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An eil bomb fell in the pre- -cincta of the Palace of West- minater recently. The House of Commons was unhurt, but the bomb crashed through the roof of a building attached to the House of Lords, penetrating to wash-houses on the first floor.

A fire was started but was quickly got under control by the fire-Oghting Squad and the police on duty. Buckets of sand and water were readily available. Hoses were con- nected with, the Bro-hydrants and the tire was subdued within a very short while. It is stated that some damage Jus been done to roots, cellinga and etting

This is the Arst time that the Nazis have, even remotely, inflicted damage on the birthplace and home of Parliamentary Government, which they have aworn to destroy.

The damage is of so little conse- quence that Parliament might have .continued its ordinary work in com- pleto ignorance of the fact that its: home had been damaged.

Cope, 1940, Wal

World Rights Respondí

ZUPS

FORMER MINISTER GUILTY — Scono in French court at Clar- mont-Ferrand, as Jean Zay, sitting with hand to chin, former Minister of Education undor Promiors Blum and Daladior, hears' himself convicted of desertion in prosence of onomy. He fled to Morocco with other French leaders whon Nazis overran Franco.

SOVIET VIEW Escape Through Tunnel

A perilous journey through the labyrinth of vaults and OF BASES PACT tunnels of London's riverside was described by women who had been trapped in a shelter after bombs had destroyed the build- tako great interest in the Anglo ing over their heads.

Moscow newspapers continue to

American "basca for destroyera" Ten women and two men were

agreement. "Pravda, ometal organ in the shelter, which was under MORE SABOTAGE

at the Communist party, declares

the agreement either covers, or will an old yard by a wharf. "We cover, the Far East, while "Trud," heard the crash as the building the Trade Unions paper, asserts that collapsed," one of them said,

the Far East is undoubtedly included: "and after standing still for a It adds that judging from the while, we began to see how we recreation in the Japanese Press, nobody In Japan expects Anglo- could get out.. American understanding to be based

the "Burma toad figcement precedent.

IN BELGIUM -Mystery Fire

U.S. Builds 1,000 Planes Monthly

America's 'plane production is now nearly 1,000 a month, of which about 300 are shipped to Britain. Occasionally alarming reports are published such as one appearing in to-day's New. York Times that there are only 300 American first line combat 'planes.

President Roosevelt dealt with these reports at a Press conference some time ago in answer to Republican charges that the defence programme was in a state of confusion. He pointed out that by assuming arbitrary definitions almost any kind of total could be reached.

He also said that since the first requirement was for trained pilots a large proportion of the planes de- livered currently were for training purposes.

Gen. Marshall, Chief of Staff, was asked at a Press Conference how many first line bomber planes the army possessed and replied that the correct figure was about 1,500. He admitted however that only about 500 of these were comparable to the best which are now being produced by Germany and Britain, that is to say only that number were provided with armoured protection and self- scaling petrol tanks.

Orders Increasing Orders were, however, rapidly in- creasing and new contracts being signed.

Gen. Marshall summoned the con-. ference to announce that several hundred army tanks, the actual numbers believed to be around 400, would be sold to Canada for training Further evidence is available Two of the exits were completely

tanks are old models travel- blocker, Through the third we could that the Belgians are not settling ing no faster than 9 miles an hour. see the glow of fames. We decided down under their Nazi task- They used up petrol at such a rate The "Red Fleet" declares that the we had better take our chance masters. The people have been that seven years ago Congress for- decision to sell the destroyers is through this one. We scrambled reminded by the German-con-

bade the Army to use any more. based on advices received from the through amid thick dust and smoke.\trolled Brussels wireless station same way as rilles and French 75's They will be sold to Coanda in the

American naval mission in Londen, and argues that this reflects the bellet of American military circles in the „possibility of defending-Britain..

ROMAN PRINCES EXILED BY MUSSOLINI

reason.

and found ourselves on the whart.

"It was an enormous relief, but we of the decree of the German High were sold to England. They will be were still, as far as we could tell, cut Command issued in May, under declared as surplus and sold to a

off from the streets. We shouted together to the bridge we could see not far away, and after a while a voice

answered.

"They come for us, but in the

told us to wait, and said a

boat

which-instigation to lay down them to Canada.

private company which can resell. tools, to strike or to commit sabotage would be dealt with by a military tribunal.

end two policemen found their way At the same time the an- through to us by land.

FRENCH WILL NOT

"It seems to me that the only hope for an independent France, in our

declared "Perunax", the French journalist, in an interview with the "New York Post."

down with them through passag to Belgian municipal authorities,

We went nouncer issued a strong warning ACCEPT FASCISM and vaults we had known nothing about, until we came into a side-ho, it was alleged, were not Prince Filipo Dorio Pamphili street some distance away from the doing their duty in putting un-lifetime at least, is a British victory," and Price Alessandro Torlonia, re."

employed to work. two prominent members of the seems doubtful If they could have been rescued by water. The Roman aristocracy, have arrived river at this point is filled with been a fire in a rubber factory near He also announced that there had at Lugano, Switzerland. There treacherous cross-currents and eddies. Scharbeek. Efforts to extinguish the sure no Government can be free," he "Under the constant threat of pres- is much speculation as to the An expert sald that unless the bont flames were in vain and the factory added. "Fascism will never sink in-

had been in the hands of a local was entirely burnt out. Investiga- Lo the French soul. Prince Pamphill owns the magnt-lighterman, it would have been tions were being made by the police. ficent Palace

"Can you imagine our workers, our tashod to destruction against the

Reprisals for sabotage, in the pro-shopkeepers, who like to gather in vince of Liege were also announced. little cafes and thresh out the pro- :

blems of the world, marching, salut- treasures in the efty. He is suspected WOMAN NOT TO DRIVE

Cables belonging to the German ing, following lender? Can you of al-Fascist leanings. His wife is FOR 20 YEARS

army had been cut, and in conse-imagine them blindly obeying orders? British, but as she became Italian by

quence, it was stated, all men belong- Most of all, can you imingine, them marriage her British origin bas Lucy Wood (40), of Park Terrace, ing to the "former Belgian army" who keeping, silent?" hitherto caused no dificulties.

Newcastle, was fined £50, with £0 had been released and who were Α New Yorks report, stated that ds, costs, and had her driving licence reading, in three certain communes Prince Pamphill and Prince Torlonia suspended for 20 years at Newcastle of the province would be seized by were among prominent Romans who recently, when she pleaded guilty to the Germans as prisoners of war. ind been either arrested or exiled being under the influence of drink because Mussolini was bent on sup-to such an extent as to be incapable covered shortly, more reprisals would If the guilty partles were not dis- preasing defeatist talk in Italy. of having proper control of a car, take place.

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The Ministry of Information, it has been announced, is being reorganised In five departments-censorship of news, photographs; public relations, regional administration and home intelliganto; news for overseas; con- trol of Alma, posters, books and pamphlets; and general adminis~| tration.

Two subsidiary divisions `will deal! with the relationship of the Ministry: to the B.B.C. and the Board of Trade. Reductions of staff aro in progress.

New U.S. Fighter Reaches 500 M.P.H.

The new twin-engined Lockheed fighter plane has reached spreds of 350, mp.h. In tests at Burbank, Coll- fornia, with engines opened only to half throttle, and is expected to reach 500 m.p.h, It lands

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