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AMAZING FEATS OF SKILL
How The R.A.F. Are Winning
LONDON, July 15 (Reuter). -An account of how he shot down two German bombers within 20 minutes was given in a radio talk to-day by a young South African pilot,
His squadron saw its first Germai plane as recently as May 23, he said. More recently, he was un patrol br- tween Dunkirk and Boulogne with three other Spitfires when they ran into 30 German bombers.
A few
seconds hter, they found that the bombers were protected by M-109 and M-110 Bghters.
They' plunged into battle and returned home later with several bombers to their credit.
30 Planes Brought Down This sort of thing lasted for eight days, at the end of which they had brought down about 39 enemy planes, tearing
Info enemy formations. breaking them up and shosting them out of the sky.
One night recently, German planes were dropping bamba on south-east England. His squadron commander asked for permission to send up one Splifire. He got this permission, and the young South African went up.
An he took off at 12.20 a.m., he saw one raider held in a beam of search- lights. Others were further nway but anti-aircraft defences were deal- ing with them. He shot up towards the Gennan machine. After dropp- ing its bombs, the German plane turned away towards the sea.
Crashed Into Sca
The Spitfire got close to its tail, and red at short range. When he was only 50
yards away from the German machine, the South African found his windshlehts obscured with all from the German's tanks and engines:
The ralder fell off towards the sea, obviously dune for. It crashed into
the sea while the South African look-
ed around for another target,
Tuesday,
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Third-Term Issue Now Reaching Climax DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
CHEERS FOR
ROOSEVELT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CHICAGO, July 15 (UP).—The Roosevelt third-term bandwaggon got off to
a rolling start within 20 minutes of the opening of the 1940 Democratic Convention.
The President's name was mentioned by Mayor Edward Kelly-the originator At about 12,000 feet, another of the "Draft Roosevelt" movement-and set off the first floor demonstration which
railer was held in searchlight beams.
height. The
It was not long before the Spithre continued for 46 minutes. Ind gained the enemy's help pllot took careful aim, getting the
Some delegates left their plane nicely in his gun sights. The seats, and the New York State German probably did not know he banner was hoisted in the aisle, was there, and then he pressed his but there was no parade. gun button, firing five bursts of two
A few minutes later there seconds each from his sight machine- guns simultaneously..
were more cheers-when-Senator
Inescapable Fire
Advance Guard Arrives
The Lone Voice
TO THE JAPANESE
S'hai Embassy Filos
Strong Protest
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, July 15, (UP), -The British Embassay has issued the following statement regarding the Japanese notifica- tion of operations at Wenchow, Ningpo, Santuao and Foochow:
"The British authorities consider that the Japanese authorities' notice inadequate. The Japanese authori- tles must assume. full responsibility for any loss or duinage suffered by British ships in consequence of the Japanese operations.
"The British authorities also pro- test against the inclusion of a num- ber of important typhoon anchorages
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(Continued from Fage 4.) Renate wept, her hands became red and blue and she fainted.
On arrival in Plaski both of her frust-bitten hands had to be am-
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Scott Lucas of Illinois mentioned staten a "New York Times" despatch, of Bankhead declared that by kept on moving round the child's
Roosevelt.
NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuter)-| He added: "There was one voice, Over 80 per cent. of the advance the voice of one crying in the wilder- guard of the Democrals arriving atiness, one that long had tried to arouse Chichga for the Party Convention America to world reality. Almost favour some degree of aid to Britain, alone he foresaw the present situa- according to a poll-taken in Chicago, tion. That man was the President
the United States," Some Democrats have expressed Nothing appears to be able to sur-
Mr. vive a Spille's fire at short range.
themselves in favour of ald being!.
with contrast "We Want 'Roosevelt"
the This
retrogressive raider was
given with special units such as the Republican record, the no exception. It
Democratie went into a dive, The British pilot)
Navy or Air Force, or placing port regime had embarked on an almost CHICAGO, July 15 (Reuler) | facilities at Britain's disposal. one of the crew take to his "We are praying and hoping that the
unprecedented A Committee to defend America by big expansion of the standing army
naval
val programme, n parachute, which opened close to the man who can keep the White House alding the Allies conducted the poll. Spire us it followed the bomber as a lighthouse for humanity will This Committee point out that to produce 50,000 aeroplanes a year. and had expressed a determinution down.
accept another nomination. We must similar poll taken at the recent Re-Replying to the Republican churges The British pilot watched the draft President Roosevelt," declared publican Convention at Philadelphia that President Roosevelt had "med- bomber crash down into open country Mayor Edward Kelly of Chiengo at showed that only 45 per cent. of those died in European affairs," Mr. Bank- and burst into flames.
the opening of the Democratic Party pulled favoured giving help to the head said President Roosevelt had It had seemed like on age, the pilot Convention.
Allies in the war. concludes. He was very surprised lis address
only uppeated for the preservation of was greeled with
"Keynote" Address
peace, against the spread of war und CHICAGO, July
on behalf of humanity,
to find that he had landed back at cheers.
ninutes after taking off.
15 (Reuter)
119 honte aerodrome exactly 20 As Mr. James A. Furley, the Delivering the keynote" address on Postmaster General and Chairman of the opening day of the Democratic the Party's National Committer,
Call
Ringing C
To Dominions
Anti-War Programmc "So anxious has the executive been |
Her aunt, middle-aged woman, bed while telling me her story.
"It was lucky that we were able to find a doctor. She was even able to give her a narcotic. Last night she moaned so much."
understood and opened my bag. The injection Of morphin acted, the features of the child relaxed. But she remained dumb, gave no mis- wer to any question and stared in front of her with her large grey eyes. "She has not said a word since "whispered the aunt. noticexi that the woman were no skirt under her coat for she had covered the child with her skirt, From the background of the semi-
ward, Renate's uncle. He said nothing, but tears streamed down
called for order at the opening of the Party's Convention here to-night, theto prevent the spread of war in darkened garret a man came for- Convention, a solitary voice from the Speaker of the House uf Repre- America that he has sued every pos- gallery yelled "We want Roosevelt."sentatives, Mr. William Bankhead, sible appeal and prayer in the name
The President at that moment was inter alia, that we do not propose such horrors as have now devastated his face.
said that his party should declare.jof humanity against the spread of quietly lunching with Mr. Cordell to appease those aggressors Hult at Washington.
whosh so many inoffensive free peoples. Opening Proccodings
doctrines are to wage war on every Never at any time or place has it principle of liberty."
suggested our entrance into the Euro- Mr. Bankchend, Who
been pean war and never has any respon-
Ther
added that
as #sible leader of our Party advocated Vice-such participation.
Rifle Assn. Annual Meeting
Shoots. Cancelled
N. Zealand Appreciation The proceedings at the Convention
Of Premier's Speech were opened with prayers, during mentioned in some qutorlers which the clergyman said: "May our possible candidate for the WELLINGTON, July 15 (Reuter).country of freedon ever be a beacon Presidency, Mr. Winston Churchill's speech is light to all the world."
the party! "The Democratic members of Con- platform should also declare "sym-gress are unanimously opposed to ringing call to the Dominions and the
a tenor singer rendered the pathy with the British Common-sending an American Army to Euro- Colonics for a supreme und pro-Star Spangled Banner,"
wealth In its struggle for life." longed effort and there will be no
pean or Asiatic battlefelds. After Mayor Kelly's address, The Speaker added: "We should Mr. Bankhead conceded that the doubt as to the response, says the Senator. Lucas, representing the, furnish them (the British) with every Democratic Party's record was not, newspaper, "Dominion,"
Governor of Illinois, expressed con-possible material assistance in our unmarred by "temporary errors in paper adds that Mr. Churchill's fidence that The "Convention power broadcast was in all respects worthy only meet the high hopes will not own the limits of our law policy, but it was too much to hope
short of w wor." of his courageous character and people of Illnois and Americs but
Mr. Bankhead
that there would ever be infallibility denounced nsin political netion. lendership. It has brought a mental ilat all liberty-loving people through calumny the charge made by some vision to the people of this remote out the world will be heartened and Republicans that Dominion of the brave people fortified encouraged to know that the demo-Parly was trying styly and covertly WANTED DECREE August 18 have been can
the Democratic und a war which had developed des- AFTER 42 YEARS
in their traditional devotion to free cracy of America continues to relim to lead the United States into war" institutions, awaiting with undaunted supreme."
Tonfidence in their cause and strength. the zero hour of the attack.
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Appeal To Parties
Farley's Interview At a Press interview before the
A couple who were Convention, Mr. James Farley, Chair-
married 42 Mr. Bonichead urged both political years ago and charged each other. man of the Democratic Party, de- partics to shun recrimination and with desertion were refused a decree clared that he believed that the personal Innuendo, and wagennisi in the Divorce Court, normal procedure should be follow-campaign for "unity and solidarity of Both Mrs. Sarah Coles, of Marlow ed, namely, that nomination and roll-purpose in preserving the inviolate Road, Southall, Middlesex, and Mr. call by the states should be held and structure of our government and the John Coles of Shakespeare Road, finally that the choice of the nominee perpetual freedom of our people." should be unanimous.
Acton, W., sought dissolution of the
the
and recalled that
The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association will be held in the Jacobean Room, the Hongkong Hotel, on Tuesday, July 23.
It is also announced that the H.KH.A. shoots for July
celled.
Chungking's Protest
CHUNGKING, July 16 (Reuter). The Chinese Government have lodged a strong proteal with British Govern- ment on learning that the Intter have decided to suspend transportation,
Chinn.
He did not know what President during to the Democratic Party's marriage,
record, Mr.
Bankhead Roosevelt's attitude would be if the enumerated
Mr. Justice Buckmill sild that after minority voting for other candidates accomplishments of the New Deal house of a widower, Mr. Young, through Burma, certain supplies to
major legislative the couple had gone to live at the should be large. -
From this, journalists deduced that Convention had not urged the repeal Mrs, Coles began to find fault with the Republican man of more culture than Mr Coles, President Roosevelt's readiness to of any of them. accept a third term might have been
her husband and made him Dealing with defence, Mr. Bank-ly miserable until ultimately, at the thorough- made conditional
evident head asked that "until the invasion age of 85, he walked out of the house. unanimity of the Party.
of Norway, Belgium, Denmark and
New York, July 18 (Reuter)—Mr. The Convention went into recess the Netherlands, how many of
His lordship held that Me. Coles Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the after 46 minutes until 1 a.m. G.M.T. realised the full portent of events house. He was unable however, to bond issue made last Wednesday has ushid cause to leave Mr. Young's Treasury, slated that the $800,000,000 .on Tuesday.
overocas prior to that invasion? And desertion by husband or wife. been over-subscribed ten times,
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