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PHOTO OF

May 14, 1940.

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W. N. Ewer In Front Of The Front-II GIFTS A TRAITOR MAGINOT LINE-AS FOR

Major Quisling, whom the Gormans appointed puppet Prime Minister of Norway.

Japanese viscount

backs Allies

ADOLF

NAZIS SEE IT FROM (Answer-They

By W. N. EWER,

"THERE," said the Commandant as we

came into the open, "is the Maginot Line from in front. As you might say, a Ger- man's eye view—if a German manages to get as far as this:"

I looked. But there was nothing in particular to be seen.

The farm building just to our right were, I happened to know, by no means as innocent as they looked, but full of all! sorts of things not to be found there in

peace time.

who

The wood through which we had just come held dlsagreeable surprises for undesirable allens might pass this way.

But the Maginot Line. I looked i again und ravy a mile or so away what I guessed to be a tangle of barbed wiec. But?

"You sce nothing?" The mandant laughed.

Com-

But I assure you that this spot where we stand could be put at a few seconds warning under direct cross- fre from-quick-firing guns.

Between them they could plaster us with tons of shell per minute."

"He mentioned a staggering figure which I am not allowed to repeat.

"Look carefully where I point. Just to the left of that little wood."

I looked.

"Do you mean that bifock?" I said.

He smiled. That casemate. Steel and concrete-Inches of armour ol concrete-guns. plate-Inches-

Now look again where I point.

"A brownish smudge on the slope of that hill?

"That is another casemate. We ought

to be able to see at least two others from here.

about

"One just over there, one

I can't spot them exactly:

Viscount Hisaakira Kano,

there But

Mendelssohn and His Orchestra. the Yokohama Specie Bank, is

These bomb ensings, weighing

250 pounds ench, are in proccks of completion

for

Britain

at the Mari- byrnong CX- plosive

tory

fnc-

near

Melbourne, Australia They will he to shipped

10

England

be filled.

Don't)

RISE IN WAR RISKS Japanese Underwriters' New Schedule

Tokyo, May 13. Mann and Jack Cooper with Felix diminutive London manager This, then, is what the Magnot At a meeting of the executive of Line looks like from in front. Just the Japan Underwriters Association exactly like nothing

on May 11, It was decided to raise Converging Fire

the war risk rates by Y2.10 to Yi per

8.18 Dance Musto.

8.45 De Groot and Ilis Orchestras, prepared to bet his Japanese 9.15 London Relay News Sum-shirt on 'an Allied victory.

mary.

Table."

9.30 London Relay-"Cards on the 9.45 Violin Solos by Joseph Szl-

Kell

9.58 Elleen Joyce at the Plano, 10.10 Puccini's "La Tosca" Act I. 11.0 Close down.

Trawler Men Honoured

The following-awards-have-been ande "for unfailing courage, endur- ance, resource, and devotion to duty in H.M. trawlers and drifters in their hard and perilous tasks of sweeping

at dll.

In January he thought that Baster-1 is not-in-the-least-a-kind-of-Y100-insurance for Japanese ships would be the turting point in favour of the Allies.

moderh Roman wall.

and Y3 to Y0.10 for foreign vessels It is not even a continuous trench destined for the Mediterranean.

At the same time the rates for ine of 1918 type. Now, back in London after b

It is a skilfully designed chain of ships bound for the Netherlands East tour ninety-five-day plane

half "works"

forts und smaller round the world, he

knows he ensemates" - powerfully armed. thought right.

heavily armoured, so placed as sweep with converging shell-fire every possible line of advance of an invading force.

Leaning back in an armchair in his office in Bishopsgate, EC., he told why. You must win; it is simple economies," he said." have seen in- duential people in France, Italy, America, and Japan, and I think world opinion is on your side.

"When I said in January that Ensler would see the turning point of the war, I was talking as an economist, not as a militarist.

"I knew there had to be a bursti

яду

to

In the gaps between these batteries. But here I am on the verge of forbidden matters. Suffice it to

that the chances of cither tanks or motorized units or Infantry or anything breaking the line by ́s sudden rush through the barrage are negligible.

And even if they did there are Plenty more defences and most of

the sens clear of mines, combating in Germany's economic machine submarines, and keeping a look-out somewhere. I didn't know where it the French Army-waiting for them for the enemy":

would happen. Well, it has happen behind.

We went to visit one of the bigger works.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS Lieutenant-Commander York Macleod Cleeves, It:D. ILNI, Unit Commander A/S Group 23

ed in Scandinavia.

"You Must Win"

The car turned a sharp corner in a

Chief Skipper John Culbertson Anderson, "You see, I can tell you from an wood, stopped sharply.

economic point of view what may

ILM. Trawler Loch Oskalg.

In the side of the hilt was a great

of

Chief Skipper George Youngson Aber-huppen-but I can't tell you from entry: a cross between the mouth of nethy, RN.ft.. II.M. Trawler Concertator.

great doors costic: with

the Chief Skipper. TRAGE Parkinson RD, the milltary point of view how it a tunnel and the gateway of a giant's RN... HM. Trawler Loch Bule.

will happen."

toughest armour plate. Chief Skipper Thomas Fraser, RN.R., 1.M. Trawler Rinovia.

colonel commanding was there

The guard presented arms. The hand played God Save the King and the Marseillaise..

He stopped smiling for the first Skipper Alexander Craig. R.N.R., H.M. lime, and drove his foot hard into to greet us. Trawler

the carpet.

DIRTYwer: SERVICE MEDAL

First Engineman David Brown, X38EU., HIM. Trawler Loch Oskalg,

"You must smash Hillerism, you First Enginemart Thomas Jahnson, must win this war, It is pro- X363DT. R.N.J., H.M. Trawler Rinovia. secuted with sufficient courage, every-

Engineman James Norman Hodgson. thing is, on your side. H.N.R., X.SPISES.. H.M, Trawler Dartlema,

17151, M. Trawler Loch skalg.

MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES

(POSTHUMOUS)

Like A Warship "Now," said the colonel, smiling, "we take the train."

Able Sedman John, Scillher, GLZ-C/3. "Then, when it is over, we shall

alt have to get together round straight into the hill; a narrow gauge table and discuss economically how we can stop this sort of thing happen- ing again?

Lieutenant-Commander Karry. Richard John Lewis, RN. H.M. Trawler James

Ludford.

Chief Skipper John Cowing. R.N.R.. Trawler Evelina.

I asked him when he thought the

Chief Skipper Royce W. Stocks, RN.R., war would end. His eyes twinkled

ILM. Trawler Beageny.

Bay,

behind big gold-framed spectacles. Temporary Skipper Charles W. Kannant,

"Oh, I wouldn't like to IN.A., H.M. Dritter William Hallett,

MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES

I've although

gol my private Lieutenant-Commander Ernest Bernard opinion " Sandon, R.N.R., II.M. Trawler Creatflower. Sub-Lieutenant William Sitwell. R.N.

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE v. 1.lt, Trawler, Loca Onisila.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

WE ARE AT WAR

Yes! Fighting a battle

against

DISEASE

-IGNORANCE

and POVERTY

Help us to win !

GRACIE BANKS

HOLLYWOOD.

GRACIE FIELDS is married

Chlef Skipper James Anderson, H.M. Trawler Alouette,

Chief Skipper Bamnitel Bass, 11.M. Trawler Imperialist.

Skipper John Ray, B.N.R.. H.M. Drifter | Delldock,

Skipper George Henry Alexander Thampton, I. M. Trawler Loch Doan."

Bkipper Walter Truefit, RN.R.. H.M. Drifter Uglebank,

Trawler Balmatta.

"Soon?" I suggested. "This year?" "Maybe," he said.

WIVES REGAIN

· NATIONALITY

Second Hand Jack Dall, X.06XI., H.Mullers have regained thei: British Many British-born wives of enemy

Second Hand Alfred Jackson, X.2918A.. nationality since the beginning of lust HM. Trawler Alouette.

י,

Picture a well lit tunnel running railway with toolpath either side. Eight, miles of track in this fortress, they tell us.

The train gots on, Every few yards cross tunnels run off to right

or left.

one

Down here, three hundred feet underground, are the barracks, the stores, the power plant, the water supply; everything, if need were to arise, for a siege of many months.

Deep underground are the colonel's headquarters, the various fire-control stations with their plans and diagrams and complicated instru- ments.

It is all rather like the inside

2 of a warship; only it is all cut in

the solid rocks.

manned day and night.

Up the lifts to the batteries-

Steel and concrete: always - ntéel and concrete.

Turrets which lift themselves above cision in November that the law ground to fire, and then sink down Chief Engineman Robert Douaal. L.M. affecting all British women married again to Invisibility and the shelter of Chief Engineman Laurence Elion, Kx. to enemy aliens should be put into the solid earth.

Second Hand

David Redman,

ILM.month. -

Drifter Uglebank.

Second Hand Ronald Stevenson, R.N.R., XORUJEM, Trawler Darthema.

Following the Home Secretary's de-

Drifter Belldock.

98200. 11.M. Trawler Imperialist.

Defter Willlar Hallett,,

07979.17%, Trawler Alquelle,

Firal Engineman Frederick Alină.

effect as it stands, hundreds of ap-

Unceasing Watch

50

Chief Engineman Charles Hobson, I.M.plications for renaturalisailon were Casemates Ingeniously placed Chiel Digineman Arthur Nokahar, Kx. received. This ruling meant that all that every yard of ground for miles British-born wives of enemy allens can come not only under fire but could apply to regain British cluzen-under cross-fire. Enginrman Albert George Allen. X202EU.. ship and not, as the Home Secretary Every bit of open ground within |B.N.J.. XM. Trawler Concertator.

Petty Officer Second Hand Christopher had at. Brst announced at the out-range (and that means well into R. Wimpenny, . X10210A, ILM. Trawler break of war, only those who were Germany) is charted in the control Loch Doon,

rooms. Third Hand James Gally. 1.M. Drifter Separated from their husbands,

Mra, Donzt, hon; sec, of the Parllu- Its direction is known to a second

Wirele

WRX300, ILM, Trawler Imperialie

......1 p.m. Ito Monty Banks, the film direc- †Darwen Telegraphia! Nobert G. Edwards, mentary Nailonallty Committee and of arc, its distance to a metre, Straits, Ceylon, India, East and tor and comedian.

South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and Londoh Parcels—due i London, 24th June, ---

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Parcela Reg.

Ord.

KNO.

.3

Judge Joseph Marchetti, performed the ceremony: In Gračie's Beverly

Wireless Telegraphist Arthur

of the Nationality of Married Women White, 673 1099, de Base Maintainer Committed, said recently that the

Sta.

Beinen Wilm Sutherland XM. Trawler James Ludford

next problem was the status of women N..married to neutrals.

Bignsman Douglas - Arthur. Elridge.

"We can pui ---- 'shells a minulo on to any given acre." It was 'n formidable figure.

Welch is unceasing. A few hours The Mogical position has arisen, earlier an observation post lind re- brother-in-RAAL, LD/X584, Hat. Trawler Con he said, that British-born wives of ported a slight movement of some Signalman Louis Perry, HN, J., enemy aliens can regain Briibli h kind at a certain spot over-the-from-

tionality, while those of friendly ter.

Hills dat in the presence of her p.m.) 8 p.m. mother, father, sister, .8.30 p.m. law, and many friends,

Bloker" Alexander Buchan Nah, x, allens cannot, and are thus debarred Then you may rend in your paper 39T HM. Trawler Lock Duje.

coriator.

Atierwards there was a party, Gracie and her husband will leave P.in. shortly for Isonuoli

11.M. Trawler. Dee."

.3. p.m.

5 p.m.

from many forms of

Stoker George Havelock. X.10053, XY.M. vite,*

Trawler Dalmatin.

national ser-next morning.

"Slight artillery activity near

پرست

DOWN

UNDER

NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN Stockholm, May 13. German troops pushing northward from Namsos are stated by the Afton" Bladet to have reached Mosjoen, 200 miles south of Narvik. The Norwe gians have organised a defence line at Mosjoen.---Reuter.

Indles, French Indo-China, Singapore and the Philippines have been in- creased as follows-Japanese vessels by Y0.10 to Y0.20. Foreign vessels, by Yo.20 to Yo.40.-Nruter.

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