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A LETTER FROM MR. JOLLYBEAN?

YEAH --- HE FEELS AWFUL 'CAUSE I QUIT HIM ---HE SAYS, HE GOT TO LOVE ME

LIKE A SON!

Monday,

HE WANTS ME TO COME AN', LIVE. AT HIS SWELL ESTATE --- AN' IF I GET TO LIKE IT, HE WANTS TO ADOPT ME!

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WELL--I'LL HAVE TO THINK IT OVER!

By Ernie

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IF YOU HAVE.

TO THINK THAT OVER---

April 29, 1940.

Bushmiller

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9.

A.A. GUNS FAMOUS ACE

FAIL

THE banging of the anti-aircraft

guns in to the bold pilot as the trackling of thorns under a pot. He pays no heed to it. The only thing that bothern the bomber Is the fighter. į The German Anti-aircraft aim s not very accuraic, though some of the Runners seek to "bracket" the enemy raider by putting thells on either side of him while the rest try to get him by sweeping up and down the Jane thus createst. The hottest fire in over Kiel and Heligoland. The Germans have col Bye of our airplanes with their guns.

one

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Our own shore batteries can only Anim

German bomb. Best gunnery performance has come from the Navy, who shet down six alr craft in the North Sea engagement Just October,

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Now for the lighters records. estimate that we have lost 44 uir- planes in our expeditions over Ger- man territory. Close on 30 have been accounted for by the Nazi, valders here. They have brought down

A "FLYING

Baby plane only ten feet high

A

· By WILLIAM COURTENAY

420 M.P.H. “flying bomb," which, it is claimed, will revolutionise war in the skies, has been designed by Mr. Noel Pemberton-Billing, famous air pioneer and Great War "ace."

The "flying bomb" is really a stream-lined, single- about 60 enemy airplanes without cater monoplane, shaped like an Easter egg, which has

losing one of ours.

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It must be added that 70 out of 75

to be shot into the air.

It is little bigger than a light aeroplane-10ft. high, 33ft. German raida took place in broad long, and with a wing-spread of 40ft-but it is designed to: daylight. Only brought down at night, in bright moonlight. Forly out of our do raids

one

German was

over Germany were in the dark.

FEARS are being expressed that

the Germans will soon be able to call on Russian bombing squadrons for airplane operations in the Near East. There fears are unfounded. (1) The Russians have no Intention of entering the war on Germany's

have side. (2) The Russians bombers to spare; the Finns shot down too many. (3) The Russian bombers are unsulted to combat with British and French Aghiers. Their speed is around 200 m.n.h.

no

Arc

SECRET ALIEN DRIVE

How The Police Will Work

BRITAIN'S

new campaign on dive-bombers BRAKES

arousing much interest. So fast against the enemy aliens' menace have these aircraft become that in will be carried out in secret.

No one who is not directly con- order to aim their bombs accurately

has been found necesary to retard cerned with any of the cases taken speed while actually diving. This by the 12 newly appointed Regional dane by hydraulically operated flops Advisory Committees will hear a in the wings. Diving speed can be word spoken in the "courts." reduced by as much as 175 m.pl. reports or any proceedings will be The Italians have some successful published.

Carry 10,000lb. of bombs more than three times as much

as a heavy bomber;

Fly with them 1,800 miles at

a cruising speed of 370 m.p.h.; Attain in emergency a peak of 420 m.b.l These

speeds make it the equal of Germany's crack fighting planes, the twin-engined, shell-firing Mes-1 serschmitts, which have a speed of 305 m.p.h.

One-Man Control

And it will be their equal not only in speed. The "nying bomb" will

be fitted with eight machine-guns.

Two 1,000 p. tolls-Royce Merlin engines, such as are now tised in the giant Wellington bombers, will give the "Bring

INVENTS

BOMB"

AUSSIE NURSES LEAVE FOR WAR

AUSTRALIAN nurses with the A.1.F. who are now serving in the Middle East.

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA FOR THE RESERVISTS

MELBOURNE

will be in the vicinity

of 260,000,000

The Minister for Air (Br. J. V. Fair dollars. balma) sald to obtain 20,000 men for pilots and air crews under the Empire NO MORE EXEMPTIONS Air Scheme, about 32,000 men will be} ens . The extra 6,000 men will be enlisted to provide for wastage after) Training begins.

MELBOURNE. Conscientious objectors can expect no

It in expected a percentage of men further exemption from compulsory who pasa preliminary tests and are training. necepied no pilots er members of air

Mr. Menzles said to-day the Govern crews, will later

unsuitable, prave These will be worded out and trane-ment had no Intention of altering the ferred to the ground staff. Altogether present practice.. At Brenent young 20,000 men are needed as pilots and men who object to compulsory training are allotted to ale crews and 20,000 for ground per- on religious grounds

non-combatant corps, such na the Army -Medleni-Córps.—

that its power-power

to lift twice its weight (7.6901b.) and reach a ceiling of 20,000 feet. The lone

pilot's sent is between No the two

that_the_ying-bombonnel. The fact that needs

is only one man to control it is! another tremendous advantage.

For that one man can release As many bombs as three big machines, and save risking the lives of the fifteen

men who would form their crews Mr. Pemberton-Billing, who

models with them, and the German The Home Secretary has enrefully

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Junkers Ju 87 have now fitted them, considered the question of secrecy. National security, a free hand for Tests in braking with reversible the police, and fairness to allens con- pitch propellers are going on.

cerned are the factors which have influenced him.

Or

SYDNEY.

Mr. Fairbairn is unable yet to fix the date that the recruiting drive, will ESCAPED INTERNEE commence, but it is believed pinns will be complete by the middle of March.

Detectives and military police sur. The Minister said "Though nearly rounded a dwelling at the rear of n 7,000 men have atrendy enlisted been selected for entry, that rate of out repairer's shop in Balmain thin recruiting hot aufficient to meet the morning and, after an exciting strug- needs of the scheme. We are getting le, arrested Alfred Fritz Yackels, alias Joseph Schmidt (40), erenpeo from the Just important part in the crusade. They the first raid on the German naval) all we can handle at present, but wo Liverpant internment camp on the roof. as they have followed bombers with will decide which aliens, eneiny and base Fredrickchafen during the last will be trebling our recruiting centres Schmidt escaped on February 10 and his

otherwise, shall appear before the

reconsideration committees for

Fighters aro Icely to bombers with braking devices.

follow

armour and shell-firing guns.

ing

Chief constables will play the most

Detectives In Conclave

The race of gun against armour inj status, airplanes is proceeding in a leapfrog .fashion, Armour capable of resist Let us go into the private mee of 303 machine-gun bullet has Chief Constable "X" head of one of been devised, a new gun and a new Britain's important protected areas, capable of piercing this and trace the steps he will have to take in fact, is already taking-to make the crusade effective,

First, he calls for the secret police

bullet armour come next.

CCORDING

the journal,

Acconi Aviation, the number list giving the name of every enemy of workers engaged in the United allen living in his area who holds a States alreraft industry has risen B certificate (exempt from intern- from 30.000 to 60,000. I estimate that ment, but unable to change addresses in the British aircraft factories there or travel more than five miles with are 400,000. These figures give an out police permission). indication of the relative output capacity of the two countries.

Ley Dreams Of Summer

The chief constable does not have

much

dificulty in deciding what to do about these enemy allena. He

simply arranges for every case to go for review by one of the new com- miltees.

ic

war, told me that he has offered to

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establishing travelling depots and build the flying bomb" at his own soon, to handle the expected rush." expense If the Air Ministry will give The cont of the 'planes Britain will him priority in securing materials. supply the Dominions under the scheme:

21,349 Conscientious

Objectors

So Far

SINCE THE PASSING of the Military Training Act 21,349 men have applied for registration as conscientious objectors, Mr. Ernest Brown, the Labour Minister, stated in reply to a question in the House of Commons. Up to February 24, 8,325 cases had been dealt with by local Next he gets his list of enemy tribunals.

the would take steps to stop highly aliens in C category (exempt from

others putting Of these, 1,070 were registered as placed persons and any special regulations).

were forward German propaganda in the Now he calls in his chief assis-conscientious objectors, 3,738

Together registered on undertaking civil work form of peace proposals supplied by tants and his detectives. TRIPS TO BRITAIN

personality behind with the Forces, 2,040 for non-com German agents. they discuss the person

batant duties and 1,170 were removed every name on the list.

Some they pass without hesitation. from the

register.

Mr. George Strauss (Lab., North

According

reports "Yes, he's all right. He's been here [Military Training Act, May 27, 1990, Lambeth) asked for a similar assur to reliable

about 1,000,000 men so far repisance on personal visits to German which I have received from Berlin, 40 years, and he helped us

tered for service; In last war 12,000 Embassies or Legations in neutral the Nazi leaders are still confident about So-and-So," they say.

noi pass.

conscientious objectors appeared countries. Other naines they do that they can bring the war to a

before tribunals; 0,009 were in- successful conclusion by the end of "Hm, always been doubtful about

prisoned.J the summer, saya a correspondent, him,"

im," says the chief. "ile. wouldn't This optimism sometimes goes to have been exempted by the tribunal if we had known what we know. -extraordinary lengths,

now. Put him down for review,"

AMSTERDAM.

I learn on the best authority that Ley, leader of the Labour Front, has drawn up

a lot

This all enemy aliens are surted. Chlef Constable "X" now turns to

Women "Judges'

whereabouts were not lacovered till carly this morning. SISTER KENNY.

BRISBANE

Sister Kenny will leave for America next month to seek the co-operation of research workers in preparing the text ok on her method of treating infantile aralysis, he proposes 10 visit the Mayo Clafe at Eochester, one of the most famous medical research centres of the world.

-The State Cabinet has decided to grant Sister Kenny £300 to cover her return fare.

1

The Minister for Health Mr. Han

on) sald last night Bister Kenny hand

| been reccommended by members of the medical profession in Brisbane to get

in touch with the Infantile Paralysin

non of Amerien, so that whe might have her methods welenilently ob- erved and to get a text book published. Research men of high repute would be avaliable there to study her methods and to collaborate in recording them. months, but her work, would be con- tinued by staffs which she knd tralh-

S. E. LAMB DEAD

ed.

Sister Kenny would be away Novorn)

SYDNEY.

One of the best known members of the New South Wales ar, Mr. Sydney Ernest Lamb, R.C., died from pneu menia, after having been in poor health Sir John Anderson: Both questions for the past two years.py relate to the same incident. While

Mr. Lamb' was born in 1854. He WA Poace Torms Again

there Is general agreement that; admitted to the English bar in 1886, Brig.-General Spears (C, Carlisle) activities of the kind referred to are and returning to Australia was admit- asked the Home Secretary whether to be deplored, I do not think the ted to the New South Wales bag in incident can properly be regarded as the same gear. He became a EC in local citizens will hear him, and affording sufficient grounds for the 1010. occasionally will consult Services Imposition of additional penal res- WOMEN'S AIR CORPS

trictions. chiefa aliting near.

D scheme for cheap his list of other altens. "Strength through Joy" excursions for German workers to English south and cast coast resorts this summer.j

Again he and his colleagues goi They will also hear the alien's His scheme has received the personal through it. The question they now statement and the testimonies of any approval of Hitler,

decide is: Should this man or witnesses he may produce. Then they will decide who Evidently fond of conviviality,

Ley

MELBOURNE. Lord Tavistock recently visited Nazi Mr.LD.Danboy," the Brisbane Legation, in Dublin, returned with airwoman, has had an Interview with "German peace terms," which he the Minliter for Air (Bir. Fairbairn) for or is notoriously. woman be allowed to remain in our

published fast week-end; they were on the question of farming. In: Queens. land a women's air training carpa simi- has been dream-aren? If the answer is "No," down against internment-and if in doubt,

promptly repudiated in Berlin.]

Jar to that in Victoria. ing happy dreams of German work-goes a name for review by the com- will decide for internment.

The Home Secretary has made a

Prince Frederick

The Miniator waid that, thỏ applica. tion ers displacing the English plutocrats milice.

pramitare. There Chief Constable "X" will noon be recommendation that wherever pos- on the sands of such resorts of the

Replying to Mr. Cocks (Lib., Brox,,nething offering, except clerical and two in. dle rich as Southend, Brighton and attending the first sitting of the com-sible one member of the "Bench"

shall be a woman.

towa), Sir John Anderson said that transport work. In one or Margale. The German excursionista mittee in his arcu.

He will give facts about, or pro- The reason for this is that in Great the case of Prince Frederick of stances whore women had wide ox- would; of course, be welcomed by

Mrs Bonney' le publictis officer for the Nazi district leaders who are duce evidence against, the ollens he Britain to-day there are more women Prussia was considered on November perience theity rejaks were accepted. than men among enemy allens still 1:1bst by the West of Scotland Alicut the women reluntary, national regis being trained for their future duties has. nominated,

ter in Queensland, in England at Marburg Univeraity. The "Bench" of three prominent at large.

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