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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1941.

Shaury, Supps Court,

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Almost Incredible Rescue In Clydeside Air Blitz

Policeman Buried For Over A Week

THE CASUALTY LIST OF LAST WEEK'S CLYDESIDE AIR RAID HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ONE BY AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE RES- GUE OF A MAN WHO HAD BEEN BURIED SEVEN AND A HALF DAYS.

All hopes had been abandoned for saving a number of people buried deep in the wreck- age, including Donald Clark, a 32-year-old policeman, but after many tons of debris were cleared away, a man's voice was heard.

Frantic and unceasing efforts opened an aperture to enable a woman-doctor to ap- proach and give Clark an injection.

The survival of Clark after so long a perind without food and

is stated to be probably record in medical history.

water

Clark immediately opened his "Buster," playing snooker in al eyes and vowed that he was "not : local working men's club when so bad."

interviewed by Reuter, told how their way through they worked the wreckage of a shelter under the factory and rescued 34 people and then picked their way through a cluster of electric wires into the ! ruins of the factory to bring out eight men, five of whom were dead, just before the building col- lapsed.

The doctor, interviewed by Reu- ter, said it was a very extraordin ary case to Bud anyone alive after being buried in such circumstances for over seven days without wa-

ter.

Four to five days is consider

ed a'nst the hit for persons to live without liquid food.

Died Later

Clark, however, died in an in. firmary last night.

Another man, John Cormack 22, was found in wreckage alive The first thing he asked for was

cup of tea

thei and then told rescuers that a girl lying not fai from him was believed to be still alive. He also spoke of other people entonibed further back in the wreckage.

"Buster" a so told how

pre-

ed pubile-house and saved nine

EASTERN

SUPPLY

COUNCIL

The Eastern

Group

viously he crawled under a wreck- Supply Council begins lives, but "that time there functioning in New Delhi nobody to take note of it."- Reu-in a few days with the ar-

ter.

R.A.F. MAN FACES COURT MARTIAL

WIN

When Aircraftman J A. Amer. aged 18, joined the R.A.F. as a boy his burning ambition was to be- come a pilot.

At last he made up his mind to Meanwhile to the long list of fly a Spitfire to demonstrate his Britain's air raid heroes has been qualifications for a pilot's course. added the name of John Thomas In a letter to his C.O., which he Cain "Buster" to his friends--a proposed to drop on the airfield "devil-may-care" Coster boy. during his fight, he asked permis-

At 16 he becomes the youngest sion to take the course, George Medal winner, for help- ing police officers to rescue people trapped under a blazing factory.

Heroic Rescue

"Buster." youngest of a family of 13, assists his mother in the family costermonger business

He further suggested that if the C.O. agreed an R.A.F, truck was to be placed in a certain position. on the airfield. In this case he would land. If the C.O. refused the truck was to be placed in an- other position.

rival in India of the New Zealand representative.

Other members of the Council are from Australia, South Africa, India and the United Kingdom,

The Chairman, Sir Archibald Carter has already arrived, at- tending a press conference yes- terday morning.

A member stated that there

plies from India, was no question of limiting sup- but to obtain them from other parts of the Eastern Empire.

The whole problem of the Council was to stimulate prdi duction in every country in the Group.

The Council was formed to facilitate the practical carrying out of the policy laid down at the

Group Conference

in

"WRENS" ENTERTAIN THE NAVY-The Women's Royal Naval Service gave a party to Naval and other members of the services at Greenwich College. A ballet and cabaret was per- formed by the "Wrens," Photo shows "Wren" Hentha Browne doing the Can-Can watched by her uniformed friends. right, Fox).

U.S. ARMY OF FOUR MILLIONS

United States Army

requirements will bud- get for a factory cap acity sufficient supply 4,000,000 men "on combat' status.”

to

A Bill for addition- al outlay for Army and Navy require- ments, totalling over $4,073,000,000, was sent to the House of Representatives för action yesterday. Reuter.

fleld or their own

countries) is

(Copy-

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT THE

KING'S

THEATRE

DESTRY DIETRICH IS AT IT AGAIN!

... She makes a

· South Seas Tyc| phoon look likeTM a gefitle breeze!”,

Marlors

to proceed as smoothly as possible DIETRICH

Supplying of troops in

Group (whether in the shipping. Reuter.

the and with the smallest drain on

Amer was prevented from car- rying out his plan by a mishap Eastern which they started after their when attempting to take off.

1940. shop had been demolished by This story was told at a court- bombs and their horse killed. martial when Amer was charged

"Buster" and his father, after with negligently causing damage Eastern the shop was wrecked, took to an aircraft. work in a demolition firm, but "I am sorry for the damage done "Buster" was found to be un- to the aircraft," he said, "but I der 18 and had to go back to stand by the principle which led eciling fruit. His father was me to do what I did.” Injured in demolition work and is now in hospital.

The finding of the court was not announced.

Indian troops: stationed in the West recently visited the King's farm; ön Roval Invitation, The Punjabis Inspected the dattle and land, and later toasted the King, în ginger aloʻstɛm. meni in the farm-house. (Copyright, Fox),

IRAQ STANDS BY BRITISH ALLY

SEVEN SINNERS

Pos WAYNE

ALBERT DEKKEN BRODERICK CRAWFORD

MISCHA AUER *****

"THE FRANK AND sincere talks have been reassuring to both parties while a survey of the present position in the Middle East | BILLY GILBERT ANTICA LE confirmed the necessity of cooperation be- tween the two Allies within the limits of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty.""

So declared the Iraq Foreign views regarding the relations be Minister;---Tewfil · Bey· Suweida; tween our Allied countries.

in a statement in Baghdad yes- terday concerning his recent meeting with Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, in Cairo..

"I have also been in touch with other responsible British people. In the Middle East, and I am glad to kay (the "talka have been most reassuring t both parties.

The Minister further said: "It

"Iraq interest is always in was hátural that...I should' avail evading the calamities of・ WAY myself cofor their opportunityty of while fully carrying out obliga- meeting Mr. Eden to exchange tions to her

Reuter.

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