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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 31, 1941. Magistrate's Fate
CORONER
ON HIS
PAINFUL DUTY
Evidence that Mr. Her- bert Metcalfe, the, well- known Old Street, Lon- don, Magistrate, who died following a fall, was un- der the influence of drink at the time, was given at the inquest. A verdict of "Accidential death" was recorded.
The South Bucks Coroner. Mr J. Baily Gibson, said "I am afraid 1 is evident that Mr Metcalfe came home under the mener of aleuhol, and that while he was left
lone he endeavoured to get 417! The stairs, collapsed owing to his. condition, and fell back and hat
us head against the dept
Mr Metcalfe was 52
He byed
at Croyland, Woodside Road, Bea consfield.
His widow. Mrs
calfe, said that his health had pati
been good for
Mara M-
some true.
On
THE BIG BANG-Some idea of how the crews of the Luft- waffe Jettison their bombs when the R.A.F. are "on their tail" can be judged by this exclusive picture accured by our camera- man whilst he was driving in the S. E. area. A German aircraft had come into contact with one of our Righters, who immediate, ly engaged.
The enemy mahine straightaway dropped his bombs in meadow-land (which according to the German com. munique were military objectives) and made for home. This picture was secured by our photographer from the seat of his
(Fox. Copyright).
car.
LOOTER "LIKE A VULTURE"
William Leiney Jabourer, aged-
EVERY MAN VOLUNTEERED
After
a
battalion
of
Wednesday he went to the pohee twenty, of Bromley High Street, British infantrymen had court in the usual way and came Bow, F, who was sentenced at home in the evening.
The Coroner
was he in17"
to one month's hard for rveen DR # tair
Old Street "What condition; labour
"He was not very well" The Coroner "Was he much under the influence drink?
Mrs. Metcalle hesitated then whispered, "Yes,"
Lying on His Back
baby's shipper stolen From the very den, was "like a vulture," said the
bombed home id an ARP war-↓
lives,
men
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