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BRITISH SLAVES IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

LIFE IN THE Channel Islands, now occupied by 1,000 German soldiers, according to eight men who have escaped from Guernsey:

Newspapers are printed in German and English and contain short lessons in German;

Earnings of bachelors are restricted to 30s: a week and of married men to 38s, with a few shillings extra for children (foremen and employers get 2s. more);

No unemployment because everyone is com- pelled to work;

Cinemas show German films with English sub-

titles;

"God Save the King" is banned;

Anyone who speaks disre- The sale of spirits is banned, spectfully to the German troops except under a doctor's prescrip- is liable to fifteen years in gaol. tion. Stocks of beer ("It's pretty The eight men from Guernsey poor stuff) are expected to be are now reunited with their wives exhausted in about a month. and families, evacuated the German occupation.

before-

Four of them are members of

Soldier Shot:

one family Mr. Frederick Foodstuffs, are. being grown Hockey, forty-seven-year-old instead of flowers, Fruit that is harbour signalman at St. Pater grown is sold to the public only. Port, and three of his sons, Fred, after the Germans have had their twenty-five, George, twenty-one, share. Work hours for every- and Harold, sixteen.

one are from 8 am to 6.30.p.m. Their companions were: Mr. with half a day on Saturday. William Mahy, Mr. Percy de: Port, One bar of soap is allowed Mr. William Dorey and Mr. Her-per month.

·bert Richard, all- tomato growers,

Electricity, and? · gas- supplier are not expected to last beyond November... Supplies.of-house- hold coal will last throughout. the winter.

The Guernsey people. have been ordered to refer to the 800 to 1,070 German. soldiers.- apparently. picked for the occupation because of their good English nói as Germans or Nazis, but as "our garrison.”

How, Nazis, Got A

"Heil!! Picture

They know a few propaganda tricks, Mr. Hockey told, a re- porter.

troops behave well and one soldier Mr. Hockey said the German

who assaulted a woman was shot.

The enemy started to transfe labour, but most people wer allowed to go on with thei joles.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Hockey an the.sons who escaped with... hif "One day the Germans gave a walked into the neat little vill: band performance in the pleasure in. Sutton. Road, Testwood, nea park at St, Peter Port and a Southampton: Iorge crowd turned up,” he saidi

"An officer asked: for all: those who spoke French to put up their hands. The responso was, small as all speak English.

"He then asked for a show of hands from those” who spoke

Englich. Every right arm went

upa Then: a. German-camera. clicked.

NO FRESH

AIR WANTED

During a night raid a wayfarer decided to seek cover. He ac- cordingly went to one of the new surface shelters.

Somewhat to his surprise he found it empty.

He did not worry about that, but: after a while began to find, it unduly chilly.

Then he looked' up and saw the stars. The shelter was unfinished and had no roof.

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CROOKS IN RAIDS HELD ON SIGHT

cribs" for London crookз.

Bombs are not "cracking easy

Scotland Yard has organised special anti-looting squads, to pro- tect valuables which, through the shattering of shop windows, etc. are "there for the taking."

The officers have been select- ed for their knowledge of the inderworld, and are stationed in the vicinity of wrecked areas with: orders to detain on sight, "known: bad characters they see hanging about. They will; maintain- constant watch.

Many of these detectives have,

HE WAS REGISTERED their own "picture gallery of

AS WOMAN

London's criminals, and will carry: them- as a check on identity.

It is thought that the sneak- thlef his opportunities - curtalled by so many people remaining at

ness, may become reckless and

John William Jacobs, aged 19 home during the hours of dark-

"Before we: raállrad: that, wa of Johannesburg, desires to el:

had been tricked; the Germans list, but is unable to do so besort to air-mid looting. had got what would be made cause he was registered at birth Into a film of the; lelanders as a woman. ・ giving the Nazi salute.”

Nazi Society Raided

His mother left him as child; his birth being,, registered The cffices, and homes, of the Food is severely rationed and by a hospital, nurse, wljo įlisted "nowy leaders of the : Ousewa- boor. in quality. Tho weekly Ta-hlin as a female, ja flew brandwag, an Afrikaner move- tion of butter is two ounces, por, “Whon, El tried to join, up, 1'ment, were inided in Camalown person, and, of meat sixpenny-hid to produce my Birth certi as well as in Pretoria and Bloem- worth. Brend, made of potatoes, figate, and then the mistake was 'fontein The Ossewabrandwas, is. Indigestible.

discovered;”/ sold · Jacobą. * "The nominally a cúltural organization, Stocke of tinned food on the people who brought me up are has been suspected of subversiv Island are being takan to Ger- dead. My only hope is to trace planning for MCH

•Man

many.

my another."

tional Republic": on -Nazi lincs.