coun- been passed by the court on the other to escape to the south:
He shares a room with a German prisoner.
tenance
WAVELL FAMILY -Everyone Now In The War
The whole Wavell family is in this war. Here is one day's programme.
Studies
"Children Brighten Up
Special vitamin foods are im- proving child students' arithme- tic and spelling, says the Ipswich (East England) Medical Officer (Dr J. H. Hunter).
"In Ipswich schools, young- aters who cannot spell or do aumis well are given sandwiches Alled with dates, grated choco- late, raisins, kippered herrings and tomato, or sardines," Dr Hunter says.
"The idea is that the sandwiches must contain vitamins A, B, C, and D. in right proportions, and proteins. "We have found that children given Uliese things brighten up re- markably,"
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Health authorities and education- lats: have been working hard since the war began to improve the general health of school children with vita- min foods.
The evacuation of children from London slums and. Industrial aroas into the country has helped these experiments.
Parcels For Prisoners
Captain Margesson, War Minister, stated, in the House of Commons recently, that during the months July, 1940, to Janu- ary, 1941, inclusive, 714,802 food parcels and 29,400 clothing parcels for prisoners of war were handed over to the G.P.O.
During the same period 151,711 food parcels and 1,122 clothing par- cels had been forwarded from Geneva to the camps in Germany.
As regards the balance on such Information as Was available he could give the following figures:
Dispatched fom Basic to camps in Germany to October 4, 1940-83,000. Lest through enemy action-16,- 000.
At Marseilles-58,000.
En route Lisbon to Marseilles-- 03,000.
En route Unlied Kingdom to Mar- seilles-27,000.
At Lisbon-174,000.
En route United Kingdom to Lis- bou--105,000.
A.A. Surprise For Hitler
Paul Tierney, war "editor of the "New York Post," who 're- cently returned from England, writes that he learned from a reliable source that one of many surprises the British are holding back for Hitler is a terrific anti- | aircraft, defence barrage,
It consists of enormous group- ings of guns, which have not yet been fired, because the British do not wish to betray their location. "If Hitler carries out his boast to fill the air with warplanes, his losses will be terrific," writes Tierney.
"I also learned that aerial photo- graphy has shown that the invasion ports nearest to Britain are now virtually useless to Germany, as a result of incessant poundings by the
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those
Gen. Archie himself conferred with chiefs of his staff, and that is all there is for publication..
Lady Wavell, his wife, attended meetings to provide comforts for the RAF wounded now coming in.
Son Archie is serving in his father's "We have passed sentence of 14 Pamela did her normal spell of duty
with the VAD. years!
penal servitude on
Felicity and Joan, the younger went to their work as daughters, (5) Record your findings {n} Counsels' arguments on the appeal secretaries at G.H.Q.
Benefit to Troops Colonel Shaw, who administered clitious terms; figures you have to had gone on through the morning and British relief from the American Em-report are best recorded as items of the afternoon with only a break of
Most of Lady Wavell's time, apurt from running their bassy for many months, escaped the personal expenditure. If you have 45 minutes for lunch.
big, flower- gardened house is taken up with general round-up of British citizens.seen ten guns make a note of lunch
troops welfare. For social life she runs Sunday afternoon parties and goes to dances (provided the dance have some object of benefit to the troops).
His. American wife was arrested on the same charge, but she has been released and is allowed to see her husband once a week.
Radio Talks
To German Women
German women refugees in Britain appealed recently for more propaganda broadcasts in German on lines which would appeal to educated women in Germany.
-They said they had proof that British broadcasts to their coun- '
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(0) Don't burn papers and leave ashes about, for microscopes can do a great deal with proper ssh.
(7) Exercise great care about your personal belongings, so that a mislaid article does not incriminate you.
(8) Don't let drink befuddle your brain.
Chinese To Encourage Gliding
counts."
The two charges under the Treachery Act, of which Mrs. O'Grady was found gullly after a screi trial at Hampshire Assizes, alleged that she made a plan in the Isle of Wight likely to give assistance to the enemy's military operators and that, with intent to help the enemy, she cut 龋 military telephone wire. Under the Official Secrets Act she was found guilty of approaching a prohibited place and of making a plan which might have been useful
to an enemy.
Another charge concerned the pos session of a document containing in- formation purporting to relate defence measures.
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The China Glider Club's plans M.P.s Are Not
So Young
Pamela and Felicity use their spare time learning to fly.
Life Of Penn
On Film
William Penn, the great Qua- ker, is the subject of the latest film biography, "Penn of Penn- sylvania."
The picture is being made by British National al · Elstree with Clifford Evans as Penn and Deborah Kerr as his romantle first love.
Party
The Madras paper, "The Hindu," understands that Mr Vernon Bartlett, M.P. the famous British 'journalist, who was one of the signatories of an appeal last December to Indian leaders for full support of the war effort, is forming an all- India Party in the House of Commons:
The party will take a progressive Interest in the affairs of India.
The appeal referred to was ad- dressed to the people of India "from friends in the British House of Com- mons." It asked for a spirit of co- operation in bringing to an end the present deadlock in India, which the writers were convinced was largely the result of a misunderstanding.
Rome Not Yet| Bombed-But
try defeated Nazi propaganda, for 1941 include the construc- and they asked specially that tion of 100 gliders, a series of
The whole thing is linked up by Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Air more German women speakers demonstration-flights, establish-
producer Richard Vernon with Pre-Minister, informed Mr R. Soren should broadcast.
ment of branch clubs in Chengtu, What "The Times". Found sident Roosevell's inaugural address sen (Lab West Leyton) at The requests were made at a meet-Kunming, Kwellin and Lanchow,
over the radio. Then the picture ing in London of the International
NEARLY 25 per cent. of the goes back. to seventeenth-century question time in the House of Women's Service Groups in Great publication of a magazine on
Commons recently, that Rome Brain, addressed by Miss Elise gliding and translation of books members of the House of Com-Longere, at the beginning, we are had not at any time been at- Sproti, of the B.B.C., on the develop- and articles on the subject into mons are over 60. Only one to see a Quaker, member of a per- tacked by the R.A.F. But there ment of propaganda broadcasting Chinese.
half per cent. are under 30, and secuted new sect, being ducked in were objectives of military im- since the war began.
The club will begin a membership the largest age group is between barrel of beer by public house the portance that would justify such Freedom Of Life
drive in the near future."
50 and 60.
vellers. In a room above, with the Refugee speakers asked for Ger- On the Chungking commercial air- man talks which would illustrate the field recently, a large
"The Times" mentions these diarist Pepys, William Penn, the an attack: crowd gathered freedom of life for women in Britain; to watch the Inauguration ceremony figures in an editorial which dis- young soldier. give a weekdy survey of Parliamen- and first offeloily sponsored demon-cusses the future of Parliament. tary events including the contribu-stra
Manned by
by veteran gilder Warning against'falso deductions stration, tions by women M.P.s; appeal nilots who have been experimenting "The Times" points out thak Mr
in. Sudetenland, Inter= | wit
with sailplanes and other advanced
Churchill himself is 60,-. 4.. Moreover, the average nge of Com- moners who represent the compara- tively new Communist and Indepen- dent Labour Parties exceeds 65.
made women
to sperse a
and
a line of propaganda bere and motorless craft for several years, two there in a musical programme; monoplano sailplanes with enclosed
interested crowd.
'tell what was being done on the cockpits flew noiselessly over, the
ltchen front.
Ono speaker argued that educated German women were against Nazism
and that their influence was tremon- Nazi Airmen Land
dous.
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Keep out notices have been plastered outside a number of Leicester warehouses. The build- The high average age of Comings have been, surrounded by moners is largely due to the fact that high boardings and the doors the present Parliament was clocied In 1935.
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Mr Sorensen then asked if the close proximity of the Vatican City Rome hod any, bearing on the avoidance of such an attack.
to
Sir Archibald Sinclair: I cannot be expected to discuss this question in the House,
War May Recall Boyish Bob
who depend on the skill of chemists Thousands of women, in Britain to keep their golden treases golden are being blacked out", by the restrictive orders against luxury articles.
Hairdressers are forecasting a re- volution in hairdressing styles also because of the great hairpin shortage, They predict a return to the shingle or pige boy bob.
Six members of the crew of a Ger-
"The Times" thinks tut some new The warehouse contain stores kept
Government's Iman bomber set fire to their machine blood in Parliament would be there by order of the Government. F.C. Albert Chlids (30), assistant after landing recently near Moura, desirable, but without an immediate The stores consist wholly of million warrant officer at Bromley (Kent) Portugal, and escaped across the revival of party conflict and millions of pairs of silk stockings. police court, was sentenced to three border into. Spain.
"One of the things we are fight. They have been piling up there month imprisonment at that court The airmen used civilian clothing ing for in to koop Perillment Aving in mil styles; sizes and shader since recently for embezzling 24-Ones to get away during a search made organina, net & tame folique Ke in the last December when the Govern which it was his duty to collect by Portuguese authorities
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