1941-07-21 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1941.

MUTT AND JEFF

JEFF HOW ABOUT TAKING

A GOOD FULL-LENGTH PICTURE OF ME?

SURE! LET'S

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OF YOU IN THE·

How's

STEP BACK A

THIS?

LITTLE MORE!

PICTURE!'

JUST Á LITTLE

BIT MORE! LITTLE MORE!

GO ON THE ROOF WHERE THE LIGHT IS GOOD!

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Split In

FEAT OF AN ANZAC

The Nazi AIRMAN

Camp

Sharp

differences

opinion regarding

of conduct

of

the

the war

The Distinguished Fly-

ing Medal is awarded to

LIFEBOAT ORDEAL DESCRIBED

An

officer, voyage of open

Leading Aircraftsman

R.N.V.R. Milton Griffin, of No. 10 describing a Squadron Royal Austra-1,500 miles in an

boat in a broadcast talk, against Russia were ex-lian Air Force.

said that his ship, a Bri- pressed at a conference The official account says: **In

tish liner, was sunk last of German generals held June, 1941, this airman was first

aircraft March by an armed mer- on the eve of Hitler's at- which in the course of operations

chant cruiser in the tack on Russia, according was attacked by an enemy Focke- to well-informed circles in Wolfe aircraft. After the engage- South Atlantic. Berne, says Moscow radio.

The most ardent supporters of theory, including the blitzkrieg Generals List and Reichenau, pointed out the inevitability the eastern campaign turning into which might a long-drawn wor read to the crash of Germany.

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Goering and the most promin

leaders also ent aviation pressed opposition to an eastern venture.

After of a Sunderland

ment it was found that the Sun-

derland was losing large quan-

tities of oil.

Griffen crawled into the wing and discovered two large holes in the bottom of an oil tank.

Returning to the hull he ob- tained tools, plugs and a two! gallon drum of all which he took into the wing and, after plugging the holes and piercing the top of the oil tank, he poured in the oil by means of a small tin and

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way succeeded in main taining a continuous supply of oil.

Nevertheless Hitler signed the order for the attack, and after it

Guffen made four journeys into had begun reprisals were taken

and in all spent two against the recalcitrant generals, the wing

the engine in including Goeing and Reichenau, hours nursing

intense heal and in and a number of generals

position." removed from their posts. Reu- crumped

Wireless. 1er.

were

OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD

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HORIZONTAL

1 Final

5 Man's nick-

name

8 Long, band 12 Reverberation

13 The self 14 Archalc

preposition 15 European

country.

17 Evil

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20 Snares

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ruminant

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31 Land mdasúre

32 Ship channel

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west wind

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leavings

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stand

VERTICAL

1 Deserted

2 Land measure

3 Formed

4 Musical

sounds

5 Mound

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capital

9 Turkish

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capital

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Bashan

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sa Janguagán

He was in command of a life- boat with 82 persons which finally reached Brazil 23 days later.

He was travelling as a passen- ger when the ship was attacked by un enemy merchant cruiser.

"We found that we had about 16 gallons of water. 48 tins of con- densed milk and two tins of ois- We worked out that we cults. could only have a third of a din- per of water per day. that is little less than an eggcupful, two tins of milk divided and one bis- cuit each.

"After about 10 days we Jari several storms and we were able to catch some rainwater which permitted an increase in the water ration to about a full eggcupful and later still it was possible to double the water ration as more water was caught and the number in the boat decreased.

"We were soon covered with salt water serca which were ag gravated by the crowded con ditions and the constant rolling of the boat which threw against each other.

us

sit.

"It was also impossible to lie or even stand in comfort owing to the overcrowding.

"After about 10 days the hardship and privation began to tell and each day three or four persons died.

"We had no charts and our only aid to navigation was a compass. We sighted land when pected to.

we ex-

"Of 82 persons who were ori- ginally in the lifeboat, 13 Euro- peans and 25 natives survived.". British Wireless.

30 Dead In Smash Rail

THIRTY WERE KILLED IN A

TRAIN SMASH

NEAR LAKE STATES

COMO YESTERDAY, THE SWISS RADIO,

Fifty were injured in the train, work- which was carrying 700

men.

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