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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Walt

January 27, 1940.

Walt Disney

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Beach Conger Reveals Man Who Tricked A City Lands In Court

New Nazi

Secrets

· NEW YORK.

BEACH CONGER, the American newspaper correspondent who was forced to leave Berlin because he told the truth, revended that textile ration cards are to be issued in Germany, despite oficial insistence that the Reich has large supply of raw material.

"Even advanced Nazis from the

political point of view shook their heads when they were shown advance cuples of the caris, and sald: Tils is hard take," writes Mr. Conger in the New York Herald Tribune in a despatch from Amsterdam.

Berlin newspapers (he adds) have been stressing that so for Germany has a plentiful supply of rase mate

erials, and that rationing in only introduced to conserve them over a Jong period.

If textile consumption is being) curtalled already, perhaps it is only a short time before other articles are also restricted for purely military needs.

This is not only important in one field, but it Indicates that the army's requirements are possibly exceeding the supply, despite the war

⚫ reserves

accumulated for purposes before this year.

Shortage Admitted Mr. Conger indicated there is some support for the view that there is a shortage, which is freely admitted

Vienusa, and one of Vienna's largest

AMAZING HOAXER

FOUND RICH WIFE

WITH NAVAL UNIFORMS, FAKED TELEGRAMS, AND A LOT OF COOL' industries in the textile field. Even | NERVE, A YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN HOAXING NAVAL, MILITARY AND

SOCIAL CIRCLES IN THE WEST COUNTRY FOR THREE MONTHS.

the military have no particular pre- ference (with the new cards).

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"One young officer on the way from Poland to the Western Front asked for a new pair of gloves. was told he could get them only in is home town, which he said it was impossible for him to reach during

his short leave."

Is A Nazi Attack Due?

Berlin, Jan. 20.

In a uniform bought at a local tailor's, he wored and married secretly a girl who is a member of a famous West Country family.

High rank officers of all three Services received him. Important society people showered invitations on him.

He joined the White Ensign Association and the local National Service Com- mittee. He obtained entry to a prohibited area and an aerodrome.

And at Bath Clly Court, the gay masquerade ended with t line of £20 and the confiscation of all his badges of rank and a medal ribbon. Here is the full story of the bogus *Commander, R.N."

The Voelkischer Beobachter, pay- ine a tribute to Frederick the Great and General von Brauchitsch, says Germany cecks a battle and prefers attack, This is considered of special interest owing to the deadlock on

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speculation Western

Command: Wife Not There whether the Nazl High will take the offensive in the spring!

Edward Harrison is twenty-seven. He stood in the dock, white-faced while the Chief Constable of Bath told the Court of his astonishing deception.

by the Nazi Party newspaper Voel- The paper draws attention to the kischer Beobachtet.

main points of Frederick the Great's

Of reports of unemployment trou-strategy, which consisted mainly of

movement, surprise,) bles in what was Austria, he states: swiftness of "The Labour Ministry have already concentration of mass strength at n admitted that the largest amount of decisive point and thrusts unemployment in Germany is in flank noi reur.--United preys,

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a house outside Bath, where she; Is staying with relatives.

Before her marriage she was Miss Fussell, of Newbridge Hil. Bath. She is connected with a well-known loent brewing funtly.

swank, and to get on in a social "Harrison cial this purely for tire which would otherwise have been barred to him," said the Chinf Constable.

ilis evidence revealed that the The court was crowded with houser had sent telegrams to himself, well-dressed women and Service with congratulations on attaining the people, but the girl he married in i rank of full fleutenant. romanile, secrecy carly in the morning of September 16 was not present..

Mrs. Mary Josephine Iatrison was wailing to hear the result in

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There were also telegrams waming "Officers stand by."

In full Navy mess kit Harrison dined with officer members of the White Ensign Association.

He called on a local trader and ordered the uniform of a leutenant, and, later, the braid of a Heistenant- commander.

For wecks the "Beutenant-com- mander" enjoyed a gay social life on the strength of his uniform-and

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After the case, Harrison said:

"My mother has not deserted me, I have done this to impress my friends."

But be made one Anal request to the Bench. He asked for the return of his uniform, minus the rank barl- ges, stripes and medal ribbon.

The Beach agreed, stating that they considered Harrison had no subver- sive motive for his hook.

"Teddy dramatised everything lo naval style,” a friend said,

"le woord and won a cliarming girl, and married her at Bath Re- glster Office.

"He described himself as the son of a divil engineer of independent

means,"

THEY WANT TO GO HOME

ANTWERP.

A NUMBER of Bulgarian workers engaged in one of the new Herman Goering factories are demanding to be sent back to Sofa,

They say they are unable to work on the food provided for them in

Nazi Germany.

Actually they are 'given the highest

Ile volunteered to go minesweep- Į seale of rations permissible.

Ing.

Unable to ispense with these After the court Harrison relained' workmen, the Nazi authorities have his mother ind was smuggled out of, ugreed to allow them to receive par- court by a buck, door.

cets of food from their homes,

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