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SEAS CLEAR ALHAMBRA

By A. J. McWhinnte

"Dally Berald" Naval Correspondent

FROM the rain-swept bridge of a mine-sweepier out at sea

I have just watched speeding destroyers and anti-submarine patrols "on the hunt" after the U-bont.

Overhead, a Gying-bout roared.

An enemy submurine had been

LORD GORT TALKS detected overnight in certain waters Spotlight on Germany

OF HIS TASK

towards which we were ordered.

Through the early morning misis four long line of nunesweepers went

War Zone Lectures By out to drag the seas for any minefietd

Corps Commanders

the. U-boat might have laid in the darkness.

"I anything goes wrong," a ship's Joffeer warned me, "just grab a belt PARIS, Nov. 20. and go over the side as fast as you There is now no aspect of the work fenn. being performed by the Brillsh To the peril from exploding inines Army in the field with which The there was added the possibility of Ministers of the British Dominions torveda uitack at any moment. who are visiting France are not fully But the very able seamen I talked familiar,

To-night they have completed two strenuous days of visits. talks and travel which enabled them to see for

front. to learn from the

divisional and brigade commanders

Blockade is

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From CEDRIC SALTER. Daily Mall Special Correspondent.

Budapest, Nov. 15. TO-DAY I was given proof of

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acutely suffering from the effects For 1 Day Only themselves a great part of the British mer they were inen

They told me how until this sum-of the Allied blockade. This [ the trawler proof was given to me by a 50- corps.stung feel.

years-old German engineer who Till then they fished for foot in arrived here this morning from the plans on which they are basing peaceful waters. Now, every day. Vienna to stay with a mutual hele preparations, and to form their own

opinion on the works men of the RN., they scour the

Hungarian friend. which has already been done by the seas for danger.

Soon the chip's radio burred out s B.E.F. since it took over its sector on rapid series of calls. the Allied front.

Out of the mist, to starboard, de- The political representatives of the stroyers streaked past us at three Dominions ore each accompanied by times our speed one senior military adviser. All are agreed that the work performed in "An

few short weeks is prodigious.

emergency call had gone out. The flying boat zsomed overliend.

The destroyers wer after a U-boat They are Impressed by the spirit

But the inen of the mine-sweeping which animates the British Army fatilia went stolidly on with the job from the Commander-in-Chief. Cen. of searching for mines. Theirs is Visemunt Gort, and the corps coin- manders down to the guardsmen and no job of spectacular speed.

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French.

He had brought with him ofcial printed instructions about the ration- ing of certain food

articles which have just circulated in Austria and Czecho-Slovakin.

to ene egg and 10% ozs. of fresh In Austria an adult is now limited meat and 5 ozs. of butter weekly.

abb at all except in minute quanti- Coffee and sugar are rarely obtam- ties.

Danger Peint

RATIONING In Germany itself, he pointed out, was slightly less strin The sweepers in line abreast ware gent, but had reduced most of the linked together by wire

foodstuffs bawsers, essential

to a quantity i channels at dangerously near the point when varying depths to enlch the mooring

health begin suffer, rope of any possible minde..

The towing strain tears the mine its anchorage and sends a outing to the surface to be destroyed

troin

Liaison With the French Yesterday the Dominions Ministers were recrived by Lord Gort, with whom they lurched before being by gunfire. Kiven a full statement by the Com- flashed

mander-in-Chief on the

to

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were instruction. We Hollow a certain course for solo

sweeping.

Once overboard, with fing morkers

He also showed me a roll of bread given to him yestertiar in a Vienna restaurant. I had enters many of it exact counterparts in Barcelona dtir ing the last month of the iv War. It is dark khaki in colour, is con- posed of ground nutshella mixed with little maize and tastes of rubber. It contains no wheat and its nutri-

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nature of the task entrusted by Gen. Gomelin to the British forces.

Their later afternoon was spent in

The sweeps to be used looked like visit to the headquarters of they painted torpedoes.

THE German was in Munich or British Army co-operallon aircraft, where the commanding onleer, within their backs, they ride the seas the day of the attempt upon Hitler's

like giant Harpooned fish, the aid of maps explained the precise

life, and told me that there it s Adventurars Al functions of the air units under his

commonly realised. by all, except the Below the control.

surface wire ropes fanatically Mazi group, that this was Before dinner there was a first connect them to heavy "kites" like a further example of the Reichstag meeting with the chief French Army an outsize in farm harrows

fire technique. lion officer with G.11.Q. The Mine sweeping is dangerous. Butį

In the first place, the public an- TO - MORROW Freneli forces link up with the it spells adventure. There is no lacknouncement of the affair now. British at two points, and the Domin- of volunteers.

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ion representatives, straight fromn The one thing the Germans want the event to be possible in a country their Inspiring talks with Gen. to know is where our mine-sweeping as strictly censored as Germany un- Beets are working-and how they're less special instructions denoting pre- Gamelin and M. Daladier. were

That's why I can obviously well satisfied that this doing,

no more vious knowledge of the event had Daison is fully establisher,

reveal where we have been sweeping her

been issued. On the morning of their departure than I can give details of our "catch."

As in

in the Reichstag are, however, fium Paris the visitors had been

affair had achieved its object in roused from their beds before 5 a.m.

whipping up the fanatic element into. by an air. ruid warning, and on

a fresh fever of Hitler worship at a time when signs of discouragement were beginning to be visible.

arrival at G.HQ. they were saluter POPULAR

by a second.

Last night the entire party dined with Lord Gori and several of his chief staff-officers and remained-talk- ing until a late hour.

Luncheon From Paper Rags

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COUPLE MARRIED

the

The engineer admitted that the number of times when suck a stimu- "luneau""be"administered" Is~limited:"| Raids On Britain

THE German public, he assured me, were convinced that the bombing

LATE NEWS

This morning was spent in the AN interesting wedding was raids against Scotland's east coast First Army Corps area after the held at the Registry yester-|

ad been an overwhelming success. Corps Commander. Li.-Gen. Sir

and

tremendous had produced a John Dill, in his headquarters, had day when Mr. William George effect upon the British morale. All given a brief lecture alded with Maycock_married Miss Evn news of German losses in these at-; mups.

Helena Laing before Mr. T. Stacks had been' suppressed. A close inspection was made of a Whyte-Smith, Registrar. French pillbox while the divisional commander and his staff and brigade The bride is the daughter of commander explained the tactical Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Laing, and basis on which these strong points sister of the well-known Dr. and supporting defences have been Douglas Laing. She wore a smart planned.

outfit of white sharkskin. Her Anti-tank obstacles sufficiently for silver veil was held in place by midable to give an impressive sense

coronet of orange blossoms.. of security were inspected at close quarters when

was made to Candytuft composed her bouquet.

The bridesmaids were the Misses sce guardsmen and sappers, aided by mechanical diggers, completing other Constance Sully, Cissy Abbass und obstacles 1 the advance .of

Gertie Laing. Miss Sully wore ornage mechanised army over dat country. taffeta trimmed with brown, and her There followed a visit to a howitzer brown veil was caught to her head battery situated in a pleasant little by Orange flowers. The other brides- orchard further concealed by arti-malds wore lavender tafeta with ficial camouflage, after which an-purple and blue ribbon belts. Loven- other drive of some length brought der flowers held their blue veils in the cavalcade to the rendezvous with place, Each carried a posy of mixed the Second Corps Commander, Lt-flowers. Gen. Alan F. Brooke.

move

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Here a picnic neol was eaten by and Mrs. J. II. Maycock, and was the roadside.

educated at the Central British School. He is now a partner of Messrs. A. Dransfield & Co., Manu- facturers Representatives and Im- porters and Exportersve

R. K. Linng gave his daughter away in marriage, and Mr. J. H. Maycock, Jr., nitended his brother} as best man.

After the ceremony a reception, followed by a dance, was held at the Gloucester Hotel.

Walk In Mud

Immediately after, the Second Corps Commander conducted his visitors to a high point and with the aid of maps pointed out the general scheme for the defence of his fronts. The next divisional commander was met at the foot of a famous old fort, to whose summit the party scrambled for a furtier Interesting exposition of the part which his troops will be expected to perform.

In the next two hours the entire party alternately walked and motor ed considerable distances, slipping ani sliding through mud and plush to inspect at close quarters further natural and artificial tank obatncies, ther supplies from home in this or concrete forta and trench lines.

Mr. the that direction? Worm tributes were paid to work done in their sector by a battal- some confidence,

When Mrs. Maycock left for the honeymoon, which is being spent at Repulse Bay, she wore an orange coloured dress with brown felt hat, and accessories, and fut capa fo match.

Eden, with Fave Rssurances

lon of Foot Guards, whose trenches that such things were on their way.

Throughout the day the party was and breast-works, constructed under accompanied by the Duke Glouces conditions of no Hittle dificulty owing to the state of ground and iter, who is now fully familiar with weather, had a thoroughly satisfac every inch of the British front and

back areas. tory look.

Lord Gort, however, lett to the Duke of Gloucester As Guide respectivo Corps Commanders the duties of the day and did not join The Dominions Ministers plied the party until dinner-time.

After the long tour of the front the with questions all the officers with whom they came into contact. In Dominions visitors were taken to a their turn, rendor commanders had further meeting with the Freneti in questions to hak Mr. Eden, Dominions neighbouring town of considerable Secretary

·importance, where tea and refresh- What finer opportunity could pre-iments were taken with their French Bent for stressing the need for fur- hosts.

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