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In Black-Out
DARLINGTON (Durban) girls, tempted to misbehave in the streeta during the black-out, find a restrain- ing hand placed on their shoulders and hear a word or two of friendly advice.
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SILVER
Another Question In House Of Common
May 2, 1940.
Norway Defaults On Loan
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 1. (UP)—Norway hns technically defaulted on payment of the May 1 coupon of the 3 per cent. LONDON, May 1 (Router).—In |Norwegian Loon.
Mr. Chief feature of to-day's market the House of Commons to-day, Noel Baker asked the Primo Minister was the heavy selling of 7 per cent. whether he could assure the House Brazilian Bonds, some of which lost that the Government would agree to as much as £2 108.
no new arrangement concerning the sliver deposits in the banks of the
International Concession in Tientsin Baker referred to the silver deposited And usually the girls accept the without the consent of the recognised in a Chinese bank in the British Con-
{government of China.
cession in Tlentain. The -Govern- The restraining hand and volce
ment had consulted the Chinese Gov- belong to one of a squad of twenty Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary ernment at all material stages of the Darlington women, mostly wives for Foreign Affairs, in reply, said negotiations on this subject und were and mothers, who nightly patrol that he presumed that Mr. Noel continuing to do so. the less-frequented streets and back lanes of the town trying to keep orderliness. The pollen co- operato.
To Protect Girls
Wearing white armlets, on which are the Initiala D.M.W. (Durham Moral Welfare), they patrol in pairs from about p.m. to 10 p.m.
of
Miss M. E Spooner, superintendent St. Agnes Home, Darilngton, who is leader of the patrols, says: "The object is to try to help and
pratect any girls who may be in difficulties. We do not interfere with anyone so long as they are not misbehaving.
When so many strange men are
about there is danger
er of young girls
losing their heads. The patrols are chiefly older and married women. Some have daughters of their own."
The patrols are enthusiasts in the work and have done remarkably well. -Sent by M. J. D. Darlington.
LATE NEWS
Thrilling Story
Of Air Duels,
LONDON, May 2 (Reuter),—De-| talls of Tuesday night's rald on Stavanger Aerodrome were given) last night by one of the British pilots, The pilot described how he saw a British plane hit the runway of the aerodrome with a bomb.
Another plane scored a hit with a calvo of heavy bombs near the in-
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The pilot continued: "We our- selves were about two miles from the coast when two Messerschmitts closed in on our plane.
"My rear gunner concentrated his fire on the starboard Oghter, fring four bursts at it. It then turned away and burst into flames, falling Into the sep,
"The other fighter broke off the attack and returned to the coast.
"Shortly afterwards another Messerschmitt came up and we had running fight for fully half an hour. "We were almost skimming the sea and countered each of his attacks. Although he let off a lot of fire there was not one mark on our plane when we got back:
"My front gunner got in a couple of direct hits and after the second there was small explosion in the Messerschmitt's rear gun position ged wc could see pieces falling from the aircraft. He then broke away, but as he was still under control he cannot be counted for certain a vic- tim.
The bomb.almer of another air- craft said he saw the outline of the hangar at Stavanger, and he is pretty certain that at least two bombs went through the roof, exploding inside.
The Board of Administrators of the British Fund for Relief of Distress in China have made 踹 grant of $4,000 to the Foreign Auxiliary of the National Red Cross Society of China, towards the maintenance of ten foreign doc- tors for period May-December, 1940, previously sponsored by the Norwe gian Relief Committee.
These doctors are doing excellent work on all fronts in South China.
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