THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1941.
7-HOUR ATTACK BLIND MAN
ON H.M.S. ILLUSTRIOUS
A THRILLING ACCOUNT of how the air- craft-carrier Illustrious successfully fought off determined dive-bombing attacks during Friday's German/Italian attack on a convoy is told by a correspondent who was on board her.
Despite the fact that she was hit by a heavy bomb almost at the beginning, Illustri- ...ous successfully fought off her attackers for -seven hours, during which it is estimated that from 40 to 50 German 'planes dropped at least 100 1,000-lb. bombs in an attempt to sink her.
BRITISH COURAGE & MORALE
SPOTTER
IN LONDON
Keen Hearing A Sure Guide
By A Correspondent
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I called to see Mr. W. H. Lacey, of Victoria Road, Edmonton, recently. He
is an ex-soldier, blinded in the last war, and one of more than 900 crafts- men who, working in their own homes, keep the St. Dunstan's stores in London supplied with their stock-in-trade. Mr. Lacey gave me a descrip- tion of a blind man's reac- tions to air-raids.
he was
the
Anybody less sorry for himself it would be impossible to con- ceive. Mr. Lacey, who played for Tottenham Hotspur Reserves The correspondent was in the when
young, has mess-room when the bugles footballer's stocky build, and his sounded the warning of the at-mind is as firmly knit as his body. tack. He rushed to the bridge | He radiates confidence and calm. and had only just reached it when "The only way the raids a heavy bomb struck the fight derk.
All the anti-aircraft guns were blazing away and although the German 'planes dived from all dnections, every gun crew kept
Are from the planes.
An interesting analysis up a steady stream of fire.
They stood in their unprotected of the British character is positions, blazing away, despite made in the Swedish ying splinters and machine-gun newspaper "Handelstid- What few breathing spells there ning," which says: "The were were used by the crew
carry the wounded to places Dictators have under-
comparative safety. estimated the English na- tion's courage and morale.
The Englishman values life as long as he enjoys unmolested in- dividual freedom and can move freely among people and say what he likes. Take them away and he has no country any longer. Life for the Englishman without freedom Es not with a shilling. Death seems for him easier than for others.
If Hitler hard spent a month in the East End he would have seen clearly that England's capi- tulation must be preceded by the destruction of practically all the inhabitants.
to
of
get
me," he said, "is not being able to spot incendiaries, and not be- ing able to get out and help after it is all over."
A big cinema almost at the bottom of his garden was hit not long ago, so he speaks from ex- perience.
Envy of Spotters
at
But assuredly Mr. Lacey is no great disadvantage through his disability.
the One heavy bomb dropped in
As he was with the water close to the ship, anti-aircraft guns in the last war sending a column of water high he has a trained ear, which seems
the bridge and
to be able blowing
to follow aeroplanes over the correspondent through about the sky with an ease which hatchway to the deck below. most sighted "spotters" might Between 2, p.m. and 7 30 pan., envy. When the family seeks there were never more than a few shelter Mr. Lacey is very defin- minutes free from action.
itely in charge.
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Just before the 7-hour ordeal ended, the German planes made a determined torpedo attack
The Rear-Admiral stood on the bridge and gave the order to push ahead at top speed the moment the Germans dived.
Their torpedoes swished harmlessly into the water J few feel from her stern. The German attack cost them The Dictators had made a mis- dear, for 'plane after plane was take about the English work-caught in the curtain of fire and man's view of the reasons of the destroyed. Reuter. War. The Englishman knows what kind of ideal he lights for because his Parliament and Gov- ernment have not forbidden him fo listen to the foreign radio. Englishmen see in German prohi- bition an acknowledgement that their leaders are on errands which cannot stand the light of truth." ---British Wireless.
HEALTH MINISTRY
ORDER
Minister of
The
Health has made an order under the Defence Regulations by which Medicul examination of any child in cer- tain areas may be ordered if there is reason to suppose such a child is suffering in mind or body as the result of hostile attacks or is in such a state of health as he is likely so to suffer if he or she re- mains in the area."
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If examination shows the child is suffering in the manner speci- fled then the local education aú- thority which is charged with. carrying out the Order may re- quire the child to be removed to a safer district.
The Order now made covers Metropolitan Boroughs and Bor- oughs immediately contiguous to London. British Wireless,.
BRUTAL CHOPPER ATTACK
A brutal attack with a chopper was made an a 37-year-old Chin- ese early this morning.
The man was found severely wounded by the police at 8.25 am lying on the roadside in village near the border at Shatau- kok, New Territories. A
Police investigations are pro- ceeding, but no arrests have yet been made. The wounded man has been admitted to the Kow- Joon Hospital.:
CHEER UP GEORGE-
WHAT'S
WRONG?
He has a theory that the bomb- ers are getting help from the flashes from the trolley-buses; and he demonstrated, with an expert- ness very impressive to my un- mechanical mind, how these flashes could be eliminated. While he was expounding this. I was struck by his extraordinarily sure at sense of direction. Standing the table in his little workshop, he has all London at his fingers ends.
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NEWSPAPER REPORTER NEARLY LET HIS EDITOR DOWN
I DON'T KNOW -NEVER SEEM TO HAVE ANY. ENERGY THESE |
DAYS.
AT THE DOCTOR'S
LIN YOUR CASE ALSO THIS HAS LED: TO AN EXCESS OF ACID WASTE PRODUCTS IN THE BLOOD. RECENT TESTS HAVE PROVED THAT HORLICKS AT BEDTIME IS WHAT
YOU NEED.
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO JONES, ILLI HAVE TO ASSIGN YOU TO
LESS IMPORTANT
EVENTS IN FUTURE.
TWO WEEKS LATER
SIX WEEKS LATER
IT'S WONDERFUL, HOW MUCH | BETTER
I FEEL
ALREADY
JONES, THIS IS A MARVELLOUS SCOOP FOR THE PAPER
·GOOD WORK.
SORRY-SIR,
1 CERTAINLY SEEM
TO HAVE LOST MY GRIP
THINK I'LL SEE A DOCTOR.
[AoTiO3]
THANK YOU SIR
(THINKS) I'VE GOT HORLICKS
TO THANK FOR
'THIS.
AT THE DOCTORS ·
DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT, DEPRESSED, OR NERVY? DO YOU EVEN AWAKE TIRED?
I EVEN
WAKE. TIRED
YOUR TROUBLE IS NIGHT
STARVATION. YOU SEE, WHILE YOU SLEEP, YOUR! HEART, LUNGS
AND OTHER AUTOMATIC PROCESSES CONTINUE
USING UP
ENERGY.
DOCTORS AND SOIENTISTS USE HORLICKS IN HOSPITAL TESTS ·
RECENTLY tests were made in a great
A hospital on men and women who com- plained of always feeling tired...
It was found that these people had an excess of acid waste products, in their blood- during sleep.
This acid waste kept the brain and nerves 'on "edge", all, night even though the rest of -the 'body was sound asleep.
But when Horlicks was given to these pecple last thing at night, this excess acid -Waste was completely neutralised........... They woke refreshad, with increased energy and vitality,
THEN YOUTWILL SLEER SOUNDLY --- WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY
Take HORLICKST