A GERMAN coaster docked at Dover today with 10 Pakistanis picked up from a rubber dinghy in Dover Straits. A strong contingent of police and immigration officers met the coaster and took the men into custody. Later, a Briton wearing a skin diver's suit, who was also picked up, was landed and taken to the police station.

A small number of illegal immigrants are to be sent home after being found in Bolton recently. Other illegal entry cases have been recorded in Lancashire recently.

50 YEARS AGO THE RAF lost 79,281 airmen killed and the USAAF 79,265 in the Allied bombing attacks on Germany, it was disclosed today.

The attacks killed or wounded 1,980,000 German civilians, destroyed or heavily damaged 3,000,000 of their homes and made 7,500,000 homeless. All this was done with 2,700,000 bombs in the 1,440,000 bomber and 2,680,000 fighter sorties. 125 YEARS AGOTO THE BURGERS OF EXCHANGE WARD

Ladies and Gentlemen - At the unanimous and urgent request of an influential meeting of Burgesses, I hereby offer myself as candidate for your suffrages at the approaching Municipal Election.

Much dissatisfaction has been expressed in various quarters at the manner in which recent contests have been conducted, and the large expenditure which they have involved. In offering myself for re-election, I have determined that nothing shall be done on my behalf to corrupt the constituency or to evade or break the law - no paid canvassers employed and no bribes offered. I ask the ratepayers freely to express their opinions of my past conduct by returning me to the Council Chamber.

Your obedient servant, James Foy.

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