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Boys. of the Liverpool Faim school, Newton-le-Willows, are doing their bit for the country. -Besides farming activities they are busy pulling down railings in the town for the local Council, On the which are to be used as scrap. Some of the boys are herë seen unloading the scrap. dump can be seen the fuselage of an old aeroplane on which they used to receive Instruction in elementary.flying. (Copyright, Fox).
SINGING R.A.F. PILOT FIGHTS 12 HUNS
"Roll out the barrel, let's have a barrel of fun," warbled the Royal Air Force Flight-Lieutenant, huskily but happily.
His fingers lightly beat time to the tune on the control-bar of the great Blenheim bomber, as it roar- ed into the vivid sunlight sixty miles out over the North Sea.
His machine was one of three from a crack bomber squadron, out on a reconnaissance flight one of those routine jaunts, which so often have un- expected developments, as this one did.
This 22-year-old pilot was stagger, then, pulled up. and always in his happiest mood when stalled, with smoke pouring from he was out on a stunt-and he it in volumes. invariably sang as he sat at the controls, in sheer exuberance of spirits,
"Roll out the barrel-" "Enemy
Then a jet of flame sprang from the fuselage, ran right and the machine along it, swirled over and over, en- veloped in flame and smoke, to crash eventually into the sea, far below.
Movement.
U.S. DESTROYERS
FOR CANADA A
Six of the American destroyers will go into the Royal Canadian
Navy and will be manned by
Canadians.
They have already arrived in the Navy Canadian waters, and Minister said yesterday that they will be be put into service at once and used wherever required.
He also announced that a fur- ther draft of 24 officers of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve have arrived in Britain for training. Reuter.
LONE BATTALION ISSUE SETTLED
The "Doomed Battalion" dis- satisfactorily settled pute was yesterday in Shanghai according to an S.M.C. spokesman.-Our Own Correspondent.
fighters," suddenly yelled the look-out man. The song froze on the pilot's lips, but the happy smile did not leave his Now, Nazi airmen are mainly youthful face. He still smiled the product of the Hitler Youth
Nazi pilots as we overwhelming superiority, and when white tracer bullets stream- ed down on the bomber from the all know full well have bombed a force to be reckoned with. De- rear a few seconds after the look- harmless refugees, women, and ciding that this was one of those out man's warning, Nazi fighters children, hospitals and non-mill-moments in life when "discretion were roaring down "out of the tary objectives. The loss of one is the better part of valour," the sun"--a favourite form of aerial of their number had a most dis-Blenheim's pilot put his machine attack, as observation is extreme heartening effect on the remain-into a steep power dive straight ly difficult directly in the sun's ing eleven Messerschmidts. They for the sea from a height of 10,000
sheered off for a brief spell, wat-Teet. rays..
ching the twelfth machine crash There were twelve Messer- to its doom, thus giving the Blen- schmidts, and they attacked the heim time for much-needed bomber from all angles. The breather. But the high spirits of In a few moments, the bomber Flight-Lieutenant had grimly to the bomber's crew never flagged was shrieking and bucking, flight- admit that he had been caught for one moment.
ing to get out of the dive into. napping. The Blenheim was up
which the dauntless. pilot was holding it. He was practically standing on his rudder, and the other members of the crew hung in their safety belts.
against. It with a vengeance.! "Jolly Good Fun”
Grabbing his control-bar firmly,
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Stand On Rudder
he pulled up into a climbing turn, "Jolly good fun-what!" The all but ramming a Messerschmidt|navigator summed up the situa- that: was making for him. The tion in a high-pitched yell in the Two Messerschmidts followed Blenheim dived just in time, and Flight-Lieutenant's right ear. the bomber down, firing an oc- the Nazi machine pulled up at the The pilot nodded and
casional unsteady burst that did same moment, its under-carriage grinned. "Roll out the barrel no harm. Just as the Blenheim's
wheels almost skimming the
—-” he began to sing again. crew thought that a crash on the bomber's wings.
His voice trailed off. 'The
heaving surface of the sen was --Messerschmidta-were buzzing Inescapable, the pilot pulled ou
around again like a swarm of the dive a short distance above, of hornets.
the water. The two pursuing Two of them eroared to attack German 'planes had already pull- the British machine, one diving on ed out, and now followed the The Flight-Lieutenant put His its tail, the other sweeping the tough Blenheim with the @ greatest 'plane Into a tight turn, and looked port side with machine-gun tire caution. When, however, the round for his other two bombers. But the pilot of the Nazi 'plane bomber's rear gunner let go the He could see no sign of them. The diving from the rear misjudged contents of his last. drum, and smile faded from his face. But his distance, skimmed past the turned the wing of one of the now he had to think about his tail of the bomber, and pulled up German 'planes into a sieve, they own machine, his crew, himself. just in front of it. As the Messer gave up the chase, par
No Sign Of Other Bombers
He was in a jam, and he know it: schmidt came into focus, the Blen. Then the irrepressible Flight- He realised that the twelve enemy heim's dront gunner pressed his Lieutenant laconically took his; Bghters were diving on him in control, button. The resultant machine. home, reaching his six relays of two cach, the one burst of fire caught the Germani squadron's base in time for tea? diving on his tail, and the other plane fairly, and squarely. It gave The Blenheim's fuselage and attacking from the flank. Every a shudder, turned over on its wings, were full of bullet holes, time they came near enough, the back, and went down in a slow but no vital part lind been game Blenheim gunnera gave spiral dive,hal
damaged. them; a burst of fire..
But ten other Messerschmidts After a few minutes the lone remained, and, although they bomber's rear gunners got in a drew off again, their ardour con- Ivalley that spelt doom for one of siderably damped by the loss of the Messerschmidus. It seemed to another machine, they were still in
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"Rall out the barrel, we'va' had a barral of fun!"" chanted: the Flight Lleutenant happily,' as he unstrapped his equip”.
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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1940.
GOVERNMENT
FOR
LIABL AIR RAID INJURIES
THE GOVERNMENT accepts complete liability for air raid injuries to workers, Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pens ons, announced yester day in a broadcast.
The Ministry, she said, had received. many enquiries in this connection.
An owner of a shop asked: "If I keep open and serve.custom- rs during a raid am I liable if anyone is hurt?"
A factory owner enquired: - "If I allow the men to work when! shelters are provided, am I liable for compensation?"
A worker said: "I am willing to work through the raids, but how bout my wife and family if I get urt? If I don't go to a shelter Hey will say it was my fault."
Shop-owners and factory- owners are under no liability, Miss Wilkinson said. The Gov-
BISMARCK
CURATOR WITH BALLOON BARRAGE MAP
The curator of the Birmingham Univer- sity Geological Museum, William Henry Laurie, 57, was fined £20 at Birming- ham for possessing a document containing. information about measures for defence. According the prosecution, Laurie had plotted out oc- curately the position of every barrage bal- loon in the district,
to
GOES HOME DANGER OF Ribbentrop took an af-BOREDOM
ernment will look after casual-fectionate farewell of IN ARMY
ties and dependants with all the sympathy and support due to
Mussolini at the Palazzo
those who stand by their coun. Venezia last night, prior try on the eve of triumph.
The Government does not want
workers to run foolhardy risks. but any needless stoppage of work acts in favour of Hitler.
be
A leaflet is being brought out explaining the precautions to laken when workers carry on dur- ing alarms.
Reuter.
POLICE CAUTION NOT APPRECIATED
DEFENDANT IN A COMMIT-
to his departure from WAR
MR. ANTHONY EDEN, THE
Rome for Germany.
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MINISTER, DESCRIBED YESTERDAY PLANS FOR THE DURING THE The Axis Powers are keeping WELFARE results of Ribbentrop's visit to fairly "mum" about the scope and WINTER OF THE VAST ARMY QUARTERED IN BRITAIN Italy.
WHILE IT WAITED TO FIGHT OFFENSIVE BATTLES Perhaps the Nazi Foreign Minis-THE (ter gave 11 Duce a few tips on WHICH LAY AHEAD.
This programme would "How to Deal with the British.' He has always thought, himself an clude the welfare of foreign con-
tingents. in Britain. ` expert on that subject.
'Perhaps, again he gave the The Army would be doing hard" Yessir. Off the rigging, Sir. We told
general active training and the
Italians a "pep-talk."
in-
"Steward, there's tar on my dinner. jacket."
A hint that a "pep-talk" may objective was to make sure that you it was wet, Sir, but you wouldn't be needed was given in Mussolini's in its leisure hours it had com- take no notice. Up you went like a
two-year-old." own paper, "Popolo d'Italia," yes- forts and distractions. terday.
Lofty Phrases.
After a few lofty phrases about
TAL CASE BEFORE MR. E the war being a "transfer of the
"
The Army Education Corps "I see. And what did I do next? was being increased with a
You sang some songs, Sir. Greatly view to a more vigorous at- tack upon boredom and to appreciated they was. Some of the crew Imagination.
asked me if you'd be to good as to Entertainments were being or write out the words."
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won the Irish Sweep. All the other gentlemen are confined to their bunks, Sir. They say it was the lobster mayonntise.”
"Lobster grandmother! Why didn't they stick to gin and Rose's as I did? I haven't got a hangover,"
"You're not the first gentleman I've heard say that about Rose's Lime Juice. Not by a lòng chalk.”. **Good. And now I think I could do with an eye-opener a nice stiff gin and Rose's. I suppose the sun is
HIMSWORTH AT KOWLOON Fascist revolution to the imperial ganised on a large scale, includ-pi have to think about that, MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING,sphere," the paper says that the ing drama, vaudeville, cinema CHARGED WITH STEALING Italian people are living through and radio. Local hospitality was Steward. So altogether it was a pretty IN A DWELLING AND, AL-the war and following the ex-being arranged and a very wide matcy night ?" TERNATIVELY, WITH RECEIV-ploits of their sons with "emotion organisation had been built up" There's been nothing like it on the ING, STUBBORNLY REFUSED and enthusiasm."
for the provision- of personal South China Sea, Sir, since the Purser | pardarm in the South China Sea.”
то SIGN THE RECEIVING It is possible, however, the comforts.British Wireless.
paper continues, that some sec- tions of the populace are not of _this_opinion,b_they_must bel looked for not only among the main people but among certain ..narrow circles."
A
BOMBER OVER MALTA
small number of
enemy
CHARGE DEPOSITION, HE SAID HE COULD NOT UNDER- STAND WHY THE POLICE HAD BROUGHT THE RECEIVING CHARGE AS HE HAD PLEAD- ED GUILTY TO STEALING.
He was Li Hung, alias Li Yun, It is difficult to say just how fighters and bombers flew over 26, and he was charged with narrow these circles are, but it is Malta yesterday morning, states stealing a suit case, containing interesting to have the assuranceja communique. Bombs destroyed two $500 notes and jewellery, of Mussolini's own paper that they several houses and killed one ci- from No.59, Cumberland Road on exist! — Reuter.
Ivilian.-Reuter. August 28, and, alternatively, with receiving.
Yin-
the
of
Accused pleaded guilty to steal- ing but was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman, prosecut- ing, said that Mrs. Chan chan reported. the loss of suit case on the morning August 29, stating that some-one had gained entrance through a window and stolen the case from underneath her bed: He went to the house and saw dirty foot. prints on the floor.
Bombs Drop In Country Districts
-THERE WAS NO enemy air activity on a
.
Several days later, a Chinese! detective, attached to Shamshui- po- Police Station, arrested. ac- cused in Prince Edward Road large scale yesterday although isolated air- with a watch, part of the stolen craft crossed the east and south-east coasts property, on his wrist., He later accompanied the detective to re- from time to time, states an Air Ministry and
cover one $500 note from his
Hunt's home in an unnumbered Ministry of Home Security communique.
hut in Tong Mei Village.
The other note and jewellery
were not recovered.
ULSTER SENDS
Some of these penetrated inland over East Anglia and a few reached, London. Bombs
were dropped in country districts in the south- east and districts in London.
CONGRATULATIONS A number of houses were hit and some damage
Ireland Parliament has sent to Sir
The Speaker of the Northern caused to gas and water mains, while a small num- Archibald Sinclair congratulations ber of people were reported killed-and-injured. One
on the work of the R.A.F. at the unanimous request of members.
The Air Minister replied: "The tribute of the House of Commons]
of Northern Ireland to the gallan-
| try and initiative of the RA.F, Is]
Wireless,
enemy was shot down during the day.
ROME'S PARROT
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". sounded in London yesterday
afternoon, the sound of gunfire
over the yardarin ? "
“Sir, the sun is permanently over the
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