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DONALD DUCK

IT'S STARTIN

TO RAIN!

Vah Disney Perdunke

Arms Dealer Loses False Imprisonment Claim

HE WANTS A CUSTOMER TO

Captain Hails Ship, Finds His Relatives

CHANCE has reunited a Belgian ship's captain and his fleeing family and relatives.

Telling the story when they arrived at Tilbury, the captain said on the day of the invasion he was in a French port. His family were in Antwerp.

His ship was not allowed to leave port for several days. "At last they let me sall," he said, "but I felt It was too late. News had come through] of German bombing.

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"Never Had Deals

With Germans

By FRANK SMITH

OUTSIDE THE LAW COURTS, in the Strand, man offered to sell me 200,000 modern Mauser rifles.

He was 57-year-old Mr. John Robert Hird, an import and export agent, who lives at Downshire-hill, Hampstead, N.W.

He had just lost an action against a Scotland Yard officer for alleged wrongful imprisonment. Mr. Hird sued Detective- Sergeant Jonathan Edward Blackburn.

Subject to legal arguments, the jury assessed damages at one tarthing. and gave judgment with costs, for Sergt. Blackburn.

Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson said he was unable to find for Mr. Hird.

I'LL SEE THEM

"On the way I met two ships. IN MY SURGERY

went on board one of them for newa,

"The first people 1 saw were my

(Continued from Page 6.) wife and three children, and all my with an

eagle eye with a view to other relatives were there, too. They separating the ones that can safely could not get away from Antwerp, be allowed to roam where strange but they get to another part."

dishes abound from those that must be kept to places where the culinary standards of South Kensington are

bulcts.

maintained.

RIFLES

BABY BOYCOTT

Because Nurse was

Sacked

FATHERS-TO-BE in the vil-

a Inges of Elstow, Cotton End, and

During the case it was revealed that Mr. Hird had been an arms dealer for many years, and i asked him after- wards if he still had arms to sell,

Spot Cash Only "Certainly, he replied. "I can sell you 200,000 Mouser rifles of a modern type, each complete with a bayonet, for them if you care to pay spot cash, and large quantities of ammunition

Wilstead are making hurried arrangements for their wives to enter hospital.

This follows the dismissal of Miss Hororia Meehan, the district nurse, No. successor lins beer appointed by the County Nursing Association. In cases of emergency a nurse will be sent from hendquarters,

July 1940.

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Plane Factories centuries. Unimaginable horrors de-

Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Pro- duction, has appealed to garage workers to volun- teer as fitters in air- craft factories..

"The most urgent need of this hour," it was ́officially stated, "is a great increase in the out- put of aeroplanes.”

Volunteers for this work of highest national im- portance are asked to go to the nearest aircraft fac- tory or Employment Ex- change.

'COLONIAL OFFICE

But the three prospective fathers think this is not good enough. They |-- are. taking no risks.

They would have Ilked Nurse but Mechan to continue her cases, since this is not passible the men are sending their wives elsewhere.

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AGENCIES AND BRANCIES!

The evisceration of the Polish: | Slate, the parllilon of its territories with Soviet Russia, the systematic expropriation of Polish peasants from lands which were under the Pollsh Crown when Prussia was an upstarij robber State, to`make way for Ger- man colonists, the creation of a gross- Ly overpopulated Jewish Province of Lublin into which Jews are being Alor Star herded from all parts of Poland and Amritsar Germany, the relentless pillage of Batavie Polish elties, towns and villages, the Bombay starvation of the civilian population Calcutta of Warsaw-these

Agencies: crimes are sul

Cive Street Kuala being committed by the unspeakable Fairlie Place Hun, with Hitler's

full knowledge, Cantan approval and responsibility. His sel Cebu

Cawnpore

Bangkok

Hamburg

Harbin

Hongkong

Rangoon

Balgon

Ipoh

Bemarang

Italio

Seremban

Karachi Klang

Bhanghai

Singapor

Koba

Siliwan

Sourabaya

Lumpur

Tatpint

Kuching

Tertain

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Medan

Tiingtao

Now York

Yokohama

Helping

(Paking)

Penang

purpose has been to render it in Colombo possible for Czechoslovakia and Po- Delhi land to raise their heads again Halphong States strong enough to compel the Bankow directors of the Reich to take their FOREION EXCHANGE and General presence. into account. Yet their Banking Business transacted... right to live is as unchallengeable as TLED DEPOSITS, received for, Ons Year Germany's.

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The arch-criminal is the madmates which will be quoted on Biler. His egolem is Insane. "AFE, BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in you not aware" he shouted at von Local Currency and Sterling with interes Schuschnigg during the brutalities of allowed et ratum obtainable on application. his last interview, with his victim undertakes Executor de Trurtso buda

The Hank's Head Office i London at Berchtesgaden, "that you are lathe and claims recovery of British Incon presence of the greatest Cie

German that Tax overpaid, on tayns whien may be BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. History has ever

ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branching, which is about the size of Scot Revival of Despotism

R. A. CANIDGE, land, is now being governed. This revival of Despotism in great Her Goodbyes

from the pleasant little town of States is a ghastly denial of the Vic- Rickmansworth.

torian belief in the steady progress Meanwhile Nurso Mechan is pack £2,000,000 British company, in- ing sunity, and towards larger con- pf mankind towards an ever-increns- ing up in her voltage at Wüstend. corporated by Royal Charter in 1881, ceptions of Uberty and life. 15 is a "I have said good-bye. to all my runs North Borneo, and it has taken mockery of the belief in education as "They are in Holland, and that is where you would have to take. de patients," she said.

three flats over a bank in Rickmans the certain panacea for abysmal lg- For seven years Nurse Mechan has worth High-street for its colonial norance of the plainest lessons of Thousands More Arrive.

livery, making your own arrange- ments about export licences.

been district nurse here, and has

office." Thousands of refugees continue to

History, one of which is that Des- "There are also some 300 machine- brought 180 local bables into the The company has evacuated from potim is the foulest of all forms of arrive in England from Holland and semi-elvilised places; they must go guns, mainly Belglan and Swiss, for

The latter must not go to wild and guns and a number of anti-aircraft world.

Notice of her dismissal was given Staple Hall, Stonelouse-Court, E.C., government. Delgiunt. Trainlonds were brought where it is the regular thing to be which I should like to and a customer, by the County Association two months and the secretary, Mr. W. O. Pidgeon,

Let the quote a sentence or twoj to London and taken to the reception back at the hotel for lunch, dinner,

said: "We have moved all our valu-] Içom J. A...Symonds describing the centres, where they were fed, medi-and tea, where excursions are plan-agent for I have authority to dispose "Even at this late stage they have able records here.

"Actually, of course, I am only the ago.

state of political morality in Italy. cally examined and directed to their ned to make breaks for ment times of them.

when the Viscontis, the Sforzas, the No 'Income Tax

Malatestas and a host of other ru?- at similar hotels.

problems would prise it these records lying lecherous, cruel Despots were

"All sorts of 'extremely

cut-throat, dimeult Ganly,

double-crossing, Ewere destroyed. They are continu- In their prime during the 14th cen

ally in use and they could not be tury, The dimissal has aroused much kept lacked up in our London strong "The principles of public mora-

rooms. It would have meant that we Many have suspended their con- should have been continually run- anger among the villagers, tribution to the Nursing Association. ning up and down stairs.

been held. He has to be planned for unobtru forgery.

The vicar of Wilstead, the Rev. H. Two parties of Belgian refugees sively. He must be made to indicate Although he protested, he was

P. Pollard, said, "Nurse Mechan's! reached England in a pilot cutter and his

entertainment: taken to the pollee station and de-dismissal is a grave injustice.” preferences in a trawler.

then whatever it is, it should be tained in a cell for about an hour.

Mrs. Vincent Goodman, secretary It was then discovered that a mis- of the County Nursing Association. The majority in the cutter were thoroughly worked out for him.

The idea is to give him a plan take had been made, and he was re- taid, "We cannot make the reasons women and children. They had slept that will work with liberty to make leased, on deck and suffered badly from the his own variations. There must be

for her dismissal pubile because it Of the questions left to it by the rough crossing. Seas broke over the no early failures in the organisation Judge the jury answered all but one would not be fair to her. ship and drenched them.

She has been informed of them." of Sergeant Blackburn.. of his trip. But give him a good in

It could not agree whether Sergeant When the trawler, which urrived send-off for the Best 30 hours and he

TRADE OFFICE STAFF at a north-west port, left Ostend it can be relied on to enjoy the rest Blackburn failed to make sufficient was machine-gunned by a German of his trip and plan it with zest, Inquiries before the arrest.

Mr. Colln George Mervyn Morrison Pointing out that Sergeant Black- plane and one of the refugees was Ta all, the

included wounded. The party

give a final solemn warning: "On burn had admitted a mistake, the has been appointed Third Assistant maller of costs Superintendent of Imports and Ex- four-month-old child and a woman short holidays it is unwise to get too Judge hoped the

would be considered.. tired."

At Wembley Stadium the staff are working in three shifts throughout the day and night..

The former should be told of the local delicacies and where they may be obtained; of the gentler day trips should be Local authorities in some parts of that can be made. They

tactfully made nware of the moro London have taken over empty, houses for the refugees, Voluntary fanillar foods and activities.

By and large, there is nothing to workers have scrubbed and cleaned) out the houses, and local and cooking at a spa for these people.

The candidate for nervous break-

given те по reason," she said. I should like to make it clear that Now, at the age of 45, I find myself rever, either before or since the war, without a job. I shall have to live on have I had

any, dealings

my savings." Germans."

"Injustice" Detective's Error

with

In bringing his action Mr. Hird alleged that he was arrested at his home by Sergeant Blackburn us being

"Colonel L. S. Neville," a

ulias

utensils. Many have brought gifts of down-requires-very-tactful handling. Francis Goode who was wanted for Two publie protest meetings have

food.

OL 80.

travel-doctor would!

KEEPS TWO MEN TALKING

A Refuge Is Not Part

Of Crossing

FOR 3.1/2 HOURS

ONE FARTHING (and some bacon coupons) kept two solici- tors talking for 'three-and-a-half hours recently. It also put two food control officials, a shops inspector, a manager, und.a girl as- sistant in the witness box at Ca rdiff Police Court.

The farthing was sald to have.l

A REFUGE in a controlled pede-been added to the controlled price. sirian road crossing is not part of jot 2lbs. of sugar. Liplon, Ltd., the crossing

who were summoned, were said to have charged 10d. Instead

This was the decision of the Court 10, of Appeal when it uphold ́n decision of Mr. Justice Asquith.

of

The defence was that there was This was that Mr. John Joseph other articles at the time, and the no overcharging; the customer bought Wilkinson, of Willington, Durham, totalled a halfpenny less than could not recover damages from Miss she should have paid, because she Dorothy Frances Chetham-Strod, of was undercharged on other items. Greycoat-gardens, S..

His akull was fractured when ho In addition, there were two sum- was knocked down by her car after monses against the firm or removing

· stopped off a refuge in n crossing. bacon coupons-from a ration book. He crossed the road to the refuge

when the lights were in his favour.

Nover Ato Bacon

EXILES

TO RETURN

Belgian Refugees Requested To Leave Franco

Irun, Jume 29.

M. Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister

of the exited Belgian Government, in When he stopped off the refuge tho The customer. Mrs. Elizabeth All' lights had changed,

said that a girl assistant tools, the France, is reported to have issued a The court decided that there was coupons from the books of her two statement on Friday in Bordeaux

and calling Belgian refugees in France

not one continuous crossing, but sous, who were Mohammedans and to make ready to return home. two, interrupted by a refuge.

I followed there was contributory

negligente by Mr. Wilkinson.

dever ato bacon.

The statement, as quoted here, said: She was anxious not to have the coupons taken out because her hus-Belgian officials were already nego

Leava to appeal to the House of band might think she was giving lating with the Germans, the allies Lords was granted.

bacon to the boys, which was against and Belgian officers remaining in their religion.

Belgian territory with the purpose of

In reply, the firm said the coupons repatriating Belgian refugees In the were no use to them. They were shortest possible lime-TAT removed, so, that coupons for other Well-informed observers from Bel rationed articles on the same strip glum describa M. Pieriot's appeal as

·fa could be taken out,

Ja peace aesture to Germany by the

GERMAN INTERESTS Mr. Katsuo Okazaki, Japanese Consul-General at Hongkong, recogniset ng 'being in charge Germán Interets. In the Colony,

of

The stipendiary magistrato re- Belgian Government which ned to 'served his decision,

France-United Press.

iports.

This is now the colonial office for British North Borneo. Everything concerning the welfare and develop inent of the country is administered! from here.

"But the directors still hold their monthly meetings in London.

We are the last of the chartered companies to exercise governmental rights.

.own Our company has its governor in Borneo and we have our own Civil Service."

British North Borneo must be a

pleasant place to live in, for there is inp income, tax 30 pay and no poltical { parties, to worry about. And this is certainly a pleasant place from which to govern it.

Following Nazl bombing, 'attack

On

Swiss ·'rail centre,

· Bivitserland' ordered full, mobilization, of troops. "Above, Swiss sõidler- carries machine gun, on his back in high Alps. White

costume, blends with show.

one

Ity had been translated into terms of material aggrandisement; glory, gain and greatness, No thought of Judging men by their molives but by their practice; they were not regarded as moral but ns political beings responsible, that Is to say to no law but the ́obliga-, tions of success.

"Crimes which we regard as hor- rible

were then commended as magnanimous if it could be shown that they were prompied by a firm will and had for their object a deliberate end. Machiavelli and Paolo Giovio both premise the massacre at Sinigoglia as a master- siroke of art, without ultering al in condemnation of its per-1

fidy.

Some may ask the signinchnce of the. reference to the "Massacre at Sinigaglia." "It can be put in a nut- (shell. "If in September, 1930, t Munich. the Fuehrer, after giving Mr. Chamberlain and M. Daladier the right hand of welcome and a hand- some entertainment, had left the toben and ordered the Gestapo to rush' in and polish them off, that would have of Munich another Sinigaglia.

ETEN Way To The End

I am certain that such a thought| never entered the Fuchrer's head and that, if it had, he would have repelled it instantly. But he gave his word, intending to break it, and The put his hand to a document which The meant almost at once to repudiate. And having fooled two honourable

to the mas

statesmen he independent States.

sacre of two

Dictator is only Despot writ large. The world is not safe with this Mad- man loose in it. Whether, after de- feat, la Generals bring him down or, ns the satirist said, the cobblers get frightened of the madman in the purple, and smoke him out, we shall one day look for Hitler-and find) him gone.

WOMEN ROB PENSIONERS

OLD-AGE pensioners in South Wales have been warned · against two well-dressed women who say and they are Government officlals" have 'calfed to discuss the effect of the now Old Age Pension ¡Act,' {

In one case, a pensioner handed over £2 13-borrowed from friends. io one of these women, who de- clared the sum to be due in respect of "Irregularities of contributions.

Another, old woman pala "her weekly 10s, as an instalment towards 30s. demanded. This rum" way" sald' to be dug for arrears-of contributions. An 87-year-old pensioner parted

} with £1∙ín similar circumstances,

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