Lo Guerra y sus Consecuencios The War and its Effects BULLETINS FROM BRITAIN Canada War Effort Guards now in Tanks Il Cycles of European History Winkie. the toast of the The formation of a Guards Armoured Division, which was re.
vealed last week, is, as the King pointed out in his message to the new unit, a landmark in the history of the Household Brigade.
The King message added: am proud to think that my House.
hold troops are to take their place among the most powerful units of modern warfare. am sure that it will not be long before they have acquired in their new role the fame which they have rightly enjoyed as infantry for centuries past.
The new division is a cruiser formation, complete in effectives, almost complete in equipment, and well advanced in mechanised train ing.
The tank battalions, motor bat.
talions, and much of the support group are drawn from all five re.
giments of the Brigade of Guards. composite regiment of House.
hold Cavalry. the Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards provided the armoured car reconnaissance elements.
Though it would be impossible to minimize the plight of the nations of Europe under Nazi do mination, still their peoples may find some comfort in the contemplation of events in the past history of their countries. The cycle of European history provides many instances of conquests, and every so often some great military power has imposed its rule on its weaker neighbours, There were frequent occasions in the past when it must have seem.
ed to the conquered people that Review of Developments on the Home Front: Unity of command over Canadian air, naval und military Torees established in three strate gic areas. Appointments: Maj.
Gen. Elkins, Commander in chief, East Coast; Maj.
Gen, Alexander, commander in chief, West Coast; Maj.
Gen. Page commands New foundland defences. Canada domestic exports totalled 166. 519, 000 in February 1942, an increase of approximately 67, 000, 000 over February 1941.
Exports, of munitions and foodstuffs to all theatres of war heavily increased Except by permit manufac.
ture of civilian trucks ceased as from March 14. All sightseeing bus trips and charter bus trips, not clearly identified with war effort, banded by order of Transit Controller. Department of External Af fairs issues list of 72 Canadians interned in Japan; all but two are missionaries recommendation of the United States. Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defence for the construction of a United States.
Alaska military highway through Canada has been approved by the war committee of the Cana.
dian cabinet. Work is to start at once.
The road will start at Fort St.
John in northern British Columbia and follow approximately the same route as the new air route which connects Fort St. John with Alaska. The United States Government will pay for the building and wartime maintenance of the highway. After the war the roadway will become part of the Canadian highway system. Canada will provide all the necessary facilities, including the right of way for the road. The route will be about 1, 200 miles long.
Officers at an aerodrome recently raised their glasses and chorused: Good old Winkie! For Winkie, a little carrier pigeon, had flown 100 miles over the North Sea to save the lives of four men in a crashed Beaufort. The plane, returning from an offensive patrol of the North Sea and Norwegian coast, developed engine trouble, came down on the sea and sank in about a minute The wireless operator had only time to send out his callsign.
NEW AMERICAN TRUCK One Guards battalion has not. actually gone into tanks, but is a motor battalion. It is mounted in trucks and scout cars and equip.
ped with Bren guns, mortars, anti tank rifles, tommy guns, rifles, and pistols, giving it a high fire.
power.
Part of the unit is equipped with a new American truck which has, among other advantages, a very fair degree of armour protection, fourwheel drive, an electric heater and two sets of gear ratios, one for roads and the other for crosscountry.
There is also a scout car, ar.
mourplatea, with live speeds Or ward and five in reverse.
The tank battalions are equipped with the Covenanter tank, and the crew personal weapons are the pistol, tommy gun. Bren.
gun and grenade, so that they can continue to Atas infantry if their tank is knocked out.
THEIR FATE WAS INEVITABLE, The crew were thrown out. The and that there was no course left dinghy broke loose, but the capfor them but to submit completely tain swam after it and caught it.
and resign their status as inde.
in the minute before the plane pendent communities. The story went down the wireless man got of the events by which freedom out the pigeon container and swam has been regained in the past over to the dinghy with it.
must provide a hope to those of One pigeon had broken out as the brave people in the occupied countries who have time to con the plane crashed and nown off template such things in their prebefore a message could be attached to her.
sent adversity. It is hard to live That was Winkie, bless her lit.
on hope, but there are many in tle heart. said the captain last France, Belgium, Holland and all night.
the occupied countries who have We wrote a message for her companion, and sent her oft. but LITTLE ELSE TO LIVE ON.
she hasn reported yet.
The situation is particularly per. We sat in the dinghy all night.
plexing for the youth, for only a small proportion of the young manhood has succeeded in escapBack at the aerodrome they ing, to take up arms with the were working out an area of sea British against their country to search at first morning light, conqueror. It is greatly to the an area about 70 miles square.
credit of those who have stayed Before the search planes had been that they are showing themselves up an hour the operations room almost less cooperative with the phone rang. Mr. James Ross of Nazis than their elders. Nazi Broughty Ferry, Angus, speaking: rule and Nazi ideology are One of my pigeons you were using has come back all wet and MORE EVIL AND HATEFUL oil stained. can give you her than any domination code number.
imposed on Europe since before the days of Knowing the bird cruising Christianity. This conqueror is speed, they estimated the distance not content to defeat his enemy from land at which Winkie was in the field, take what he wants released.
and leave his victim to order his own life. He goes further, and his avowed plans are to enslave all the She wouldn fly by night. said peoples of Europe for the service Mr. Ross. think she reached the of Germany. Never before has coast before dark.
such an evil scheme been attempt. That narrowed the area of ed, though there have been periods search by about hall. Radio mes.
when conquered peoples felt with sages were flashed to the searchout real hope of freedom.
ing planes, and in 20 minutes the dinghy was spotted just where the station navigator had thought it might be.
In the aerodrome mess last night Winkle, strutting proudly was presented with a little bronze pla The Queen problem in dressing que showing a pigeon Elying over on sixty six clothes coupons is pro the sea and inscribed with the bably rather more complex than squadron thanks.
that of any of her subjects. Her Good old Winkiel daily work consists largely of in.
numerable visits to Individuals and It has long been a tradition that organizations in any part of the when the Queen visits a town, she country. For these she must al must compliment the district by ways be beautifully turned out wearing a new frock. But this and her outfit always fresh and custom will have to pass away pleasing. She must have shoes and under the stress of dressing on stockings which stand up to miles sixty six coupons a year.
of walking in a day. over any How is this done within such kind of ground from muddy air circumscribed limite fields to the rubble of bombed muld has always been one to alter streets or the concrete floor of and keep clothes fresh and new factories. Her gloves must be in appearance, Invisible mending elegant and always fresh, and yet Is a boon to all women during a must grip the hands of hundreds stocking shortage. Cleaning by of people on visits to comps, fac routine and system helps to make tories, hospitals, coal mines and the royal clothes both lasting and the like.
good to look at.
Reich Workers Adopt Slowdown Venezuela Watches 66 Coupons for the Queen!
The European Revolution radio gives a description of slowdown methods in a German factory by a French war prisoner who work.
ed in the Reich but escaped back home: When we started in the plant, we were surprised by the slow pace of the German workers.
Now we had always heard of the excellent work performed by Germans, but in this factory it was immediately obvious that the workers did their jobs unwillingly and clumsily. What they produced in ten hours, we could have done in six In the beginning, we realized that the Gorman workers did not Like us. Soon, howeyer we understood why. They knew exactly what they were doing. As a result of the over exertion of many years which they had gone through, an entire system of the slowdown had been perfected.
Without special instructions, these workmen slowed down their speed, and no propaganda and no tricks of the factory management could change these men me thods.
The Bogotá radio relays a Caracas report that Venezuela knows the whereabouts of all citizens of the Axis living in the republic and none of them may move from city to city without special permission of the police, On account of its oil, Venezuela is the country of most value to the allies with the exception of Panamá. The activity of Axis propaganda has served only to arouse the dislike of the people of Ve.
nezuela, which has never allowed the publication of reports by the official German Transocean agency. Axis technicians, especially those in charge of electric plants in the interior, have been placed under vigilance and those along the coasts under special watch.
The local government the Ger man colony of Tobar has been removed and special authority has been substituted for the period of the war.
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