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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
2
Queen Elizabeth visits a Red Cross and St. John societies fundraising sale in London. She inspects items offered for the Lord Mayor of London’s Fund and praises workers aiding wartime relief and nursing efforts.
Dramatic exchange unfolds aboard as Kostam refuses to reveal the location of diamonds. Kostam, a double-crossing crook, fears exposure if he talks, while Hogson and Captain Redfell weigh the mounting plausibility of a concealed thief.
The dialogue recalls Kostam's London payoff and Droble's fatal act on the Thames. Hogson questions a possible Droble link aboard while noting Droble is back in the States and a radio report may be needed. The exchange hints at continuing intrigue and unresolved danger.
On the Carbidrn ship bound for Southampton Scotland Yard hunts a hidden diamond thief among passengers. Inspector Cromer deduces the intruder aboard, with Joan Daubney noting a sharp attack and a bitten wrist that may expose the culprit as the crowd moves ashore under hot scrutiny.
Joan and Peter sit with Captain Redfell while Dr. M’Iver’s omission is explained. Cruse the valet spiked the doctor, paralyzing him for a week, enabling Kitling to plant the stones. Miss Daubney’s sharp eyes uncover the scheme and a thousand pounds awaits her reward.
The piece argues that Britain and France are engaged in a people's war not over geography or imperial power but to halt the spread of a threat that endangers democratic rights and individual freedom across nations. It stresses the defense of basic human rights and the democratic way of life as the central motive.
The speaker denounces a brutal state that has seized human rights, forcing murder, deportation, starvation, and repression on millions. It condemns censorship, state espionage, and racial slurs, arguing democracies must persevere to be free in this global struggle.
In Detroit last week Henry Ford stated that with aviation experts and without government meddling the Ford Motor Company could produce 1000 airplanes daily at standard design. He estimated about six months to reach that rate and claimed costs could be reduced to one eighth of current prices. He noted standard design is essential and compared aerial and automobile production as an assembly problem.
Confederation Life notes that an airplane can make a safe landing with a single remaining propeller, suggesting continued operation despite engine loss. The statement implies resilience in early aviation engineering and pilot training for emergency procedures.
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