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Leopold's Act Is Defended: "Inside Story" In Court

What is believed to be the "inside story" of the seven tragic days leading to the surrender of King Leopold of Bolgium was told for the first time when a settlement was announced in the law courts of a libel action brought by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rogor Keyes, against the Daily Mirror Newspapers, Limited.

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., [ counsel for Sir Roger Keyes said that within a few hours of the German invasion of Bel- gium on May 10 last year, Sir Roger Keyes, at the request of the British Government, lew to join King Leopold as

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Canadians Begin Collection

Of Scrap for Tools of War

OTTAWA.-Canada has started a national salvage special liaison oflicer, e recollection campaign to gather waste of all kinds-metals, May 27, when King Leopold rags, bones and papers-for use in the making of the

niained with the King until

asked for an armistice,

tools of war.

Mr Churchill, on May 28, an- With posters and extensive) nouneling the Belgian surrender ask-)

the

period, but "for the duration."

ed that jalgment should be sus-advertising the campaign has pended until the facts were known. been started, not for a limited,

Sir Roger Keys, in the lobby of the House of Commons, echoed this advice to

to a

which, on May 30, "Daily Mirror Presentative of published an attack on King Lempeki and also Sir Roger Keyes, rays an Australian Associated Press report from London.

Belgium Fighting

Sir Patrick Hastings described how the Britisha Army and the Frencu Northern Army were ordered on

he said.

offensive.

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„Obliged_To_Surrender.

Canadians are learning that house- hold bones. whether cooked ur chewed on by the dog, can be used to make glue for airplanes, to auke giyerine for explosives. 1t st printed out that if every householder saved two ounces of bone weekly, Canada could annually salvage 10,- 609,000 pounds of this material.

their

Less Imports

cardboard

Bishop To

Pay £1,600 Damages

It was stated that the damages

had withdrawn the

volved in nyserting that the cement

ductive than it was.

VISIT THE FUN HOUSE

MUSEMENT PARK

F. W. Ogilvie, Director-General of the BBC. discussing programmes for the overseas transmissions with Z. A. Bokhari, the BBC's 'Indian Programme organiser. Mr Bokhart is wearing the uniform of the Home Guard, with an Indian military turban. →

British Ace Has 32 Nazi Planes To His Credit

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Hawaiians Prepare For Emergency

By FRANK TREMAINE

United Press Staff Correspondent

HONOLULU, July 18 (UP)-While the Army and Navy -prepare to defend Hawaii the Pacifle gateway to the American continent, from any possible attack, civilians are preparing themselves for eventualities which may arise in the light of world developments."

Most significant step in civilian preparations for defence was introduction into both houses of the Territorial Legisla ture of an all-inclusive "war" bill which would delegate to Governor Joseph Poindexter wide powers of control in event of an emergency.

such us gasmasks, storage facilites,

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The bill. incorporates suggeschnipy and shelters. tions known to have been made

Evacuation by Army officials and follows, toj a certain extent, a programine He may also require that in- outlined by Lt-Gen. Walter shelters and first aid necessities and dividuals acquire protective devlees, Short, Commander of the Hawai- that such equipment be installed in lan Department, in an Army homes, apartment houses, hotels, day speech to the Chamber of factories, umec buildings and other Commerce on April 7.

Other

developments

Hawaii's civilian defence,

tamme include:

places.

Sweeping provisions are made for

in evacuation of inhabitants from areas pro-ernor, for creation of temporary

and districts designated by the Gov

shelters, provision of food and other necessities for evacueca and, for con-

1. Plans for food storage to make trol of rents to prevent profiteering,

at least Oaho, the most heavily popu-The bill also would prohibit board- hated of the Islande, self-sufficient foring, destruction or waste of essential six months and experiments in crop materials and establishes powers diversication to enable the islands rationing.

for

to anise more, of their own foud- Sluts.

Gen. Short warned that the Terri- tory is in no way self-sufficient in 2. Progosula that handling of de- the matter of food because of die

Islands' fence cargoes and related cargoes,

specialised agriculture— such as fond, be placed on a 24-hour pointed out that in any emergency chine and pineapples. 110 basis in order to overcome harbour which might disrupt communications

congestion.

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with the US, mainland-2,500 miles 3. Training of civilians in con-away across the Pacific-availability Junction with routine army of basic food crops and storage, fuck- manoeuvres and in anti-sabotage lities would be an important safety work so that elvillans andy take measure.

over guarding of important installa-| II. H. Warner, agricultural exten- tious, such as power plants, In case sion director at the University of of an emergency.

Hawail and a member of the Emer-

4. Enrolment and training civilians for disaster relief work.

of gency Food Committee, recently warned that the Territory produces

5. Introduction of legislation to less than one-third of the human curb subversive activities in the Ter-food consumed here and "well below ritory;

10 percent of such important foods

It is significant that the pro-jas rice, whent, flour, fats and oils... gramine covers the four itens whichj Gen. Short said were

Civilian Training of pime detence importance in civilian

of Hawall-produellen and storage of Anny authorities are completing food, organisation of doctors and arrangements with civilian emer- nurses to care for Injured and wound-ency units to provide them with practice in conjunction with routine ed; organisation of an auxiliary po- lice force to Kuord utilities and army manoeuvres under which mem- prevent sabotage, preparation of bers of such units would be given plans for evacuation of women and training in connection with opera- children and for shelters for workersions

tions of various military units. It in the vicinity of essential industries. Was expected that civilians will

operate in

Co-op

with army **War" Bill

units for the first

Ai the same tline, civilians A significant development not only throughout the Islanda in cities and for Hawall but for the entire nation, en plantations have received training was introduction of the "war" bill from civilian officers in anti-sabotage which is the nest of its kind in the work.

United

time' of emergency and proers in will co-operate also in territory-wido

He already holds the D.S.O.--and ¦ wernag and child in the Territory/vilian-controlled with the Army co-

within

in event of

Damages amounting to £1,600 were awarded in the King's Bench División recently to 16] May 20 to prepare to fight south- Last year Canada had to import cement manufacturing com- west to regain contact with the main rars to the value of $3,800,000. This panies, which were sinted by Freneb Army. It was clear that un-year It is hoped that the salvage Mr Justice Wrottesley to have! less the Belgian Army

could con- craign will bring enough graded been subjected to form with This

movement there woollen waste, wiping rags, and would be a breach of contact be other material to cut the imports to Slander" by the defendant, the tween the British and Belgian Armies a minimum. Canations are advised Bishop of Birmingham, Dr. E.

that there are 20 kinds of rags re- W. Barnes. "King Leopold made it clear that cognised by salvage dealers, that

ited States. The bill would give The army and civilian authorities if there was a separation between razs should be sorted into three would, be handed to the R.A.F. Squadron-leader Roland R. S. Tuck, who was shot down

the Governor dictatorial the two armies the capitulation at roups, those containing woollens, Benevolent Fund..

that black-outs, Unlike last year when and rescued from the English Channel by a motor launch, is he shall be the "sole judge of the the black-out was under Army direc the Belglan Army would be inevit, containing white cottons. and 非 The companies' action arose from also the holder of a second bar to his D.F.C. able," continued Sir Patrick Hast-roup ntaining coloured cottons, statements by the Bishop in a speech

necessity of declaring un emergency. tion, exercises now will be entirely silks, and other materials,

And that is not all.

The bill could affect every It Birmingham in November con- The Rolgian Army, at the request

One ton of scrap metal contains cerning air-rald shelters, He had wears an Iron Cross presented to him by a German airman. since it would

In blocking out its own of the French High Command, was sufficient metal to make 150 shell fled no defence to the action and And he is still going strong.

empower the

the governor, Installations, withdrawn on May 23 from astro Canadians are being urged to ran- the assessment of damages.

enses for 18-pounder guns, And so

the only matter before the court was

emergency, "to IC- The Legislature is considering two ly prepared position on the Scheldt

Tall broad-shouldered, Mr Tuck is sighted him about seven miles ahead acts as may be necessary for publle versive activities in the Territory, quire every person to perform such related bills which would curb sub- snek to a weaker, and longer line on the

hemes, gardens, shops, Mr C. Lys to allow the British Army to Arms for discarded metal objects of that Drop, for the Bishop, sataford, S.E., and joined the R.A.F. fivel

Liventy-four. He was born in Cat-ying north.

safety or protection of property One would class subversive activities Dornier Shot Down defensive frontleri kanus, runty or bright. Alumin- whole of the imputations reflecting that he has shot down no fewer than Nazi as a Dornler 17, and when I got i quire every person to desist from) or imprisonment up to 10 years. The

against dangers deemed retire behind

years ago. The official citation says,

by the of any kind as felonies, with punish- line to prepare for Southward nium, silver, paper, tin foil, tooth on the plaintiffs' credit, but denied

As I drew nearer I recognised the Governor to be Imminent and to re-ments ranging up to fines of $10,000 paste containers, brass ends of light that there was any imputation in- thirty-two enemy aircraft.

range I gave him two short acts or practices deemed by him to bill would prohibit advocating any won the D.F.C. in June bursts,

be dangerous to public safely or change in the government of_the_

Territory except as provided by the only eight aircraft) engaged

Germans baled out, and the second The bill would provide the Gover- Constitution and would prohibit "Not Man Enough"

enany formation of fifty, and shot burst of fre silenced the rear gun-nor with power to

appoint, train membership-in-organimations advocat→ · ten, possibly accounting for then made down

and equip wardens to enforce all in such changes. Mr Valentine Holmes, for the another twenty-four.

three attacks from rules, regulations and orders issued The second bill would require ma-plaintiffs, asked: “What can be anld

opposite sides, and saw the German under the act and authority to store every person in territorial or city- of a man who makes a public speech ally for at least ten more Nazis, and into the sen

In October he accounted person- go down in a steep glide to crash and distribute all essential articles county or county government service. of this kind and is not gentleman was awarded his first bar.

and equipment, including food, to take an oath of allegiance to the That enough nor man enough to go into

"kill" brought the official medical supplies, protective devices nation. On the last day of the Old Year(number of victories the witness-box?

with which cartridge wad, Canadians are told.

One used envelope will make a

he gained the D.S.O., and by this Squadron-Leader Tuck is credited to Glving evidence on behalf of the time was credited with destroying at 32-and justification for painting the Sir Patrick Hastings concluded arranged as a national effort under turers' Federation, sald that he could Estuary, Tuck's squadron shot

The galvage campaign has been plaintiffs, Viscount Wolmer, former least eighteen enemies. When the 32nd Swastika on his plane. that Sir Roger Keyes, in the light the electoral districts, with the mem- of his knowledge, felt justified in

not conceive anything more damag- least thirteen out of the sky. suggesting a suspension of Judgment of the Federal Parliament in on King Le

The Air Ministry recently of his own constituency. The ing than the statement at the and resented charge

were manufacturers campaign is localised in that local needs of the Government so as to personally destroyed three more thwarting the nounced that since December he has committees have been formed, each The defendants accepted Sir Pat-of which is to organise its own com increase their war profits. Actually, enemy bombers and one fighter. rick Instings' statement and re-

there munity.

had not been a single complaint

Once, e

after he had to bale out, he gretted having been misled by ani

Salvage is to be collected into the from any member of the Government was injured. In hospital he was Clels are rushing to join the unimpeachable source.

four main groups, and sold to local,

on any failure to produce.

next to the Nazi pilot of a bomber he W.A.A.F., A.T.S., and W.IN.S. In The Judge ordered defendants to salvage dealers, the money realised

Mr Justice Wrollesley said that bad shot

down. The German larger numbers than ever before, pay damages, the amount not stated, to go to war services.

the object of the sinnder

was to work unpinned his Iron Cross and pre- They admit frankly that they are and also costs.

up public

fury and indignation sealed it to Tuck, who now wears it doing so in perference to being called against the makers, of eement.

as a lucky charm.

up for munition work, "We all expect bishops to speak

Many of them have never worked before. Some have never even done housework..

"old

"King Leopold, on the morning of velPapers, clean magazers, industry.could have-been-more-pro-last-your" after his squndroz (then After the firstTM burst one of the Property:"

bulbs, all these are useful.

Paper and 'ola"

paper of all kinds except May 27, asked Sir Roger Keyes to cellophane, grease-pront, tarred or inform the British authorities that carbon papers are wanted to make he would be obliged to surrender containers for food, rifle cases, cases before a debacle occurred, and ut 5 for shells, to provide reading p.m. on May 27 King Leopold in- erin, for the armed services. formed the British and French aut- thorities that he intended at mid-

for night to ask

armistice fo an order to avoid further slaughter of his people."

attack on

the

Cartridge Wad

Even Pigeons Are MR MENZIES IS

Being Watched

Strict measures have been taken

CONFIDENT

chairman of the Cement Manufac Italians ventured over the Thames

out, and we all realise that they may well make mistakes," the Judge sald

"If they do and those mistakea rerul in grievous accusations being made which are untruc,

the con- cclence can hardly be invoked to prevent the making of an apology."

Given Iron Cross

ner.

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at

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Girls Rush To Join Services

ACROSS

1-flanted rurfaces

The 32nd Swostika was painted re- A hundred girls a day have visited cently on the fuselage of his fighter the W.A.AF recruiting office hi plane.

Manchester. The women's recruiting Only half an hour before te had ofce in Newcastle has run out of "by the pigeon 'dictator in Holland to "Great Britain and her Allies will

taken off from his station on a local pamphlets, ensure that the 600,000 pigeons in Win the Battle of the Atlantic and

weather survey.

Soine girls are rushing to join un- "I had gone up to test the weather pald voluntary organisations in the the country ere not used against the every other big battle," said Mr Men- Nazis in carrying messages for the zies, the Australien Prime Minister, ments, but I have no statement to of my sections in which I had a new But they have not been made wet- because I wanted to send up one of hope of escaping the Bevin enll-up. British. All birds have been num- nl Д press conference in Dublin make on that subject."

Kald Squadron-Leader Tuck,ome and have been warned that) bered and given a code tetter, with-recently.

Asked if he had heard Mr. Do when he returned.

bay." out which they are not allowed to "I have come to Ireland for the Vatern's point of view, he said he fly. All pigeon fangiers must keep Best time," he said. "to inquire into had, adding that he was greatly happened

He then gave this account of what they are not likely to escape because

of a last-minute surge of patriotism. ล dally log book of birds' activities-affales and seek Information. I have interested in it. The Irish in Aus- "ip."

during s 30-minute The number of recruita for one what time they were released, when come here as Prime Minister of Australla were 100 per cent behind the "While I was up there I got word trebled during three days and many voluntary car driving. organisation they came back, and where they trio. I have discussed matters in war effort and were 100 per cent that an enemy plane was flying off of the applicants have offered their

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Eight members of the Forets who were travelling north by trab res cently, received an 'Easter egg gli of £50 each from a traveller.

Four

of the men belong to the RAF, and the other four are in the Army.

Mr Lewis Walcott,

retired London sicckbroker, handed to each of them sented envelope with instructions not to oper. them unti! he and left the train. After he had left the compartment they opened the envelopes

and found in each the sum of

of £38

in notes. The donor had gone to another reply to a question

of the train, Mr Walcott, In

as to what had prompted his gift, old that it was an aster thank- offering for the escape of himself and bis family in the last raid on Coventry. "It was a small recogni- tlon of what the boys aro doing" he Lanid.

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