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MUTT, DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT MAYBE SHE WAS
PLAYING ME FOR
A SUCKER?
HE WASN'T TOO OLD SAVAGE
AT 40-WINS D.F.C.
WHEN AN IMPERIAL Airways pilot volunteer- ed for the R.A.F. he found it difficult to persuade them he was not "too old at forty" for war flying.
Now the pilot Flight-Lieutenant Patrick Windsor Lynch-Blosse has been awarded the D.F.C. for a daring bombing raid on an aircraft fac- tory near Berlin. He scored direct hits on the main building..
Up to a few months ago,| of flying to me. It's not much Flying-Lieutenant Lynch-Blosse good being pessimistic, is it?" was piloting large passenger fly- Other R.A.F. awards announced ing-boats on the Empire routes. included the D.S.Q. for Acting At her home at Bassett, South- | Squadron-Leader Michael Ni- ampton, Mrs. Lynch-Blosse cholson Crossley, D.F.C., who has told a reporter: - "When my destroyed at east eighteen enemy husband volunteered for service 'planes - and probably another with the RA.F. he found that the five. authorities were reluctant to let him do 'Front line' duty on ac- count of his age.
"Eventually, however, he mana- ged to convince them..
Squadron-Leader Crossley won the DF.C. in June.
The D.F.C. has, been awarded to
MURDER
IN THE NIGHT
A blood-stained chopper is the only clue to a grue- some murder carried out in the early hours of this morning at the Chung Hwa Book Company's pre- mises, No. 3, Gilman's | Bazaar.
Acting Flight-Lieutenant Edward Brian Bretherton Smith, Acting "He was anxious to prove | Flight-Lieutenant John · Terrance that he could get as good re. Webster, Flying-Officer John Ber- The victim, Woo Tùng-chiu, 28- Bulta ab his younger col-nard William Humpherson, Fly-year-old accountant of the com leagues."
ing-Officer Rupert Frederick Smy-pany, was found dead by police Asked if she felt nervous about the, and Pilot-Officer John Albert who forced a way into the pre- her husband flying. over Ger-
mises after being summoned many, Mrs. Lynch-Blosse, said:
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"Not a bit! We both consider it as part of the day's work. After being married to a pilot for nine years you just go used to it. Although Pat la flying bombers instead "of airi finers, it is almply another bit
Axel Gibson,
Pilot-Officer Gibson; who is a New Zealander, was married last year to Ethel Formby, sister of George Formby, the comedian, a week after they had met at a Blackpool night club,
He has destroyed eight enemy aircraft.
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Woo, who was lying in a pool of blood, had been savagely hack- ed to death, presumably by the chopper, found at the scene of the crime. His head was practically severed from his body.
Also in the room was Wong Shu-kam, 19, coolle employed.
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Apart from the evidence of neighbours, who heard, sounds of a struggle and shouts of "Savé life," the police are without in- formation as
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The premises were locked from the outside and the police, who were summoned to the scene at 6 a.m., had to force their way in.
BROTHER HIT WITH CHOPPER
CHAN FU-CHEE, 30, MÀSTER OF A SHOP AT NO. 79, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, WAS CHARGED. BEFORE MR. G. T. LOWRY THIS MORNING WITH WOUNDING HIS BROTHER, CHAN FU-WONG ON NOVEMBER 23.
Defendant, pleading guilty, said that he was drunk, at the time of the incident.
Det.-Sergeant W. Summers, who prosecuted, said; defendant had an argument with his bro- ther over, accounts, He took a' chopper and struck him over the head.
The brother had been, in the Queen Mary Hospital for 12 days, and was discharged yes- terday.
(Defendant was
remanded
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