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NANCY

A LETTER FROM MR. JOLLYBEAN?

YEAH HE FEELS

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

·HE WANTS ME TO

AWFUL 'CAUSE I QUIT } COME AN' LIVE

HIM HE SAYS HE

GOT TO LOVE ME

LIKE A SON!.

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

OH, ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL!

WELL---I'LL HAVE TO THINK IT

OVER!

By Ernie Ernie

LISTEN!--- IF YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT OVER

April 29, 1940.

Bushmiller

--- YOU HAVEN'T ANYTHING TO THINK

WITH !

ELIZABETH ARDEN'S

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FAIL

THE banking of the unti-aircraft guns is to the bold pilot as the crackling of thorns under a pot. He pays no heed to it. The only thing. that bothers the bomber i

is the Aghter.

The German anti-aircraft aim is not very accurate, though some of the Runners seek to "bracket" the enemy raider by putting shells on either side of him while the rest try to get him by sweeping up and down the lane Hius created. The hottest fire is over Kiel and Helgeland. The Germans have got five of our airplaned with their guns.

one

Our own shore batteries can only claim

German

Best bimb. gunnery performance hus come from the Navy, who shot down six air- craft in the North Sea engagement last October.·

Now for the fighters' records. planes in our expeditions over Ger- man territory. Close

estimate that we have lost 44 air-

on 30 have

been accounted for by the Nazi raiders here. They have brought down

A "FLYING BOMB"

Baby plane only

A

ten

feet high

By WILLIAM COURTENAY

120 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 50 enemy airplanes without seater monoplane, shaped like an Easter egg, which has

losing one of ours.

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 raids took place in broad long, and with a wing-spread of 40ft.--but it is. designed to:

daylight. Only one German was brought down at night, in bright moonlight. Forty out of our 60 raids over Germany were

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. These fears are unfounded.. (1) The Russians have no intention of entering the war on Germany's side. (2) The Russians haye no bombers to spare; the Finns shot down too many. (3) The Russian bombers are unsutied to combat with British and French #ghters. Their speed is around 200 m.p.J.

un

dive-bombers

C

SECRET ALIEN DRIVE

How The Police Will Work

BRITAIN'S

Carry 10,000lb. of bombs- more than three times as much as a heavy bomber;

Fly with them 1,800 miles al a cruising speed of 370 mph.; Attain in emergener a peak of 420 m.pl.

These

speeds make it the equal of Germany's crack fighting planes, the twin-engined,, shell-fring Mes-, serschmitts, which have speed of 365 m.p.h.

One-Man Control And it will be their equal not only speed. The "ying bomb" will be fitted with eight machine-guns.

Two 1,000 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, such as are now used in the glant Wellington bombers, will give the "flying bomb" its power-power that enables it to lift twice its weight (7,6901b.) and reach a celling of 30,000 feet.

The lone pilot's seat is between the two engines.

The fact that the "fying bomb": needs only one man to control it is

tremendous advantage. unother

For that one man can release , as many bombs as three big machines, and save risking the Ilves of the fifteen men who would form their crowA.

AUSSIE NURSES LEAVE FOR WAR

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

་

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA FOR THE RESERVISTS

MELBOURNE.

will be in the vicinity of 250,000,000 dollars.

Thu Minister for Air (Mr. J. V. Fair- intra) Kahl to obtain 20,000 men for pilets and air crews under the Empire Air Scheme, about 12,000 men will be NO MORE EXEMPTIONS enlisted. The extra 6,000 men will be enlisted to provide for wastage after training begins.

MELBOURNE.

Conscientious objectors can expect no exemption from compulsory

present young

It is expecte a percentage of man further who pass preliminary tesis and are training. accepted as pilots or members of air

Mr. Menzies said to-day the Govern- crown, will later

unsultable. prove These will be weeded out and trans- ment had no intention of altering the ferred to the ground stuff. Altogether presont practice. At 26,000 men are needed as plints and men who object to compulzery training are allotted to aircrews and 20,000 for ground per on religious grounds

non-combatant corps, such ̄ni-the-Army- sonnel.

Medical Corps, ESCAPED INTERNEE

new campaign BRAKES

arousing much interest. So fast against the enemy aliens' menace have these alternft become that in will be carried out in secret. order to alm their bombs accurately No one who is not directly con- It has been found necessary to retard derned with any of the cases taken speed while actually diving. This is by the 12 newly appointed Regional done by hydraulically operated flaps Advisory Committees will hear a No in the wings. Diving speed can be word spoken in the "courts." reduced by as much as 175 m.p.h, reports of any proceedings will be

Mr. Fairbairn is unable yet to fix the

the The Italians have some successful published.

date that

recruiting drive will models with them, and the German

Commener, but it is believed plans wi The Home Secretary has enrefully

SYDNEY. be complete by the middle of Mareb. Junkers Ju 87 have now fitted them. considered the question of secrecy.

Detectives and military polles sur- "Thongh nearly! The Notional security, a free hand for

Ainister satd

dwelling nt the rear of url rounded entiated 7,000 men have alrendy Tests in braking with reversible the police, and fairness to allens con-

been selected for entry, that rate of, boot repairer's shop in Balmain thin pitch propellers are going on.

cerned are the factors which have!

recruiting is not sumclent to meet the morning and, after an exciting strug- Influenced him.

Mr. Pemberton-Billing, who led needs of the scheme. We are getting gle, arrested Alfred Fritz Yackle, alins Fighters

Hikely are

constables will play the most Chief bombers with braking devices. Just important part in the crusade. They the first rald on the German naval all we can handle at present, but we Joseph Schmidt (40), escapes from the depots Schmidt escaped an February 10 and his discovered LE ng they have followed bombers with will decide which allens, enemy and base Fredrickchafen during the last will he trebling our recruiting centres Liverpool Internment camp on the roof.

whereaboutS were not urmour and shall-Aring guns.

otherwise, shall appear before the war, told me that he has offered to and

early this morning. build the flying bomb" at his own roun, to handle the expected ruah," ut committees for reconsideration

expense if the Air Ministry will give The coat of the planes Britain will status.

him priority in securing materials. apply the Dominions under the scheme SISTER KENNY

*

to

followi

The race of gun against armour In airplanes is proceeding in a leapfrog fnshion.

resist Armour capable

Detectives In Conclave

Let us go into the private office of ing the 303 machine-gun bullet has Chief Constable "X, head of one of been devised, new gun and a new Britain's important protected urens, bullet capable of plereing this and trace the steps he will have to take-in fact, is already taking-to

ake the crusade effective. First, he calls for the secret police giving the name of every enemy

armour come next.

to

CCORDING

the Journal, American Aviation, the number Hist

of workers entaged in the United alten living in his area who holds a

or

establishing travelling

21,349 Conscientious

Objectors

So Far

B certiflente (exempl from intern- States' aircraft industry has risen from 30.000 to C0,000. I estimate that ment, but unable to change addresses

SINCE THE PASSING of the Military Training Act Travel more than ve miles with- in the British aircraft factories there!

out police permission). are 460,000. These figures give an

The chief constable does not have 21,349 men have applied for registration as conscientious indication of the relative output)

nuch difficulty in deciding what to objectors, Mr. Ernest Brown, the Labour Minister, stated capacity of the two countries.

simply arranges for every case to go in reply to a question in the House of Commons. Up to for review by one of the new com- February 24, 8,325 cases had been dealt with

Next be gets his list of enemy tribunals.. aliens in C category (exempt from any special regulations).

do about these eneiny allens. He

inittees.

Ley Dreams Of miles

Summer

TRIPS TO BRITAIN

they

DRISBANE.

Bixler Kenny will leave for America next month to seek the co-operatios of research workers in preparing the text book on her methail of trenting intantile paralysis. She prepakni to visit the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, and of the most famous medien research centros of the world.

The Statu Cabizzat Jinx decided to grant Stater Kenny £300 to cover her retum fare.

Ion) sald last night Sister Kenny hal medical profesion in Brisbans to get Foundation of America,

The Minister for Health (Mr. Han-

been reccommended by members of the in touch with the Infantile Paralysis no that. Ahu might have her methods scientically ab nerve and to get a text book published. Reanarch men of high repute would ba he would take steps to stop highly available there to study her methods

and to collaborate in recording them.

Sister Kenny would be away severul month. but her work would be con-

local

Of these, 1,070 were registered as placed persons and others putting were forward German propaganda in the Now he calls in his chief nasis-conscientious objectors, 3,738

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

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

batant duties and 1,470 were removed every name on the list.

Some they pass without hesitation. AMSTERDAM. reliable According ta

reports "Yes, he's all right. He's been here which I have received from Berlin, 40 years, and lie helped us tot Die Nazi leaders are sull confident about So-and-So," they say.

pass. Other names they do not that they can bring the war to a successful conclusion by the end of "I'm, always been doubtful about the summer, sajð u correspondient, ilm," says the chief. "He wouldn't to have been exempted by the tribunol This optimism sometimes goes

If we had known what we know extraordinary lengths.

now. Put him down for review,"

Ley, leader of the Labour Front, has

I learn on the best authority that Thus all enemy allens are sorted.

Chlef Constable "X" now turns to drawn up 01 scheme for cheap his list of other allena. "Strength through Joy" excursions

for German workers to English southi

Women 'Judges'

tinued by staffs which she had train

cd.

from use regning Act, May 27, 1039, Lambeth) asked for a almline assur-

Mr. George Strauss (Lab., North S. E. LAMB DEAD

- SYDNEY. [Milltary

visits to German One of the best known members of about 1,000,000 men so far regis-ance un personal tered for service; in last war 12,000 Embassies or Legations in neutral the New South Wales har, Mr. Sydney Ernest Lamb, KC. dled from pneu. consciention objectors appeared countries.

monia, after having been in paar health before tribunals; 0,000 were im-

Sir John Anderson: Both questions for the past two years. prisoned.j

relate to the same incident. While

Mr. Lamb was born in 1984. He wan Peace Terms Again

there is general agreenient that admitted to the English, bar in 1980, 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

ihated to the New South Wales bay in not think incident can properly be regarded as the same year. He became a K,C. in local citizens, will hear him, and affording, sufficient grounds for the 1010.

consult Servites imposition of additional penal res- WOMEN'S AIR CORPS: occasionally will

trictions. chiefs sitting near,

Mru. the olien's Lord' Tavistock recently visited Naziį

It. B. Bonney, the Brisbane They will also hear

Legation in Dublin, returned with alrwoman, has had an Interview with Air (Mr. Fairbairn) "German peace terms, which he the Minister for published last week-end; they were on the question of forming in Queens-

land a women's air training corpå slmje · promptly repudiated in Berlin.}

Jar to that in Victoria.

The Minister said that the applica ilon WALK- prematuro, There WAE nothing offering. except cidrlent and ung er two in- transport work. In

women had wide ex- stances where

Mr. lonnay la publicity oflear for pertenes, their services were necepted. the women's voluntary national regis ter in Queensland,

for or

.'.

Prince Frederick

and east coast resorts this summer.} Again he and his colleagues o His scheme has received the personal through 1. The question they now statement and the testimonies of any.

Should this [deckle is:

or witnesses he may produce.. man approval of Hitler.

Then they will decide Evidently Ley, who is notoriously woman be allowed to remain in our fond of conviviality, has been dream-aren? If the answer is "No," down against Internment and if in doubt, ing happy dreams of German work goes a name for review by the com- will decide for Internment.

The Home Secretary has made a ers displacing the English plutocrats initice.

Chief Constable "X" will soon be recommendation that wherever pos-

Heplying to Mr. Cocks (Lab., Brox on the aunds of such resorts of the

towe), Sir John Anderson said that idle rich as Southend, Brighton and attending the first sitting of the com- nible one member of the "Bench"

shall be a woman. Margate, The German excursionists mittee in his area,

The reason for this is that in Great the case of Prince Frederick of would, of course, be welcomed by He will give facts about, or pro- the Nazi district lenders who are duce evidence against, the aliens he Britain to-day there are more women Prussia was considered un November than men among enemy aliena ali 1 last by the West of Scotland. Aliens

Tribunal. being trained for their future duties has nominated. In England at Marburg University.

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