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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1940.
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GETS D.F.C. PARACHUTIST
ONE OF THE MEN who has for weeks been de- fending London from the fury of Hitler's air blitz- krieg has been honoured. He is Acting Flight-Lieu- tenant Christopher Frederick Currant, and he has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Ministry announced.
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Four other D.F.C.'s and one D.F.M. were at the same time awarded to men who have been promin- ent in attacks on enemy territory, destroying the Nazi invasion schemes.
of Acting Flight-Lieutenant Currant the Air Ministry said he "has led his flight with great skill and courage in air combats in the defence of London," and "has des- troyed seven enemy aircraft and damaged a number of others.
"His splendid example and fine fighting spirit have inspired the other. pilots in his flight."
He was born at Luton in 1911, and his home is at Harpenden, Harts. He enlisted in the R.A.F in January, 1930.
20 Attacks
Acting Squadron Leader John Fulton was awarded the D.F.C.
This Officer, the Air Ministry said, has taken part in 20 major. operations over enemy territory since early in June, 1940.
One night in September an attack on enemy objectives at Brussels was frustrated by the
Since March Pilot Officer Lewis has taken part in 38 flights over enemy territory.
The D.F.M. was awarded to Sergeant Andrew McDowall, whó, it was stated, has led his section on many occasions and has des- troyed at least six enemy aircraft, one in a brilliant head-on attack at night.
BELGRADE PEACE
PLEDGES
WAS A
WEATHER SPY
Police, Home Guards and ARP. men took part in a parachutist hunt in Woodford and Buck- hurst Hill recently.
For many miles ground what appear- ed to be a parachute was seen slowly des- cending. from a great height. In cars and on cycles the officials followed it for over half an hour, till it came to rest in the garden of a house in Buckhurst Hill. It proved to be a me- teorological balloon used for weather re- ports.
failure of the starboard engine A Hungarian-Yugosla-oo and he turned for home. Later vian pact of friendshiper
the engine functioned normally,
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tense desire on Yugoslavia's side
and he decided to resume his was signed in Belgrade to maintain the peace and on last evening, according to Hungary's side to attempt to find
mission,
He made two successful attacks,
straddling the railway junction with both sticks of bombs.
Tribute is paid to his "per- sistent determination; outstand- ing skill and devotion to duty in the face of heavy opposition and many set-backs."
Acting Squadron Leader Fulton was born and'educated in' British Columbia...
Bombed Harbour.
The D.F.C. is awarded also to Acting Flight-Lieutenant Peter Coplestone Lemon, who since the beginning of the war has con- ducted 28 operations over Norway, Holland, France,... Belgium:and Germany.
a despatch to the Ger- some, even if an uneasy, basis for her foreign policy outside the strangling inbrace of Axis -en- man news agency.
dearments...
The treaty was signed by Count Csaky, Hungarian Foreign Minis- ter, and M. Marcovitch, Yugoslav Foreign Minister. -
It consists of three articles: Firstly, it declares permanent peace and eternal friendship will exist between the two countries.
Secondly, the signatories agree to consult on all problems affect ing mutual relations.
Mutual Confidence
Following the signing of the Yugoslav-Hungarian treaty · of friendship yesterday Count Csaky and M. Markovitch both em- phasised in statements to the press that the treaty was a con- tribution to the maintenance of
Thirdly, the pact will be rati-peace in south-eastern Europe. fied at a very early date and will come into force as soon as rati- fied. Reuter.
Hungary's Quest
M. Markovitch described the treaty as a new, contribution to peace and constructive colla! boration which was the object pursued by the Hungarian and Yugoslav Governmentā, in the Danube Basin Count. Csaky referred to the less interpret the Yugoslav-nutual confidence and friendship Hungarian treaty as indicating which united the two nations and Yugoslavia's advance to the Axis. said the new treaty was a sure according to political circles in guarantee that the two
peoples Belgrade yesterday. :
would be able to follow with suc- Observers in Belgrade, how-cess the common road which they ever, do not believe the signing of had the wisdom to choose. the treaty means more than an in- Reuter,
In September, with great courage. In the face. of intense, Axis propagandists will doubt- anti-aircraft fire, he dived to 500 feat over Antwerp harbour. and released a stick of bombs which caused a large brick buliding to blow up and burn furiously,
His aircraft was. damaged, but by skilful piloting a successful landing was made,
The pilot is a West Country man, born in: Devon and with, his home in Weston-super-Mare,
Pilot Office. Clare Arthur Ho- vendon Connor, has been award- ed the D.F.C. for: an attack he made as captain of an aircraft on enemy barge, concentrations at Antwerp in September.
After a fruitless attempt to bomb, he approached the target
tense fire from the ground, but
A PICKPOCKET
RELAY TRICK
TO-DAY, FRIDAY THE Thirteenth, proved
again, and was subjected to in- unlucky for at least one pedestrian who was walk- the attack was pressed home suc-ing down Chater Road shortly before 11.30 a.m. when a relay event, in which the fountain-pen of compartment in the aircraft was the unfortunate European pedestrian was used as shattered and a fire started which a baton, was staged by three members of the light-
cessfully.
During this attack the bomb
quickly spread to the wireless
operator's and rear gunner's cocks-fingered gentry. pit. The port mid-wing and the tail boom were damaged.
Shell fire pierced the port "rear petrol tank, causing grave risk of the fire-spreading, and
·the starboard . tank was @lao pierced...MAD
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The European, whose name was not disclosed, was strolling near Messrs. J Ullmann and:
BLACK-OUT Company In Chaiez Road when
OFFENDERS neatly extracted the fountain-
"It is difficult for me if War
one of the gang, passing by, pen from the gentleman's pocket and made off, with an Indian The pickpocket was caught watchman sprinting after him:
* Pilot Officer Connor is a Cana- dian, and his wife is lying at Bridgwater, Somerset.
The navigator and rear gun-dens do not attend. Court when before he could "get up steam," ner abandoned the aircraft, but their summonses are being heard, but, the relay race was not the wireless operator air gunner remarked Mr. Q. A... A. Mac-| broken for an accomplice «sud». remained and extinguished the fadyen at Kowloon this morning denly emerged from behind one flames.WAS
when nearly 40 "Black-out" sum- of the pillars and accepting the
Pilot Officer Connor then suc-monses were before him, “baton" from the man who ceeded in flying back to his base Various excuses, were given was struggling with the Indian and landing without further but District Inspector Awatchman, continued the “race” damage, despite his machine's con- | Wright (Youmati) said it did further down the street. dition.
Defied A.A. Guns
not matter what excuse they might At the junction of Des Voeux have, lights during the Black-out Road Central a third individual had to be screened. In most cases took the fountain-pen from the second": "man and disappeared The last D.F.C. was granted to they had not even attempted to down the road. Pilot Officer Wilfred John Lewis, obscure the lights.
| Meanwhile, the victim,” ̈ap- who in September successfully Fines raging from $5 to $15parently not wanting to bo pressed home, In the face of in- were imposed by the Magistrate bothered with going to the Po fense and accurate anti-aircraft The Magistrate made the re-llca Station and charging the fre and scorchlight glare, a divé- | mark above when a Warden arrested man, "throw in the bombing, attack un a concentra- whose version he wanted filled to towell, and instructed ...... the 11 tóm 32 Darges: in Antwerp; dockar"; attend,
watchman (10": let tho, man÷free.