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July 16, 1940.

Peer Wants The Whole B.B.C. Personnel Scrutinised

AT LEAST ONE SHOULD Wodehouse NOT HOLD JOB, HE SAYS

A DEMAND that the Government should investigate the personnel of the B.B.C. was made by Lord Elibank in the House of Lords recently.'

He said that it would be the first institution that a Nazi invading force would try to take over, and steps should be taken to ensure that there was not a single in-. dividual for whom they could not vouch.

He added: "There is at least one individual whom I know in the B.B.C. in London who certainly should not occupy the position he does. I do not propose to name him here, but I shall give his name on a piece of paper to the Duke of Devonshire.

les married to a German lady whose brother is fighting against us.” The Duke of Devonshire, Under- Secretary, India Office, replying to the debate announced that sidérable number of people of British nationality had been arrested during the mo

morning.

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These people," he added, "have been arrested not because of the views they hold, but because of the

'THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK'danger that their organisations may

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Advisory Committees set up by the Home Secretary, Last night's amendment empowers detention of members of organisations which have had asso- elation with the enemy or are sub- ject to foreign influence or control.}{

Stranded

MR. P. G. WODEHOUSE, the author, and his wife are among the colony of English who have been unable to people living at Le Touquet escape the advance of the, German mechanized forces.

They have been cut off from England for the time still living at their villa being and are presumably where they were spending a short holiday.

Their daughter, Mro. Peter Cazalet, wife of the amateur jackey, told the Sunday Dispatch: "I ceived letter yesterday which my father had written on Tuesday. He said that things were awkward, but he hoped to get away.”

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He added that the clearing of aliens from the castern portions of Britain had removed the danger of Elth Columnists co-operating with any | German military plan of invarian,

Scores and scores of the stories concerning Lard Haw Have had been | investigated, and there was no evi- dence of information being received | from secret sources in this country.

After, the arrest of Capt. Bunsay had

been announced in the House of Commons, Mr. Maxton usited-if would be tried or charged with any labour was passed on William Henry fasts and putting them

Sentence of three montis hard mother, getting the children's break- specife offence. Sir John Anderson, Elliott, a theatre attendant, of Shel-night," said Mr. Chitty.

to bed at Home Secretary, replied that. like ons-street, others who had been detained under Doris.

and his wife, Eleanor, Regulation 18 B. he would have the right to make representations to the

with such cases.

THE parents of a 12-year-old boy who had to "father] and mother" five younger children were jailed by Folke- stone magistrates recently.

their six children

None of these children, except this boy, had been out of the house for of neglecting mutny weeks, except to go into the boys and four back yard.".

Advisory Committee set up to deal. E. Chitty, prosecuting for the dres, except the two boys, were bare-

Further Action Explaining why instructions were given for the, detention of a number of persons under Regulation 18 B, as amended on Wednesday night, Sir John Anderson said this action had Leen taken because of the danger that the organliations of which the per- sons concerned were leading mem- bers might be used in the execution) uf acts prejudicial to the security of the State.

"It is not to be assumed," he added, that the action taken this morning under these new powers represents Anally. Further action must und will be taken as circumstances develop." Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Lib., Wul- asked It the Home verhampton) Secretory was aware that the British Council for Christian Settlement had us secretary, Mr. John Beckett, who was associated before the war as co- worker with William Joyce, better known as Lord Haw-How.

Sir John replied that he would bear that in mind.

167 1.R.A. Expulsions

Mr. N.S.P.C.C.. sald the mother left home inst February,

The father worked from 8 am to 1 pm, and from 5.30 to HI.

While he was out

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footed.

The Chairman, Dr. F. Wolverson, said: "I have had 45 years' experi- ence of this sort of case, and I don't le delegated ramanber anything worse.

nearly all the household duties to the eldest boy.

"It is almost unimaginable that these children should have been left) "The boy had to be father and under conditions like those described."

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168 Forged PetrolATHAY

Coupons in Jacket

-Police Allegation

CHARGES of forging petrol had 100 petrol coupons, all of which coupons were preferred against bore the same serial number.

The two men made statements in three men who were committed for trial at Clerkenwell recently. Walea, said Mr. Walton, they con-

↓ fessed the whole offence, Cecil Edwin Wheatley (40), direc-! Ofeers saw Barretta. A book of He announced that under the Pre-tor of Alexandre Avenue, Harrow, petrol coupons was issued to him with vention of Violence Act, orders had of Paxton Road, St. Albans, were coupons in Mkcham's jacket. Wir and Edward Mitchain (33). printer. the serial number found on the been made for the expulsion of 167 LR.A. members.

churged with forging petrol coupon charged he said: "I did lend Mit- with intent to defraud.

cham my coupon.**

On the internment of women ollens, -he said that hitherto he had not felt it necessary to order their wholesale internment, but he had not hesitated to intern Individual German or Aus-

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Leonard-Barretta-(30), - parquet- floor layer, of Caven Mansions, Hol- but, was charged with leading the

DAMMING RIVERS other two accused e petrol coupon

London, July 15. and allowing it to be used by them. The Chairman of the Thumes. grounds for suspecting their attitude Mr. Lawson Walton, prosecuting, Conservancy board slated to-day towards this country.

said that on May Wheatley and that 35 employees were engaged for Section 18 B of the old Defence Mitcham were seen by police officers the War Office in the work of dam- Regulations provided for detention as A.R.P. hut. The oflcers found ming up "certulit rivers in a certain of people of hostile origin or asso-in a pocket of a jacket that Mitchami place."Reuter, ciations, or who had recently been concerned in acts prejudicial to

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