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June 19, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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LEARN to FLY

or train to be an

AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

ABUSIVE SPEECH IN COMMONS

With a tolerance only possible in a democratic country the House of Commons Istened recently to a violently abusive speech by Mr McGovern (LL.P., Shettleston) against the Home Secre tary. Secretary for Scotland, and other Ministers who backed Mr Ernest Bevin's bill to extend compulsory national service' to. civilian defence.

Mr McGovern challenged the bill for conscientious objectors. He charged Mr Morrison and, Tom Johnson with being objec- tors in the last war and said they supported it because they were now over age.

He sneered at Miss Ellen Wilkin- son for taking a £20 a week job and cried: "Why don't you join the W.A.A.F.3?"

SHARK

HUNTS RAFT

Survivors of a British pas- M.P defended her vigorously,senger ship sunk by a German saying she had been risking her life raider in the Atlantic took to nightly in bombed areas, and the rafts and boats and fought six Speaker slopped the torrent of abuse days for their lives. Then they

Grave concern had arisen. Mr sighted a Spanish llner. Bevin, Labour Minister, stated, overi In his excitement the shortage of recruits for whole-

man onl

line service in the A.FS., Arst-aide of the rafts put his leg into parties, and the Police War Reserve, the water and started to paddle

Men now recruited compulsorily he anid, would be placed in their home towns if possible, and in other, cases inaintenance provision would' be made.

Anti-Nazi Riot

His leg was

bitten off by a shark. toward the liner,

Recently the Hner, the Cabo de Hornos. arrived at Santa Cruz, Spain, with seventy-seven survivers of the British ship.

Ten of them were wounded or sick; All had undergone great hardships. the raider on March 24, 700 miles oit Sierra Leone,

Riot hold their vessel was sunit by

In Rome

Caused By Lack Of Bread

After three shells had hit the ship the Germans gave erew and pas- sengers thirty minutes to abandon ship.

The Cabo de Hornos was bound The University of Rome hus from Buenos Aires when she picked been closed as a result of a dem-P, the survivors,

onstration by students recently war stated to have particularly dis- Joaruin Rizo, her fourth officer, against Germany because of a tinguished himself in rescue work. shortage of bread, reports the "New York Timess."

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Paddle Boat Bags Raider

Lorna Doone's Success

A version that passed the censor in Rome was contained In a United Press dispatch, which reported that carabinieri had been sent to the University to disperse demonstrating students and that ten of the students had been injured in clashes before the enrabiniert succeeded in clearing peace-time pleasure stener, Lorna It was disclosed recently that the the campus, after which the Doone, built as long ago as 1891, had thorities closed the University,

destroyed one Dornier, and possibly

According to this version, Ine two,

peace-time

students were demonstrating against; The vessel, known to thousands of a faculty decision to hold examina-holiday-makers who, in ilons-n-month-earlier-un-usual be-crossed-between Soulimplon and cause those called to the colours must the Isle of Wight, now has the desig Leport to barracks on June -1.

nation of "H.M. Paddle Mine-

The students were bitter because the advance might mean that many would fall for lack of preparation, this vercion sald..

King Leopold: Is He Dead?

sweeper."

When machine-gunned by three

she Was bombed and 215's she attacked them with all her Dornfer

guns. One plane was seen to be on fire and losing height rapidly.

Two

The Admiralty stated that this machine was considered to have been. destroyed. A second was badly hit. The third machine made off in the huze.

Dodged Bombs Neutral countries in Europe casunities in the Lorna Doone which wounded were the only are asking, "Is King Leopold of received only superficial damage. Four large bombs were dropped, but since she avoided

them by skilful manoeuvring. re- The Lorna Doone, which is com fused to sign documents giving Imanded by Temp. Lt. T. W. Sherrin, the Germans possession of the RN.V.R, is of only 410 tons gross. Belgian Congo.

the Belgians dead?" He has not been four months ago when he

seen

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BLACKSMITHS

INTO ENGINEERS

Village Smithy Transformed

wor

Then he was living fit his country Called In Army Toof blacksmiths, grading them fulent in the kind of repair work

palace at Laeken. Life un-

pleasant for him.

A now future is opening out for the country blacksmith.. He is becoming an engineer, with power-driven plant at his service. The first stage of the transformation was dictated by machinery, but the effect on the blacksmith's position will be the war-time need of better provision for repairing farm permanent. It points to a future in which the village smithy of agricultural repairs. will be an engineering workshop, fully equipped for all kinds

After the outbreak of the war the by the bureau to the county Rural Industries Bureau made a agricultural committee os fully pro- by their estimated

to taught him. chpacity profit from enlarged

There are also travelling Instruc- opportunities. Throughout England and Wales tors in binder repairs. On the basis Lord Tweedsmuir, son of the late Bone 1,000 smiths

deemed of the experience now accumulated suitable for and now a explain at the Canadian Corps modernized equipment. The Deve of machines

encouragement. The the National Council of Social Ser- evident first need was Has the headquarters in Britain, has shot an lopment Commission

for vice has decided to extend the range King been taken to Germany 7 elephant "somewhere in England."

and tuition to power secured from lathes, electric drills, electric forge- Rumour says he is to be held in a

the Treasury an Initial fortress there until he changes his local zoo, was ailing and had to be

Roste, the elephant, belonging to

arunt of fans, punching and

mo- £2,000

shearing Rural Industries Equip mind.

chines,

foot- shot.

emery grinders, and Arrangements were made for the Canadian headquarters for sid.

The keepers appealed to the ment Loan Fund, which the National power

hammers. of Social Service was asked Council of

and belt-driven escape of Leopold's two children, dis-'

Afterwards, Is hoped, repair work An anti-tank rifle was prepared, then invited to place orders with the to the curriculum: and the possibility

10 ndminlater. Blacksmiths guised as peasants, to unoccupied but Captain Tweedsmuir decided on

were on tractors and motors may be added France. There they are now staying an ordinary Service rifle. with friends,

With four

council for shots the beast was killed.

He was taken to an apartment in Brussels Palace, now Goering's Bel- glon headquarters.

The question now being asked throughout Belgium is:

A Harvest Hay Out

Of

Shoot Elephant

Governor-General of Canada

Fun-Making

Of Rudolf Hess

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were

and cutting plant, drilling

oxy-acetylene welding of rendering similar service Inter to and other rural craftsmen, such as wood- screw-cutting machines. Nearly 300 workers and wheelwrights, is being smiths have done so, the council kept in mind. having first assured itself that they

could make full use of the machines.

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Expert Tuition

The need for expert tuttion in the

Canadian Pacific Earnings

use of the machines was also appar- ent; it was found that some black- Canadian Pacific Hallway coastal smith who already owned them and ocean-going services, in spite of were using them wrongly. The war losses, made a not profit of bureau is sending instructors to the $3,075,010 in 1940, as against a net mithies. To-day eight, Instructors loss of $71,274 in the preceding year. are at work, and eight more could according to a statement published be usefully employed; progress is In the

the ability to provide

the Liverpool Journal of Com merce.

Most of the company's Atlantic

only

Columnists, cartoonists and radio broadcasters are mak- ing hay out of the Hoss affair, with a whirl of puns, epigrama and caricatures in London,

Very bright is the "Daily Express" cartoon which shows a family listen- Hickey, says, "Your Hess is as good Instruction quickly enough. With

"Daily Express" columnist, William limited ing-in to the B.B.C.

as mine, but I suggest that Hess is little more encouragement probably feet has been requisitioned by the The announcer is saying, "Here's ill, and had to come here to see n nows, and this is E. Phillips Oppen- good German doctor,"

all the 1,000 smiths regarded as British Ministry of Shipping, and the helm reading It"

eligible would apply for the new feet was intensively used during the David Hiller with a fatuous unvicious ex

Low, who always portrays machines, for the

plan has had a year. pression, is at his best with a cur-

warm welcome

overywhere. The toon showing a group of demented

visiting Instructor gives half

Four of the company's slips of n day at a time to each blacksmith pupil, stroyed by enemy action, reducing gross tonnage of 70,000 were de Nazi leaders in an asylum cell.

They are gazing at an open wine spread over 10 weeks. The smith ix

who receives at least 10 lessons, the Best 240,072 gross tons. dow, through which Hess has dis- then examined by an independent occupations, and showed Increased appeared, and filler is saying, "The examiner. If he passes he is award-earnings, while the dect suffered no The coastal fleet continued normal fellow must have been magt" :- ed a certificate and is recommended! Important damage.

One qulp suggests that there may be too much "Hessprit de Corpse" about the Nazi Parly-even for some Nazis.

The "Dal Mall" diarist, Charles Graves, says the Foreign Office's now signature tune, is, "Heas, Sir, that's my baby."

Pictures show the damage caused

to the house at Condult Road, occu- pird as a mess by the Japanese Con- sular staff, as a result of the crashing of three gigantle boulders from the hillside yesterday morning. For- tunalels, there were no casualties. Top picture gives a clear idea of how the rear portion of the premises was crushed in, whilst trunks and boxes are strewn near the damaged fire- place in one of the rooms rendered wide open by the accident. (Photos: Ming Yuen).

C.O. Hero Of Fire Blitz

A conscientieus obfcelor fighting a docks fire in a London Blitz Was blown off the quay with his rades.

Thete pump sank.

coni-

Making his way to the other side of the ducks the conscientious ob- jector found a fire pump working by The crew had been knocked |

itself.

were

uut by blast.

leading fireman he gathered-his

ether. Soon they again fighting the flames..

Mr. John Horner, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, told of this incident at the South Wales and West of England Regional Conference of the A.FS. reetion of the union.

No "Branding"

He refused to accept a suggestion tant conselentious objectors con- scripted into the A.F.S. should be "branded"

A delegate wanted the original A.F.S. men to have a "V" badge on their uniforms, ke men of the R.A.F.V.R.

other

"Some of the conscripts," sold un- delegate, "think they are going to have u jam-roll job. Have we a right to refuse to work with them? "Don't let that spirit creep into the A.F.S.

answered Mr Horner. "We are Sghting a war for demo- cracy. The Government has thought | lt to provide for these, men in law. It is not for our union to take away that right. Nor is it the wish of the T.U.C.

Mr Horner made it clear that the policy of the organisation is: "Every conscript a trade unionist."

of

Chaos Among Quislings

Norwegian Review

In a review of Norway's first year

war-Germany

invaded the country on April 9, 1940-the Royal Norwegian Government Information Ofee states that Quisling has failed either to build up any following among the

e people

or to establish a competent civil administration.

Through their refusal to co-operate, soclety have reduced the Quisling loyal

Norwegians In every section of administration to choos.

The chaos has been made worse "by the passive resistance of university and school authorities, State and municipal employees, judges, magis- trates, doctors, farmers, fishermen, Industrial workers," the review

The German army of occupation has been rendered Immobilo by the need for dividing it up into small garrisons in every town, village and island,

"Instead of Norway playing a `usé- ful part in the German new order, has become a permanent source embarrassment."

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