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NEED Britain FATHER OF ELECTRICITY PASSES

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE DEATH, AT THE AGE OF 94, HAS OCCURRED IN HIS YORK- SHIRE HOME OF COLONEL ́R. B. CROMPTON, WHO TOOK ELECTRI- CITY OUT OF THE LABORATORY AND MADE IT A COMMERCIAL | PROPOSITION-DESPITE AN EAR-

LY ANTIPATHY TO IT.

His first big job was the illumin- ating of the old Crystal Palace. He also installed electric lights in Buck- Ingham Palace, the Law Courts, Vic- torla Station' and Mansion House.

A naval cadet at 11 years of age, he took part in the Crimean campaign, In the Boer War, he was a full-fledg- ed soldier, while in the Great War it was mainly due to his research that the British tank was developed.-Reu-

ter.

TRANSPORT OF B.E.F.

London, To-day.

Tribute has already been paid to the achievement of transporting the B.E.F. to France without casualties

made in the House of Commons yesterday by but it is now revealed that between Mr. Walter Elliot, the Minister of Health.

this breathing space, it must be turn- Mr. Elliot said the Government remained convinced

ed to account by outside sympathisers. Both "The Times" and the "Tele- graph" emphasise that Britain must be among the first to help Finland. "The Times" says that any army sent to help a small country fighting for liberty cannot be complete without a substantial contingent of Britons.

of the desirability of the dispersal of children from evacuating areas.

Plans therefore had been prepared with the object both of retaining in the reception areas as many as pos sible of the 400,000 children still there The "Daily Mall" refutes a sugges-

and preparing for a further large- tion that help for Finland would dis-scale evacuation to take place if alr sipate

raids developed on a scale involving serious continuous bombing,.

our resources. The Finns, fighting the battle of the century, may yet prove to be a vital bastion in our defence, it says. Reuter.

NO BOMBING

OF CIVILIANS

It would be for the Government to decide, in the light of prevail. ing circumstances, when these plans were to be put into opera- tion.

QUEEN'S MESSAGE

The Queen desired to show her ap- preciation of the great public spirit demonstrated by those householders who during the last six months had sheltered children unknown to them home and sympathy of incomparable and had provided for the children a

London, To-day. Mr. Chamberlain yesterday repeated the Government's value. pledge not to bomb civilians deliberately.

Queen proposed to send a personal To each of these householders the

message as token of her recognition of He repeated his statement of their service to others. Reuter. September 14, 1939, in which he said that whatever others might do, the British Government would not resort to deliberate attacks on women, children and other civilians for the purpose of mere terrorism.

To this statement, he had nothing further to add.

Reuter.

BULGARIAN CRISIS

Paris, To-day. According to a Sofla despatch it is thought that a difference of opinion between the Bulgarian Prime Minis- ter, M. Kiosselvanoff, and the Minis~| ter of Agriculture, M. Adrianov, ·re- garding the candidature' 'of 'deputies during the last legislative elections led the Fremler to resign.

SPEED LIMIT FOR R.A.F.

British airmen on the Western Front must not exceed 55 m.p.h. on the ground.

This is the new speed limit for R.A.F. cars on the open road. In towns and villages 30 m.p.h, must not be exceeded.

The limit was imposed in an order in which personnel were warned that they have been habitually driving too fast over the tricky French roads.

HUGE FIRE: IN THE HOUNSLOW REGION.

London, To-day,

COOL BID TO ESCAPE

SMARTNESS OF A CHINESE DE- TECTIVE PREVENTED A BOLD ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE FROM THE DOCK OF THE KOWLOON MA- GISTRACY THIS MORNING BY CHAN HUNG, 32, WHO WAS

AP- PEARING ON. A CHARGE OF STEALING SEVEN DINNER PLATES FROM NANKING BARRACKS.

Chan was in the dock and the court Magistrate, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, was waiting for the arrival of the when the prisoner left the dock and walked out of the court.

On the stairs he was met by Chan yesterday, and was placed in custody Yau, the detective who arrested him for the second time.

It is not known whether a second charge will be preferred against the

man.

LIFEBOAT RESCUES

LONDON, TO-DAY.. BRITAIN HAVE RESCUED OVER THE LIFEBOATS - OF GREAT

GAN, AND THE GRATITUDE AND 1,500 LIVES SINCE THE WAR BE-

NAVY FOR THEIR SERVICES HAS ADMIRATION OF THE ROYAL BEEN EXPRESSED BY THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.

They state that they are deeply im- pressed by the fine services of the crews of the national lifeboats, es- knowing that this work was carried pecially those on the East Couft; out in foul weather, high seas and bitter cold, none of which lowe the spirit of courage: without fear or though

A large Baction of London's "black- Certain political circles in Sofia con- out" was lit up on Wednesday night nect the crisis with the arrival there when a fire broke out in a scrap me- of M. Popoff, the Bulgarian Minister tal store house; the scrap metal in in Belgrade, who was summoned to cluded 50, tons of magnesium. Sofia by cable on Wednesday-Reu-l'dames could be seen for 10 miles which they perfor

around Hounslow. Reuter.

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ter.

The

September 9, when the first full con- voy sailed, until October 5 a complete force consisting of 158,000 men, 2,500 vehicles and 140,000 tons of military were transported to a time

stores,

schedule without serious hitch.

Of this number only one-third, consisted of fighting divisions, the remainder being auxiliary, supply and other services established to deal with the far greater army destined to the original Expeditionary

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