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At Work in Bombed London
THE
INDIAN
PIONEER CORPS
The members of the Indian Pioneer Corps are helping to heal the scars of London clear- ing up the mess left by German bombers.
The Commanding Officer of the Corps has the highest praise for them, and after seeing them at work, I agree.
The Colonel led me to a pile of ruins where his Indian Pioneers were working alongside British troops. The Indians and the British worked as comrades, and in rest periods offered each other cigarettes in cordial friendship.
I remarked to the Colonel on his fluent Urdu. He explained that he was in India for over 29 years. "And," he added, "I'm used to the dhal-roti diet as well.
The Colonel loves his men and is proud of them. He suddenly stopped and said_to_ me: "See that man working on that pneumatic drill over there? When he first came to me, he did not know anything about the machine; to-day he is an expert-knows his job from A to Z."
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He took me to, see another Indian who
cutting through a huge steel girder with an acetylene Inmp.
The worker told me how frightened he had been at first at the sight of the myriad sparks which seemed to fly into his face. Now he considers himself master of his "sparkl- ing machine", as he describes it.
The Pioneer Corps of In- dian Unit was first formed in October 1939. The Colonel, who had extensive experience of labour conditions and Pioneer work in the Punjab, thought of the idea of organis- ing the Indian Inbour in Britain for this work when the war broke out.
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The response was instant and splendid. Indian men, hawkers, waiters, fac- tory-workers, packers in ware- houses, students and univer- sity graduates, flocked to en- list in the Corps, and join in the hard work that helps the war effort.
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I think it is the most re- presentative Indian organisa- tion I have ever come across. I talked with Sikhs and Mos- lems from the Punjab and the North-West Frontier; Modra- sis. from the South; Assamis from the East; Baboos from Bengal; Mathurs from the South; Mathurs from the United Provinces; and one Bilimoria from Bombay.
They speak different ton-. gues among themselves and
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profess different faiths; but in their work and play they are one-united in * common
cause.
In various parts of Britain they have worked night and day in clearing the debris, res- euing the injured and extrient- ing the dead hurleit under the masonry.
"Bombs or no bombs, we go just the same when the call of duty comes," said one-of them. He was Kikarajce Bilimoria of Bombay, He used to have a nice job with the millionaire family of the Tatas now he works with pick and shovel.
The gong sounded for the mid-day meal. I went off with my Indian friends to partake of their fish, bread and téa.
They get an hour off for their meal which they enjoy to the full. They take an In- dian drum and flute with them, and play after the meal,
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Diwan All of Mirpur and Abdul Karim of Benares are the life and soul of this unit. Diwan Ali has a rare musical
talent; he dances and sings to the accompaniment of the drum. He sang for me two of the most popular Indian kara- lees, while Karim played on the drum. In the midst of bombed London I enjoyed a perfect Indian afternoon.
Abdul Karim is a versatile person. He used to work in a circus, where he performed aerobatic tricks on a silken cord: He has travelled all over Europe, including Italy and Germany.
"When the war broke out," he said, "I gave up my job; nobody was likely to be in- terested in my acrobatics when two political acrobats had started their show! I de- cided to do my bit for my Badashah."
I found that most of them had joined the Corps volun- tarily, and I felt proud of it.
Sergeant Hopkins entered the room to tell his "boys" to resume work.
He is a genial fellow; his skin tanned by the Indian sun. As the men said goodbye to me, the sergeant said proudly: "They are the best workers I know. They are extremely adaptable, and have a fine sense of duty. I think they are rendering the most valuable service to India und to the Empire, and thus helping to cement the bonds of friendship between our peoples,"
CHURCHILL
is Man of the Year'
Winston. Spencer Churchill, British Prime Minister, is named by "Time," the weekly news magazine, as the "Man of the Year" in 1940. This designation is made each year by the editors of the magazine to the man or woman who, in their opinion, has brought about the most dramatic- change in the course of history during the previous 12 months.
The obvious United States candidate for the title was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who got himself elected for an unprecedented third term," the announcement says; "But Franklin Roosevelt's other ac- complishments of 1940 were not breath-taking.
"On the score of leadership, Wendell Willkic, although a business man, convinced 22,- 500,000 voters that he spoke for a vital cause, performed more strikingly. But in the end Willkie did not succeed in leading his crusade to vic- tory."
editors "Timo" magazine described Mussolini as "the and year's greatest flop," Joseph Stalin as having "lost. Hoveral teeth before he chewed off an edge of tough little Fin- land." Hitler was more auc- cessful, they hold...
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Many "ifa" wore found by thom in 1941 Among them was "if Britain still stands at
the end of 1941, Adolf Hitler may be on his way to join the distinguished company of Benito Mussolini, General Gamelin and Almazan and John Llewellyn Lewis-those men of high hopes who failed to come through in the crisis of 1940.".
Among the Europeans who "made their mark" in 1940, "Time" magazine editors name the late Premier Melaxns of Greece. and Ernest Bevin, who became a power of strength in Britain's movement, who rallied labour in Britain's cause, who became a symbol of The breakdown of class distinction by which Britain achieved a greater unity to fight her bailleg”
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"Yel the curious fact was that In most men's minds everywhere— oven in Germany, lo judge by Naz! denunciations-Winston Churchill outranked others as the man of 1940, they declared,
The man-of-the-year Churchill does not stand alone. Beside and behind Churchill stands a very small man multiplied a millionfold, he is just an Englishmen.
"To the small man of Britain in 1040 Winston Churchill spoke words that may live as long as Shakes- peare's."
"Let us therefore brace out- scives and so bear ourselves that If the British Cominonwealth and Empire last for thousand years, men will still any, this was their finest hour.
To the small man's behavior hung the chops of the future: His elvilised toughness, his balanced courage, and his simplicity altered the course of history in 1940. With- out him there could have been no Churchill,”
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The Society asks for
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In 1941 to meet the Increasing needs of sick. and destitute children in Hong Kong.
The number of children assisted last year was 5,100.
A copy of the Annual Report for 1940 may be obtained from:
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TODAY AT KING'S
GEORGE RAFT
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JANE BRYAN
Greater than by "The Old Maid” !!
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THREÉ MEN AND ́A GIRL...
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