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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1940. MUTT AND JEFF:

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MEDALS FOR WORKERS

It was announced that the Em-

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BIGGER AIR RAIDS

PENSION

BIGGER ALLOWANCES and pensions for civil- ians and civil defence workers hurt in war operations Civilians now get come into operation at once. "front line" pensions. The new scale is the same as that recently approved for the fighting forces.

the O.B.E., Civil Division, for The new scheme applies to civil defence workers meritoricus service, to his brother, William Douglas Farr, also

such as A.R.P. wardens, the Auxiliary Fire Service, foundryman.

and factory organisations, as well as to any civilian Who earns a living and is hurt by any "warlike operations."

When an explosion occurred at

zone.

are hurt while on Home Guard work they come under the Army scheme.

a factory in the south of Eng- land, John Farr, despite grave danger, due to molten metal and

Injury allowances will be given the risk of electrocution from the to those incapacitated for seven Jonse, high-tension cables, remov-days or more. Pensions, with ed a colleague from the danger family allowances, will be grant- So far, nearly 6,000 civilian ed if there is prolonged injury or cases have already been dealt with. . He then returned to the foun- death.

Mostly they were voluntary work- dry with his brother Douglas... For a married man the allow-crs hurt while practising fire They cleared two large furnaces, ance is increased from 30s.. to 33s. operations, or in black-out colli- each containing 1,000lb of molten a week, and for a single

sions, and similar acidents.

They have aluminium, in spite of falling de- from 18s, to 20s.

not necessarily bris, the dangerous condition of

been air raid injuries. the structure and roof, and in

The New Rates complete darkness. The plant was restored to production days sooner than would otherwise have been the case.

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Off Duty Women get 18s. Those under eighteen get half rates.

If he is in hospital a married man gets 25s. 6d., a bachelor 11s.. and a woman 9s. 6d., an amount having been deducted, for hospi- The Minister of Supply,

Mr. tal keeg. Morrison. presented medals of Children's allowances have been the O.B.E. (Civil Dīvision) to increased from the flat rate of 35. Mr. H. Burns, 38, Mr. E..Sollis. to 4s. for each of the first two 50. and Mr. W. T. J. West; 26, children, and 3s. for all the others. who stayed at their posts when an explosion occurred in a gun-, powder factory in the south of England.

Members of the Home Guard come under this scheme when they are off duty and in their civilian capacity. But if they

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Increases have also been made for children. Where there is an allowance for a wife, the first child gets 6s. 3d., and the rest 5s. But where there is no wife's al- lowance (or for the children of pensioned widows) the first child receives 85. 4d;, the second 6s, 3d., and the others 5s.

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Motherless children have their rate increased from 7a. 6d. to 10s. for the first child, and 3s. 6d, for the others.

Parents' pensions are given where a parent is in need and was receiving a regular contri- bution from the son before, he was killed..

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The Ministry of: Pensions claim that the widow of the first air raid: warden to be killed received Her pension within twenty-four hours.

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