NAZIS’ PLANS FOR SPRING

Southland Times, Issue 24313, 19 December 1940, Page 5

NAZIS’ PLANS FOR SPRING

INVASION MAY BE LAUNCHED BRITAIN ADVISED TO PREPARE (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received December 18, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. Mr Ward Price, The Daily Mail’s correspondent, makes a cautious approach to General Sir Archibald Wavell’s brilliant victory, which, he says, is the turning point of the war only in the sense that it promises to turn back the Mediterranean situation to where it was before Italy entered the war. Mr Ward Price adds, nevertheless, that the victories in Greece and Africa bai’ Hitler’s road to the Mediterranean. Turkey, which might only have fought defensively, is now almost certain, when she is ready, to take an active part in the war on our side. The Fuhrer’s apparent indifference to his ally’s defeats supplies evidence of his refusal to allow secondary events to disturb his own intense preparation which is now being completed for the fiercest attack against these islands ever delivered against any country. He is building new fleets of submarines and constructing new and better aircraft for next spring and organizing masses of troops for a supreme effort at invasion. Hitler hopes that the disorganization and demoralization caused by a tremendous air offensive will have thrown into confusion plans for resisting the invasion. Then, simultaneously from Narvik to Bordeaux, new sea-going barges will sail. “It is for this we must prepare, says Mr Ward Price. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH VERDICT OF GUILTY OF TREACHERY (Received December 18, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. Mr Justice Macnaghten at the Hampshire Assizes sentenced to death Dorothy Pamela O’Grady, aged 42, described as housewife, under the Treachery Act, the Official Secrets Act and the Defence Regulations. The case was heard in camera. O’Grady was found guilty of making a plan in the Isle of Wight likely to assist military operations for the enemy and also the cutting of a military telephone wire with the object of impeding the military operations of his Majesty’s Forces. She was also found guilty of approaching a prohibited place and making a second plan which might have been useful to the enemy and possessing a document containing information purporting to reveal defence measures. Mr Justice Macnaghten said:—“On the evidence, which admits of no doubt, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of treachery, for which reason the law prescribes but one sentence.” O’Grady heard the sentence unmoved. JOE BECKETT RELEASED (Received December 18, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. The boxer, Joe Beckett, and his wife have been released after being detained under the Defence Regulations since last June.