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Tuesday,

NANCY

YES, YER HONOR-- I CROSSED THE STREET WITHOUT LOOKIN BOTH UP AND DOWN

FIRST

I SENTENCE

YOU TO A FINE

OF TWO CENTS

--- OR TWO HOURS

IN JAIL!

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THEN

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TWO HOURS!

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LAST WEEK!

HAVEN'T

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November 14, 1939.

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War Minister's Statement To Commons Reveals New Facts

HOW THE BRITISH ARMY IS WESTERN FRONT

FARING ON WESTERN

men.

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Goebbels libels Vatican

in Berlin Newspaper

Goebbels is in trouble. again—this time for a libellous state- ment against the Vatican which has gravely offended Catholic opinion throughout Italy and Spain.

He stated in his paper "Angriff" that the Vatican had accepted bribes from the Allies for quoting "exaggerated German losses" on the Polish front and publishing them in "Osservatore Romano." the Vatican paper. Spanish and Italian radio repeated this statement.

It has created such a storm that the Vatican has protested to the German Government, Coobbels has received an angry message from Hitler telling him not to publish anything anti- Catholic that could be quoted abroad.

With Italy slipping farther away from Germany, Hitler does not want to outrage Italian opinion.

Mr. Horc-Belisha, Secre-and it is possible to speak to the House with frankness. I wish it had tary of State for War, been prudent to do so previously. described to the House of Night by night we have awaited al Commons recently the work the War Office for tidings of the arrival of the convoys.. These have of the Army, particularly averaged three a night. It would the organisation by which rest at every stage the news an have been encouraging to have the British Expeditionary we received it with the nation, so Force of 158,000 men had uncertain of what was transpiring and so naturally eager for reports been transported intact to about its Army The Press, like France without a casualty. Parliament, willingly observed

itself rellcence which m His chief points were:--

contingents. Altogether at the disposal of further silence, and a body of war

is no (Cheers.) There

need for the Army in England alone, in-tur

has just arrived in correspondents cluding the Reservists and Mill-France with the object of keeping tia, we had at the outbreak of us aft informed of day-to-day im war the best part of 1,000,000 pressions and happenings, (Cheers.) men on whom we could call. It was a small body of specially This will not be the limitselected officer in the War Oflee who with sevch confidential clerks .of effort.

and typists secretly worked out The Middle East hus been strongly every detail of this plan for moving reinforced and also our garrisons the Army and the Royal Air Force elsewhere, boll: in material and into France. They foresaw and pro- vided for every need: the selection Men within the clusses proclaimed of ports and docks, of roads and are being culled up in batches, and railways, of accommodation of all with each batch we are taking a types, of rest camps and depots, of From the hospitals and repair shops, at every quota of volunteers... ranks we shall mainly derive our stage on both sides of the Channel. junior officers,

Their ingenuity, their precision and The British Army is under the their patience would have baffled French Command. The British Bradshaw. Those who belong to the Commander-in-Chief has a right of military profession, having in their appeal to his own Cabinet. Under-arrangements to udhust themselves standing is complete and good and always to the unexpected and the

unforeseen. whole hearied.

have to show in the preparation and execution of com- I am able to inform the House that plicated projects o

and resource which can we have fulfilled-and more than emclency

a rare load that exceeded rarely be was fulfilled our undertaking recently exacted from those engaged in civi-couple of tons. given to France to dispatch to that an enterprises. The Expeditionary We have already on this occasioni niso, more remote landing-places had country in the event of war a British Force has been transported to France Expeditionary Force of a specified Intact without a casualty to any of transported to France more than 25,- to be selected in France, thus mak-

000 vehicles, including tanks, some ing the voyages much longer. dimension within

(Cheers,) a specified time. its personnel:

of them of enormous dimensions and Again, internally, and as a pre- (Cheers.) Nor are the contingents

Now Problems

weighing 15 tons apleco or more. caution against air attack, more de- at present across the Channel the last that will arrive. Within six May I describe to the House some Normal shore cranes could not raise vious Internal routes were

in 1914. Vehicles and men weeks of the outbreak of war in aspects in which the task on this them, special ships were required to than

them,

and highly trained were dispersed in small groups, 1914 we had transported to France ocension has differed from that of

in concealed areas by day 148,000 men. Within five weeks of 1914, although, is one watches the stevedores to manipulate them. Con- halted the outbreak-of-this-war we had process, continuing with the sinooth sequently, as contrasted with 1914. and moved onwards by night. transported to France 158,000 menness of a machine, one finds it hard where ordinary vessels took men and As with transport,-so-with-main- usual tenance the problem has become During this period we have also to believe that there has been a material together from the created our base and lines of com-break of 25 years in the passage of ports, in this case the men travelled greater than it was a generation ago. munication organisation $0 05 to these two Armies. Then the men separately and the heavier mecline Every horse eats the same food and

transported from can continue, like man, assure the regular flow of supplies marched on to the ships, the horses isms had and munitions of every kind and to were led, and a light derrick could more distant ports, where special though hungry. Vehicles come to a receive further contingents us and lift what the soldier could not carry, facilities were available. The ar-slandstill when we may decide to send them. In those days there were only 800 rangements for the reunion of the empty.

The major operation is thus over mechanised velticles in all, and troops and

Mr. Hore-Belisha said:-e

Gormany's plan that Russia should build many of her U-Boats has been abandoned because Nazi experts, as already stated have reported adversely of Russian building.

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But Russia has prevailed on Germany to undertake construc- tion of a number of Soviet warships, with Soviet materials, These will be used to augment the Baltic fleet which cuts Germany off from the north. Another Stalin victory.

to be

4 other side made an additional com-

plication.

Similarly, and for other reasona

talcen

to move

whon their tanks are (Laughter.). There are in their material on the France 50 types of vehicle and most of them require different grade of fuel and lubricants. Great reserves have had to be conveyed and stored. There is a ready way of dealing

with

Madame Helene

HAS JUST RETURNED FROM PARIS WITH A

BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF———

EVENING DRESSES AFTERNOON DRESSES EVENING COATS and WRAPS

Also a special range of evening and afternoon dress lengths from RODIER PARIS

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Orders taken for special exclusive- models of French design.

Gowns made within 24 hours by specialists under the supervision of-

Madame Helene

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a lame horse. The veterinary sur- geon's outfit is now replaced by a series of completely equipped work- shopa

in France.

e. None of these problems existed,

in embryo, in 1914. It was a light Army that travelled then. Nearly 60 per cent, of the fighting troops in 1014 were infantrymen, relying on their rifles and bayonets und two machine-guns - battalion. Now only 20 per cent. of the fighting troops are infantrymen, with 50 Bren guns, 22 anti-tänk rißes, and other weapons as well with each battalion. It will be seen by this one example how much more effectively armed with Aro-power is the present Ex- peditionary Force..

Mon In Fine Spirit There is, however, ono respect in which our Army has not altered;. Its relations with our Allies-(cheers)- who have welcomed the men so generously-are as good humoured. The catchwords of the soldiers are as amusing.

I was fortunate to see some of them myself on my recent visit to G.HQ. I would Be their parents and wives to know that they are in nec spirit. The only serious short- cunings at the moment are an in- adequacy of cigarettes and a slow- ness in the delivery of letters. (Hear, hear.)

The Commander-in-Chief and ble Corps Commanders report of them. In terms of the highest pride. Al this moment they are busily engaged In fortifying their positions in the. Une. Civilian skill, und, machinery. hre augmenting our military re- sources. We are determined to per fect existing defences and to supple- ment them speedily by every means, To all those who have co-operated in this military movement, to the various Government Departments, both in this country and in France, the gratitude of this nation is dur. (Hear hear.) Especially, however, should the achievement be recorded, as evidence that the maritime might. of Britain is unimpaired. (Henr. hear. The Navy hins not lost its

(Continued on Next Column.

Tuberculosis In Colony

There are no apparent signs that Tuberculosia is increasing in, the Co- tony fallowing the requirement of its notification as en Infectious disease Inst January.

As the notification only commerced early this year, it is difficult to indicate whether the actual propor- tion of cases to the total population shows an increase over that experi- enced in previous years, said the Director of Medical Services, Dr. P. S. Selwyn Clarke

On the other hand as regards deaths, the notification of which has been compulsory for many years, the number for the first ten months at this year was 3,730 as compared with 2,410, 4028, and 4.920 for the whole j 12 months of 1930, 1937 and 1938 respectively.

The ratio of deaths per 1,000 of the population for the first ten months

of this year is 3.50, whilst those for the years 1930, 1837 and 1938 were 2.44,4, and 4.78 respectively.

secret and the Air Force has held its protecting wings over another cle- ment of danger.

It is not only to France that British soldiers have been transported. The Middle East has been strongly rein- forced and also our garrisons else- where, both in material and In,men. One part of our Army, however, remains stationary in this country, waiting and watching, in little groups. In isolated stations anti-aircraft units have been guard since.

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