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WATER-STAINED PLAQUE AT COVENTRY CATH.

(From A Special Correspondent)

A CHARRED, water-stained plaque is fixed to the shell which the Hun has made of Coventry Cathedral.

It hangs there to celebrate a triumph--the glor- ious victory by Lord Wellington over the French at Salamanca, for which, on August 17, 1812, a peal of 5,000 changes of Oxford Treble Bob Royal rang out from the old belfry.

Another peal sounded in Coventry recently. The strident clang of a fire engine racing through ruin- ed streets.

NEW 'PLANE HOVERS IN AIR

A new type of ob- servation monoplane, demonstrated by United States Army officials is able to get into the air from a 300-foot circular run- way, and can be set down within its own length.

It can fly at very slow speeds and al- most come to a halt in the air, says Reu- ter.

And as it sounded, its note broke in on a little PREPARE

group of people celebrating another triumph, the triumph of a great faith.

There were seven of them, four | women and three men, sitting in the sorely damaged Church of the Holy Trinity, the second of the spired churches in this City of Three Spires.

A hundred yards away was the devastation

the Cathedral of only where the previous Sunday four walls, a tower and a spire was fourteenth-century glory.

On the other side of Holy Trinity was heaped rubble, which had so recently been fine build- Through The roof of the ings. church we could see the sky.

Feet crunched on shattered s'ained glass as the sever wor

to thai pews, shippers passed

and the dismal trickling water made

of

background to

the cleric's words.

the

Yet, the heart is sound,

which is the heart of the place central city of England.

So many have left the city- want of homes, not fear, has drl- ven them away and left behind is the core.

TO ATTACK

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"I hope I shall live to see and hear the tramp of 01 the maggot And this core

Allied soldiers through will attack in vain. Its Nazidom quietly resolute citizens who re-the streets of Berlin and main are England.

of Rome," says General Sir Hubert Gough. “1, in company with thousands, nay, millions, have other reason for living."

Trudging through the batter-

ed streets this morning was a

man

who spirit of the loves.

personifics the ancient city he

His solled clothes are all that

he has left. His home has business has gone, gone, his but his eyes were the eyes of a contented man,

John Shelton is an antiquary museum has It was cold in the church, for whose Benedictine

he windows are gaping and there been visited by thousands.

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Sir Hubert, who commanded Britain's Fifth Army in the last war, writing in the "English- Speaking World," says:———

"The equipment and training of an Army of several million men must be energetically Is to heating. It was dark, for it he had collected ancient relics

story of the city pushed ahead. This Army must there is no electricity or gas, and which tell the

not be organised for defenco two candles alore helped the through the centuries.

of these shores only. With so much lost John Shelton light of the dull day.

"The young and Regular Army But here faith was unshatter. can yet be happy.

to undertake of- "My treasures ure safe," he must be ready ed, here were warmth and light

congregation for the tiny

as told me with a serene smile. "My fensive warfare, to carry invasion

safely away. into the enemy's country, as sor above the sound of the splash-pic'ures are hidden

wherever as and also been e-

the political ing water, above the sound of Other relics have

uppor- the fire engine bell they heard moved and though most of my situation the words. "O Lamb of God, books have been destroyed I was tunity." who takest away the sing of able to dump some in dolly-tubs the world, grant us Thy Peace." and rescue them. Peace is something that Coven- try cannot. hope to know yet, ex- rept in its heart. It has been torn by too savage a wound for the scars to vanish soon.

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Sir Hubert believes the

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"The loss of evory-day things is trifling to me when 1 ro-

if Hitler member what 1 have pre-vasion of

the gamble → served. They could never have decides to make

with a tremendous replaced. Clothes, home, will s'art

2,000 or more business - all that can be re. bombardment by stored. I shall be on my feet German and Italian 'planes. again soon, and so will Coven-

In the general confusion, par- achutists and troop-carrying try.

"A place which has seen so planes might be dropped, carry- much cannot be beaten in a night." | ing

many thousands of well- The spirit of John Shelton is armed troops behind our lines →→ the spirit which will rebuild Co- for instance, north of London →→ ventry. It is already evident on and crossing of the all the roads leading to the city.

Silent, Sad People

Five miles out on all the roads policemen are stationed to keep away idle visitors and two classes of traffic alone are traveling within its bounds.

tempted.

"It is a great plan, succeed if we were prepared at home. not."

That gamble would fail: ‚'

Channel at-

which might weak or un- But we are

if it were made

becoming TROOPS SING JAZZ IN

ANCIENT CHURCH

One goes from the damaged town - a procession, small now, of carts and vans bringing away the relics of wreck- ed homes, boundles of clothes, carpeting and old chairs on which sit silent, sad people.

The procession which goes the other way is made up of lorries carrying food and comforts and vehicles taking gangs of men and materials.

On all ronds-relief is pouring:

·Into the centre‹ "of England. squad, who... will clear up: the mess,shore up the damaged buildings, straighten out twist. ed places and help to build the new Coventry:

They will build on foundations the like of: which -Germany ^ căn never know.

OFFICER FINED £1,575

are

A church 1200-years old is now a.soldier's club. but not every- one in Worcester knows that yet,

Thus people

well- surprised, when they hear the sound of jazz songs coming. from St. Helen's, When the church was closed because it had become redundant, the rector, the Rev. W. A Ru- chanan-Dunlop, got permission to convert it into a club..

Replying to his critics; the rector told a reporter."In St. Helen's Church soldiers sing 'Roll Out the Barel.' I do not like it much as n song, but is it any worse than some of our hymns?"

LUNCH SEANDER

Squadron-Leader Thomas K Burton, RAF. - was..., at Bow Street fined in all £1,576 and 25.

ing's Berich Division guiness costs. for failing to offer in a re d slander suit, Mr. for sale to the Treasury American - Justice Hilbery awarded・・ Mr. dollars to the value of £1200 | Charles Stederiam Donmall, secre- On behalf of Squadron-Leader tary of the British Boxing Board Burton 1 was stated that he was of C old E26"" dainages, with working fourteen hours a day, costs, against Mr. Ben Bennison, and his mind was so full of im- sporting journalist He said that portant matters that he did not at si Jur on, given by the Mar- make the return. The Treasury ques Junensberry Mr. Benni- had not lost a farthing throu in monit

önportunity "of at- the transactions.