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MAGINOT

Medicine Rations

These, alories, illustrat- ing the rigour of Nuzi rutication.

reached the "Telegraph" last night-

GERMAN doctors have been warned to be sparing in their use of certain medi- cines.

According to the Swiss Paper, "Neue -Zuercher Zeitung," medicines contain- ing sugar are forbidden.

And doctors must be 'careful in issuing prescrip- tions containing fats, alco- hol, bismuth, glycerine, caf- fein, iodine and other curatives.

Bandages may only be obtained on a doctor's pre- scription.

Jews, in some cases, get no rations at all,

For instance, the German news agency explained yes. terday that the Jews have not been given ration cards for clothes "because they have enough alrendy."

Only punishment goes un- rationed.

Two youths were execut- ed in Munich yesterday for burgling the house of

A

workman at the front.

Another man was executed for playing a confidence trick on the mother of a. soldier.

HAVE

Finns Huddle Against Wall To Escape Red Terror

ΤΟ

LINE

-Against Hitler

BUDAPEST,

HUNGARY is the latest country to take up

the idea of a Maginot Line,

And it is proposed to build this line not only along her Russian frontier, but also along that with Germany.

The proposal is made by Colonel Tomiem, the well- | known military waiter

The very fact that its publication is permitted shows how Germati influence in Hungary has diminished in the A few months.

Big Change

As shurt three ago as lust spring. the Hungarian Nexis increased their strength five-fold in the Parliamen- tary electietan,

The Governinent Party also WIS sak to contain so many sympathisers with Nazken that a Nazi Government

the near future was a certainty. But the attacks. Best on Poland, then as Hungary's rucial cousins the Flans, have led to a complete switch- [over in sentiment,

Hungary rendises that if the Finns fall-well, she has, a Slav minority in the rrrently annexed Czech Ruthenia.

Her turn as an object of Stalin's ambition may well come next.

No Illusions

She does not delude herself that she em expect any help from Ger- many should Russia atluck her.

Reports of Russian troop concen- trations on the Hungarian frontier regularly recur here. They are re- gularly suppressed by the censorship.

But

fow people here are really convinced they are untrue.

At the moment a Hungarinn mlli- tary commission in Italy discuss- ing, it is believed, the problems of defence against Soviet imperialsın.

Anon the thinking public, pro- Ally sentiment is predominant every- 504446846. where.

No Uniform Will Fit FLOODS ALONG RHINE 285-Pound Prisoner

Paris, Feb. 0: The Rhine became suddersy nud “AUGUSTA, Mc. (UP)-Philiped today for the whole distance from Butler, 52, of Madison is the only Coblentz to the sea in consequence prisoner at Kennebec county jail not of melting snows, and is rising two wearing a uniformn.

Inches an hour. It is expected that TOOIN couldn't the floed may reach nine or 10 feet. at supply a size 58 pair of trousers or It does not affect the upper hine,

The flood has already caused a

the lee on the lower. river.-United Press

The Jail supply

size 20 shirt for the 285-pound But-

ler. Augusta clothiers wouldn't even break-up in

wy to furnish the clothes.

恭

財

ing.

Unable to crowd into air-raid shelters, as Russian planes hurl death from skies over Helsingfors, these Finns hurdle against wall to escape the Red bomb

Authorities later ordered many to leave for the country.

blasts.

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"Gad, ma'am, the type they're sending us now aren't half the women their mothers vere."

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GOERING is going to put a "kick" into his soldiers, In- stead of a rum ration, they are going to have a gland injection.

"Itoost-or Else!"-St. Louis Star-

Times.

A.R.P. Dance Ban

On Wives

A.R.P. husbands are banned from dancing with their wives the depot established at Filwood Park social centre,. Bristol.

"Locked out" while their men take the floor with young ambulance drivers and Red Cross girls, married women in the district are prolest-

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But the adamant ruling of the A.R.P. authorities is that they must stop wives coming to the depot, as the entertainments are for the per- sonnel only,

Mrs. Cox, of Caven-walk, Knowle West, Bristol, whose husband works welve-hour shifts with a deconta- mination squad, suid:

"Night after night have to sit alone in the black-out with my children. My husband works such long hours that he can never tale me out in the evening,

"The Filwood depot is only two or three minutes walk, and I thoroughly enjoyed the chance of going to a concert there not fong ago, "Trust My Husband"

"Imagine my amazement when. my husband appiled for a ticket for me for a dance the other day and was refused L ̈

"Even if he were on duty at cer- tain hours during the evening, I should like to be able to sit there and watch the dancing.

"The ruling doesn't seem fair. 'I trust my husband Implicitly, but for some wives # may possibly be dif». ferent." .

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"We know the men are 'away from home for long hours. We have, even · had wives' in; here, begging us to give their husbands back to them." "But the depot entertainments are for the personnel only. They are designed to mitigate the boredom from which they must inevitably muf-

vivos,

have. been proviously nilowed in, but, cow we must stop It. It wives and other relatives were permitted to come and there were an nir rald, the men would be think Ing only of their wives and not of their dulles,

"And we have only enough shelters for the personnel. We should inve to turn other people out," -

LISTENER PENALISED

Copenhagen, Feb. 6.

A Berlin message states that a 02-year-old German from Baden-

waller has been sentenced to throo

| yenta' hard Inbour for listening in to Bellish and French radio broadcasts.

-Reuter,

Dr. Kurt Weitsheim. n Ger- man scientist now exiled in England, told the "Sunday Chronicle" that for some time} jalt German bio-chemists and In- boratories have been ordered to create reservoirs of glandular jextracts, obtained from apes,

rabbits and cattle.

were

"Scientific experiments made and recorda kept of the effects of injections on German workmen, soldiers and athletes," he said.

"Reports were also secured from this country. Certain greyhounds, were inoculated he- fore racing. So were racing pigeons. The treatment of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portsmouth in the Cup Finnl this year, was_also_carefully. noted.

"A new system of hormone therapy has now been devised for use with

German soldiers. It can be adminis tered as long as a week in advance and brought into inmediate netion by swallowing a special lozenge.

"Goering has given orders that the lozenge is to take the place of their rum-ration Immediately before going 'over the top.""

FIRE IN BARRACKS

London, Feb, 0. A Ore early this morning in the mess room contern of the Duke of York's Barracks at Chelsen spread to a store ruam.

It was controlled after an hour's efforts by all neighbouring brigades.

The fire, started at 1.30 a.m. in a (bullding, which was originally the riding school. The flames were seen for half a mile.--United Press,

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WHANGPOO COLLISION NORWAY AND GERMANY:

Peter Kerr Case Settled Out of Court

Oalo, Feb, 0. Commenting on the forthcoming negotiations for a trade agreement with Germany, the newspaper Tidens Shanglini, Feb. 0. Tegn says that Norway should take The case involving the 'American | he opportunity to secure guarantees steamer Peter Kerr, 6,475 tons, of Uut Norwegian, ships will not be the Pacifle Atlantic Steamship Com sunk en route to neutral ports

and pany, and the Greek vessel Dlony that her renmen wil not be murder- allos Statathos, -5,166 tons, of DD.Jed with machine guns-Reuter, Statathos, scheduled to come up be-

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China, has been settled by arbitration served by the United States Marshal for £840.

on the Peter Kerr'a commander, but The ships collided in the Whang-a £3,000 bond was posted by the poo, Ilver on January 14, whereupon Columbia Casualty Company the the Greek company claimed £1,300 following day and the Peter · Ker damages and notice of seizure was sailed---Reuter