1940-10-03 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 3, 1940.·

MUTT AND JEFF

1. HOPE WE DON'T HAVE

TO.SLEEP

OUT

TONIGHT AGAIN!

DON'T WORRY PAL;} WE WON'T JUST

LEAVE EVERYTHING

•TO ME!

AHEM! HAVE YOU A- {SUITABLE ROOM.

FOR TWO GENTLEMEN?!

COME MINI

WELL, JEFF OLD BOY WHAT DOYOU THINK OF IT AGA

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HERE I SUPPOSE YOU AROUND HERE MANAGE BECAUSE YOU PAYAS

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THINGS YOU PAY AS YOU

AIN'T GOIN' SO GOOD LATELY!

Page By BUD FISHER

FIRED HAYSTACK, GLOOM

SAVED R.A.F. PILOT SENTENCES QUEENS THEATRE

A farmer sacrificed a can of petrol and a hay- stack to save an R.A.F. sergeant-pilot who was lost while flying in bad weather.

He fired the haystack, which || enabled the airman to make a good landing on a field, hitherto hidden by rain, and mist,

While flying with other aircraft in a cross-country trip over Scot- land some time ago; the pilot be- came. separated from the others owing to the weather.

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Thirteen people con- victed for statements like-

GIVES HOPE FOR SON ly to cause alarm or des-

A treasured possession of Mr. A. Breed, of Clivedale, Clifton Road, Shefford, Beds, is a faded news- paper cutting reporting his death For a long time he flew in a in action in the last war. circle vainly trying to get a His wife received the letter from glimpse of the ground through the the War Office telling her that mist.

Mr. Breed was missing, believed -When he was getting desper-killed. Ten days later he wrote ate, he noticed a red glow far to his wife assuring her he was beneath him.” It spread and well, burst into a huge sheet of flame.

Farmer's Welcome TM

Now Mrs. Breed has received another War amce letter, stating that her son, Lance-Sergeant. R. W. Breed, of the Oxford and Bucks, is missing.

As the fire got bigger and brighter, the pilot joyfully saw Mr. and Mrs. Breed remember *that it was at the edge of a flating the faded cutting still have

field,-which-it illuminated clearly.hope.

He lost no time in landing. As

he climbed out of the cockpit, a farmer ran forward to welcome him.

GRAND DUCHESS

The farmer had heard a plane FLYING TO NEW YORK

roaring round and round in the mlat, and as aircraft are com- mon in his district he had no hesitation in deciding that It was British and in trouble.

So he got the petrol, threw it on the haystack and set fire to it.

Farmer and pilot celebrated the occasion afterwards in suitable fashion.

pondency have had their sentences altered by the Home Secretary.

ed in seventy-four cases up to the Proceedings had been authoris-

ment in the House of Commons. times of the Premier's state- About thirty have not yet been dealt with by the Courts.

of imprisonment. In six of these Twelve cases involved sentences

sentences (from one to fourteen days) has expired.

In four cases there clearly ap. pears, it is stated, some "ovil wish or systematic purpose to weaken the national defence," and the Home Secretary has been unable to advise any remission.

In the case of Lance-Corporal A. E. Rice, sentenced on July 17 at Wincanton, Somerset, to one month's hard labour and a fine of £2, remission of the remainder of

the sentence and the whole of the

fine is recommended.

bourg will arrive in the United and fined £5, is to have £4 re- The Grand Duchess of Luxem- A. S. Collins, charged with Rice States on Friday by air, states mitted.

York by Pan-American Airways. were imposed there are nine In an announcement issued in New Of the cases where only fines

Prince Consort Felix and their six children reached the United States in July aboard an Ameri- can cruiser-Reuter.

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which the Home Secretary has not been able to advise any inter- ference, because either the case

was a serious one or the 'fine was trifling. The fines in these cases varled from £30 to 10s.

Big Remissions

In eleven cases the Home Se- cretary has advised substantial remissions. These are:-

Name and Place

H. F. Bourne, Ash- by-de-la-Zouche

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Leominster

Fine Imposed

Reduced Fine

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