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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1940

MUTT AND JEFF

GOSH,MUTT, I DUNNO MYSELF!

WE GONNA VOTE FOR

ROOSEVELT

OR

WILLKIE?

WELL WRITE THE NAME OF EACH CANDIDATE ON A LITTLE SLIP OF PAPER, PUT 'EM ALL IN A HAT "AND PICK ONE!

THERE, NOW I'LL SHAKE- VEM AND THEN YOU PICK ONE!

AND THE ONE You PICK WE

VOTE FOR!

ак!

FING!?

HERE I.GO!

WHO DO WE

VOTE FOR?

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By BUD FISHER

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CZECHS

NO LEAF

PRAISE OUR FOR HIM. 'PLANES

Hoping to get "a drop of leaf"

so that he could, visit his sick

mother, a soldier who had re- ceived concussion in a road

JEALOUS OF

BROTHER'S QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

WIFE

of shooting and a man

After only forty-five days of smash feigned deafness for six

A soldier. accused training in England, Czecho-weeks

at his sister-in law slovak pilots have already ac But, as he told Professor Mil-friend was alleged to have stated counted for twenty-four German lals Culpin, the psycho-neurosis that he was jealous of their as- 'planes, against one lost of their experts;

Own.

The Czechoslovak pilots to whom I talked were full of praise for the British machines, which enable them to make full use of their skill. It is a great satisfaction for them after their experiences in French machines, writes a correspondent.

A Czech captain who was de- corated in France with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'Honneur shot down a Messer- schmidt 110 over London when flying with three squadrons English,Czechoslovak, and Cana: dian-in "sandwich" formation,

“I didn't get no leaf, and once I'd let on to be deaf I couldn't go back on it."

His anxiety to return to his unit was satisfied when his case sheet. was marked "Deafness found to be functional; cured by a visiting psycho-therapist."

And he was instructed that, it anyone wanted to know how he was cured, he was to say he had been, mea- merised and couldn't remem- bor anything about it! Professor Millais Culpin tells this story when discussing cases of "war neurosis" in "The Lan- cet."

There was, too, an old Army man who complained of a lot This successful Czechoslovak of ill-health and, during his ex- Squadron has received con- | amination, "'exhibited 2 nasty gratulations from Air Vice-'acking corf at too frequent in- Marshal Leigh-Mallory. Their tervals.” The Professor's com- English training officer is full of admiration for them. "Some of my Czechoslovak pilots," he said, "returned with wounds of which they made light bec se they were afraid that the m lical of ficer might not let Laem fly again."

ment on his case was. "He is muscular, and looks fit and well I think he is."

Another man complained that his hands "went shaky" at times, following a fall in which he hit the back of his head.

The Professor found "the Recently the Czechoslovak | evidence of concussion seems to bomber squadron took part for have been very flimsy," and he the first time in a successful adds, “He is now a lead-swin- long-distance raid over Belgium. ger."

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A statement which the police said had been made by the soldier, described how he shot at the couple when he found them sleeping in an air rald sholter,

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James Burnham, twenty-one, of Myrtlebury Street, Dalston, who appeared at Stratford, E, Police Court in soldier's uni.. form, was sent for trial at the Central Criminal Court.

He was charged with attempt- ing to murder his sister- in-law, Mrs. Elsa Burnham, and William Sullivan at Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, on September 17,

Burnham pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence. He was granted legal aid.

“Very Friendly”

Mr. E. B. Clayton, for the prosecution, produced a state- ment said to have been made by Burnham, in which Burnham- said that he was very friendly with his brother's wife when he was on leave six months ago.

His brother was in Palestine. He spent the seven days' leave, with his brother's wife,

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On September 15 he came home for another leave, and found his brother's witè had been 'associating with Sullivan.

He found them sleeping on а mattress in an air rald shelter, and as they left the shelter upon the "All clear" going, about two. o'clock on the morning of Sep- tember 17 he fired at them.

Sullivan, had a bullet through

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uninjured.

The statement added;

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Six jealous of them.. months ago she told me she would never, go back to my brother.

Mrs. Burnham in the witness- that she had

box, admitted been friendly with her brother- in-law, but said she had never lived with him,

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