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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH 10 June 11, 1940.
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By Ernie
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Ex-Haulage Hand Among R.A.F. Heroes
MEDAL AIR ACTION
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD aircraftman who was a haulage hand until he joined the R.A.F. last year has won the Distinguished Flying Medal in his first action.
Aircraftman 2nd Class John Richard Mayor, of Warrington, was air-gunner in one of three planes at- tacked by Messerschmitt fighters recently,
The battle lusted 35 minutes, and the official announcement says that with his accurate fire Mayor disabled one of the engines! of an enemy fighter and "undoubtedly saved his aircraft from being shot down."
11is plan was hit many times, but;
even when his turret was put out of
netion. he got in a Jast burst of fire! WAR AND
at the GermBOL
Stavanger Herecs
The awards me also amoured of
the Distinguished Flybut Cross to Flight-Lieutenan
Gareth Thomas
Builer Clayton, 26-year-old Llandud-
wman, and at the
Distinguished
Flying Medal to 23-year-old Corporal
WINTER
AT THE ·
Leonard Yeomans, an ex-com ACADEMY
Hull,
Flight-Lieutenant Clayton led a f
Stavanger, pressed home his attack in
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Subformation on a bombing raid of THIS war-time Academy fare of enemy fighters and heavy Will be remembered (if at anti-aircraft fre, unloading bombs all) as the Snow-and-Search- Jismong a cumber of German aircraft.
Returning from a raid on Stavanger light Show.
nist for 65 minutes.
Herds.
The awards are:
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Yermans gunned an attacking Messer. It is distinguished by three In a second list of awards of six portraits by Augustus John, DFCS and three D.FM the A Cathleen Mann's Major-General{ Ministry says they are for, "gallantry Carton de Wiart and
(lo.my l devotion to duty" but links no names with a catalogue of individuat sadly unprogressive eye)
Suffolk landscape by Algernon Newton. Artists of the School of Splodge will pass this last
the one de! Bemish (native of Dunmanway, painting with
vastating, word, “Neat."
No comte Belchers. Only one Only Flyg. Offs. Desmond Frederick Burt M.FI, in the old glossy school.
Lone, child-in-a-green dress, with red. Shren (Sydney, Australia). Flyn. Of John Patrick Stracer shoes and equally red cheeks (both carefully high-lighted) and a teddy- Smyth (Exmouth).
Distinguished Flylug Cross
Sado. Lar. Charles Eric St. John
County Cork).
Fit.-Lieut Christopher Dermot Sal-į
amond Smith (Bruton).
Pilot Offe. Douglas Dennison Weight-bear in the corner of the canvas.
inn (Edinburgh).
Pilot Oftr. David Alexander Willis
(St. Boniface, Manitoba).
'Distinguished Flying Medal
Novinson's Picture
War and Winter have provided the chief subjects, searchlights and snow,
Sgt. John Anthony Mawson Reid The war, indeed, has this year a (Newport).
lent to answer for having
Inspired
L.A.C. John Edward Newby (Rams-C. R. W. Nevinson to a small, crond
gnte).
LAC. Arthur Henry
(Aldershot).
Recluse Sisters'
Hietelen £18,000
ed canvas. "The Unending Cult of Webster Human Sacrifice," with Christ on a cross, a forest of bayonets, jumbled
bannera, modern aeroplanes.
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WIN PIANOFORTE HONOURS
Miss Amy Tsang (left) and Miss Kathleen Lee, pupils of Mr. Harry Ore, who recently passed, with merit, the Trinity College of London examination for pianoforte (senior division).
CHILDREN ILL-FED
IN
CAMPS
-Parents Allege
PARENTS OF ILFORD children at the new elemen- tary "boarding school" camps made allegations of profiteering and lack of food at a protest meeting recently. They demanded that committee of parents should be allowed ¡MOK **** (No. VII) **** MOK to visit the camp to give advice and express criticism.
V. C. Meets Prison Camp Comrade
Months
RECENTLY a man of 28 was charged at Leeds with the mur- der of Ethel Wraithmell, parts of whose body were first found at Scholes nearly 11 months ago. whase The arrest of the man. name was divulged, followed the dis- covery of another missing limb by Superintendent J. Craig, Chief of Leeds C. D., after inquiries in the | North.
On June 10 last a Leeds naturalist found a parent containing an arm, leg and the girl's head in a wood at Scholes, near Leeds.
Part of the torso was found a few days later In at wand three miles BWDY
During their 11 months' investiga- tion police took over 1,000 staternents. A £250 reward was offered for in- formation.
Accused Of Killing Farmer's Daughter
Dan Doherty (28), a married man, of Ballyhiin, Malin, Co. Donegal,
at Malin was remanded
recently charged with the murder of Hanna Margaret Doherty. 29-year-old farmer's daughter.
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The girl had been missing for week when her body was found by a search party on the hillside near her ot Middleton, Malin Head. home There were head and face injuries.
Sun Spots Blamed For War
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Mr. R. E. Gould, an official of the Abbe Theodore Moreux, director Parents' Assoctation, said: "A parent;
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received ree furthercomplaints from war. He advances the story that sun parants concerning feeding at these spots have a strong effect un mass A Canadian soldier and an amps, and many have told me that emailons, and are one of the primary soldiers of all centuries, mediaeval "old Contemptible" V.C., who children are anxious to go into the causes of upheavals such as the pre-
Topical in feeling, crude in ueeom. had not seen each other since hospital, where they can get more, sent conflict.
The Abbe's theory, according to the Talk Of Epidemic
British United Press, is that plishinent, is Cyril J. Ross's "Naz they were prisoners of war in food." Persecution and Sacrilege, A. D. 1839," Germany 25 years ago, met again
Four parents said that following spots erupt every eleven years, at with its Storm troops pillaging in London recently.
are followed by a period of up- their usualheavals, seven-hour outing In
quarrels, únd- antagonisrns synagogue.
They were Mr. Frank Godley, V.C..
Saturday hike inst week the children
this on planet.. There are Norman Wilkinson's "Air formerly of the Royal Fusillers, and returned at 5.30 p.m. and were given
these products of Battle." Dame Laura Knight's bright. J. A. J. Leslie, formerly
a plain tea, although sirice leaving the Among the and brittle winter scene with a hand-ergeant of the K.O.S.D.'s who recoup they had had only two beef moments of salar exasperation" he piel at the plough, those innumerable cently enlisted in Canada. searchlights-over London-all pic-
sandwiches. Many had to buy food cites the war of 1870, the French More than 1,800
Cur with their pocket-money. "Old
Invasion of Tunisia, the Sudan and tures of this year, none of them Pie- temptible", were assembling
The chaiman, Mr. H. Harts, said: Indo-China in 1881, of Madagascar the Finsbury to march to St. Paul's There has been a hush-hush attitude in 1893, of Morocco in 1905, For Trafalgar Square
Cathedral for their annual memorial towards the epidemic at Kennylands world war, Abdel Krim's revolt in service when Mr. Godley caught sight Camp, neur Reading, and I think that Morocco in 1927, the Italian campaign LARGE quantities of sights to Londoners, the bronze groups
Four exhibits will become familiar of a tall lean Canadian.
parents should be given all figurean Ethiopia, the Japanese Invasion concerned." Two V.C.s On Parade
if Chinn, the Spanish clvil war, and the present' conflict. banknotes, stocks, shares by W. McMillan and Charles Wheeler Their eyes met, they recognised
However, sun spots and magnetle and securities, worth fromine, flowing sculptures of dolphins each other and met with outstretched
Turbances are now beginning to ridden by odd mermen and mermaids hand..
in Trafalgar | Up
each olher £18,000 to £20,000 have been soon to be set
་་ Just saw
"I'll be buck in half an hour," bring peace.
Abbe thinks that this year should Square for the Jellicoe and Beatty prisoners of war in Doebritz in Ger- found by police searching, a Memorial fountains.
many 25 years ago," said Mr. Leslic. Claude Henderson told his fancee. mansion at Polmont, Stir-
L. H.
Two V.C were on parade yester But Eileen Holden has waited as her day, the other being Mr. S. J. Benthorne in South Norwood in vain for lingshire, in which two aged sisters lived alone.
When the police first went to the house they found 80-year- old Agnes Gibb dead and '88- year-old Jessie Gibb lying "un- ! conscious beside her...
Jessie hut now died in Falkiri: Royal Infirmary,
The bank notes and other valuables which the pofted found at the week-
end were li hkling places in different
parts of the house.
ture of the Year.
First Ace
Of The War
Killed
London, June..10...
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as
Fiancee Still Waiting how dishing activity," and the
formerly of the East Lancashires. mare than a week. They were to Seeing
ile and Mr. Gudley are school care have been martied on Whit Monday.
akers with the L.C.C.
"The won't have us this time," Mr. Bent said. "They tell us we are more use at home. Both our schools fre opens and maybe if trouble come we shall have a chance to do our bli then,"
The service at St. Paul's was altended by the Lord Mayor in Stute
Flying Officer. Edgar James. (CoCORONER CRITIC
OF MILITARY
The sisters lind lived a hermit life.ber") · Kain. 22, has-been killed inį A brother and sister died within the action. Reuter,. Jost two years.
Fire Engine Try-out
Kain woo born in New Zealand The military authorities were and at the close of Marchi, when his criticised by the Belfast coroner " officially numbered five Nazi Dr. Lowe) recently for having planes (and a possible sixth), he was allowed a soldier to drive à Bren mito pronounced the first Aco of the gun carrier on a public road when Dundee councillors, including a 72.R.A.F. and received the D.F.C. he had not previously driven
End In Crash
Seeing Red At School
Henderson was discharged from the Army following a motor accident in France in which he received head injuries, and 11 is thought this may have resulted in loss of memory. ARTICLES in the current edition The missing inant is described as of the school megazine at Hamilton Att. Bins, tall with un operation scar Academy, the Lanarkshire public on his right wrist -HMe was wearing school, have been variously described adaric blue jacket, grey flannel as smutty, "anti-Christain, alheistic, trousers and n fnwn mackintosh. Communistic and blood-red revolu
tientry.
King's Doctor_In Car Smash
Baillie D. C: Orr, of Hamilton, said that there articles had bõen' contri- buled by Buffor. Temborn-of-the school
For weeks, he said, complaints had Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Extra been coming in to individunt mem Physician, fo the King and Regius bers of the Lanarkshire Education Professor of Medicine at Oxford Gomilice about the subversive in. University, was injured recently influences in the school, S a collision between his car and an“. other near Dorchester, Oxfordshire.
Sir Farquhar, who in 68, was taken
year-old magistrate, weru injured and In April Hain arrived in Englund one. had to be taken to hospital.. when ta recuperate from 20 shrapnel They should tipe the barracks to to the Radeline Infirmary, but was one of the latest types of fire engines, woods in the left leg and hand, but allow drivers, to practise with theas on which they were traveling, was later returned to the fight. His machinga of death," he said. Whitcollision with a motorscntia badromelalgung" comprised two Dorniers the carrier mounted, a footpath, The........delegation was inspecting and, three - Messerschmitte. He was and Men, Harriet Knowles, of Crumlin Glasgow's new fire-fighting, equipe recently engaged to Joyce Philips, Read, Belfast - was killed,
Irepertory actress in England, kis Verdict: "Accidental death.""
ment.
SPECIAL MEETING
of
Baillie Orr has tabled a résolution indemning "the subversive and un- removed later to his home of Christ deilrabic teachings and conduct Church. His injuries were slight, members of the staff of zHamilton but he may be cónfinid to "Ved for a Academy || few days,,;.*
Apetition has been signed by 20 ** The "driver" "and" passenger in the members of the committee, asking the other' ent were also sightly-Injured, / chairman to'enl}'n special meetiniz."
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