1941-01-08 — Page 3

AMY JOHNSON CRASH DRAMA

Naval Officer Succumbs Following Rescue Effort Bonds of Little Doubt ITALIAN TRIPOLI Empire

A SPECIAL CORRESPON- DENT. DESCHIBING IN THE GREEK NEWSPAPER **ETHNOS"" YESTERDAY A VISIT TO AUSTRALIAN SAL- LORS, WRITES: WHY IS IT THAT FOR SO MANY GEN- ERATIONS THEY REMAIN SO STEADFASTLY LOYAL TO THE IDEA OF EMPIRE””

"It is not sentimental reason3,

-common bonds of language and

blood that unites us,"

answers an

officer. "England is the mother

country. We have kept su many spiritual bonds with her but i big percentage of our population is not of British extraction

Canada has it great number of French. South Africa is full of Beers. Australia has cini grants from all over the world. But to-day we are fighting for the Empire and the Empire has clear and distinct material meaning to all inhabitants of the Dominions

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CLAIMS

Of Death Of UNFOUNDED AGAIN

Aviatrix

A NAVAL COMMANDER who dived into the sea in an attempt to save a man seen in the water after a ʻplane in which the British airwoman, Amy Johnson crashed on Sunday, died soon afterwards from exposure.

He was Lt.-Comm. W. E. Fletcher, com- manding the British trawler Haslemere.

While forming part of the escor. of a convoy off the Thames Estu- ary, the trawler saw a parachute deseending through low clouds.

An aeroplane then landed on

Within the fold of the Empire we have found wonderful pros-the water near the parachute. "perity,

The weather was very bad at the time, with a heavy sea run- ning, and the aircraft imme. diately began to break up. While a boat was being launch- Canada are greater than those of ed from the Haslemere those on the mother country." British board saw two survivors from the

I have heard it said that Eng-, land exploits us and sucks us dry. I need only tell you that income per head

of the inhabitants of

Zealand N་པ

and

Australia,

Wireless.

GOOD SENTIMENT ON STOCK MARKET

There was a more general en- quiry on the London Stock Ex- change yesterday while President Roosevelt's speech favourably us- sisted sentiment, Among foreign issues both 4 per cent. Belgian loans advanced from 46 to 30, while Chinese and Portuguese loans were well supported. Home rails and several textile shares on provincial sup- were firmer,

0:4 met port.

et neglative quiry and some good gains were registered. Wall Street was

quiet.

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aireraft in the sea.

Woman Sank

One of these was seen to be woman but she sank before rescue could be attempted.

overboard

Fletcher dived from the Haslemere in an at tempt to save the life of the other survivor.

Fletcher was seen to reach the man and to be supperling him in the water.

HOUSE-

WORK HUSBAND'S CURE

A man cured himself of neurosis caused by anxiety by taking over all the household duties and the care of three children while his, wife went out to work.

The case is mentioned in an article by Col. G. W. B. James, physician for mental disease to St. Mary's Hospital, London, in the Lancet.

"One of my patients." writes Colonel James, "was unable to Later R naval motor launch carry un with his work in a fac- arrived on the socpe and picked tory, collapsed at work with what up Fletcher, who was unoon. he called complete exhaustion, and scious and suffering from exfinally lost his job. treme exhaustian, and...exposure, No trace could be found of the man Or woman who had seen in the wa er.

Fletcher died soon after arriv- ing in hospital-Reuter.

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CITY OF BENARES HEROINE DECORATED

A HEROINE OF THE liner "City of Be

nares," Miss Mary Alice Clara Cornish, has

been awarded a medal of the Order of the British Empire for meritorious service.

The liner was torpedoed by a German sub marine and sank in the Atlantic last Septem ber while carrying children evacuees and other passengers to Canada. A total of 250 lives were lost, including 79 children.

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"But he could cycle from his hume to St. Mary's and back about thirty miles.

"This man was an old anxiety case from the last war, and finally took over all the domestic work of the house and the care of the three small children and sent his wife out to work.

"Both of them have found it a

twelve

| satisfactory arrangement, and it

has continued for over

years.

Cared For Children

"The man works hard early morning to late without undue fatigue."

from

at night

WANTS END TO RENT RACKET

Unscrupulous landlords, owners of tenement buildings all

over

London are frightening bombed enants into paying rent on their

small homes-or what is left of them.

Sir Robert said to the press!-- "The worst kind of person con- ducting this ramp is the...""house- farmer."

Sir Robert Tasker, Conservative Me ̃Ronald Mitchell Cooper, While in the lifeboat Miss Cor-M.P., for. Holborn (London) is to Fourth Officer of the 1ner," hus nish devoted herself to saving the ask the Minister of Health if he been appointed Member of the Or- children, massaging them to pre- will protect weekly tenants from

serve circulation encouraging these landlords... The official, acequnt, issued in them in exercises and inventing London last evening, states, .. that cheerful games. The whole par- Copper got his bont away from ty was rescued --Reuter, the sinking ship, and largely, "through his courage, and scaman-, ship the boat, with 46 persons abpard, was brought sately: through eight days sa ling ip..the Atlantic, all the occupants being. rescued

ITALY'S BUDGET DEFICIT

ITALY'S FINANCIAL DEFICIT LAST YEAR WAS R360,000,000 IT, WAS OFFICIALLY REVEAL- ED IN ROME. YESTERDAY.

this

They Are Afraid... "He buys up houses and lots every room to tenants.

"When the building is bombed and the people are homeless ha pounces and demands the rent. The poor tenant la in many cases frightened Into paying.

“Somailmas: „hë hande, over part of the

Devotion To Duty Miss Cornish was one of the "escorts" travelling in charge of children. When, the liner struckt she assembled on deck children for whom she was responsible and About three-quarters, of: then returned below to see if there was due to preparations for the were any others in need of side; } present war, Reuter, 80, at once."

rent and thereby,

commits himasif.

"It is in the Minister's power to put a stop to it and he should do

learned in au. thoritative quarters in London yesterday that a series of Italian claims to have sunk British war- ships off Bardia are whol- ly unfounded.

BOMBED

Tripoli (750 miles west of Bardia) was again raid- ed

R.A.F. heavily by

The claims were contained in an cfficial statement issued in bombers on the night of Rome

after yes erday's Italian January 6/7, states a

communique.

Jombarded Bardia were sunk; in

The statement said that three communique issued from of the British warships which R.A.F. Headquarters in addition, Rome alleged, liner the Middle East in Cairo was sunk and two cruisers, a sub- yesterday. marine, des royers, a gunboat and

a

› monitor badly damaged'- Reu- ter.

"KHAKI" POTATO

OUSTS THE "PLAIN BOILED"

Putatoes in their “Khaki" jack- ets will replace the "plain boiled" on the tables of many restaurants this winter,

Several tons of bombs wore dropped among motor vessels in the centre of the harbour, caus- of explosions and ing a series clouds of smoke.

One direct hit was register- ed amidships on

a large motor vescol and was followed by explosions. Several

smalt

cargo ships were probably hit

Fires were caused among Cus

buildings ond wharves, toms

was causedl while much damage to the power station.

Already catering firms are taking to heart the advice of the Ministry All British" aircraft returned of Food that

potatoes cooked in safely to base.

The communique adds that a their jackets provide more nour-further rald was carried out on ishment and less waste than those Tobruk by R.A.F. heavy bombers. peeled before cooking..

Widespread free.were cause:i

The catering manager of one

which large group of restaurants said:

were visibler from·· áo miles away among barracks, "The majority of customers have stores, shady and motor trans- welcomed the new method of

port concentrations; = cooking.. From our point of view-' The RAF alveraft returned it has resulted in a great saving without loss to their bases. of labour."

Reuter.

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