By BUD FISHER
"COME OUT FROM UNDER THAT BED,
· YOU COWARD!"
AND THEN CAME OUT!
Misher
MOTHER'S PARCEL
YUNNAN'S PART IN
AIDED HIS ESCAPE THE WAR
FLYING-OFFICER Richard Freewen Martin-- the twenty-two-year-old Cheltenham pilot the Na- zis accused of breaking parole when he escaped from has internment in Luxemburg on Christmas Eve been awarded the D.F.C.
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burg authorities that he intend. ed to escape by asking for his parole to be withdrawn.
The important part played by Yunnan in the war of resistance was ein- phasised in Chinese cir- cles in Chungking yester- day.
hos- more
Since the outbreak of
sent Yunnan hus tilities than 100,000 men to the various fronts and it is stated that
pilot officer, landed his plane at Good Night -- Good Bye | the total investments by the Cen-
Esch, Luxemburg, believing him- self to be on French territory. When he realised his mistake he tried to take off again, but his
wheels stuck in the inud. was interned.
Martin warned the
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An escort accompanied him everywhere, but after dinner one night in the fortress of St. Espirt, he turned to his guard, said po- He
litely: "Good evening and thank you," scaled the wall, and Jumped fifteen feet to freedom.
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Eleven other R.A.F. officers were awarded the D.F.C. for gallantry according to the London Gazette DANCING IN 6 HOURS and eleven other ranks receive
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the D.F.M.
tral Government in heavy indus- tries in the province during the
million exceed 300 same period
dollars.
Another 300 million dollars has been spent on the building of railways and highways in Yun-
nan.
The total note issue of the Fu-
tien Bank, which is the provincial bank of Yunnan, amounted to 50 million dollars up to the end of 1940.
The number of their squadrons this were given--the first time has been done. No. 1 Squadron
The bank has invested 60 mil- No. has three D.F.C.s and
150 lion dollars in the development of i Squadron has five D.F.M.S.
the natural resources of the pro- No. 1 Squadron was formed at vince. The annual output of tin Farnborough on May 13, 1912, from the world-famous mines at from the remains of No. 1 Air- Ko Chiu, south of Kunming, es- ship Company, which in those timated at 8,000 tons in pre-war days was associated with the days, has been increased to more [Royal Engineers 1st Air Squadron. † thân 10,000 tons.-Reuter.
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