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COUNT CIANO went into U rhapsodies when, return- ing from Berlin, he reported to Mussolini.
"It was wonderful," said Ciano. "Hitler brought us into the dining-room, and we al sat down at a long table. Then the service plates were bought—ali solid gold.
"The dishes handed round all solid gold. And then the knives and forks, yes, even the spoons--all solid gold."
unbelieving,
The Duce. stared at his son-in-law, ex- tinded his palm, and de-
anded: "Let me see!"
WHEN Bruno and Vittorio
Mussolini were being tu tored in warfare by a wise #nd ancient general, Bruno reported his mistakes to the general, who said:
That's terrible. As a punishment, walk ten times
round the Colosseum."
Vittorio then made his con- l'ession of errors. "For your punishment," said the eneral, "walk twenty times Around the Colosacum,"
After the boys had done their turns, they saw their Rather about to enter the
general's office.
"Pop," they warned, the Duce, "better take your car and bring a spare tyre."
MAURICE ENGLISH, the
"Chicago Tribune" cor- respondent, who has just re- turned from Gibraltar, told the. Overseas Press Club of the catechism now making the rounds in Spain:-
Q.-"What is an English- man ?"
A. "An Englishman is a soldier in uniform."
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Q.-"What is a Spaniard?" As "A Spaniard 18 soldier without a uniform."
Q:-"What is a Fascist?'* A-"A Fascist is a uni- form without a soldier."
*
DURING. the student-picket-
ing in front of the British Embassy in Madrid, English Faid, Sir Samuel Hoare saw a
rowd of youths suddenly as- emble in front of his doors, arrying signs, "We Want ibraltar."
Hoare, who knew that demonstrations were overnment-inspired, imedi ely phoned the Foreign Of
We're sorry about those turbances," Sir Samuel assured. "We'll send le more police immedi
don't want more police," led the diplomat, "I want èe students."
AURY MAVERICK, Mayor of San Antonio, written to those of his
friends who oppose Aid-to- Britain to ascertain their pet brands of cigarettes.
"If we don't send help," Maverick explains, "the time will soon conte when we'll have to start sending favourite cigarettes to our favourite concentration camps."
HARRY HOPKINS was re
luctant to accompany the President on his ocean cruise because he has a delicate stomach and is a poor sailor.
Roosevelt, however, refuses to believe that anybody can really dislike a sea voyage, or fail to benefit from one.
Hopkins' trip to London re- sulted in his losing fifteen pounds-all the weight he had gained since his discharge from a clinic!
During his month's stay in London, Hopkins spent all but three days with Winston Churchill.
"That isn't the safest place, though," he confessed, "be-" cause Winston docan't know how to duck or run to cover when the bombs start fall- ing."
|WALT
End," has won the respect of his colleagues at Fort Jay for these reasons, in the order of their importance.
⚫lle's cleaned up in every order of their importance.
2. He did two days fatigue duty for being late to morn- ing drill.
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3. Although, having had O.T.C. training and is college graduate, and so is eli- gible for a commission, he has refused to apply for it."
"I like being back with my Dead End boys," he explains.
His wife, Madge Evans, is surprised at his newly-nc- quired toughness,
"I thought I married a sen- sitive playwright," she says.
IN Madrid, they say that a sausage is raised in Ger- fattened in France; many, salted in the Channel, and canned in England.
Live Bomb Under Bed
For Months
Philip Arthur Slonard, 30, Bush, who since Octoher has cabinet maker, of Shepherd's slept with a live bomb, which he thought was harmless, under his bed, appeared at the West London Police Court recently charged with receiving a 25lb. bomb which he failed to deliver to a member of the Armed LARRY ADLER played his Forces or police and failing to harmonica before the Pre-report the nature and situation sident last week; and then of the bomb. He pleaded was invited to make a tour of the White House.
Claunch, the White House usher, took him first into the Cabinet room.
Larry saw a piece of paper on the table which bore a pen- cilled memo: "25, 75, 136."
"Tell me," he asked the usher, "does that represent hundreds, thousands or mil- lions?"
"In these days," was the reply, "you never can tell."
PRIVATE SIDNEY KINGS-
"Guilty."
Detective-inspector Sands said that up to two weeks ago Stonard had lived at Shinfleld Street, Shepherd's Bush. After
found a bamb under the bed. he had left, another tenant
I had been there since last October. Another man brought it to the house and the rod was taken from thought the bomb, which was British, the nose, and by doing that they
had been rendered harmless. In fact, the dictonator was still there and it was very much alive."
The
Magistrate, Mr Paul Bennett, ordered a week's remand and said he wanted to know what the other man was doing with the bomb. "It is a strange story at the moment and I wart to hear all about it next week," he said.
LEY, the Pulitzer Prize winner, who wrote. "Dead Town oncogaleances of £20.
Stonard was allowed bail on his
Free France Marches with Britain
NEW MERCHANT NAVY
The Free French, movement now has its own merchant navy, The Marine Marchande Francaise Libre, which has now reached a quarter of the total tonnage of the French merchant navy before the Petain armistice last June, contributes to a significant extent to the Allied war effort.
Particularly valuable work has been performed by this service in the transporting of supplies to Britain and in carry- ing troops and material to Egypt and other regions in the Middle East.
The growth of the Free French merchant navy Is best ex- plained by these few facts. In July, 1940, all French merchant ships in Great Britain and the Dominions were immobilised and disarmed. In September, 200,000 tons had already again -put to sen. In December, the gross tonnage reached 400,000 tons, while other ships were in the process of being refitted and -rearmed for service.
Worldwide Recruiting
At the end of December, 160,000 tons were manned exclu- sively by French crown, the rest being manned by French or English crews combined. Recruits are now coming from all parts of the world to assist in the operation of the Free French merchant navy. The greater number join their ships in Eng- land, but there are others who embark in such distant places as India, Singapore, Egypt, Palestine, French Equatorial Africa, Australia, New Caledonia, Bermuda and Trinidad.
The British Ministry of Shipping is doing alf it can to help the Free French merchant navy and is providing for French sailors in the caso of sickness or injury, as well as pen: slons for widowe and orphans. To assure completo, co-opera- tion, the Trea. French merchant navy's staff have their offices. at the Ministry of Shipping.
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Air Expert Talks Of New British Planes
How the Nazis lost the first Battle for Britain through their own "efflelency" in planning it some years ahead appears from a review of the race for air supremacy given in an inter- view by Major F. A. do V. Robertson, the British aeronautical authority.
"In time of war," he explains, "one of the great difficulties of a belligerent Power is to maintain the supply of aircraft while at the same time arranging for the production in quantity of new types. It is no simple or quick matter to convert a fac- tory from production of one type to production of something quite different.
"All through the early months of the present war Germany suffered from having arranged
five years ago for the manufacture in large quantities of the Heinkel 111
some
New Zealand's
bamber and the Messrschmitt 100. Big Order
fighter. By 1630 both had been out- classed by British types, and it was large quantities of British-made New Zealand is calling for months before the Junkers bomber and the Messerschmitt 110
8 machinery. Orders, amounting
twin-engined fighter, both improved in all to £100,000, have recently types, appeared in any numbers, been placed in Scotland, the But, whatever the difficulties," he Midlands and in Oxfordshire went on, "both sides hire obliged to for a wide range, including make arrangements for
turning
out
new types, for fear of being utterly Copper, cables, and other metal defeated in the air. Senior officera
material, of the R.A.F. remembered how, lu
Despite the blitz, Britain has suc- the last war, the sudden appearance cessfully shipped to the Dominion. of the Fokker monoplane with
of
machine-gun Bring through the are quantities. In the first cleven months aengineering products, in unexpected the airscrew without hitting the of Inst year 175,660 worth of agri- blades, then A novelty, great havoc among the
wrought cultural implements reached New British acro- Zealand in safety from the Old planes. It was presently defeated Country, or £72,210 more than dur- by the F.E2d. and the D.H.2.
Then the Germans got ahead again way cquipment accounted for
ing the whole of 1938,
Over the same period, railway and with an Albatros fighter and Fokker tripiane, which in turn were
£221,474
the
£300,273, an increase of countered by the Sopwith Camet and uver 1036, illustrating the continuous the S.E.3s.
process of
World's Best Bomber, "In the present war, sald Major Robertson, "the RAF fighters, Hurricane and the Spitfire, their eight machine-guns
the
expansion of trade within
the Empire.
New Zealand's policy of stimulat- ing home manufacture by Import with duties does not touch the importatlon For these categories of machinery aplece, have carily dominated the air. They from Great Britain, as the Dominion have forced the Germans to put has no plants equipped to produce ormour into their machines,
which calls for the use of shell-Aring guns on our sido.
The Wellington has been
the
called best bomber, in the world', while the Whitley and Hampden have also done grand bombing work. Nor should we forget the medium
bomber, the Blenheim, nor that ex.. cellent flying boat, the Sunderland,
"Still, wo must
bust improve on
them herself.
OFFICE BOY IS
NOW A PEER
Behind the appointment of Mr F.. past J. Leathers as Minister for Shipping performance, and for regular raiding and Transport, and his elevation to targets in Eastern Germany still the Peerage lies the romance of a longer range la desirable. The next poor boy's rise to a high position, few months will surely see new types
He was born in a humble street in
of
in action. Recently the Beaufort the East End of London in 1881 and torpedo-bomber has been at work, his father-a carpenter-died four and has sunk thousands of tons enemy shipping.
"An
American
Journalist
of years later. The widow bravely brought up the two sons, and educat- hased them at Council school. Both published an article which professed boys left school at the age of 14 and to giv
give a lot of information about became office boys for a firm of coming RA.F. machines, but he was chemical manufacturers. not right in all his particulars, and
The new Minister's. brother, who la not do to help the it would
enemy a dock superintendent for a London by correcting him. However, Lord firm, sald; "He is the right man in the Beaverbrook, himself mentioned the right place. In everything he ana Whirlwind fighter in a recent broad-tacided all his life he just could not cast. It is a fighter of unusual design, go wrong." und it is safe to forecast that is
need, gun power, and other charge Ambassador. Now A.
teristics will not endear it to the Axis oirmen.
Reconnaireance Home Guard Colonel
"The Blackburn Botha is a re-
Sir Nevile Henderson, Britain's last- connaissance machine which bas Ambassador to Berlin, has been up- come into use by the RAF. Most pointed a Colonel in the Home modern monoplanes have their wings Guard, it is announced. placed low on the sides of the fuss- Since his recall from Germany at lage, but the Botha Is of the high-the oulbreuk of the war, Sir Nevile wing class and therefore, looks un-has been Diplomație Adviser to the usual. Of course, no figures of its Home Office.
speed and range may be published.
but it may be said that the impor
tance of reconnaissance cannot Panama Canal Work
exaggerated.
of
be
"The RAF, has to watch the const
Europe from Norway to Berdeaux, and to patrol for out into the
To Cost $22,436,860 ||
The Henry J. Kalter Company an- Atlantic. Moreover, its reconnoltring pounced in Oakland, California se- machines must be able to drop cently that its bid of $22,430,000 for bombs, to fight an occasions, and the enlargement of the Panama Canal some of them can launch torpedoes. has been accepted by the United
The RA.F. alms at ever greater States War Department range in Its bombers and recon- The project, which calls for the ex- naissance machines, and, In Its envation of a third set of locks on the fighters, at greater speed, greater Paclne side of the canal will begin fighting power, and a high degree of in 30 days. manoeuvrability. British designers The accepted bid Was bimost are well qualised to comply with $2,000,000 below the next lowest these demands."
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