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Naziganda

THE WORLD

IS SAYING

there

TART an evening's listoning The News is good stuff, most of R

Hems пте frequently with me and hear what the ond world thinks about the war, which might not poss the Censor In Everything is in English, and this country, ao one wonders what the Ministry of Information hope to you need only a straightforward¦do about it. After all, they can' all-wave receiver of the 10 or 12 censor our sets. guinca variety, preferably with a small outside aerial.

By 10.15 p.m. It is time to hear passer-by feels compelled to throw a what Dr. Goebbels' radio-mouthpiece one through the window.)

Moscow, 130g likely } {OSCOW, at 10.30 p.m. on

The black-out operates frum soon has to say. Tune either to Hamburg after 7 p.m., so we will draw the 331 metres, Cologne 455 metres, or, curtains and switch on the radio at better still, to Zeesen on 31.02 metres. 7.18 p.m. in time to hear what Reme The stuff the German announcer

station has to say. This

in best reads is not too wild but it is cun-as not to ignore the war 'nltogether new type lcard on 31.02 metres, but it is also ningly misleading. He makes little and talk naively about a fairly clear on 420 metres. If you mistakes in his English sometimes of tractor being tried out in the of "armour Ukraine or the decision of a group miss some of this, don't worry be-as when he speaks cause they repeat the whole thing Jews"-but generally he is a good of factory workers to establish a together with any later news at 10.45 speaker and tries desperately hard to museum of arts and crafts. Any war 18 from Russia sound friendly. Until recently some talk you do hear of these broadcasts have ended, with either the official bulletina or A the words "Good-bye. We hope you quotation from "Izvestia."

night's rest. Hell

Now, if you like, you can go on litter."

listening all night. Personally (N.B.--These German stations pop shall try Philadelphia again for the in a record of "Deutschland Uber Berlin relay at 11.30p.m. and then

at to bed. les" and the "Horst Wessel" ather unexpected moments, so tone he set down in case some patriotic

p.ml

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TOW for one of the most No

Interesting titills of the evening-If you can get it. Tune very carefully to Philadelphia on 10.85 metres and hope, rather than expect, to hear a relay from Berlin at 7.45 p.m. Unhappily, these ex- cellent commentaries by William L. Schirer do not come uver very well from the Nazi capliai: conditions are

unfavourable.

Later on, at 11.30 p.m., you can! often hear Schirer's second Berlin broadcast by eavesdropping on to the Beel-New York radio-telephone an 20 metres,

is nothing As it happens there much worth hearing between 8 and

worda from! WHATEVER may have happ.m. (except a few

pened to the unspeakable Tokyo on 19.79 M. at 8.30 p.m.), sal you can enjoy or endure the B.B.C.'s Goebbels, Nazi propaganda goes main evening programme and hear news and the 9 o'clock News to prime yourself) on. Every night views are broadcast in English, with the real facts, as in other languages, from German transmitters, This matter is presumably intended

ON

no necount

miss the Ave minuten snappy news | to create in British listeners abroadenst from Schenectady al 8.55 favourable impression of Ger- p.m. This station, on 19.57 metres,) many and to undermine con- is se consistently loud and clear that fidence in our Government. But not a syllable need be lost to you. the bulletins are devoted almost exclusively to vilification of everything British,

With dull monotony the same story is told nightly, with slight variations, of British responsi- bility for this atrocity or that treachery: What do the Nazis really hope to achieve among British listeners by such prop- gunda? That broadcasts to the German public should take this form could be readily under- stood. Directed

British

What is a pocket Battleship

THE German "pocket battle- ships" (two of which are

have

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CORONEL:

TRAGEDY

GOES ON

"WELL" Bald the warden,

looking round his un- derground A.R.P. post, "if wo're going to be here three years we decided we might as well be comfortable,"

It is in Knightsbridge, and they all it the Club. It was a car penter's shop: they swept and garnished it, and as you come down the klepa out of the dark- ness between Barricades of sand- bogs it is (upon my soul) 'like walking into some club's brightly- lighted smoking room.

On one side of the room, that is. On the other, everything is efficf- ency, Helmets, ens-masks, rubber boots in an orderly array. A roster of duties pinned on the notice board. A messenger's bicycle propped by the wall in a space thoughtfully chalked "Car Park."

But, on the other side, the Club! The walls are hung with glazed chintz someone has contributed an armchair, someone else deck chairs. The artist of the post has painted topieni cartoons for the walls.

There is a sidebourd, with a bookshelf (thrillers, "Foch; Man of Orleans," and Mr. Bridie's new nutoblography), a wireless det, a vase of flowers and (as I hope for merey) bowl of goldfish.

There a green baize bridge- table, with packs of cards ready. There is a lg-saw puzzle table chess-board. Round the corner is a dart-board, and the walle bear, chalked records of

many games.

the

On the table, lald out as neatly as in the Athenticum, are magazines. The A.R.P. handbooks have pride of place: the next row includes, prim and proper. "The Yachting World," "Vogue," "The National Geographic Magazine," many others, and, at the top of the row

but I'll tell you that

at the end.

They are barristers, business inen, a dramatist, solicitors.

Every now and again they glance at the clock, nod, sling on steel helmets, buckle themselves and go out into the night on duty. They seem a most efflcient lot. "But," as the warden and, "we may as well be comfortable."

I said I would tell you the top magazine of the plle. It was "Good Housekeeping."

A gentleman called at this office i tell us something important. He would have it that there was no war. It was all, he said, one vast lie put about (we couldn't gather why) by Germany und England in collaboration. There was no fight- ing In Poland or anywhere eles.

"But," we said, in something of a daze, "what aliout the bombing of Klei?"

"What ocular proof," he said. "love you yourself of that?"

We pointed out that at any rate he was carrying a gas-mask.

"Ah!" he said triumphantly,

box. It and opened the "empty. That had us

wis

Remark (impregnably authenti- enled) of a lady reproved for showing a glaring window at mid- night: "Oh, I'm so sorry; I'll put it right at once. I thought it wouldn't matter-it's at the back."

listeners, they are bound to be now reported to be loose in the TO-MORROW is the 25th anni- By H. C. BYWATER.¡on

futile.

re-

lonners,

of

versary of the Battle of

OF 1914 and reported His approad to

Cradock.

Atlantic Ocean) were the result

RESOLVE TO FIGHT "It is not without emotion," writes British cruisers Good Hope and ing. it was naturally assumed that the British Admiralty would leave But German publicity always of the Versailles Treaty, under Coronel, the action in which the such a force was capable of inflict-

the British official historian, "that lucked subtlety. Its authors be which Germany was forbidden to Monmouth were lost with all nothing undone to compass its early

destruction. Unfortunately, the dis-one contemplates the feelings of so fine an officer when suddenly he 03 found himself face to face with the lieve in the bull-headed frontal build warships of over 10,000 hands.

Apart from the tragle death roll of positions actually made were

hopeless situation into which, against 1,654 ollicers and men, including that faulty as they were inadequate.

The only British force in a position all his protests and better judgment, nitack. And inevitably it leaves tons.

Cradock's he clearly believed himself to have intercept Spee was listeners

German naval architects decided fine officer Rear Adml. Sir Christa- cold. The

pher Cradock, this disaster was ren- tu British

A cloud that can never to show the world what could be deret unisually poignant by the "scratch" squadron, comprising two been forced. British Government has

old, ill-designed and feebly gunned be lifted hus fallen on our naval his- antecedent circumstances. done in spite of this Imitation.

armoured cruisers, Good Hope and tory. All we can ever know is the In the light of the evidence now

Ining. For whatever he vealed that no efforts have been

They were the first to save weight available it is beyond dispute that Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow, silver made in the British Empire to

riveling the gallant Cradock and his com- and the amed liner Otranto, a ship thought and felt, Cradock did not welding inatend

rades were sent to their doom, and of negligible fighting value. Worse flinch.""

still, both the Good Hope and Mon- In view of the heavy odds against interfere with foreign broad- bulls.

British prestige was exposed to custs. There is no reason why They were the first to use Diesel very severe blow as the result of de-mouth, having been hurriedly me- him he would have been justified in it should do so. The German engines powerful enough to move fective staff work by the Admiralty, bilised on the outbreak of war, were

large boat at 20 knots, and to and false strategy. With a view to manned almost entirely by reservists, refusing uction, and certain critics It is, however, more than possible transmissions, presumably in-mount six 11-in. guns in such a small understanding and profiting by the who, except in gallantry and devo- have censured him for not doing so. lessons taught at such a cruel price, ilon, could not compare with Spee's that he had no choico in the matter. There is some evidence that the col- the events of Nov. 1, 1914, deserve highly trained veterans. tended to convert the British ship.

lective speed of his squadron was "HOPELESS SITUATION" people to Nazi ways of thought,. "Battleship" is an incorrect des- to be studied anew.

WELL-ARMED ENEMY Cradocks, under no illusion as to the lightly inferior to that of Spec's are perfect examples of clumsy cription of these German 10,000-

During October the Germun Asia-strength of the for he expected to force. But the short November day meet, asked repeatedly for reinforce-Was already closing, and had he futility. To seek to prevent

They are really armoured cruisers, le squadron, under Admiral Count ment. He was first promised the steamed away at full speed, leaving their being heard in this coun- and the Germans themselves call, von Spee, which had left Klao-Chan Defence, a powerful armoured cruiser the slow Otranto to her fate, he Just before the outbreak of war and which might have tipped the beam in might have succeeded in shaking off try would be quite purposeless.them simply "armoured ships."

But those who knew Cradock are wastes of the his favour, but at the last moment pursuit. Germans listen at" their peril They are the most powerful com-Prelic, was heard of in the vicinity this ship was sent elsewhere, and in

of Easter Island. This was the only to foreign nowa. Their rulers merce destroyers in the world, and German squadron at large outside the her place the ancient battleship Cano-convinced that no such thought year-old vessel, with her short-range ght he must have cherished the hope rice they were at large on the trade North Sea, and, therefore, the only pus was foisted on him. This 17-entered his head. In resolving to do everything possible to pre-routes it is doubtful whether they really serious menace to our com- guns and speed of only 12-knots, was that, oven though his ships were over- more of a liability than an ass whelmed, they would sell themselves vent them from knowing what could be sunk by any cruiser now munications.

Besides his flagship Scharnhorst, and she been present she would pro-so dearly that the German squadron in going on. Here, though vari. afloat.

heavily armoured cruiser of 11,000 bably have shared the fate of the would be incapacitated from further The "pocket battleships" are not tons, with a speed of 22% knols, Good Hope and Monmouth, thus action. Be that as it may, he in- ous restrictions have necessarily

mounting eight 8.21 and alx Gin guns, swelling the death-roll and intensify-stantly accepted the challenge. Germany's largest, warships.

SURRENDER REFUSED and her sister ship Gnolsenau, Speeling the shock to British prestige.j been imposed on citizens, they

the Since denouncing Versailles ad with him the fast Hight cruisers Cradock, however, wisely left her be-

At pm the two squadreds were steaming south on converging courses, are not likely to be prohibited Treaty's naval clauses in 1935, Ger- Dresden, Nurnberg and Leipzig. The hind when he started on his sweep

The Arst of November found both Cradock edging in to close the range. from hearing or reading the many has launched two 20,000-ton two armoured cruisers were noted up the Chilean coast.

in tact recently won the Keiser's squadrons in the latitude of Coronel, As the Germans were on the eastern worst that the German propa-battleships and two 35,000-tonners. for their excellent gunnery, and had gandists can say or write. Fow A monster. 40,000-tonner has been prize for the best target practice of each unaware of the other's presence, horizon they presented excellent tar-

down and is expected to be the year. They had been long in It was blowing hard from the south- gets as long as the

such conditions. Ho commission, their crews were thor-east, and in the great ocean swell visible, but Spee was too are so green as to be "taken in" lald

ready in four years.

doughly seasoned, and Adml. Spee the ships rolled and pitched heavily, fight under by the enemy's strong draughts

But Britain is to lay down soon himself was a proved leader of the taking much water on board, while therefore held off until the son had

first calibre...........

sheets of spray flew over bridges and sat and the tables were turned, for of what he would have us be..

PLEASE Tum To Page:3, Conaldering the incalculable dam-gun-turret. Two hours later the the British ships were now sharply two 40,000-ton ships-the Lion and

Inge; both moral and material, that Glasgow sighted the German squad.! Die Temeraire. lieve is the undiluted truth.

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