Dead Men's Tissues Used By Russian Surgeons
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (UP).—Disfigured, crippled Russian soldiers are being restored to health with the bones, blood and tissuos-of fellow soldiers killed by the Germans, doctors. demonstrated to-day.
Men whose noses and earn were blown off by German explosives are convalescing in a Red army hospital with slight traces of disfigurement after the noses and cars of dead men were rafted onto them,
The chief surgeen took foreign correspondenta on a tour of the modern hospital to demonstrate that modem plastic surgery has eliminated the necessity of repairing a patient's features by grafting his own skin.
TANKS
WITH MUSIC
During the first weeks of the war there was widespread transfusion of
WASHINGTON (UP).—Ex- blood from corpses to injured men, periments by Leopold Stokowski the surgeon said, but this operation with mobile hands to accom is becoming less frequent us the supply of voluntary blood donors in-pany the army into battle have creases. There now is an abundance raised doubts in one Congress- of blood available, both liquid and man's mind about how effective- dried, for easy transportation to hos-ly a saxophone player would be, pitals.
able to frighten the enemy.
The army hospital recently trans- formed from a school building, carea
Rep. George H. Bender, R., O., unly for severe САБСЯ requiring told the House that Stokowski, special, urgent attention. After the leader of the Philadelphia operation, during the Inter stages of Symphony Orchestra, apparent- convalescence, the patients
are rely is at work "figuring out some moved to the interior, far from the kind of a tank" that will carry menace of air raiders.
Surgeons and nurses appeared the new band. highly efficient, and equipment was
of the most modern_type.
Story of Battle
"Picture the possibilities." he said. "Aa the tank dips into a sharp and unexpected hollow, the cries
of
A 30-year-old captain, a former anguish from the perturbed saxo- peasant decorated for bravery, told phone players would probably the Alory of-the-bottle in which frighten the entmy to a quick and he suffered severe head, shoulder decisive retreat, unless the soldiers and leg wounds. He sold he was themselves would first throw up anxious to recover and get back into their guns in anguish to shut their the flight.
"After fighting a rear guard ae- tion in Poland, my battalion took
cars.
Clarinets Barred
up a position somewhere west of "Having seen some of the tonka In
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 11, 1941.
NEW GOVERNOR'S LANDING IN COLONY
Scene at Queen's Pier yesterday morning when Hongkong's new Governor, Sit Mark Young, K.C.M:G., landed to assume charge of the Colony's administration. His Excellency is standing at the salute before the main arch of the Pler as the guard of honour presents arms during the playing of the National Anthem. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
Saboteurs Wreck U-boats With Secret Corrosive Chemical
A secret ring of daring German saboteurs led by a brilliant chemist Orale, south-west of Smolensk," he aetion recently in camp muoevres, has been scientifically wrecking U-boats during their construction at
Krupps, Germany's great arms firm.
we can understand Mr Stokowski's "Two infantry battalions supported determination to avoid the use by Ita tanks attacked us. In 10 tanks attached to our regiment. We threw After 18 hours battle we disabled eight enemy tonka by throwing Bam- Ing gasoline bottles.
certainly many
of those dips, clarinets. On some
of the clarinets would be swallowed forever."
Stokowski has been experimenting at Fort McArthur, Cal., with army "Then we charged with bayonets bands.
It was
understood that while our tanks flanked and took o
has been secking ways of motorized column from the rear."
Despite the Germans' mechanized organising bands so that they could He has also pro- move with troops,
of some instru-
strength, he said, they "always avoid posed elimination
he
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a night combat and never stand up ments and more emphasis upon the to Russian bayonets,"
A former truck driver from aj Minsk brewery, 25, said he had been wounded just four days after belug mobilized, while Aghting parachutists In the woods near Minsk.
Three groups totalling 123 para- chutists floated to earth disguised as Red army men
and peasants, the wounded man said, but he and his comrades killed all of them in a hand-to-hand fight,
Top-Scorers Among R.A.F. Fighter Aces
saxophone.
English Most Widely Spoken In Philippines
Although English is not the most important language or dialect in any one province, it is by far the most extensively distributed language lo the Philippines, census figures re- veal,
Using a corrosive chemical He blamed "Communist saboteura” substance Introduced into. the convenient excuse to cover up steel rolled for the submarine the shortcompings of his Gestapo in
falling to track down 'anti-Nazi Ger hulls, these men have ruined
man organisations, dozens of the new U-boats which
The ships, according to Himmler, are being mass-produced at were sailing in the Baltle and the North Sea when they were destroyed and uncontrollable So successful have they been-it by mysterious is Impossible to detect the sabotage fires or explosions. until the submarine has been to sea -that it has reduced the U-boat fotillas in the Atlantic.
Essen.
The existence of this amazing band of highly-skilled wreckers and the has been re- damage it has done vealed by the news that in an effort! to trace the leader the Gestapo has shot 40 Krupps workmen suspected
complicity in the sabotage.
of
RAISING SCHOOL AGE
R.A.F. GETS Plans for an all-in, no-
privileges educational system after the war, with the school- have
WORLD'Seaving age raised to 18,
BEST
been prepared by Board of Education experts.
Mr Herwald Ramsbotham, Presi- dent of the Board, told the Associn- tion of Education Committees that
he said, "must be made available to all children, irrespective of parental circumstances, ́or, where they live.
We
must be ready to make sacri-
Top-score K.A.F. fighter pilot is peak Tagalog in only 16 provinces until the U-boat has been in the seat Stowe, the U.S. Correspondent.fices, not only of money, but also of
Malan, D.B.O., DJC, whose prowess during aweeps over enemy territory recent ly brought his bag to 34..
Wing-Commander A. G.
Ja
water for some weeks.
with thle chemical
is
existing system of education After the behind the times now.
"We must act 18 as the age when wait will be obsolete, State education would cease."
He suggested that the first great task would be to make elementary schools, secondary schools and Junior technical schools all of equal status and esteem.
Privilèges must be abolished;
But it is believed the scientist has cluded the frantle efforts of Himm- and the ler's men to trap him,
During one day at the two big the basis of the scheme would soon been going on for wrecking has
fighter aircraft factories of be submitted to them for their dis- months.
Rots the Steel
Curtiss-Wright and the Bell Air-cussion
The best that we have to offer." The chemical used is understood craft Corporation in Buffalo we to be a preparation which includes have seen plenty to cheer about sulphur, and it is impregnated Into and almost too much to report in In 32 provinces more than one-
the molten steel. fourth of all the inhabitants speak
Its presence cannot be detected a hurry, according to Leland English, while the same proportion
Foremost, perhaps, I should vested interests. and Cebuan-Bisaya in 14 provinces. It is the action of salt water in mention one fighter aeroplane
"Our Among the dialects Tagalog
which experts generally believe spoken in 12 provinces. Bisaya-Ce-combination buan In 10 provinces, Bisaya-Panay which completely "rols" the steel.
The hu in five provinces, Ilocano in 10
hulks of the submarines are to be better than anything the 10 pro
This is He has also probably destroyed 15 vinces and Bicol in four provinces. 50 weakened that they either crum Germans have got." to 20 Nazi machines reported dam-Ivatan, Bukidnon, Magindanao, ble under pressure when the U-boat Bell's Airacobra P.39, a terrific
dives, or the seams open up even Lanao Cuyono, Pangasinan, Bisaya-
ally powerful, heavily armoured while the boat Is on the surface. close him a
second ly
Samar-Leyte, Pampangan and Sulu
latest Atlantle flying arsenal. Many of Hitler's Tuck constitute the leading dialect in one
raiders have become completely un-i It is the only pursuit plone in the -D.80., D.P.C., (two bars), whose acore
province each. believed to be now more than 30.
The figures. further, show that it serviceable-through-this-sabotage.world-which curries-a-37-mm-can- sweep over France, Wing all Bisayan dialects are considered
Demoralises Crewn
non in its nose. It also carries six Commander Malan sent one Hun as a soup, Bispyn is the most ex- Reliable sources of news inside machine-guns in its wings. screaming down in
By virtue of its revolutionary de- used medium of speech in Germany disclosed that the know- tensively 108, and
that it
the badly damaged
the Philippines.
ledge of this sabotage, allied to the sign, with the enging behind probably nover reached its base.
anti-submarine. offensive pilot, it-affords greate: freedom than However if each component Bisa intensive
The Then, with another pilot, he shot
U-boat first shipment of these fighters has down another enemy machine andyan dialect is considered separately, by the Royal Navy, was having a de- any fighter plane in existence.
the three most important Innguages moralising effect
already been sent to the RA.F., and · SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (UP) came home.
and dialects In the
crews. Philippines, in Wing-Commander Malan, a South the order of their importance, mea-
distinguished metallurgist said: the United States Army has 60 of Janes Hilton, author of "Lost Horl African, was a sailor before
zon" and "Goodbye Mr Chips," pre- the sured by the number of persons able "It would be quite possible to in-them.
We saw the 4-inch armour plate dicted here that present wars even- to speak them, are:
(1), English, (roduce a corrosive chemical sub-
manufacture of which protects the Alracobra cockpit tually would be the inspiration for Among fighter pilots, the friendly (2) Tagalog and (3) Bisaya-Cebuan, stance during
bel veen Malan and
However, ho competition
Practically all the persons speak steel without fear of detection except and engine, together with the 2- "Great Literature."
inch bullet-proof glass which shields added, we are "now too close to see Squadron Leader Tuck is Intriguing.ing English have completed at least by complicated scientide tests." for Malan flies a Spitfire and Tuck the first three grades
pilot. Himler himself revealed recently In public or
it in its true perspective." Hurricane. Each pilot swears by private schools. This, of course, is
that sabotage on a
wide scale his type of machine,
due to the present school system.
is rumpant in Germany.
He admitted that 21 Axis ships had been lost by sabotnge.
adron-Leader
13
suur.
Roland
50
i
the
on Nazi
Gestapo Baffled
Sunday was observed as a day of
WOMEN MAKE NEWS intercession by the Parsco (Zoroas
A list of articles posted as "Found" They included 16 German, three trian) Community of Hongkong, and
the Ministry of Information Italian, and two Japanese ships, prayers were held at the Zoroastrian in
Two, he added, carried Building, 101 Leighton 11l Road: building includes: bangles, a pair of The ceremony was well attended by corsets; a nightdress a skirt; an cargoes and "must be regarded as the Zoroastrian Community.
overcoat; socks; and toilet requisites. total losses."
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter), The House and Senate conferees considering the $3,504,000,000 tax
PRES. ROOSEVELT lil agreed upon a number of techn!-
A MASON
Henry C. Turner, Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, said recently, that it was "public property" that the President was a member of Holland Lodge No. In Manhattan and was Representative of the State of
| Georgia to New York.
Mr Turner said that George Wash- inglon,
cat differences in connection with a difference in the versions of legisla tion approved by the two Chambers. House leaders, began their efforts to-day to have all members back on the job by September 10 to expedite final Congressional action on the bill.
THIRTY DAYS FOR HEIL
John Callahan appeared in court in prominent Mason, fald the Buffalo, New York, recently. He was cornerstone of the Capital of Wash-charged with being drunk and dia-
at Masonic rites and that orderly, ponts McKinley and Harding |
¡wero Masons.
He shouted to the magistrato; "I'ın anti-Roosevelt. Heil Hitler
Magistrate: "Thirty days." Callahan: "I'm still of the same
changed
The organisation is open by Invi- tation to anyone who believes in God, Mr Tumer said. Three sons of opinion." the President James, Elliott and
Magistrate: "But I've Franklin-are members,, he said mine. Do 60 days.".
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