THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1941.
Three weeks of marital happiness are shared by lovely Vivien Leigh and handsome Laurence Oliver, exciting and glamorous screen stars in Columbia's exciting now drama, “21 Days Together." And then, when the time comes, Oliver must surrender himself to the police who want him for murder! This is the absorbing narrative which 16 old at the King's Theatre, where "21 Days Together," the story of a great love, is being screened to-morrow. Losile Banks to also starred in the film, which is based upon a John Galsworthy novel.
GERMANS GUNNED BRITISH TROOPS ON RAFTS
(From A Special Correspondent)
BEHIND THE EARLIER Admiralty announce- ment of the sinking of the destroyers Diamond and Wryneck during the Greek evacuation operations, lies a story of savage and methodical machine-gun- ning by six Junkers 88's of hundreds of survivors struggling in the water or unarmed and at the mercy of the Nazis in ship's boats.
TAG DAY TO-MORROW
The Tag Day organised by The China Defence League to raise funds for the International Peace Hospitals in China, which are entirely dependent, for funds and medical supplies by contributions from abroad, is to take place to-morrow.
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The first I.P.H. centre established at Wutaishan, North Shansi, by the late Dr. Norman Belhune, a Canadian surgeon and blood-transfusion specialist, who came out to China and volunteered to work among the scattered guerilla detachments in the North. At that time, they were entirely without medical aid of any sort.
To-day, the International Peace Hospitals are four in num- ber one at Wutal, one in South Shansi, one In North Shens), and one in Anhwei and they are meeting a need of the utmost im-
providing portance by
medical services in isolated war areas.
The need for further funds and supplies is urgent, and by giving generously to-morrow, the public will know that they are helping one man in China who is only too often forgotten or neglected---the wounded guerilla fighter in areus deep behind the Japanese lines of advance.
Any private donation or con- tribution to this fund may be sent to Miss M. Dudley, 72 Dina House, Hong Kong; and will be very gratefully received by the com- milice of The China Defence League
SHOWING 'EM
ACTION
General Sr Robert Gordon- Finlayson. Commander-in-Chier Western Command, wants the Home Guard to know how to deal with paratroops. But instead of a dry-as-dust lecture. he has arranged for the We term Com- nand Repertory Co. to give play, "Up Guards and at 'Em,"
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this, they next sprayed the sea, where larg- er knots of men could be seen floating in their lifeboats, and only left off the slaughter of their helpless victims when they had ammuni- run out of to Carley floats, and
apparently many
tion. others were being hauled aboard
The destroyer Griffin came on when the Nazis came right down the scene for rescue work after on the water, mowing down sur-the survivors had been in the vivors with a murderous fire as water about 15 hours. Those whom i they lay packed and he pless she brought back were principally without their arms in these floats. 'from Wryneck.
Diamond was hit twice by bombs and turned over and sank in a few minutes. She had about 700 soldiers aboard who managed to scramble on to Carley floats. None of her officers was seen again.
Wryneck, whose cap-on tain, Cmdr. Douglas Lane, I knew well, was also hit, but, before she sank, was able to launch a whaler and several Carley floats. Lane, with two sub-lieu- tenants, was last seen hanging on to one float.
They refused to climb on while there were soldiers atli scrambling in the water. The night became bitterly cold, and Lane said: "I am going to go now; I cannot hang on fonger." One ΟΙ his seamen; though wounded bry а bomb splinter, grabbed him and held him up la the water for a time, Lane sald to him, "Well done. If we ever get out of this I must recommend you." In the morning, however. Lane, his officers and the wounded seamen were seen to have vanish- ed.
Grim Episode
This is only typical of hundreds of heroic stories which could be told of this grim episode in the Greek evacuation.
It began in the early hours of April 27 when a merchantman carrying troops was bombed and set on fire.
Diamond and Wryneck were or- dered back to pick up survivors. 'Diamond rescued some 700 and Wryneck a smaller number. Both vessels then drew oft from the blazing transport to let Diamond' turpedo and sink her. In flames, as she was, she presented a bea- con to enemy aircraft prowling by night..
Their work completed, both, de- atroyers were hurrying away with their survivors when they report- ed, about mid-morning, that they were being attacked by enemy aircraft.../..
Survivors relate that six Jun- kérs 88 came down and dividad up, three going for bách destroy- en with low-level bombing, at-
Murderous Fire
Despite the speed with which the destroyers sank, many hun- dreds of survivors manag to get
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