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"LILLIAN RUSSELL"
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GERMANS
SNUBBED BY DUTCH
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter). German soldiers stationed in Holland, are dispirited, and dis- Illusioned, according to authentic information reaching the Free Dutch newspaper, "Vrij Neder- land."
Holland's weapon of ridicule and contempt and of faith in or: Allied victory is having remarkable resuits, and the German writhe in the role of outcasts Instead of conquerors.
A number of them, when they feel that they have the confider.ce of the Dutch, plead for civilian clothing to ald them in deserting.
The message adds that skilled Dutch farmers resent instructions from the Nazis and agricultural pro- duction bus slumped.
Cannot Break Spirit
LONDON, May 0 (Reuter)-Only one person fears the future and that is Hitler, declared the Dutch Premier In a message to the Netherlands through the Free Dutch newspaper. "Vrij Nederlander."
The
message on the anniversary of the invasion of Holland, May 10. "Unless Hitler is absolutely says! blind, he will see that the occupa tion of the whole of Europe from Narvik to Gibraltar and from Denhelder to Athens is not only im- possible but Intolerable,
A YOUNGSTER tell the Queen of his experiences during the Naxi blitz on Sheffield when the King and Queen loured bombed
areas of the Yorkshire elly recently.
YEAR'S BRAVEST
DEED AWARD
In a year when there are so many deeds of heroism it is appropriate that the award of the Stanhope Gold Medal by the Court of the Royal Humane Society for the bravest deed in 1940 should be made to a seaman recommended for recognition by the Admiralty itself.
Even in these days the incident which gained the award was one "Hitler can plunder the
Nether-of remarkable courage and self- Jands, send our people to Germany uncrifice. and ignore national laws, but he cannot break the spirit of our people.
Half an hour after midnight, on
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**These are the days....... and Knights.....my mother 'warned me about!":
The two slurs
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When
BOB HOPE PAULETTE GODDARD
"THE GHOST BREAKERS
A Paranasan Picture an all
RICHARD CARLSON · PAUL LUNAS - ANTHONY QUINN
Duvited by George Marshall
WILLIE BEST
FINLAND ALHAMBRA THEATRE
le cannot hinder Protestant Jan. 30, 1940, Leading Seaman Harry' Churches from openly condemning Lucas and Stoker Thomas L. Philips, the persecution of the Jews or the RN., were the crew of a motor-boat Roman Catholic Church, imposing, a which capsized in a choppy sea about veto on Nazi ideology.
300 yards from the martello tower, "Let us go forward
700 Isle of Grain, Sheerness, and strength."
yards from the shore. Both mel About 130 of the British were thrown into the water. Philips volunteers who went, to fight for was poor swimmer,
Finland against Russia and who
with united
NAZI AIR LOSSES
MOUNTING
Temperature was 28F. Laicus gave Philips his own inflat-became prisoners when the Finns able life-belt and fastened it to him, were overwhelmed, are still de- while he also obtained an empty tained in Finland. Efforts to petrol deum whleh he gave to him in secure their repatriation are pro- order that he sight support himself,
FROM PAGE ONE
Lucas remained with Phillips for ceeding. about 10 minutes, during which he pusi
Most of the British volunteers undressed, and then swam ahead encouraging him will shouts, Phill-who became prisoners have r lips having become somewhat turned home following negotin- tions, first between the British Lucas reached the shore and run and the Scandinavian Govern- eloss two fields covered with thick ments, and, since the outbreak snow, the temperature being 28deg. F.
·16 enemy raiders during the week and the navy brought down two. Bomber Downed LONDON, May 0 (Reuter).-A German bomber was shot down by RAF, fighters this evening after 12 Nazi fighters had been disposed of in a series of thrilling combats
over
hysterical.
He badly lacerated his feet on barbed of the present war, with the southern England earlier in the day wire in serumbling through hedges. Russian Government alone. for the loss of single British plane.
These daylight successes followed touching the Isle of Grain tower, he
How long repatriation to the milltary authorities
will take various circumstances, Russian Government hav
the destruction of a record number
London Alert
of 24 German bumbers in moonlight and then collapsed, but on recovering depends on on Wednesday night.
consciousness he insisted on reporting but the by telephone to his commander. shown much consideration in grant-
A search party was at once sent ing transit vizas, LONDON, May 8 (Reuter).-Lon-but, und Philips was found uncon- don had an air-raid! warning.late on selous on the beach. Thursday evening. Raiders про proached from the south coast and within a few minutes fighters were
seen to engaged the enemy.
Later a German plane was retiring seawards rapidly height,
seen
losing
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Scaffold For Treason
Bronwen Morris-Jones, former j pupil of Lawnside School, Mal- vern, Worcestershire, and 13- years-old daughter of Mr and LONDON, May 8 (Reuter).-*- Mrs J. Morris-Jones, of Bush A 38-year-old engineer, George Hill, Northampton, is claimed to Johnson Armstrong, was sen- be the youngest child in the tenced to death to-day at the former's L.R.A.M., L.G.S.M., and Central Criminal Court, Old |L.T.C.L. (cap and gown.) She Bailey, for an offence under-the-
Is shortly leaving England to Treachery Act. tour Canada and the United. The death sentence the first passed Slates.
on a woman, Mrs Dorothy Pamela O'Grady, under the net, was reduced
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ROBERT TAYLOR, VIVIEN LEIGH in"
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Clark Gable
“Strange Cargo" Joan Crawford.
Bronwen was only 12 years of by the Court of Appeal to 14 years STAR THEATRE
age when she passed the prac- tical and aural examination of
servitude.
Three sples posing as refugees to listen to careless talkers and to send
the L.R.A.M. and 13 when shellitary secrets back to Germany by succeeded in the puperwork ex- portable radio transmitter amination of the L.G.S.M. and hanged last December. L.T.C.L.
According 10 the rule of the College, Bronwen will, be unable ta use her L.T.C.L. until she is 18. Shel holds nearly 150 nwards for cisteed-) fodau and won six firsts in her last festival entry at the age of 12 against L.R.A.M.'s.
were
London Publishes German Paper
A German-language daily news- paper, "Die Zeitung," has begun Bronwen has been prizewinner, publication In London
"with the with one exception, of every solo consent and approval of the British singing, sight reading, and aural con- Government." test she has entered. She played at
The paper
is intended to inspire concerts at the age of four. At five formation of a "Free German group she passed the second examination In the Allied forces," sny the
Associated Board, with dis-publishers. It described the objec tinetion, and she has composed since tive us "that unimaginable thing: e the age of seven.
free, independent German daily." Until the air ralds on London, The publishers say they wish "to Bronwen was a favourite of the Wig-offer German emigrants a new signal more Hall concerts,
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