THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1941.
DAGGERS, DYNAMITE AND GATS- All the tricks of the trade of skullduggery are practiced by Bela Lugosi. Poter Lorre and Boris Karloff, Hollywood's most popular merchants of menace, in "You'll Find Out" starring Kay Kyser with his band and the College of Musical Knowledge. It's an RKO Radio picture produced and directed by David Butler to combine me:. At the King's to-morrow. ody and mystery in a laugh-thriller.
DARING EXPLOITS
ODD FACT
The world's tallest family seems to be that of Hiram. Bogue, 7ft. farmer of Under- hill, Vermont, U.S.A. When he died recently, the bearers at the funeral were his sons: Max, 7ft.; Arthur, Leland, Alvin, Howard, 6ft. 6in. each; and their little brother, Homer, only 6ft. 3in.
Also present were another son, Roy, 6ft. 4in., and two daught- ers, each 6ft. 2in.
Mrs. Bogue Was only 5ft 10in. tall.
MAJOR'S DEATH
OF OUR AIRMEN LETTER IN DESERT WAR
SQUADRONS OF THE South African Air Force, which have so greatly distinguished them- selves in the East African campaign, have now ar- rived in Egypt, and form a welcome reinforcement to our air arm now hotly engaged on the Libyan frontier, writes a Home correspondent.
Seated sipping a cup of tea one afternoon in the mess of a bomber squadron somewhere in the Western Desert, a young Dorset man told me of a remarkable exploit executed that morning.
"I was cut on a solo flight," he such raids, and some of the pilots said, "with orders to search for have done over 80 hours' flying. and strafe troops and mechanised Men of this squadron, whose concentrations on the escarpment, average age is 25, are typical of "I found nothing, however, un- the R.A.F. pilots engaged in the til I reached Hellfire Pass. Here desert war. Seeing them at their there was a large concentration. mess you would never think they "Approaching quite low 1 was were playing such a notable part amazed to see the troops waving in this great Empire battle, tak- what looked like a red flag. Thising such
registering risks and turned out to be a Nazi flag with such success. Their talk is most- a black swastika on it.
ly that of normal fellows of their age during wartime; they speak very rarely of their fighting ex- ploits.
Column Heavily Gunned
"Realising that my 'p'ane had been mistaken for a German machine, I came lower still and let fly. 1 traversed the whole length of the column and retra- versed it several times machine- gunning as I went.
"Not a shot was fired at me They were all too surprized, and I got away scatheless."
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"My faith in you has been sadly displaced," was а passage in an officer's farewell note an attractive brunette who, at the inquest at Leicester on Major Mor- gan William Holmes, 60, declared their friendship' was purely platonic.
of
Major Holnes, It native Leeds, was a gunnery expert and had been a big game hunter. He was found shot dead in bed. His collie dog was shot beside him.
Suicide while the balance of his mind was d'sturbed was the verdict.
Daphne Marie Harrison said she met Major Holmes when she
in employed
a Leicester wits hotel.
"Pestered To Wed"
He had postered her to mar-
said that If ry him and once she did not no one else should, ag he would
and shoot her then himself. Coroner: You have been in- Court proceedings?-- volved in Yes.
It is when you follow them, as I did one day, into an opera-
Miss Harrison said she had bor- tions room and watch a party
£50 from the major. The preparing for a raid under the rowed direction of squadron-10ader money had been repaid.
his He told her he had made or adjutant, that you realise the fine calibre and efficiency which will in her favour and had left He behind all this innate moa- her his late wife's jewellery.
that esty.
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Incidentally, this squadron came The pilot modestly refused to down at the end of March from specify the amount of damage he Eritrea, where it had played ́ ́ ́ a. had done, merely saying that it big part in the sticcessful work of must have beer extensive as he the R.A.F. there, sinking several was practically skimming the ships in the Red Sea, including a ground. There is every reason to destroyer at Massawa, believe. however, that this daring exploit completely dislocated the column and caused considerable casualties to vehicles and men,
The same young pilot went on to tell me of a recent raid which he-made on Benghazi with three other planes,
Air Chief's Confidence
Ironically, this is one of the squadrons which in the last war were sent to Italy after Caporetto to help stop the rot, and it re- ceived a gold medallion from King Victor Emmanuel to commemor- ate the assistance given.
Miss Harrison added Major Holmes apparently had been asking lots of other girls to marry him.
Major F. J. Diggins said Major Holmes had been awaiting an in- vestigation into allegations con- cerning financial matters.
The coroner said that in a let- ter addressed to "My dear Daphne", the major wrote:
"Somehow you seem to have changed completely towards me.
"I have always tried my best to help and please you. I feel
am.
not wanted any longer.
now
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"You have showed no gratitude for what I have done, only abus- ed me. No man could have been than I have boon
A.A. Men Surprised
These bomber squadrons are better to you We came down through the carrying on the work which they I wish you luck." cloud at 1,000 feet," he said “right began so successfully during our across the centre of the town and offensive which drove the Italians straight over the harbour, and had out of Cyrenaica. registered direct hits on the quays -- The fact that Italian air inter- and shipping before the ground vention diminished rapidly,' until
THESE WOMEN PAY
defenders whom we could see at the end it had ceased to exist, TO AVOID
running to the A.A. guns could was due, apart from the admirable operate.
work of our fighters, to our per- sistent bombing and machine- "Returning · quite low across gunning of serodromes and aero- the town, we could see prope planes on the ground behind the walking. In the streets, appar-lines back as far as Tripoli. antly quite unaware that enemy? bombers were passing overhead, for most of them-did not even
look up. We", "roaily "ânjoyed that outing."-
WALLFLOWERS
THERE WERE TWO GIRLS TO AT JOWA TEACH- The Canadian air commodore EVERY MALE GET CEDAR who so ably directed these FALLS AND THE MEN DIDN'T operations is now again charged SEEM TO BE INTERESTÈD IN with the same task. He informed | ANY OF THEM. QU
ma recently that he is intensify. So the girls threw coyness to This youngster he is 25 and Ing the present strafing of acro the winds and invited the men to looks barely 20-belongs to one-of
dromes
à Temme's Fancy dance -- all the squadrons" which recently has He was confident," he added, expenses paid. It was such a been bombing behind the enemy that with the experience gained success that now the girls spend lines so consistently and so tuc- In the last campaign hia "fine their spare money paying for the 'cessfully, ⠀ se pog
boys" would be even more suc➡ men to attend dances with them. During the past four weeks cessful in this new phase of the The men say it's a good idea, they alone huve carried out, 600 Battle of the Middle East.
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