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Sovan-Eighths of an Icoborg Is Under Water

Danes Despair Under German Heel

A traveller from Copenhagen states that the Danish capital, once one of the gayest in Europe, has been plunged into despair. Day by day it is dawning upon the Danes what occupation by German troops means.

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Nazi Parade

For four days before the important countries Germans arrived a Nazi war film States. from Poland was shown at the Dagmar Theatre.

THREE NEW types of American fighter planes- so new that none has yet been delivered to the U.S. Air Service-are to be built for large-scale delivery to the Allies.

The decision, which has been reached with unexpected sudden. ness, gives Britain and France priority over US, air squadrons for which the planes were origin- ally designed and ordered.

According to the War Depart- ment at Washington, all three types are very fast and capable of dealing either with bombers or fighters.

enemy

Single-Scat Monoplane

Curtiss !

They are the Bell P.39, P.40, and Lockheed P.38.. The Initial "p" indicates "pursuit," which is the American equivalent of "lighter,"

Their performance is still secret. but here is the latest information about them:

U.S.. Placed Big Order

The P.39 is being produced at Buffalo, New York, by the Bell Air- craft Corporation.

31 is a single-sent monoplane," powered by a liquid-cooled Allison engine of 1,000 h.p., and fitted with retractable tricycle undercarriage. Entrance to the covered cockpit is by la side door.

The Bell Aircraft Corporation was formed in 1935. Its president, Mr. Lawrence D. Bell, is well known in London.

The P.40 is already in production. Its builders, the Curtiss-Wright Cor- 115 poration of New York, announced last Corps year that the U.S. Army Air

had placed a contract for the P.40, and that it was the biggest order for one type of plane ever signed in peace-lime.

Like the Bell P.30, the Curils P.40 is an all-metal single-seat monoplain with 1,000 h.p. Allison engine.

The Curtiss Corporation was estab-

lished in 1910. Its Hawk fighter has been supplied in large numbers to the

French Air Force and has already given an excellent account of itself over the Siegfried Line.

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BOMBER'S ATTACK BRITISH

CONVOY

On Saturday we published a photograph of a German Iplane attacking a British Convoy, with anti-aircraft gunfire

AT LONG LAST

DUBLIN.

EIRE IS NEUTRAL in the present war, but there seems to be no question about the sympathies of the people. Those who are not actually friendly to Britain are hostile_to_Hitler.

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news-

The first man tackled on the subject was paperman who appeared to have no bigoted opinions on any of the common topics of political controversy.

"How do the people feel about the war?" a correspondent asked him,

"They're glad to be out of it," he replied with conviction.

"But where do their sympathies re?"—"Oh. they want the Allies to

The Loudheet F.38 Is a single- seater with twin fuselage and twin My former. asked restaurant Allison engines. As in the case of win, of course." At u special performance of this proprietor to turn on the Swedish the Beil n. 30, it has a retractable The next was a rather dispassionate film the German Minister spoke in wireless news one evening, but the waining words and mentioned what proprietar smiled and apologised. tricycle undercurrlage and is of all-and apparently shrewd observer who

metal construction, happened to a nation which resisted "It is eerboten." Germany.

A memorial of the 1864 war with

Copenhagen Germany in

attracts crowds of people, and small laurels and bouquets are discreetly laid at its

fect.

This memorial is a statue of a lilite Danish soldier carrying 1 wounded trumpeler who has insisted upon being carried back into the ne to rally Danish troops, hus bringing

a turning-point in n.battle.

Army Chagrin

In Army circles chagrin prevails as there is talk of Denmark's lost honour, although it had been a foregone con- clusion that if ever the Germana

attacked it would be quite impossible

to defend the land effectively.

Train services are greatly reduced. Suburban trains which used to leave every ten minutes leave now every

hour.

King Christian is said to appear "broken up." It is belloved that he was for some time aided before ho agreed ign the proclamation of surrender. His Ministers reasoned with him on the uselessness of de- fence and the disaster it would bring to Denmark at small expense to Germany..

Landed With Bicycles German troops landing at Aalborg were resisted by Danish troops. The Germans overcame them after ensunities on both sides. The Ger- mans landed with bicycles, and a de- tachment rode off to occupy the bridge.

On Hitler's birthday a German parade was held in Kongens Nytorv, outside the Hotel d'Angleterre.

Military muse was played, and high officera standing outside the hotel took the Nazi salute.

Its performance is believed to be exceptionally high.

No detalls of its speed have been disclosed. The prototype flew across the American continent-from Bur- York in bank, California, to New

seven hours.

Brides of 1700 Were Sometimes In Nude

was for Cosgrave and against De Valera. He agreed that the people were glad to be out of the war und that they sympathised with the Allies.

"What about the IR.A.

"They don't count." he said. "If it wasn't for German-American money there would be nothing heard of them.

"The people generally are all for the Allies."

The Friendly Man

A friendly. man in the hote. lounge saw me drinking coffee, invited me to make it whisky, and, with that geninl Dublin insistence that won't be denied, made it in double Instead of

HAVERHILL, Mass-At least one New England bride of the requested single. Then he told

me a large part of the story of his

spent in Canada,

the early 18th century had an economical trousseau. Her wed-life, many years of which had been ding gown was simply a sheet.

I put the question to him. "No" a doubt in the world about it,”

Record of this unusual attire Appearance of a nude bride-elect was found in a manuscript col-at a church in Birmingham, England, he said. "We're all pro-British now, ย 1787, precipitated dissension in I'm pro-British for the first time in lection in the Andover Public the parish. The minister refused at my life. Library by the PWA historical Arst to perform the ceremony, but! records survey. The ceremony married the pair when he could and no ecclesiastical rule which would was performed Dec. 24, 1783, nt!

excuse him. Bradford, now a part of Haver- hill.

Although the usual costume of the "mock marriages" was a while sheet, or chemise, the bride at times wore nothing at all.

Mudrsty generally forbade Buch exhibitions and various expedienta

"My father was a rato-collector, and my mother was a rebel-rest their souls-but I am pro-British now. We all know there's no ques- tion about the right or wrong of this war."

I sought out a Republican, a mild-

Such marriage ceremonies were were devised to accomplish the de-mannered little man who had once. called "smock marringes" and, it is aired effect and avold undesirable(played a part in polities, and who, believed, were common in England features.

though not an active member of the and the American colonies,

1.R.A was in sympathy with their One method was for the un- clothed bride to stand in a closet aims und in favour of their methods.

Religion One Reason and extend. her hand, through a hole in the door to grasp the hand He entertained me for à lime with. of the groom during the ceremony, Others stood behind screens and put the tale of Ireland's grievances. When their hands out at the sides.

he stopped for breath, I asked him about Irish sympathies in the war. Eventually, according to the re-He hesitated,

was overcome in "Don't the people feel," I asked,

The unusual procedure was based on a belief that it a man married u woman who was in debt he would

There seems to be no organised boycott of newspapers."

be held liable for her indebtedness if cords, immodesty Danes just do not wish to read the he received her at the hands of the these parts by the groom furnishing "that if Britain went down, they German news, and are not convinced minister or magistrate with any of the bride with her trousseau, retain would be at the mercy of Hitler?!""

We don't want Hitler to win," he Buch neadlines when, under

na her properly. It also was bolleved, ing title to the clothes himself. This "Foreign reactions" and "News from that if a woman married a man who was done in the presence of witnesses said, "You see, the Irish people are abroad," the most outlandish and was in debt, his creditors could not to provide factual testimony. In case against him because of his persecu unimportant newspapers are quoted tako her property to satisfy them the husband was subject to a suit for tion of the Catholles,

"If there was no partition in Eire," for sympathy with the German action, provided he received nothing from any dobt his wife might have con-i

tracted before their marringo. . . at the expense of reactions in such 'her.

he said, "we would be as friendly as

brothers with England." He was off again on his favourite subject, and 1 withdrew gracefully.

bursting around it.

Hore is another photograph of the It same incident. shows an attendant 'destroyer's guns going into action as the raid is launched. Smoke from one of the des troyers 4.7 inch_guns as she fires on the at- tacker. The bombers sunk two neutral ships in the Convoy and damaged two others.- Copyright.

Nazis Warn “Don't Forget Black-Out"

Nazi radio stations again warn the to forget the German people not black-out regulations.

It was stressed that the regulations referred not only to big towns but the whole of the country, and houses, buildings and ears must strictly con- forth to the rules.

Bread for pigs pays better

than bread for soldiers

UNABLE to get enough meal for their pigs. Isle of Wight far- mers asked a Ryde baker to bake bread for the troops,

They offered to pay him two- than the pence a gallon more Government pays for baking

· bread for the troops.---

The baker asked the focal food ofileer if it would be all right for him to bake bread for the pigs. The food officer said "Certainly nel." and then he told the food control commitice about H.

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The committee decided that he was right, and further they will bring the matter at once to the attention of the Ministry of Food.

DIPLOMATS CONFER

London, May 5. The Norwegian--Foreign - Minister, Professor Koht, and the Norwegian Defence Minister arrived in London to-day to consult the British Govern- ment. With them were the British Minister to Norway and his wife and the wife of the French Minister to Norway. Reuter Bulletin.

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