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BRAZIL'S FUTURE ADMIRALS—Cadets graduating at Brazil's naval acadomy, on the Isle of Snakes in the harbour of Rio de Janiero, parade for Brazil and U.S. military officers on graduation day. U.5, Military Mission is co-operating, to strengthen the island as a naval base and create a huge airport and underground hangars in this most important

harbour.

She

Headmistress Alleges She

Was Shot By Young Soldier

Discovery Of New Fireproof Liquid

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Sif John Madsen, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Sydney

August 15, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

HE SAID HATS!

BUSHMILLERA ***

I THOUGHT

HE SAID HEADS!

100 French Warships Are Continuing Fight

The "Free French" Navy, one year old in June, has grown

in that short time from two warships to a fleet of more tha 100 vessels, all playing an important role beside units of the British Navy.

The fleet came into being un June 28, 1940, at Gibraltar, where two French naval units took refuge after the collapse of France. Inspired by the determination of their crews toi continue the struggle against | the Nazis, Adm. Emile Henri Muselier flew to London from Gibraltar and placed himself under the orders of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the "Free | French" forces.

1,800-Mile Canoe Trip

By Youths

Having paddled their own! canoes all the way from the coast of Maine, part of the way in the open Atlantic, two youths recently drifted into Biscayne Bay and declared Florida waters n heaven for canocists.

Gen. de Gaulle entrusted Adin. Museller with the command of the wavy and air force, but apart from the two men-of-war at Gibraltar the admiral had no other ormed vessels at his disposal. It was not until`n

Nat Gebhard and A. J. Henke few months Juter that he learned that the submarine Narval,

left Bar Harbour, Maine, after, since sunk, and the minelaying submarine having trucked their canoes there from Boston, where they Rubis were carrying on the fight.

It was the captain of the Nor- had been employed in val who sent this famous telegram Watertown Arsenal. They had the

to the entire French fleet üffer

the French-German armistice had saved money and decided to been signed: "Treachery all along make the trip that had long the line. Am heading for abeen their plan.

British port." He went to Malta. They salled in the open ocean from

Brilliant Campaign

Bar Harbour to

Massachu Cape Cod, The Rubis, after a brilliant cam-setts, on the first leg of the voyage As she lay dying, having received four gun shot University, who is one of roof pain in the North Sea, decided to that brought them to Miami. They wounds, the headmistress of a private school at Hind-stablish headquarters in the Urtictain wan decorated with the Distin- they were caught in changing tides Aive Australian scientists who will pay to Adm. Museller. Her cap- told of thrilling adventures when head told how she gave a lift in her car to a soldier who 'States and England in connection.guished Service Order on July 19, and winds around Point Judith and

with the war effort, has been suddenly turned on her with a revolver, fired sucesssive

1940, for outstanding operations that Cape Hatteras In their light 10-foot attend. to

demonstration: #1

resulted in the destruction of several shells with 33-inch beam. shots at close range, and ran off, leaving her bleeding Washington of a new fire-proofing German vessels. He is considered

liquid which the United States War

They made no attempt nt speed, and helpless.

and Navy Departments are investi- by the British naval authorities to 30 miles a day being good sailing, be one of the foremost specialists at but 78 miles was their best run. Of eating.

Australian offelals in the United present In action.

the approximately 1,000-mile trip. his material, will be made

Her statement was rend be-f "There Wis no one about. By fore

the Battle magistrates this time he was outside, and I have committed

On July 1 lust year Adm. Muselier 450 miles was in the open ocean.

for trial at the a feeling he shot again. The door States are taking a keen interest inued his first order of the day, They ale and slept aboard, and when

Sussex Assizes 20-year-old Pte. In the direction the car was point-available by the inventor, a on merchant vessels and the air force the two canoes Herbert Sidney Howard whose ing mother lives in Hunstanton.

Howard Is charged with murder ing Miss Mary Stein Grin, 31, of Pevensey Road, St Leonards.

"I threw myself on the grass

heard me shrieking

who. after many years of engenting, perfected it "I was in awful pain

It Los Angeles. member a lorry consing towards me.

beckoned, but nobody could see high milltary advantages, and acro- The material is said to have very was in distress.

pline fabric treated with will not burn. A blazing thermite bomb can be doused qulekly with a few shovels

and a blazing tank of crude-all-car be extinguished with a spray. It is expected to prove one of the most Important defensive developments of the war.

together and one: to go without delay to the nearest sailed while the other prepared food 'Free French or Allied base with aon a two-burner stove, the enemy, view to immediate operations against

Recruiting has been so satisfactory that the "Free French" Navy has been able to man vessels originally have... French crews and French

The events mentioned in the state- ment occurred on April 5, after Miss A man-ikt him a soldier shot me, of sawdust treated with the liquid. destined for the Royal Navy. They Grimth,

driving alone, left village of Cublington, Bucks, for Leonards.

the

Stand gave him my name.

Beyond Aylesbury, said the state ment, a soldier beckoned and asked for a lift, saying he wanted to go to Northampton. When Miss Grimth snld she was going south, he replied

"I was bleeding very much think he must have been mad."

Mental Perplexity

Mr. Gerald Paling, prosecut American Women Fly Bombers To R. A. F.

that i did not matter if he got to related that Mr Jones, Ilving nearby, saw a soldier, whom he

a town.

At Windsor and Relgate the sol- identified as Howard, running to dier, who appeared simple but pollte, wards Battle.

that he was getting cramped and would like to slight and walk. The statement went. on:--

from

service there.

numes.

From Fiji To Join R.A.F.

Party's Long Journey

Soon

was disinclined to get out, and Miss Sgt John Mansfield Vipond' gave!

American women may soon be dy-

The first men to travel to England Grimih gave him sandwiches and evkience that he and four armed! S. bombers across the Atlantic from FI under the Oversens Re-

to Britain as some elgprettes. Ile mentioned be men went in search of Howard, and

regular duty. had no parents and had been with found him in a wood with a fully of women plats who

Mirs Pauline Gower, commandantcruiting Scheme to join the R.AF.

have just arrived in England. friends during seven days' leave, loaded revolver tucked in his battle!

ferry planes The party consisted of three men.) blouse. Fired Without A Word

British factories to RAF. Two were Scotsmen from Stirling, Near Battle the soldier remarked

Cross-examined, Sgt. Vipond said stations, is going to the United States who had gone out to Fili some years Howard seemed in a mental person to organize a similar women's before the war, and held appoint- "lexity," and appeared not to com-

ments in the Civil Service there. She will collaborate with Miss Jac- prehend what had happened.

One came here to join up queline Cochran, who, on June 21, uffer the outbreak of war, but found ferried a Hudson bomber across the that he was in a reserved occupa Atlantic to Britain.

tlon and had to return to his post. These two women will be respon- Now it his second attempt he has silie for selecting women for the U.S. been

As the two Sectamen were on the point of sailing from Fill for Van- couver they were joined by a native- wounded Miss Women engaged for the Atlantic born Fijian, Mr I. Doyl Komaisaval,, shouted. Grimth were fired at a range of one service vall be employed on terms who like the others wishes to become

to three inches.

With his left hand he started to open the door, and suddenly I saw a revolver pointing at me quite low, He must have taken it out of his pocket with his right hand.

P. S. Belshan stated Howard's paybook showed he made a will two days before the shooting, leaving his property to Mrs K. Howard.

Other evidence was that tests trans-Atlantie ferry service from a been successful.

"He never said a word, but shot made by Dr James Davidson at large number of qualifies American ine through the chest. With any left Hendon Police Laboratory showed women. hand trying to defend myself, the shots which stopped the engine. I 'Help! Help!' fle shot again.

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The party, were raised to four by the wife of one of the Scotsmen, They reached Vancouver without in- cident by liner, nad received a great welcome from the Canadians. On theit

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Anzac Captives Worried Nazis

The fear and respect in which the Anzacs were held by the Gormana Is emphasised by W. B. Courtney, American correspondent who accom- panded the German Panzer" divisions | in their dash across Europe Into Greec

Recording an encounter with a truck-load of Australian prisoners, Courtney says:-

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A German, officer admitted to mej that, while the Serb prisoners, gavo notrophle, the British “und. Austro- Hans had to be watched avery minute, Ot.they'd be over the barbed wire."

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