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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 3, 1940.

HIGH ENGLISH MORALE IN AIR

RAIDS

THE SUPERB CONFIDENCE and cheerfulness of people at home were continually stressed by Dr.. Winifred C. Cullis in an interview in Shanghai this week. Dr. Cullis, an eminent English physiological professor, is at present in Shanghai on a tour of the Far East for the Ministry of Information. She has come to lecture on the valuable work being done by women at home, and to tell of some general aspects of life in England..

Professor Cullis, who travelled extensively through England before leaving five weeks ago, was everywhere struck by the "rock-like" confidence of the people in the face of danger.

Tho attitude of people at home is one of calmness and cheerfulness, she said, little viciousness being shown at the time she left. Among those re- turning from the

Dunkirk evacuation, however, there was a spirit of venom.

"The more trouble that comes, seen streaking out to sea again, the higher the spirit of the people! apparently in the wrong direction. seems to rise," she said. "The The plan, however, soon came to moral at home is unbreakable, and light, as when the bomber. again everywhere, despite the many turned for home, she was inter- tragedies that are occurring, the cepted and brought down by these atmosphere is one of cheerfulness.'

two fighters. In the course of the interview she gave many examples of the cour- age and fortitude with which Eng- land is facing the present crisis, no doubt being expressed that Britain will eventually come out on top.

Dr. Cullis told of the surprise she felt when in America of the lack of belief in British con- fidence, and ability to hold out. The attitude of the Americans seemed to be, she said, that what news came out of England-on the course of the war was minimised as much as possible, the result be- ing that American newspapers grossly exaggerated small incld- ents.

HANG IT UP

A seaman, thrown into the water when the Lancastria went down, found himself near a soldier who was still wearing his tin hat, and the following "conversation" follow-

ed:

.Soldier: "Can you swim, mate?"

Sailor: "No,

you?"

can

"No. (Brief pause.) What shall I do with my tin hat?”

"Get rid of it.” "How?" "Hang it up."

Stories. told by some of these LESSON

men indicated the ruthlessness of the German methods in Europe. It was a frequent sight to see "Ger- man tanks passing over wounded and helpless refugees.

FOR ITALY

Invaluable Work

Admiral Cunningham's

On one occasion, she said, she sent conflict is invaluable, stated lian concentration on the The work of women in the pre- bombardment of the Ita- was talking to a young American, Dr. Cullis. The women's Volun who seemed sceptical of the small teer Service, which hus a member- Libyan frontier was a use- damage being done in the air ship of 600,000,"with only 57 puid raids. He showed her a headline in officials, does extremely useful ful reminder of the in- one paper, reading, "English City work in connection with the forces, Devastated by Aerial Bombs."

such as nursing and catering. An-fluence that the Navy can other extremely useful side of women's activities, and one seldom exert on any land opera- mentioned, is the service women tions along the North who receive evacuated, children are performing, Often over work- African littoral. 'ed, and with large families, these | women are undertaking their task without complaint. The contact between town children and coun- try children is valuable to both, and a greater understanding is coming about between the two

She made the young man read the opening paragraphs of the story, and It came out that what had really happened was that a row of eight slum cottages had been knocked down, with the lots of two lives.

Air Ministry Figures Accurate

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PRISONER GETS A

One point that Dr. Cullis em-classes.. phasised was that Air Ministry figures for the result of aerial battles with the Nazis are ub- solutely accurate. In America, she said, the general opinion was that they are more accurate than the German estimates, but she d's- missed this as ridiculous, as there can be no doubt of the authenti- city of the figures. A friend of hers in England, who saw one of the earlier mass raids on a coastal town, described it as a "game of skittles" once the British fighters came on the scene. German 'planes were shot down one after another, with few British losses.

DIVORCE

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If the Admiral maintains his pressure on the Italian troops, as he certainly may be expected to do, Marshal Graziani will himself compelled to call the Ita- Han Fleet to his help and no "could be more “desirable from our point of view,

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After all that the Italians have | 199B4B-SOS-Nem been told by Mussolini about the ability of his Air Force to deny all movements by the British fleet in the Mediterranean, Admiral Cun- ningham's undisturbed bombard- will require a good deal of ex- ment of the Fort Capuzzo positions Aplanation.

NOW A PRISONER OF WAR, HARDCASTLE, A LONDON SO MAJOR HORACE KENYON

LICITOR, WAS GRANTED

DECREE NISI BY MR. JUSTICE BUCKNILL IN THE DIVORCE Marshal Graziani must be com-

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ACT NOW

In response to numerous requests The South- China Morning Post, Limited, invites sub-

ing to realise that unless the Bri- taken on affidavit before he went nullified it will harass his fanks His evidence, which had been tish Mediterranean, Fleet can be

to France, was read to the Court. from the

sea continuously dur- The individual superiority of Major Hardcastle charged his ing any attempt he makes to ad- British pilots is unquestionable, wife, Muriel Mary Helen Hard-vance along the coastal road inscription to she said, and once parity with the castle, with adultery with the the direction of Alexandria. Yet Nazis in actual numbers of planes co-respondent, Mr. Henry Booker, on his other flank the desert escape from the Sea menace impossible.

is established; this will become and the petition was even more apparent. Dr. Cullis re-tested. called talking to an R.A.F. pilot about the poor aim of the German bombers. The, pilot ascribed this to lack of training in, navigation. R.A.F. men received a long train- ing course, with considerable opportunities for practice, whereas the German pilots are quickly put into the air with little; prac- tice, due to the shortage of gaso- line in Germany. Once, she said, she was in Cardiff, and went through four air raids in a day, and night. On the next morning, a German communique announced that Bristol had been heavily bombed, and large portions of the city wiped out!

R.A.F. Tactics

The organisation of R.A.F, tactics has been brought to a very high degree, Methods of dealing with enemy aircraft so as to cause the minimum of damage to areas below the raiders have been work- ed out, and are successfully put into operation time..and time again. An example of this, was given by the Professor. While, în a town in Scotland an air raid warning was given, and RAF. fighters went up. The German bomber, which was out at sea-at- tacking some trawlers, on which she dropped all her bombs, was driven inland by a number of Spitfires. Two other Spitfires were

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