1941-02-17 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.

R.A.F. FOIL MURDER IN SKY

Spitfires formed them selves into a bodyguard and "escorted" a paraTM chuting R.A.F. pilot to the ground, when he baled out during an air battle over Kent.

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"encirclement The new licy has been adopted by the R.A.F. to prevent German planes machine gunning any more of our mcn after they have baled

out.

Recently a Messerschmidt dived time after time to gun an RAF. pilot as he drifted slowly to the ground. The pilot was dead when he landed.

Towards the end of the battle a pilot was seen to bale out.

lurked While a Messerschmidt high in the air, Spitfires flew in the ล nose-to-tail circle round falling airman,

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KEEP BED FOR HOGARTH'S

YOU SIR, TO YOU)

(ONLY 5d.

CHILDREN, SOME OF THEM under five, have

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founded a new war service · bagging shelter accóm- modation for relatives and clients in the London Tubes.

In many cases the children are seeking safety for families as large as fifteen. Their charges range up to 4d. or 5d. per space.

The more comfortable and less draughty spots are monopolised by older boys, who charge as high as 9d, and Is. These youngster s have regular customers. No won- der.

day. You can see them any hanging around Underground sta trons, barred to them until "after school hours."

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They stand for hours during heavy ale-ralds so that they may keep the pitches they have re-

for their parents served others who cannot themselves stand in queues so early.

released from Children school early so that they may go and save shelter accommodation for their elders.

are

For His Grannie

In many cases they do not go to

school at all

If they take cover during air-

are advised, they lose their place in the shelter queues.

"They started to circle him almost as soon as his para-raids and go to shelters, as they chute opened at a great height." an eye-witness told reporter. "And they didn't leave him for a moment until he was safely the ground.

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"All the time the Messersch- midt hovered high in the sky

chance seemingly waiting for to repeat the last murder.”

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LAMOUR'S KISSES ARE NOT ERSATZ

Dorothy Lamour's movie kisses are 100 per cent.

She went into a clinch, wind- ing up with the inevitable fade- out kiss, with young Ted North. Ted, who hasn't been in Holly- wood for long, expressed himself as much impressed.

But the director was not satis- fled. He asked: "Were those ersatz kisses, or the real things Dorothy bristled. She demanded!

electro-cardiograph

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prove it.

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The electrodes of the machine were attached to one of her shapely legs and to each wrist. A graph of her normal heart action was recorded, and then she went into action.

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Clinical observations showed that as she kissed her blood pres- sure soared, her pulse rate leaped from eighty-four to 110 and there

marked "hippus reaction" in the pupil of the eye, demonstrating emotional stress.

North's reactions were not taken, but he contributed a lay- man's observation that as far as he could tell there was absolutely nothing lacking, Associated Press.

Sydney Scurridge, aged thirteen, whose mother has a crippled arm, of East Acton, told a reporter:-

"I have stood for hours outside Tube stations, Sometimes i miss

school.

"Policemen have advised me to take shelter in air-raide. When I have done so I have found my place has been taken in the queue."

VOLUNTEER

CRICKET WEEK

There will be considerable crie ket activity among the Volunteers in the course of the next three days. To-day, starting at 2 pan., they will be entertained at Chuter Road by Hong Kong Crie- ket Club,

they will

to-morrow

play Kowloon Cricket Club, and on Wednesday the Officers and Ser- geants of the Corps will play Other Ranks.

Following are the teams:---

E. C.

MATCH AT

HAMPDEN PK.

R. Hogarth, Police junior, cen- tre-half and Rugger forward, was Scottish Schoolhoy Inter- national Soccer player, playing

at centre-half against England

in Hampden Park

1925 the was Scots won 2-1- and it then thought that young Hogarth would make the grade and enter professional football.

Unfortunately,

no soccer

however, he