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WIFE IS KILLED BY BOMBS After Alleged Murder Attempt

A woman, whose husband was alleged to have attempted to murder her in an Anderson shelter, was Inter killed by bombs when the hospital to which she had been taken re- ceived a direct hit.

A solicitor, Mr E. Wenle, made this statement at Dartford when the husband, Cyril William

Percy Clark, 30, labourer, of Dartford, was sent for trial at Kent Assizes on a charge of at- tempting to murder his wife.

Mr Wealo said that Mrs Clark was found lying unconscious in the shel- ter by un ambulance driver and a nurse. She was removed to the hos jital, and

an operation performed which appeared to be successfult But shortly afterwards the hospital was bombed.

The ward in which Mrs Clark was lying received a direct it, and she

led as a result of the bombing. Sleeping Children

The ambulance driver said that in the rbeiter lying near Mrs Clark, were her two children fast onleep.

Evidence

was given that Clark telephoned for the ambulance and

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

EMPRESS SURVIVORS—Among 598 of 643 paseongors rescued from the Empress of Britain, sunk by a German plane 60 miles off the Irish coast, were these, landed at an unidentified port, Sergeant Peaston, loft, was reunited with his wife and daughter."

Automobile Industry's Big Role

In U.S. Rearmament Programme

By MACK JOHNSON

United Press Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UP)-National defence developments revealed to- accompanied his wife to bospital. day the increasingly important role the automobile industry is playing in the rearma- The doctor who operated said that ment programme. The automobile big three-General Motors, Ford and Chrysler- she had every chatice of recovering all are becoming important factors in the building of planes, tanks and guns for an

He was satisfied that death was duc to the bombing.

Det-Sgt. White, of Dartford, sald that when arrested Clark described

how he and his wife sat with the children in the shelter throughout the night of Sept. 1 and 2, and went on: "Before it got light we had a quarrel because I asked her to let me

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unprecedented peace-time Army and Navy.

The Army and the Defence Commission are preparing to construct one or more huge plants in which to assemble planes from parts manufactured in automobile factories,

Motors Corporations called for 1,000 medium 28-ton tanks and Recent defence contracts placed with Chrysler and General;

go into lodgings and have a separa-71,225 Browning machine-guns.

lion. I lost my temper. I struck her Secretary of the Navy Frank machine-guns, 0,007 of 30 calibre:

on the head with my fist, she fell Knox has accepted Henry Ford's M-2 aircraft machine-guns, 10,090

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HITLER HAS FIVE IDEAS

Hitler has five big ideas for

To sink the Monroe Doctrine

without trace.

To make the United States' load world-valueless.

of gold-the biggest in the

on shall reach a rate of 50,000. The contract specifies that produc- annually for the 50 calibre type, 10,000 annually for the 30 calibre IM-2'S, and 20,000 annually for the 1.30 calibre A-4'S.

of

-To gain political control

South America after he has won late this summer, specißed that all And-

The contract, which was negotiated economic control as in Plan No. 1.

December 24, 1940.

CANADA'S FOOD FOR BRITAIN

An important Government mission from Canada will, 1 learn, come to London shortly to discuss questions relating to food supplios. It will consist of Mr. J. G. Gardinier, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and ex- pert advisers, writes a London [correspondent,:

The chief object of the mission will be to decide the quantities of food Britain will require in the coming year and how much could be stored in Canada rather than shipped here at once. Shipping arrangements, methods of payment and similar questions will be discussed and the conversations will cover th as well as Conada's agricultural products.

In view of the necessity for con- serving shipping space, arrangements will be made to concentrate upon the foods of greatest nutritive value la framing the programme of imports.

On the British side Ministers who are expected to conduct the talks in- | clude Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, Mr R. S. Hudson, Minister of Agriculture, 9 Andrew Duncan, President of the Board of Trade, and Mr Konald Cross, Minister of Ship- ping:

BRITISH CROWD MOBS PILOT BY MISTAKE

A British pilot who baled out of his crippled fighter during a dog-fight with German bombers on the outskirts of London, and landed in the car park of a a Nazi airman by a small crowd public-house, was mistaken for

escaped manhandling, of angry civilians, and narrowly

He was saved by a 'bus-driver, who noticed the threatening at- titude of the crowd and persuad- ed them to leave him alone.

had nearly attacked a British pilot. When the crowd learned that they whose machine had been shot down they expressed sorrow, but explained they were infuriated by the indis- criminate bombing of non-military targets by Nazl airmen.

The pilot was slightly hurt in land- Ing and was removed to hospital, where he is still under treatment.

buck as though she was unconscious" offer of the use of his River of the 50 callbre M-2 fixed aircraft America. Here they are:

Rouge plant, near Detroit, to calibre M-2 flexible aircraft guns -To buy up South American machine-guns, 14,741 of the ,00 train machinists for the Naval and 7,385 machine-guns of expansion programme.

Bexible, heavy-barrelled 50 calibre outlet for their exports.

the Republles by guaranteeing an Defence production co-ordinator, machine-guns, William S. Knudsen, has asked auto- mobile manufacturers to pool pro- A trailer cookery demonstra-duction' resources to build 12,000 tion kitchen, which has been pre-This order would be the first to be

bombers for the Army Air Corps.2 sented to the London County assembled in the projected assembly Council by Mrs. William Pater-plant or plants. son, was designed by herself.

"The kitchen is primarily in- The east of constructing the as- tended for educational purposes embly facilities and of the llest 101 in connection with the food $2.000.000.000. The

of planes N been estimated at of the 50 calibre A-4'5 must be de: To make the United States a education campaign, but it will will be asked for the money

Congrelivered within 18 months, the 30. political appendage of the Cer-One of his first visitors was the driver' be used for the time being for after it convenes in January.

50011 calibre M-2's within 17 communal feeding in the badly be financed by the US. Government

months, and The new assembly facilities will 50 calibre within 17 monti. hit London areas," an Evening

The 30 calibre A-4's will cost This ambitious programme News woman representative was entented by an undisclosed air-5667,63 cach, the 30 calibre M-2 vealed in a book published was ter craft manufacturer. Defence officials fixed aircraft, $611.71 euch, the 50York by two distinguished American told recently.

Said fl

the plants would be built neor calibre M-2 flexible aircraft guna economists Dr Clark Foreman, chair- "Mrs Paterson, who is honorary automobile manufacturing centres $1,000.20 coel and the .50 calibre man of organiser of the welfare ranteens probably in Michigan or Indiana-heavy-barrelled type $1,004.35 Staten economic defence, and Joan the committee on United maintained by the Electrical Asso-next elation for Women, Intends this!

ext spring.

A Navy spokesman said no 'details mobile kitcher to how the house-have been worked out between Knox wife how a small kitchen may be and

Ford

on the machinisi truining planned as a labour-saving workshop programme and that it was impos- in, which everything has its place. sible to determine at this time the

Use of Wall Space

number of men who could be given "Full use is made of wall space to training or when training could be accommodate cupboard for china and started. He estimated that approxi- cooking utensils,"

mately 500 could be trained at one time, and that the first contingent

"There is a special_cool_cavily for storing butter and milk, and would be sent us soon as possible. wireracks hold vegetables at the back of a door.

The Navy has but one apprentice school--at Norfolk,

Virginia.

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WARTIME WEDDINGS ENDED

"Wire: hold

DIVORCE courts in Britain hold saucepan handles in The Army has declined to reveal are glutted with cases, and many place, and the front of the water lank details of the tank and machine-gun of the couples are those who above the sink is used as a black-contracts with Chrysler and General married in the early days of the board for der

demonstration purposes. Motors, having announced only the war.

"An oll-cooker is supplied, and the amounts-$53,300,000 to Chrysler for kitchen is also wired for electricity." tanks, and $81,998,872 to General

Mr Patemon designed the first of Motors for machine-guns. the fleet of seven mobile EA.W. can- teens, which serve searchlight and anti-aircraft batteries and other war

country,

Tanks and Guns

The United Press learned, how-

Uniforms and war glamour have never failed to result in a number of hasty marriages,

Marriages in this first year of

Įman Reich.

Raushenbush.

The book, "Total Defence," has caused a sensation In Washington, where it is considered to be an ac- curate and objective account of Hitler's plans.

Wanted To See London

Plumber's Boy's Wish Wanting to see London, a plumber's boy, aged 17, whose home is in Renfrew, took a train from Glasgow and duly arrived jin the Metropolis. Unfortunate- ly for him, he had omitted the he found himself under arrest. formality of taking a ticket, and

your

service units in various parts of the ever, that the Chrysler contract, on war have increased fifty per a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis, calls for the new M12A-1 tanka 50 milo- cent. Divorces are expected to After a week in custody on re- per-hour vehicle embodying all re-number about 35,000. LESS WORKLESS; con developments.

mand, he appeared at Clerkenwell It willi Le cynipped with a .37 MM cannon and increase in divorce, an official of Howard,

"War is always accompanied by an Police Court before Mr W. R. 500,000 Cut in a Year

machine-guns for land action and the Church Army said. Britain has nearly 500,000 fewer

anti-aircraft defence.

Addressing him, the Magistrate re- The tanks will be built at a new have long been conscious

"This is because many couples who marked, "When you had been before totally unemployed than a year ago, DrS figures issued by the Labour Minis arsenal, which is being erected at married unhappiness have felt that father and mother would be anxious

of their me last week I was afraid try show.

Warren Township, Michigan, at a war is such an all-inclusive On September 16 there were 613.- cost of $20,000,000. The plant will that it is the appropriate moment for officer to get into touch with them. crisia about you, so I asked the probation 471 men, women, boys and girls re- be owned by the Government and bringing their marriage to an end." They were glad to hear of you, and gistered as out of work, compared operated Chrysler. The contract with 1,952,218 on September and calls for delivery of the first thic

Evacuation Blamed sent the fare straight away. Evacuation is having a profound

"You have now had an experience tanks next July. The September figure shows that Production of 100 tanks per month officers all over the country have re- have not seen London as you wanted effect on marriage. Salvation Army of travelling, but I am afraid you there has been little alteration in the November and continue at that rate The break-up

-the peak-will be attained in ported this fnct to their headquarters, to do, because your train home goes position since August 12,

Compared with

hos in about an hour's time. The pro- year ago the re- until the summer 1942, when the psychological, emotional and moral batlon officer will see you to the train. gister of men wholly unemployed hos contract expires.

"Dor't be afraid, because your marringes say officials father and mother will be glad to see you home again and will treat you properly. If you look after them and try to make them happy, everything will be all right. Good luck to you." The chargo was dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.

year,

been cut in half,

The War Depuruneat will

pay The Ministry has ceased to give $33,500 for each tonk, it was learned. details of unemploymnefit in indus- That does not include the price of tries, but it records that the only the engines. industry in which there was "con- The machine-gun contract with siderable unemployment" was coal General Motors calls for production mining.

of 20,004 of 30 calibre A-4 flexible

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reactions which many seem unable to stand,' of the Army.

Wives in reception areas are enjoying a new freedom, and husbands, left behind in the work-cltics, are recapturing loat bachelorhood.

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