THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1940
Norfolk Regiment Officer And N.C.O. Decorated
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COOL COURAGE AND RESOURCE ON NIGHT PATROL
London, To-day.
THE FIRST DECORATIONS for bravery in the field were awarded by General Lord Gort, the Com- mander-in-Chief, yesterday, says Reuter's spe- cial correspondent with the British Expedition- ary Force in France.
The Military Cross was awarded to Captain F. P. Bar-
LATEST R.A.F. CASUALTIES
London, To-day.
The latest R.A.F. casualty list, Issued by the Air Ministry yes- terday, contains 78 names.
They include 18 killed in action, - 19 missing believed killed in ac- tion, and 23 missing.
Eight were killed and eight died on active service.—Reuter,
clay, and the Military Medal to Lance-Corporal JAPANESE R. Davis, both of the Norfolk Regiment.
Capt. Barclay was decorated for conspicuous gal- MANDATE
lantry, coolness and resource when acting as pa- trol leader on night patrol.
He led the patrol far into the enemy lines, securing valuable in- formation.
In the hope of securing a prisoner he entered and searched a house in which a fire was alight, and which was clearly occupied by the enemy.
THE KING'S PIGEON
AIDS R.A.F.. PILOT
A British pilot flying off the coast found his plane running out of petrol, He released one of his pigeons with un SO S.
As he returned, the спету opened fire with bombs and amait arms. Captain Barclay's patrol replied vigorously and, having exhausted their bomba, he with- drew his patrol without loss. Lance-Corpl. Davis was decorated for conspicuous bravery and coolness These birds, in which the King takes on night patrol.
He assisted his patrol leader to search રી house occupied by the enemy, and later, when the patrol was discovered, he displayed great and indifference to danger, setting a fine example to the rest of the patrol.
determination
Reuter.
"WHATS' THIS?” ASKED THE MAYOR Touring an exhibition organised by the Ministry of Supply the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor T. B. Pritchett, stopped at a stall.
"What's this?" he asked, picking up a finisy bit of silk. "It's a brassiere
-the type worn by members of the women A.T.S.," he was told.
It was one of the King's pigeons from the royal loft at Sandringham.
a keen interest, are sent out daily on war service with the R.A.F.
His fuel dangerously low, the pilot made for home, while high above the sea went the pigeon with the message which might mean life or death.
The bird flew to the royal loft. The message was immediately phoned to the pilot's base and arrangement were made to go to his assistance.
As it happened, the pilot managed to reach his derodrome, but if he had come down in the sea-as had seemed likely-the pigeon might well have saved both him and his plane. was just a routine job of the King's pigeons on active service.
It
The Air Ministry told this story when announcing that the King has In the exhibition, which is designed accepted the badge of the National to save Midland manufacturers the Pigeon Service, which was recently trouble of visiting the pattern rooms established under their direction. at the ordnance depots in the south, The King has asked for a fortnight- everything from bombs to fireguardsly report on the activities of his birds. --and of course brassieres played,
is dis-
IDEAL DIET FOR DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES
The big problem with sufferers from gastritis or other digestive disturbances is how to avoid pain and discomfort when eating. The inflamed stomach walls are so sensitive that solid foods can not be retained. Even liquid foods are often vomited.
Yet the patient must yet quick new strength into his body. Doctors and nurses have found that Horlicks is retained in the stomach when other foods, are rejected. The reason is - that Horlicks is no enzy to digest.. At the same time it rebuilds the exhausted body and restares strength, and stamina.
"GIRLS-RASPBERRIES!"
Newcastle-under-Lyme
REPORT
Geneva, To-day.
The mandates section of the League of Nations has received the Japanese Government's Report for 1938 on the administration of the Islands under Japanese mandate.
Some signiflance is attached to the fact that Japan, although she has withdrawn from the League, is still maintaining contact with League or- ganisations. Reuter.
AMMUNITION OUTPUT
STANDARD CLOTHES FOR ITALY
Rome, To-day.
Italians are soon to have standard suits, shoes, stock- ings and bed-linen, under a decree just issued.
Manufacturers will be told what to make and how much to charge for their products, and designs for stan- dard clothing for men and women have already been created.
"Home products” are also being boosted in Italy's campaign for self- sufficiency, and exhibitions showing. Italian goods which can be substituted for foreign-made products will be held. all over the country.—Reuter.
"WORKERS
OF THE WORLD UNITE"
PARIS, TO-DAY. THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERA- TION OF TRADE UNIONS, WHICH IS MEETING HERE, YESTERDAY PASSED A RESOLUTION APPEAL-
WILL BE QUADRUPLED |ING TO ALL TRADE UNION CEN
It is learned from an authoritative source in London that the production sorts has been of ammunition of all doubled in the past six months.
which Plans are being executed will double this new output during the coming six months, so that at the end of 12 months the initial output will have been quadrupled,
TRES TO GIVE EFFICACIOUS AID TO FINLAND.
The resolution expressed sympathy and solidarity with "the heroic Fin- nishi people in their fight against Stalin's imperialistic aggression.”
The meeting is being held under the joint presidency of M. Leon Jouhaux (France) and Sir Walter Citrine (Britain). Reuter,
REASONS FOR GERMAN
TRAIN ACCIDENTS
A WARNING UNHEEDED
London, Dec., 23. ¡¡ collided in Western Germany be- Seventy persons were killed and tween Hagen und Wetter. about 100 injured at Genthin, 55 miles west of Berlin, early yesterday morn- ing, in the seventh serious railway ac- cident in Germany and Austria since the war began.
The Berlin-Neunkirchen express collided at full speed with the Berlin- Cologne express, which was standing in the station. The engine and six coaches of one train and four coaches
derailed. Ander of the other were
Both trains were packed with passengers, Associated according to Reuter and Press messages.
Girls and women heard some home truths from Mr. T. Stinton, head- master · of Boys' High School when he distribut- ed the prizes at Newcastle -Lyme Girls' High School.
"It always seems a great pity to me that young women should go about looking as though they lived on raspberries and had not time to wipe the stain off,” he said.
The six previous accidents were- November 13: 43 killed and at least 60 injured when two passenger trains collided in Upper Silesia.
November 19: Nine killed and 20 the Berlin-
"If artificial decoration does not achieve a plausible imitation of na- ture, it is just a mess, and there are seriously injured when into a local plenty of messes walking about un-Hamburg express, ran der expensive hats."
train outside Berlin,
Mr. Stinton said he did not think November, 26:, 11 dead and five in- there should be any fashion injured in a collision between passen- figures:
ger and goods trains at Niederwoll- stadt
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The many railway accidents in Germany only some that have occurred since the beginning of the war have come to the knowledge of the police are, to some extent at least, the consequence of worn tracks
stock. and defective rolling
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Even before the war began ex- perta, German ·àa.... well as non-- the authoriċies- German, warned' that the railways were in a, dan- But urgent re- gerous state."
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