1941-08-15 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1941.

In this likeness of Jean Arthur you might not discern the characteristics of a militant labour agitator, but such is her role, and a most amusing one. In her starring part of Mary, in RKO Radio's "The Devil and Miss Jones", at the King's Theatre. This 15 Norman Krasna's delightful comedy rvolving around the urge to organise, as it hits a departmen; ctore's basement force. Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn arsist the fair-haired Jean in the fun-making.

ONE R.A.F. STATION GOT FOUR-.. MAY BE MORE

AN R.A.F. OFFICER'S ACCOUNT OF HOW FOUR ENEMY BOMBERS WERE BROUGHT DOWN BY NIGHT FIGHTERS FROM ONE STA- TION AT NIGHT WAS BROADCAST. HE SAID:

Reports began to come in of enemy bombers streaming towards London. Grim-looking night fighters taxied into position and took off. I was standing just outside the watch office when sudden- ly someone shouted: "There goes the first," and I saw the 'plane in the distance diving to earth.

Pitsently the first of the night, fighters returned. The tousled- headert utlot came in to the Intel- |

It had dived into the sea with both engines blazing.

With the first streaks of dawn gence Officer's room rubbing his the last of the night fighters came hands to get them warm,

acntences.

PORTUGAL FEARS AN INVASION

According to general reports extensive move- ments of German troops are taking place in the occupied zone of France.

Several German Panzer divi- sions stationed between Bordeaux and Bayonne are being concen- trated on the Spanish border. Powerful long range guns from the Maginot Line also are being transferred in this direction.

According to the information: available, Hitler has issued orders for the formation of a special group of German troops under the command of General Falkenhau- sen,

Simultaneously large units of Spanish troops are being die. patched to the Portuguese from. tier.

It is said that the headquarters of Spanish troops assigned for "perations in Portugal are already stationed in Badajos.

ALL THESE EVENTS IN SPAIN AND AT THE FRANCO-1 SPANISH FRONTIER CAUSE GREAT ALARM IN LISBON. IT IS BEING OPENLY SAID THAT GERMANY IS CONTEMPLAT- ING AGGRESSION AGAINST PORTUGAL AND IS USING SPAIN FOR THIS TASS.

PURPOSE.-

ANGLO-SOVIET FUNCTION

TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE AT- TENDED ΟΝ AUGUST 4 A FUNCTION ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH SOCIETY CULTURAL RELATIONS WITH LSSR AND DEVOTED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANGLO-

SOVIET COOPERATION.

Mr. Novikov delivered an ad- dress of greeting on behalf of the Sovie Embassy Replying, Pro- fessor Bernard Pearce said. "I be- eve that it is in the East that Fascism will be dealt the Ana! crushing blow. The cooperation between the Soviet and British peoples will ensure victory in this war." His words were greeted with loud applause. The money co'- lected from the festivities were handed over to the British War fund and the Soviet Red Cross.—~~ Tass.

back, including two crews who got a Dornier.

He told his story in short, jerky had been over enemy aerodromes And so we went to breakfast trying to catch the raiders return- (with the station score at four des- "i saw a dark shape in fronting home. One of them, a tall, fair-troyed and the tousle-headed pilot I gave him several equirts with haired pilot in a heavy flying suit, still allowed only one damaged. my gun. He went down in a steep dive. I followed. All the time I kept pumping more bul- lete. I definitely filled that Hun full of holes.

But he got away

in the end.

The Intelligence Officer decided this one could be c aimed only as damaged.

Meanwhile

the Interrogation Officer whose job it is to question any Germans who land safely was phoning round the country to And out where the one we'd seen had come down.

All Over The Place

After a while more of the night fighters glided in to land, and the crews followed one another in to make their reports. There were so many of them that three Intel- ligence Officers were hard at work taking down what they had

say.

to

One had had two combats. In the first he had seen his bullets strike home and the enemy air- craft go in 1 steep dive. wasn't sure about that one.

He

The second fight was better. Bits had fallen off the bomber just before it went down nearly vertically. but the Intelligence Officer only credited him with two damaged for the time being. though, later in the night a report, came in that a rolder had been scen-to crash at the right time. and place to fit in with the first one. he'd attacked.

Then the tousled-headed pilot came. In again after a second patrol. He was told that the one down probably was his—the time and place where it crashed seemect to agree with his report:

Then a squadron leader came in. revorting; one definitely destrõved: "Just outside Londona raider flewright in front of me." The sald. "I gave him a long burst and he went down, straight down. in flames:

Headquarters came on the telephone. The valdo reported that the ecord was now 16, Than another pilot a flight fleutenant this time, came in. He'd got one?:

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