1941-09-29 — Page 39

THE CHINA MALL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

"MORAL OUTCASTS"

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Rejection by the United 'States Government of the further request by ex- President Hoover to be permitted to organise re- lief supplies to Greece and other occupied countries in Europe is but a logical consequence of the bar- barities of the Nazis. None abroad can feel other than sorrow that such terrible sufferings should be inflicted upon helpless innocent people. But there goes with that indignation that the Ger- mans should not merely accept with callous indif- ference the fate of people over whom they have rid- Iden roughshod, but decline also to give any guarantees that relief supplies will not be re- quisitioned.

German occupation has been that of systematic Tocusts, To their shame be it recorded that even "when the Italians, whom .Hitler sent in to police Greece so that his own troops could be spared for the Russian front, sent in milk for starving Greek

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children the Germans STANDING on seized the bulk of it and bomber, aerodrome, browning grass

forwarded it to Germany. across the hangars over miles of enemy now, look up at the lovely silently. It is a soft, furry black

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move

As

The

ed, blue-eyed young man not long The group includes a fair-head-

from school. He is a Flight-Lieu- tenant. A short, stocky lad with a, north-country accent is an di- gunner. Another

young chap, with mouse-coloured hair and a

the short, dry, dangerous task soon to be under- But suddenly it is not funny. [A ̈ of the huge taken; no hint of apprehension. small black object falls to the

one looks But I, too old to fly against anground and lands on the tarmac. Certainly nothing more brilliant sun saturates a landscape very sparse.

verdant, undulating country. A sky.

cumulus clouds seem cat mascot which he has been so anxious not to drop that he has clearly shows the ac-of quilted ripening crops, across

had a wire tail fixed to it so that which deep shadows

I wish that something would he can secure it to his fingers, curacy of Mr. Churchill's small cumulus clouds sail before happen so that the dazzlingly blue which have to clasp so many other description of the Nazis the sun..

vault of the heavens could become things. more overcast. For in a daylight|-- as the "moral/outcasts of

The landscape is still and peace- raid the clouds are embraced A shadow passes across his face mankind." No other ful, dancing under a heat-wave gratefully by raiding airmen as momentarily. Is this falling black

cat an omen? which they can

We pretend not to tempered gently by a breeze from screens behind people could have done the west.

hide if need be-and there usually notice it. such a thing. But even

is the need. With such a picture This picture of a bit of England sky, how many of these laughing before Mr. Churchill seems beautiful but strangely in-boys will come back? spoke the Greeks were congruous, for, although one's

spirit wishes to capitulate and They have gone into the carrying out his injunc- become quietly absorbed almost "briefing room" to learn where tion to keep their souls as the camouflaged hangars and they are to fly, where they are

aerodrome buildings are absorbed to drop their bombs, how they serious but innocent expression in. clean from all contacts into the unrolled canvas of this with the Nazis. No Greek countryside.it is not possible. worthy of the name re- It might have been had not a jects Mr. Churchill's plea big, twin-engined Blenheim bom- ber suddenly, roared. out the. tọ have faith and hope warning as its engines were and hold out against started up, to whip the breeze into deliverance that is sure. grass backwards. from the sun a terrific wind that laid the long The people of Europe as until it cut a queer jagged pattern winter nears, wonder how shadow.

on the ground with its quivering they can fight disease: They know that the Ger- mans do not care if they die and that, if the lives

strip them.

the

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of men have

hangars, a group

Over the far side, behind the surrendered themselves to the sun-drenched, peaceful moment

But they are not ordinary men.

By Richard Haestier

his far-seeing eyes is an observer sergeant. N.C.O.S .and officers alike are friends. There is a marked absence of Service cour- tesies. Everyone Is Bill, or Jack, or Tubby.

Presently

extremely a tall, good-looking young Wing Com- mander, wearing the ribbon of the D.F.C. with the silver rosette, denoting, a bar, walks up and Joins in the conversation. There is no will recognise their targets, to heel-clicking or calling him "Sir.": study pictures of the buildings | Those about to die do not salute. they must destroy, get exact maps They are saluted. The Wing Com of the target area, to learn where mander is just another airman,

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The man who, tells them is the Officer. He is lit-

Run To A Time

Timetable

the airmen

the gunner tests his guns and the | observer adjusts his maps, the pilot, revs up his engines to satisfy himself that they are running well.

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fighter opposition might be ex- although he is not going up to- pected and where anti-aircraft day, because he is acting Station of Germans might be rele pot grunden-fire to blast them from the sum- them off.

guns will throw up the heaviest Commander. He has come to see After a minute or two: saved by taking from eyed. They are all happy: so very mer sky. They are even told he looks at his watch.

what time they should arrive over those things without obviously happy. They sunshine their targets, how long they will says, and the airmen crowd into "About' time to move off," he ing and lounging in the sunshine, which they cannot sur- some watching the smoke from should be back again for tea.

remain and at what time they tenders with their kit to be takenTHESE FACTS MAKE vive, Hitler's

their cigarettes twirling, upwards.

to their waiting aircraft that have agentsAll have heaps of strange

already been "bombed up.". would not hesitate to paraphernalia. around them

maps, flying helmets and goggles, Intelligence of a win Mighty Roar Of Engines packed parachutes-with broad- Herein lies the particu- harness, canvas bags stuffed with do the job, but he is a specialist Without any farewells, or any

who, has collected all the possible sort of conimotion, lar brutality of the Nazi with clips on the top to hold to get there, do their job, and come ies start the engines, and while other maps, small pieces of board information that can help them climb into their aircraft, Mechan- system. The outside Loolscap, paper and their precious world would eagerly send who fly the Blenheims, and are

"Mae Wests." They are the boys back safely. supplies to the starving soon to be off on a daylight raid

on eufemy territory. people of Nazi-occupied Europe if only they could No Thought Of Danger are still ten minutes to go before field, the gentle buzz of engines De sure that these food-They appear to have no worry to a time-table as regular as

the take-off. This business is run increases to a mighty roar. The railway system.

a bombers begin to race towards us, their tails go up, they are off the ground," and gaining; height into ed by the Germans. But bution of essential medi-

I cannot help watching a jovial the wind. sergeant-pilot. . He could not All we on the ground cấn: dó the knowledge that the cal supplies and food for boast of a lean figure in his bath, now is to wait and hope that "all Germans in Greece al- infants in such a manner but cluttered up with all his kit our aircraft returned safely."

| he looks like în amiable Tather · But the sky is still sickeningly ready have seized relief that these materials Christmas who lias arrived six clear blue. There are hardly any supplies creates the great would not serve to replen- months too soon. He seems to clouds about at all. est barrier. If the Amerl-ish the German reserves can Red Cross or some it would be easy indeed to similar organisation could find the money to finance devise a system of distri-rellef.

stuffs or their equivalent in the world, no thought of the would not be requisition-

The bomber crews file out, look ing at their wrist watches, There

From the far side of the air-

have so many things to carry-that-Whatever happens-a-power first he drops his helmet, and then station where the workers do not another piece of kit for him. This fuse, a glove," then someone rotileves expect it, is going to gót a terrille dropping of things: becomes a But here, on the aerodrome, all minor joke. Ho laughs heartily is strangely quiet. “One bécomes at it. It is very, funny,

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