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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1941.

"Hudson's Bay." which stars Paul Muni and is showing at the King's Theatre. opens a new world of adventure to movie. goers. Showing Muni in a role unlike any he's ever done, the film

Tierney, Laird Cregar, John Sutton and

features Gene

many others.

U.S. IS PASSING NAZI ARMS OUTPUT---KNOX

COL. FRANK KNOX, Secretary of the Navy, asserted at Fort Dix, N.J., that "in the next ninety days" the United States "will be producing more war equipment than any other country in the world, including Germany," and that the army being trained now in Army camps throughout the nation "can stack up against any army in the world.”

The Secretary's opinions were expressed during a review of the 44th Division, composed mainly of National Guardsmen inducted into the Federal service on September 16, 1940.

described by

The review was

After the review, which began eul Gen. Hugh A Drum, coat 11 o'clock Col Knex was guest luncheon in the manufing general of the 1st Army, of honour at a

Club, given by the as the first review of an Amer- Oflcers'

veterans' association, His portrait en army division at war strength since the World War It was also was presented to the club, in a first POVICW まず United ceremony underneath the flag near States Army division with motor- the clubhouse, by Capt. Barnard

sed

innovation Eberlin, chairman of the associa- equipment, 211 since the first World War.

tion's army Haison committee.

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Col. Knox visited Fort D as guest of

The cantonment and

78th

Division Veterans' Association, of which he is a member. He was trained here in 1917

division with the known as the "Lightning" Divi- sion, becoming a captain in the 309.h Fie d Ar illery and a major

Far Greater Danger

WENT ON WITH HIS PLOUGHING

A ploughman work- ing in a field near a south-east coast town heard the roar of a bomber and took no notice.

Then he heard a bomb coming down. It plunged into the ground only 25ft. away from him. It was a delayed action bomb. The plough- man stepped over and peered down the little crater.

Then he just went on with the plough- ing.

ARTIST AND WIFE GAOLED

The "swordstick men- aces" case ended in pri- son sentences at the Old Bailey. Kenneth Leslie Bennett, aged nineteen, artist, of Mount Pleasant, South Ruislip, Middlesex, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.

His wife, Constance Margaretta Bennett, aged nineteen, got nine months.

The Recorder (Sir Gerald Dodson) said that it was a dell berate blackmail plot skilfully carried out. But for their youth, the penalt would have been much greater.

"It is one of the sad features of modern hite that young people are much older than their years, and do things which older people would never dream of doing." added the Recorder.

The couple were found guilty of demanding £250 with menaces

from Mr. Haruld Shatter of East- ente, Middlesex.

"Offer" To Girl, 17

M15 Margarita Cotton, aged seventeen, friend of Mes Bennett, alleged that Mr Shatter asked her if she would like a fur coal.

She continued: "I said: They are very nice.' Then he said: '11 1 can

to get my wife to go

will Scotland for three weeks. you take a flat with me? You can have all the coats and jew ellery you like and £5 a week."

'I would not dream 1 repiled: of doing anything like "tirat"," Previously, he had given her £10 because he said he was "in- cherishedterested in her."

Col Knox reminded his fellow veterans that when the United States went to war twenty-three years ago it was because "we felt the things we more than life itself were in danger." the command of

"To-day," he said, "we meet at Ammunition Train. Hus visit; a time of far greater danger than marked his first to Fort Dix in when we left for Europe. Then,

only twenty-four years.

the world a part of

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303rd

was

Inspector Smith said: "Kenneth Bennett imagines himself to be superior to the rest of his family, and is vain and self-seeking."

In his honour the 44th Division, threatened. To-day that threat is PREFER

commanded by Maj. Gen. Clifford universal

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the world around.

R. Powell, staged a sixty-eight- Never since civilisation emerged minute review on the division's has one man so fearfully threaten- parade ground as a twenty-mile ed the world with domination as wind swept across the reservation, now. and chilled twelve hundred mem- "Again America is alarmed, and bers of the veterans' association again in its alarm and their friends.

itse'f ready for

"We Are Ready" "We are ready. if need be, to match the sacrifices of men and women who gave us this coun- try," Col. Knox said after watch- Ing the, 18,000 men, 900 officers and 1,700 vehicles pass before the reviewing stand.

it is making whatever the

DARK SHELTERS

future may bring. The men we YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PRE- saw march to-day, like the men FER AIR RAID SHELTERS TO DARK HAVE SMASHED all over the couqʻry, have the same BE determination that we had when NEARLY ALL THE ELECTRIC IN SURFACE SHEL- we were bere years ago that LIGHTS

IN WESTON-SUPER- our type of institutions and our TERS way of life shall not be destroyed MARE.

The lights were installed by the to make way for some other form.

local council following complaints by moral welfare organisations.

"When the bulbs and fittings disappeared wa put up new ones and fixed them in wire cagos," Mr. H. A. Brown, borough

surveyor, told "Daily Mirror."

the.

"Our nation was born of toll and sweat and blood. The sacri- The men who passed before fices that bought it for us may be him "will give a very good asked again. The things that are account of themselves," he pre- worth while in life must be bought dicted, "if they are ever called by sacrifice and can be maintain- on for combatant duty."

ed only by willingness to sacrifice Col, Knox did not discuss the ugain." proximity of "combatant duty," Reminding that the A.E.F., fight- nor did he elaborate on the coming in the Meuse-Argonne offen- plement of equipment assigned to sive in the first World War, proved the 44th Division, which is judged that "Germany is not invincible." to be as well equipped as any Gen. Drum followed him and as-cil to approve of the use of shel-“ other division. beyond observing sured the veterans that a similar. ters by fire-watching parties.

"That will help to prevent that it has 50 per cent of its equip belief of German vulnerability is

those who want ment and that It and other divi- held by the "army we are building destruction by

to-day." slons "are coming along fast."

petting partics" he added.

"Now the fittings have gone again, and the cages have: dis- appeared with them,"

Mr. Brown is to ask the coun-

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