Mounted Home Guard.
The city of Lower Hutt has a mounted Home Guard. It has been organised by its commander. Lieutenant James Stellin, who has assembled a troop of between 30 and 40 men, and is seeking to enlarge it. The unit parades once a week on foot, and once a week mounted. Lieutenant Stellin took part in the Gallipoli campaign, and was with the mounted men who penetrated into the heart of Palestine.
Hitler’s Secret Weapon. “If Hitler had a secret weapon, I believe it was the blackout,” said a Napier motorist recently. “The people in England had to undergo the nerve strain and less of life in blackout conditions right from the declaration of war .whereas for many months after the opening of hostilities Germany was able to enjoy night life as usual, confident. that Britain would not bomb her cities until Hitler was ready to bomb Britain "
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1941, Page 4
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150Mounted Home Guard. Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1941, Page 4
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