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-Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pago Croft, Bt., has been created thea Baron.
Awards for gallantry in rescue of the crow of a capsized Born in 1801, the new baron served sampan near Stonecutter's Island in the European War from 1914-10 ond was mentioned in despatches and during the typhoon last Novem-
created a C.M.G. He is the first ber were presented at the Royal Baronet, of Knole, Bournemouth,
1024. Naval Armaments Depot to-day created ĺby
the Commander-in-Chief, He was Chairman of the Organisa China Station, Admiral Sir tion Committee of the Tariff League, Percy Noble,
been
for
1818-17
2 Empire 2 of the Executive.
of the
Industries Association Mr. James Hawketi, pier master, and Chancellor of
the Primrose and Gulam Mohammed. Indion League, 1920-29. A A military member constable of the Royal Naval Yard of the Hertfordshire Territorial Asso- Police received the medal of the cation and Chairman and Managing Royal Humane Society. Chung Kam Director of
of the Henry Page and Co. Wing, police room-boy, was given a Lid. of Ware, he also owns a coffee testimonial on vellum.
plantation in Kenya, It was the sixth occasion that Mr.
The new
baron was recaitly sp- Hawkett had saved lives from drown-pointed Joint Parliamentary Secretary Ing, said Sir Fercy Noble, and Gulam to the War Ofce. Mohammed had twice before commended by the commodore prompt action in helping drowning Roscuos Descríbod
He was a keen sportsman in his "During the typhoon on November
days. HO excciled younger
at Manager. 123," sald Sir Percy Noble, "Mr. How-rowing, being in the Shrewsbury kett, who was wearing heavy oilskins, School eight for three years and was informed that a sampan was in being captain for two. He also won trouble
lle Be school sculling, twice won the 150 yards off the shore. ran 300 yards to the beach, and found Thames Cup at Henley and rowed that the sampan, to which the crew three years for Trinity Hall, Cam- of three had lashed themselves, had bridge. capsized.
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persons,
"He took off his cont, swam to the sampan and began freeing the men from their lashings:
"Gulam Mohammed followed Mr. although Ilawitett very closely and swept off his feet by a wave and In-
succeeded in swimming to the. jured, a
sampan.
"He assisted Mr. Hawkett to re-) fease the first victim, a boy.. of 14 and swem with him to the shore. He returned Immediately to the sam- pan and assisted in the rescue of the two others.
belt
Excolled At Rowing. His publications are "The Path of Empire" (1012) and "Twenty-two Months Under Fire" (1917).
His heir is Michael Henry Glen- cower. Page, born in 1020.
Skating Rink Now Refugee
Centre
London Hears Many Pitiful Stories
"Chung Kam-wing obtained a life- and reel. Although he is of diminutive stature, and in face of LONDON, May 20 (British Wire- advice from people who had collect-jess).The Empress Stadium, where ed-by-this-time, he swarm out to the only last week Londoners were en- sampan and helped rescue the last joying ice-skating, has now been con- two victims, an elderly man who was verted into a vast centre for Dutch quite helpless, and his 21-year-old and Belgian refugees.
con.
Hundreds of these homeless, utterly Five Previous Rescues
weary and saddened people-men, and children-bave been "It was not the first time that Mr.jwomen Hawkett who started his career as arriving in England since the invasiori
a physical instructar in the King's of their countries. Own Scottish Borderers had saved! lives.
The stories they tell of their hur~ ried evacuation, often bombed and
"When he was a small boy he machine-gunned by Nazi almes, are
rescued his brother.
"In 1932 he rescued
woman from the water
✡
French near the
pathetic.
The whole vast floor of the Em- press Stadium is covered and long tables are set up where the, refugees
"In 1936 he saved a Chinese lad have their meals. Between the huge Castle Peak.
West
Wall.
int
A
llers of seats, beds have been laid
out and in the ante-rooms complete "In 1036 he rescued European hospital wards have been provided child at Deep Water Bay.
"In 1937 he helped rescue 11 mer for the aged and those needing
and
Sixty L.C.C, workers look after the
a woman from a drifting steamer medical attention., during the typhoon of that year. refugees,
Mohammed, "Gulam
too,
Was
hly commended to the commodore
highly
in 1024 for His prompt action in assisting a Chinese out of the water near the West Wail after
fallen from a
ton.
"In 1931 he was
again
commended
ded for bringing
Chinese who had fallen
near
water
The
ments Depot.
he had
highly ashore £
into the
50,000 Planes
A Year
Royal Naval Arma-Appeal To U.S. Aviation
"Chung Kam-wing has been em- ployed at the depot for the last two
and a half years and has performed
can: bol
Manufacturers
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuter).
his dulles in a very faithful manner. The Assistant Secretary for War, LONDON, May 20 (British His experience of swimming goes Mr. Louis Johnson, addressed over Wireless). The Archbishop of back three years and although he 100 representatives of the United Canterbury, in
had no previous experience in life States aviation industry at a confer- A diocesani
saving he was not found wanting ence to-day to discuss President Roosevelt's appeal for 50,000 pinnes when the opportunity came. message, Bays:
a year. To Bo Prized Meda "Tho hour has struck. The
Mr. Johnson asked the manufac- time of testing of the nation has Of all the awards that
given in the British Empire I think turers to achieve this goal as quickly, effelently and cheaply, as possible." Each one of us, in his that the Humano Society's medal i Similar statements were made by own spirit, must atrengthen the the one to be most prized. It means, Mr. Henry Morgenthaus, Secretary of spirit of the whole nation, on that, without the excitement of war, Treasury, Mr. Henry Woodring,
tion danger, a man has performed Chairman of Civil Aeronautics, dous struggle must finally de- an action which brings forth
General George Marshall, Chief of admiration of his brother men.. pend.
Staff of the U.S. Army, informed the "We shall need, each one of us, "In times like this when we are
Hepresentatives that the Wor De- calmness, courage and self-control, fighting an enemy who abuses all Military Commission of the House of of warfare and commits partment wishes to expand the army's not least if danger threatens us of the laws
dictato home. We all need, in
of ale corps from the present. Limit of all the crimes varying fortunes of war, resolute humanity It is very refreshing to bolo,000 to 10,000.
and award faith and unswerving determination. here at this ceremony
merit distinctions to people who did
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Percy Noble concluded.
the
Keep Calm And Resolute obey the dictates of humanity," Bir Queen Wilhelmina "Sot bid you all, keep calm and Mr. Hawkell had to dive beneath resolute in the midst of the struggle, the sampan and unlle kaota · while
Be not distressed by disappointments | under, water to free the crew from
in rumours.
Receives Envoy
or even reveries, and put little trust their lashings. The wind, at the LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)
lime, was blowing at 75 m.ph, and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands "In spite of the provocation, which none of the rescued than could swim received the American Ambassador, will be great, restrain the passions of When Gulam Mohammed took the Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, at Bucking wartigliteous Indignations akman ashore, Chung Kom-wing ham Falose to-day thing, mare clamorous suger lil: a8l« helped keep thì second aflost while other. Keep clear before your minds Mr Hawkeit struggled to free the The European, Indian and |hopo of grace, which, RecIDED VE is third fan who was lashed to the offices.
just, will be lasting and in the final masta, na kratowym? 2942-461. Chinese, alaffy of the depot, attended. framing of which all nations shall – The presentalons were made; on six Percy: Noble, was accompanied have their part."
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