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PREMIER APPLAUDS EMPIRE Generous Spirit Of Co-operation

new

problems before puzzled magistrates. This is how problems of Britain at war were settled.

SH CHE was a young mother

with a baby. She stood in London's Tower Bridge Police Court and told the Bernard magistrate Mr.

Campion, K.C., that she had come back from Worthing, where she had been sent for safety with the child, be- cause she did not like being

there.

But there WIR trouble nt home. Her husband would not give her any money unless she

went back to Worthing and took

their baby with her. What should she do?

"You had no business to re- LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-turn," Mr. Campion told her, Continuing his weekly review in "after you had been evacuated the House of Commons to-day by the Government for your

own safety. the Prime Minister said:

The Empire has already shown how generous and whole-hearted Its spirit of co-operation.

The fuller knowledge we shall now gain of the plans of the different Hovernments as the result of the presence of their ministerial repre- gentatives here will be of great value

to us.

"In their turn, we are confident that the Dominion governments and the Government India will find that the first hand impressions their representatives will gain will be of

"Obey your husband. No doubt he wants you and the baby to remain in a safe areu."

IN Rochdale, Lancashire, magi-

strates heard a driver ac-i cused of failing to obey a traffic- light signal,

The defence was an unusual une. The driver's solicitur. Mr. S. Clean. submitted that his ellent coul! not be gully cince the lights themselves

invaluable aid in gaining a fuller did not conform relations

appreciation of our common problems und of the best and quickest means of solving them.

Response Appreciated "Equally striking is the whole hearted co-operation we are recely- Ing in all parts of the Empire,

Burma

the including

and from Colonies."

The Prime Minister recalled that ho had previously expressed great uppreciation of the spontaneous mea sages of support from every single

*

because they were screened.

Mr. Clegg was held to be right, and the summons was dismissed.

The fact is that all traffic lights, being now screened, are beyond the scope of the present regulations.

But motorists are advised not to take liberties with them.

For one thing, the Automobile Association point oui, "Anyone who

Told

November 3, 1939.

Grandstand Bunks SIEGFRIED LINE WEAK,

TROOPS quartered on

а

well-known English race- course have their sleeping-

quarters in the premisland.

Wounded Skipper Tells Crew 'Save Yourselves'

HEROISM, quick-wittedness and brilliant scaman-

ship qualities which have always distinguished Britain's merchant navy-were all displayed in three encounters between British vessels and U-boats re- cently.

Captain J. Hewson was heading south with his cargo ship, the Goodwood (2,796 tons), owned by W. France, Fenwick and Co., Ltd., of London, when she was tor- pedoed without warning.

Pinned down by wreckage

doen not obey lights, screened or not, which jammed the bridge'

is a menace to other road users."

And there are still three offenceslay Captain Hewson, both with which the cocksure driver

territory of the Empire after the out could be charged: (1) dangerous legs broken but still consci-

break of war.

driving, (2) driving without rea-ous.

“We did not nak for these vice-connble consideration for other rood sages," he said, "The Colonies have not been forced into war by Britain against their will.

The aetion of so many peoples of various races is witness to their con- sciousness that the threat to Britain is equally a threat to list freedom and well-being which have been na» sured them under British rule."

users, and (3) driving without dur earc and attention.

"WE ARE IN THE WAR TO WIN IT" GREAT TRIUMPH

--(Continued from Page...)ay

Mr. Chamberlain said that although at the beginning of the war, the Colonies elfort would mainly be on" the economic side and help in raw materials and foodstuffs he would lons and the Allies as well as Britain. "The time may come when it will be possible and right to define in greater detall the terms which would be held to be fulfilment of the pur- poses for which we took up arms.

like to refer with gratitude to the numerous offers of personal service from residents of the Colonies,"

Will Ute Colonics' Man-Powor

I was the intention of Ills Majesty'S Government to employ the man- power of the Colonial Emples might be most effective, and plans for doing this were being worked out,

Can Be Confident

EXPORTS SOAR IN MALAYA

2

SINGAPORE, Nov. (Reuter). The value of Malaya's exports in October the will probably reach record figure of £13,250,000. In October, 71,000 tons of rubber and 15,000 tons of tin were exported.

A greater part of them went to America,

The ship was sinking fast. The decks were almost awash. "Don't bother about me. Look refuge in neutral harbours In many after yourselves, men," he or parts of the world." idered.

But four of the crew strapped

HELPLESS SHIP

SHORTAGE OF LABOUR

Gracie Fields' "Cheer Up" Song

new

Gracie Fields has found a song which may be a "Tipperary." It is "Wish Me Luck," and she calls it her national "Cheer Up" song,

This is the chorus: Wish me luck as you wave me

goodbye,

Cheerio, here I go, on my way. Wish me luck, as you wave me

goodbye..

With a cheer, not a tear, make

It gay.

Give me a smile I can keep all

the while

In my heart while I'm away. Till we meet once again, you

and I,

Wish me luck, as you wave-mė

goodbye.

"I do hope the 'boys' will like it," she says. "When I'm

a little better I want to sing it to them myself."

It was composed by Harry Pare-Davis and Phil Park,

From RALPH IZZARD

AMSTERDAM. UNDERSTAND from Berlin that the military authorities are in dispute with Dr. Robert Ley and his Labour Front leaders over the West Wall (Siegfried Line) defences,

Ley has had to confess failure in repairing weak- nesses in the Line revealed in Hitler's summer tour. He blames the Army leaders for taking his youngest and strongest workers for military service.

He says that the men left to him are physically unequal to the severe strain of relentlessly long hours on poor food,

In an effort to save the situation, Ley has just completed a two days' tour of the line, driving himself in special cross-country caterpillar car, cajoling, urging, and geading the workers

Meanwhile, Army hendquartersi displeased at having to rushi troops destined for Poland back to

neo

the West.

DRAMATIC ESCAPE

AS

Pilot's Doscent In No-Man's Land

S he crawled out of, his para

chute harness in No-man's-

on tho Western

A high Army ofeer told neutral land, badly wounded after an Journalists in Berlin that Germany air battle considers her position In the West Front, an R.A.F. man saw Ger- sunilar to that before the French and mang leap from their trenches, British offensive on the Somme in and run towards him.

the last war.

He unld: "We do not intend to take the offensive, believing that defence

the best attack."

WATCHED BY GESTAPO

THE Independent Labour Party

19 work for

over

There seemed to be no way of escape.

Suddenly from a wood facing the trenches, French troops appeared.

Both sides raced to get the R.A.F. they ran. mun, the French fring

An Algerian soldier ped ahead of has received a message, snug- ied across the frontier of a neutral his comrades, picked up the airman, his shoulder, and country, from

Independent slung him over

staggered back to the wood. Socialists of Germany,

The rescued man, a litle Welsh the Gestapoj The message, sakt

the air-inner, told the story of the air were

control now workers of Germany, driving them battle as he lay in un RA.F. medleal

Jong hours wout a receiving station. chance of rest, particularly the tort- "We were a handful of British planes out on a reconnaissance flight atauen Workers.

Storm Troopers and Blockshirts over the Siegfried Line," he said.

The Germans spotted us almost Watch to see that no revoluonury word is spoken, said the message, at once and their AA. Satterles which also gave the text of a pan- opened fire, but we went up well pniet spread among the German above 20.000 feet and continued our work. We were three in the plane, the pilot, the observer and myself as "Comrades of the

fight

Runner. It was a wonderfully clear: from cances to canicen. Fight

day and we could see for mics. against tier's policy of aggres- We want shorter sich und war. hours and more food, Give us butter and bacon, egga and fat. We do not want war. We want

workers.

to return to our familles."

The message added: "In spite of

There were no clouds anywhere and all Gerinary stretched beneath us. Suddenly we saw enemy planes swirl up towards us from far down below.

They were Messerschmills-, three formalions of elx each."

"Outnumbered by more than three

the error of the testapo, the illegul to one, we prepared to give battle. their enemy bertan with fight goes on in Germany. Starved, The

and favourite tactics of diving up at us used, and persecuted, wo our comrades will win the buttle for from underneath, machine-gunning Socialism, inside or outside the fron- as they came. ider, in peace or in war, in liberty or in prison. The fight goes on to the 1st breath."

Enemy Aliens 6,000 SLOVAKS DESERT

Well Treated

states

"One of the planes attached itself

Hfebelts to him and lowered him TELE coplain of the tiny 1,180-ton Only 186 Interned Geneva that tousion is growing be-realised that it was only a question

over the side into the sen. SWAM WITH CAPTAIN

Then, supporting him, the four with

their captain rescuers wam clear of the suction of the sinking

a

All were rescued.

merchant ship Chloris of Liver-

to the tail of my machine, and a terrific duel began. I could hear the bullela ripping through the fabric beside me. I looked round and saw the observer in a crumpled heap in THE Paris newspaper, Le Matin, his seat.

that 6,000 Slovaks have "He had been shot through the deserted and escaped into Hungary. head. The enemy were using in- The Malin also learns trom cendiary builets, and suddenly tween Czechs und Germans. In of seconds before the flames reached spite of the official Nazi bon Czechs me.

Fainted listen te. French, British, and Polish: LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter).- broadcasts.

"Then, just as my clothing began A liaison has been established be- dango, Was heavily laden a general The position of enemy alichs in teen Czechs in Bobemia, Moravín, to shoulder, the plane behind

swooped up and offered me a lovely cargo, was heavily laden.

With her maximum speed of 11 this country was explained in the and Slovakia and Czechs abroad. knots in terms of land speed Just House of Commons to-day by the

Instances of railway sabotage in target. I gave him all I had got, continue to be re- and as the flames blazed up Into my over 12 miles an hour-she was Home Secretary, Sir John Ander- Czech districts

face I just had time to see him go" rolling home through the Bay of

ported.

Into a spin and disappear down beneath me.

pool has given Britain her first laugh

at the expense of the U-boats.

The little Chloris, bound from Bor-

The

23-year-old merchantman

to a Nazl sub- easy prey

A

the crew, Robert member of King, told a Daily Mail reporter:

"I went on deck and tried to reach Biscay. the emploin on the bridge. The deck "If our general purpose is clear, was a mass of wreckage,

and the seemed and our direction is right, and our ship

was settling down rapidly. marine. people are united in defence of the There was no way of carrying the But the crew of the Cnloria had In Africa the strength of the Royal principles in which they belleve skipper over. He was lying there been keeping a ceaseless watch. The confident groaning in pain, with both his legs captain was warned that a U-boot we can be reasonably West African Fronller Force had been more than doubled and the tlus the outcams can be made is broken, but in spite of this he kept was trailing his ship.

Soon the radio of the Chloris was King's African Rifles in East Africa correspond to the convictions of telling us to leave him and get to

crackling out a messago. all who desire a ney and better the beats ourselves. were more than trebled.

On came the U-buat, manoeuvring world, and which may enlist all The voluntary offers of service

"We tried to get him out, but it) throughout the

was hopeless, and the ship was down for the attack which was to sink the Empire hod

nations on a' basis of equality, far exceeded our. Immediate require-

"No Individual government or almost to the decks. We strapped helpless merchant vessel. The radio

holated him operator intercepted the eali. ments.

over the side. Then we all jumped. As announced sometime ago, British country has claimed to be a reposi-lifebelts to him and

tory of wisdom. subjects from the Colonies and Britlah

We had only been in the water a few U-boat Commander. protected persons of this country "We ought to be all ready to con- minutes when a fishing boat pleked were now placed for entry into the sider any proposals under which the us up.'

was One

the crow member of armed forces on the some footing na hopes and aspirations of the peoples British subjects from the United can be brought nearer to fulfilment.thrown 40ft. from the crow's nest to Kingdom.

"Such is the nature of the help we are receiving from the Empire. Eagerly offered and gindly accepted, it is a splendid example of the free co-operation and ungrudging self- sacrifice in the noble cause through- out the lands which owe allegiance to the King," concluded Mr. Cham- berlain,

Canada's Pledge LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter).—It is officially announced that in the recent conference, the Canadian Ministers had pledged Canada's fullest co-oper- allon in the production of essential food for Britain and the Allies.

Mr. "Attlee's 'Walcomo

the deck.

"We should not desist from the task undertaken until we are con- NO WARNING vinced we have secured conditions which, as far as humanly possible.

A translation was handed to the

From the message he learned that help for the Chloris was at hand. And so the submarine, unwilling to tackle Elronger adversary, let the Chloris go on-saved from disaster

In England

us

gori.

He said that tribunals had inter-ISLAND EVACUATED

"I hadn't been on fire I could viewed over 13,000 allens.

·REPORT from Copenhagen caally have shot down two more. Of these, 180 had been interned, I À

German Island

"It was real bad luck, but my pals over 3,000 exempted from internment says that the

eva- accounted for three besides the one but subjected to special restrictions of Sylt has been entirely

I started "Half-unconscious, and the remainder of some 10,000 cuated by civilians as a result of I MIL

bombardment, the, only exempled from

and British air internment

Inhabitants now being 30 labourers, struggle out of my cockpit, I must restrictions.

In the case of the latter the term Two planes fell in the sea by the have pulled the string of my para. "enemy allen" would not appear on Danish frontier. Their nationality chute, for I suddenly saw it open

has been kept secret.

and felt myself dragged out of the plane. heir certificates.

Thaelmann At Liberty?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Nov. 2 (Reuter). The

THINKS HE

IS MASTER

by her captain's quick thinking and report that the German Communist "Freedom" Station

a fake radio message.

jeader, Herr Thaelmann, has been The Ministry of Information also released from prison, is repeated by Engineer H. Drake, of the rescue pay tribute to the Merchant Navy the Basle correspondent of the "Paris may protect the world against a vessel, said: "We were very close to in these words: "What particularly Soir" who declares that Herr Himm- repetition of the present tragedy. the Goodwood when suddenly there stands out the gallantry of the fer bas entered negotiations with "It is impossible to be precise as an explosion and a mass of officers and men who, in their un- to when or how you may judge that smoke

Chielmaria to persuade him to use and water. There

was no armed ships, are carrying on the task his influence against the extreme Left to be achieved," concluded Lord warning from the submarine.

of feeding and supplying this coun-Wing opinion.” "The men had to race to the boats. try in the face of the submarine Others leapt into the sea, and the peri." ship sank stern first in about 15 | minutes,"

Captain Hewson and two others, Castic, 20,000 tons Union Castle

Hallfox,

AND this is how the Warwick

Hitler Sees Rome Ambassador

sen,

Castigates Hitler

to

"I got a nasty blow on the leg from the all of the machine, and then for a moment I suppose. I faiated. Next I remember footing down while the battle continued above me,,

"I knew it was Germany below calculate whether me, and I began there was any hope of the wind carrying me over to the French Hües. It seemed very doubtful. SHE NOT

"When I had got quite low, I heard. firing, and realised that bullets, were whistling near me. I was above the German lines and they were shoot- LONDON, Nov. 2.(Reuter) Ingat me. They went on Bring The anti-Nazi "Freedom" radio almost until I was on the ground.

"I released..my parachula und. station is still broadcasting re gularly every night, despite at-started to crawl desperately to a Hittle thicket in the hepe of hiding tempts to jam it,'

there." On Wednesday night the station re-

Pilot Escapod viewed some of the main news, say- some disappointment" in Berlin.

were very d.1. ing that the Nazis

Alter describing the fight in No- Referring to Molotoff's fights of t

appointed with. M. Molotoff's speech, Man's-Land, and his rescue, the air- funcy" regarding the Allies nims, he the mate, W. Wolfe, of North Shields, liner also in the words of an Ad- zaid: "We stated our aims in plain and the second engineer, Sydney miralty report gallantly cluded the

and the non-fulfilment of the hopes gunner added: "The pilot of my have been 'do- attackers,'

plane did not have to jump out until terms. I

LONDON, Nóv. 2 (Reuter.)-The of Russian support. am confident they were Bell, of South Shields,

The Warwick Castle would have Paris wireless states that Hitler on The Nazis were also, concerned à Uttle Inter. He came down in Major C, R. Attlee, the Labour of the nations of the world.",

fully appreciated by a great majority tained in hospital.'

Captain Hewson's action recalls been a fine prey for the U-boats.

of the Italian French territory safely, though very Opposition Leader, also welcomed the

She is one of the most useful bends Thursday received Herr von Macken about the reshome He said that stormy weather and that of Skipper Thomas Crisp, of the presence of the Ministers of the low visibility had effected operations urined smack Nelson, attacked by a on the Cupe route. She has colds Rome, who remained with the Fuehrer main neutral.

the German Ambassador to Cabinet and Italy's decision to re- badly burned.”

The litlo. Welshman paused, for a, Dominions and India in England.

var. storage space for transporting 1.000

a long time.

The announcer referred to the moment, then added, "The observer died at onco.. He' was "The more we can consult with on lend, sea and in the air; Activity submaring during the last

Afterwards Hitter saw the chiefs of world-wide support for the Allied must have them not only on pressing matters on the Franco-German frontier was Dying, with both legs shot away, he tons of South African fruit and has

cause, and added: "Here in Germany shot right through the head.". of war but also on how we are to get confined to local ruiding parties with dictated a radio call saying "Skipper accommodation for 750 passengers.

killed. Send ossistance.' Then he She was on her way to England the priny and air force,

In another room in the medical we suffer hardships, and arrest in a he and preserve enduring peace, the accasional artillery barrages.

told the

on board and crew: "Throw the with 100 passengers

dally occurrence, even in the army, receiving station lay the plot, but botter." said Mojor. Attlee.

books overboard. Abandon ship"-a member of the crew sald: We

"Iller thinks he is master. Ye- he was too badly injured fo tell his and went down with the smack. He sighted two submarines.

terday he got Poland, to-day hol story. Opposition Leader, while appreciating LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-That was awarded the V.C. posthumously. "The first we saw nhend of us nud

wants England, and to inorrow he, Soon the air-gunner will return to Mr. Chamberlain's weekly statements, half of Mr. Chamberlain's weekly Footnote to thla story: The German we immediately began to manoeuvre,

will cat eyes towards India.

England to get over his burns, but he expressed the hope that in future it roview devoted to Empire co-opera-Navy High Command declared that zig-zagging about. We slipped her.:

"Illa methods of achieving his enda expects to return would be possible that more detailed

to his squadcon

Information be given.

ilon in the prosecution of the war the German Navy have strict ordersThat was on Friday evening."

are the saine as 'years ago-ruthiest coon. He is not deeply impressed by greally appealed to the House of to abide in all circumstances by the "And while this dangerous game of

propuganda and false promises, but is incredible experience. Scorns Molotoff's Speech Commons.

International agreements on sea war-hide-and-seek went en not one of

other nations in the world now op- "It is all in the day's work in the SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" Though containing no other 'out-fare,

the passengers knew that anything

precinte Nazism for its true value.

R.A.F.," he says, (UP)-Mr. standing point, the whole statement One of these is that ships must not unuirunt Wos banpening. NONDON, Nov. 2

Chamberlain made is brief was welcomed because it was not t100 be sunk without warning.

The Warwick Cusilo sent out a call weekly statement in the House of long, and dealt, on dignified, brevity, How Dritein is countering the to British naval vessels and nothing Commons to-day, and dismissed M. with the Russian verbal Offensive U-boat menace was told in a Minis-mene was reen of the submarme.

try of Molotoff's speech almost contemptu- against the Allies.

ot Information communique Tho Ministry

Information The speech was delivered in an which ously.

"While

German stated:

Britain stated. "It appears that unusually clear and emphatic volco has lost various merchant ships submarines are now operating far and showed plainly that the Prime through submaring operations, many, afield, but our attacks and counter- Minister's health is not impaired by us onnmu merchantmen have been measures against them are unremit his great; responsibilities.

captured,or sunk or driven to take frig.”.

· Sir Archibald "Sinclair, Cho, Liberal

There was nothing particularly now In the statement, but in line with the Bovict's present dulcite position, he said, he "Imagined" it emused

Statement Well Received

THE "TELEGRAPH". will send à Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor.

Abdication Demand

LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)—The so often claimed, he would have German "Freedom" station broadcast | abdicated Jong ago.

If he will not resign in time, the agning to-night and said that there was not one family in Germany which overthrow of the Nazi regime must wanted confinuation of the war.

mama man the "eprile, who will rise Dermabt clear a way to peace. against their Hestroyer amid the It hereally loved Germany.as he lias) annóangerine 13 Ba Purdie