THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1941.
CHINA MAIL
WINDSOR HOUSE.
TO-DAY'S BRITAIN FOR POSTERITY
Since early in the war a large number of artists have been at work “re- cording the changing face of Britain, financed by the Pilgrim Trust. The work still goes on; a first selection of the drawings recently became available for
exhibition at the National Gallery. O
Twenty-one of the counties of Britain are now represented among the scenes depicted in these drawings, and when the scheme is complete! there will be pictures re- presenting subjects in all the counties of Britain! and many kinds of sub- ject in each of them.
REPEAL
Robin Moor And Greer Attacks
NEUTRALITY ACT
DRUM-BEATS!
While The Bomber
. When one is in a town suffer-
ing from the attentions of night- bombers, one thinks of the invad- They are machines. ers in purely mechanical: terms. The whole operation appears as an affair of
metal and fuel and explosives.
Even when a raider becomes
Drones
against bombing is, of course, by- anti-aircraft guns assisted by searchlights...
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Before the war there were many, who felt that Britain was changing-alt too quickly under the in- fluence of reckless build- ing and road-making in spite of all the exertions of the National Trust and the Council for the Pre- servation of Rural Eng- land and other bodies to save beautiful places from destruction. But since the
Having overcome bad patches of weather, the crew must expect war there has been an-
and the bomber engaged on a to meet defensive measures. Of long flight may encounter unplea-course, the bomber may have to other and speedier in-
sant surprises and perils due to contend with bad weather and strument of devastation visible, hurtling to earth in weather.
enemy opposition together, Clouds may be heavier than though that is not the usual ex- the German bomber flames, it retains that identity as
a piece of destructive mechanism, was anticipated, and the climb perience, which few airmen sur- working havoc among and if any, of the crew should be to higher levels to get out of them vive. It means that the machine architectural masterpieces chutes, the presence of human being. That hazard is not confin the balloons are secured to the glimpsed, suspended from para- may entail dangers from freez crashes into the cables by which of the past.
ings in the enterprise is registér- ed to the liability of ice..forming ground, or if a balloon is hit, the Yet apart from the war ed by the mind with a sense of on the wings; ice may invade the penalty is that a mass of burn-
surprise. But, of course,
the carburettor, with alarming effectsing fabric will wrap itself round and apart from the jerry- whole proceeding is very much on the engine. Very low tem- the machine and ensure its end. builder, time itself does an operation of human endurance, peratures affect some of the in- Searchlights of themselves can skill and team work: and the struments and may put them embarrass the pilot when the need its: work in gradually re- tragic results of bombing should
for bombing prevents him from.' moving what has been not blind us to the truth that it
escaping them by climbing. They light can blind the crew, and valued, altering beauties efficient, the little group of men
the pilot may have to keep his when it does not destroy in that relatively, frail machine
head inside the cockpit in order to watch his instruments. Even them; and it is due to
then, the glare may frustrate his posterity that the present
efforts to keep in touch with all should set on record the
that the instruments tell him...
Until he is over his target and outward show of Britain
concentrating on the bombing, the Modern aircraft are not the temporarily out of action. But ft pilot can get a certain amount of (or any other country) as fair weather machines of twenty the wings or the engine are amusement out of dodging the it is in its own generation, or even ten years ago. Only winds crippled by ice, the pilot may searchlights. Sometimes he ans Pictures are needed to ter them; rain, matters little, but to "bald out."
that mount to gale force can de- have to warn his crew to prepare wers back by sending a burst of
・machine-gun fire down the bear complete the work of the fog or floods on their landing A glimpse of another peril from of the light a blow, whose sug- chronicler and the his places may keep them. grounded weather conditions is afforded by cess is registered by the sudden
Fighting aircraft have at their the report of a British pilot on disappearance of the light. torian.
command meterological services a night flight to Germany. After But if a light catches and holds It has been argued that which are aided by all the de recording trouble from icing, he the bomber, he is in for a very
vices and scientific knowledge continues:-
disagreeable experience, this might be done more that can be provided.. Before ****We, were just recovering, from" this ; Sometimes the shrapnel-riddled accurately by photo-bombers set forth their captains. The effect was so, weird that I began state of a machine that returns are supplied by the meterological to wonder whether we hadn't arrived safely suggests that the modern graphs than by pictures, service with late reports on the in another world. The others said aeroplane can stand up to a lot of and that for historic pur-bourhood of their target and also the same thing too. Everything seem-ment of luck in that experience: weather conditions in the neigh-afterwards that they began to think such fire. But there is a big cle- poses the photograph is along the route. The testimony ed out made ofining optuning, circles. Some parts of a plane can be THESE FACTS MAKE more reliable than the of pilots usually is that these The two guns in the front turret wara perforated like pepper-box work of the artist who, ate and very helpful.
forecasts are surprisingly accur-pointing up in he, air, and there was without serious results, but on the same, blue haze round” them top, the other hand, there are vulner- from the nature of the some problems to solve were sparks jumpipt from one gun to bullet or fragment of shell, will Even so meterological selence The front gunner reported that there able spots which, hit by a single case, puts into picture
the other. The 'reat gunnor after- wards bald that for a minute he cause, the descent of an otherwise lought his: gums: were actually sting untouched machine. and he couldn't understand it.
But because a. machine gets
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much that is a
the anti-aircraft defences are
are facing perils, no less real thun
their prospective. victims on the ground.
apart from those provided by the Every night flight has its risks,
defences.
By A Special Correspondent
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As I looked at the second pilot's back to its home ground it is not certainly is for photo-vant diarist, gives to his face. The ups, of his, angers, had the always immune from serious dam
saw that it with graphs, and there ought contemporary world. An same blue haze around them. It coverage. Some aircraft are so badly to be systematic photo artist does not aim at give the leading edges of the wings, That home only by almost super
ed the instrument panel and ran along mauled that they are brought graphic records..
ing more than an aspect lasted about two, imimites. It was: uno human skill on the part of the
of the weirdest experienors I have ever pilot, or But the photograph of the world around him, had van very glad when we got out conduct of some member of the ||
by thestout-hearted valuable as it may be, is but a good artist gives not as is evident from the experi- crew,
of the 'storm, not all we want. Future less truth but more than ence of all air forces involved in But when all the perils of the generations will wish also can be conveyed by any by fighters, at night, is a method worst ordeal may awalt the crew the-war-interception of bombers night, have hgen bvorcome the to know what places look mechanical transcript of of defence which, as yet, is not as the bomber reaches its base ed like to the people who reality. It is well that very effective. On the lightest The under-carriage may have night, the fighter has dimculty in been damaged by A.A. fire and. lived among them, to artists- should be employ-anding his quarry and when put out of action. That meas have the impression of ed not merely in deplatent friends of the bomber which to alight at last, the attemptONG KONG
found, darkness and cloud arg the machine has no wheeld - on the scene as it was appre- ing war scenes but also in... But that is not to say there are is made, down ・・・ down. clated by eyes sensitive to drawing those things no such combats at night. Some a thrilling experience if you times, too, there are aceldontal:make it," and if you don't well, beauty.
which have, so far at encounters. Rival bembers meet it is not so unpleasant on and as An artist's picture gives least, escaped the hand of and exchange shots, or bomber some possibilities which lay in and fighter surprise cugh other wait for the bomber all the way. that touch of life which, war.
At present, the chief defence from his take-off to his landing.
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