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· A NEW HOME DEFENCE FORCE, TO BE COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 191⁄21⁄2 WHO WILL BE ADDITIONAL TO THE “PARA- SHOTS," WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE WAR OFFICE RECENTLY.

It is intended primarily for young men, who are not im- medlately liable for service but who feel that they are not making the fullest contribution to the national effort. They will form additional companies for certain home defence battalions for special service in this country.

Application for enlistment in the young brigade-should' be made as soon as possible at any Army recruiting office,

Applicants will be required to enlist for general service for the duration of the war,

It is intended to transfer them-at the age of 20 years to train- ing units for service in the field army.

WOUNDED --BY WAR THUNDER

Wall Falls On Schoolboys

London, June 2. FOR three days the thun- der of the battle raging in France and Belgium has been shaking the Kentish const.

Men in occupations reserved at 23 years of age or lower will not be accepted.

400,000 Old Brigade.

It is emphasised that it is not in- tended to interfere in any way with armament and munitions productions, shipbuilding, and undertakings pro- ducing supplies for the orined forces, which are at the moment of urgent national importance:

Young men engaged in these in- dustries are advised to remain at their work,

Nearly 400,000 men have volun- teered for the Local Defence Volun- teer. Force-the "Parnshots"it was announced.

The response in nearly every dis-

Closed doors have burst open, wall | triet has been most satisfactory, and pictures have fallen down, and win-it is hoped to issue a progress report dow panes cracked. Two schoolboys shortly, were injured-one had a leg broken when the wall of their class-room fell on them.

Trained For The Job

The War Office has been Inundated Terrific machine-gun fire from the with letters and suggestions regard- sca was also heard yesterday. It is ing the best method of organising this believed that RA.F. fighters were force. Most of the suggestions are driving off Nazi 'planes attempting good, but the majority are based on their third raid on Britain' in 24 the assumption that the task of re- hours.

invasion from the air is to rest entirely with the L.D.V.

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Actually this duty resis with our regular Homs Forces. There are many thousands of these troops in the country, and they are all fully organised for this purpose."

As reports of the setlon flashed from various parts of the const, German damage done by the two raids on Friday night was, assessed

Killed: I cow, 1

Although it is impossible to publish pony, several

details of defence scheme, it must chickens, in East Anglia.

Injured: Eight civilians in a north-not be imagined that no auch scheme east coast town. Three were taken exists. The duties of the L.D.V, are to hospital.

merely ancillary to those of the re- gular Home Forces.

Damaged: Several cottages, farm bulldings, chicken runs--and the sky- light in on Essex police station. *

Child Stopt

People living in the north-east coast town had narrow escapes when a bomb fell five yards from thelr back doors, blowing in windows and outhouses,

One criticism of the scheme is that the arrangements for the organian- tion of the L.D.V. are too haphazard and informal.

Village Units

The Duke of Kent, brother

of King George, who resigned an Admiralty Intelligence post to take a job in training com- mand of Royal Air Force. Ho's captain flyor.

Picture Of Hitler Seized

Police Swoop

At Croydon

POLICE recently visited- the home of a Croydon Council employee and took possession of documents, in- cluding photographs of Hit- ler.

Against this it is pointed out that the L.D.Y, is purposely being raised Mrs. Walkington searched frantle-upon as clastic a basis as possible. ally for her 10-year-old daughter. Its members serve only in their spare Although the room was littered with time and live in their homes, and glass and smashed woodwork, the this obviously precludes them from "chlid "was "covered-by--a-blanket-being Atted into any rigid-scheme.--

The man was not at home asleep.

In certain districts Drms are or gunising their own units, and in when they called. Later a man many villages the Inhabitants have was taken to Croydon Police Sta- turned for leadership to some pro-tion. minent resident or retired

milliary officer.

MAN WITH ARMY MAP CHARGED

In the London area, where there have been thousands of applica- tlons, it ta hoped to enrol selected applicants and equip them with uniforms and, rifles by to-night.. Most of the volunteers selected are JOHN BARRY, 24, a black- smith, of Masonsavenue, Weald-ex-Service men. In the Metropolitan

area they will take their rides home. stone, was remanded in custody at Hendon recently charged with

.

A man addressing a British Union meeting outside Croydon Town Hall was arrested recently, and at the same time a hostile crowd surrounded a man seiling the Fascist paper Action in the ligh-street.

Offices Mobbod There was a fight until the police

seller Intervened. The paper taken to the police station.

Later a crowd assembled outside

Wos

possessing a military map of Salls He Remembered--29 the Croydon offices of the British

bury Plain believed to be stolen.

Alfred Lawrence, of Abbey Wood- road, Abbey Wood, general foremnan of n Golders Green Arm of publie works contractors employing Barry, said that Barry called him aside and produced the map.

Years After

In March 1911 a boy was taken! to King Edward VII. Hospital, Wind- sor, gravely ill with a bullet-wound in his body.

A successful a

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Union in the High-street. Young men and women looked down on the crowd. from a second-storey window and people in the crowd challenged the men to "come down and Sght."

Police disperse the crowd and put guard outside the offices.. He said that he was in a dance

Watch On Queues hall at Wealdstone with a young wo-operation was performed.

Recently the secretary of the hos Detectives hunting for Fifth inan when an Englishman and an Irishman sat beside him. He over pital received a cheque for

Columnists watched all queues where from the grateful patient Mr. T. M.the 27'a were registering at Labour heard the Englishman say to the Irishman. "I have something which Winsley, of Singapore as a volun- Exchanges recently.

tary war contribution. "I owe my might be useful to you-a map."

Barry told him, continued Law-life to the hospital," he wrote. rence, that he immediately went to the address where the map was and it. Ho. hod had the map obtained it. about three months. Asked why he had not taken it to the police, he replied that "he was frightened," and added that as he did not want any- body to blow his head off" he kept it until he was returning to Ireland, as, he was returning to Ireland, as lé knew then that he would be safe.

Vain Soarch

Detective-Sergeant Gibbs said that

be saw Barry with Mr. Lawrence

at an RAF. station. · Barry agreed that he overheard the conversation between the two men at the Lagunt dance hall, Wealdstone. Asked how he got the map, he replied, "I went

and outside

Rot bus, and conductor directed me to the road. I found the house, and sald to the lady there, Can I have the map?' and she gave me the

map."

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I then took him in the police car to the vicinity of Wealdstone, Har- row, and South Harrow" continued Sergt Gibbs, "and gave him every opportunity to point out the house, but he could not do so." After two hours' search he arrested Barry,

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ARMY MATSHED THEFT Gunner Fullogar reports the loss of two pairs of shoes and a wrist- watch, valued at $98, from the Army matshed at Taiwan Beach on Friday.

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They had Instructions to arrest any suspicious characters spreading peace or ather subversive propaganda.

Northern Ireland Special Consta= bulary is to be enlarged to deal with any landing of parachute troops.

Troops in Ulster were called out to guard key points.

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Charwoman Shot

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WED HER HERO-

A WEEK LATE

Miss Norah M. Halso, daughter of

Chislehurst, Kent, was happy recent-

A FORTY YEARS OLD Col. F. T. Halse, of Fimstead Grange, ranged la comparatively safe widow, Mrs. Annig McFarlane, Lybecause her wedding, postponed areas, complete with offices for was accidentally shot dead re- week ago when her bridegroom's

leave was cancelled, became a bride. registrars and other officials.

at Chislehurst, Kent,

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It was a Ove o'clock (p.m.); wed- ding

The bridegroom was Mr. Charles

A naval rating was examining W Denempont, of St. George's Hil, it Weybridge, who has just received hi

The Lord Chanceller has been civen special powers to suspend the revolver, apparently unaware that

was looded. The revolver went off, commission in the Army. Our luck sittinga both of the High Court and County: Courts and to arrange for a bullet striking the woman. the siltings of the Old Bailey to be

I held at such places and times as he

mny direct

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was in this time." said the bride.

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