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Among awards for gallant and distinguished service in Palesting, H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000|Paid-up Capital ............£3,000,000 | announced
the "London Reserve Liability of
Reserve Fund ....... ....£3,000,000 | Gazette" recently, is that of Bar ..$20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
to Distinguished Flying Medal: 'to £3,000,000 | Pilot-Sergt. John Coggins. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate 0.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch: 14/18, Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch:
Board of Directors.
Hon, Mr. A. L. Shields,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. A. H. Compton, Esq., Hen. Mr. S. H. „Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,..
G Miskin, Esq.,.
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
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Bergt. Coggins, although badly wounded by Arab bullets, on March | 11 flew his' aeroplane back to the base at Jiar al Majameh and thus
J. LI saved the life of L.-Col. Chrystall, who commands the | Transjordan Frontier Force.
***En November, 1938, Sergt. Coggins was awarded the Distin- guished Flying Medal." the Air
recently. Ministry stated
"His unswerving devotion to duty, and
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GENERAL
Chinese Girl Guide Finds
THE POWER OF
THE PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio-Members of the Oblo House of Repre- sentatives had been debating a bill on unemployment com pensation for two hours and 45 ruinutes.
-
Speech-making wore on.. At last one of the Repre- sentatives, Mr. Ralph ·Mar- ahall, rose from his seat,
on
our
"I am informed that the gentlemen of the press have
nates quit taking speeches," he said, "so I hereby the debate be move that closed."
The debate ended abruptly.
Leakage
disregard for personal safety have Of British
-been a fine example to other pilots |
of his squadron.”
||
The awards announced are: Air Secrets
Military Cross-Capt. Samud Enderby, 1st Bn. Royal Northum- berland Fusiliers: Lt. * David Reginald Dunseath, 2nd En. Royal Ulster Rides.
Military Medal.-Lance-Cpl. Hugh McCullough, 2nd Bn. Royal Uister Rines; Rifleman John Haslett. 2nd Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles.
Pilot
Distinguished Flying Cross. Flying Officer (Acting Flight-Lt.) Hale Winter Bolingbroke; Officer John Easton McFall.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Medal.--Pilot Sergt. John Coggins. D. F. M.
OUTSTANDING PILOT
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Tax though his aircraft was subjected joverpaid, on terms which may be to heavy rifle Are from den.se ascertained at any of the Agencies coverage he continued to attack and Branches.
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Hong Kong, 13th Mar, 1939.
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The Air Ministry stated that
March
11
air assistance
Flying
Officer
the armed rebels with outstanding courage and determination. The difficulties in taking action in a deep "wad!" necessitated excep- tional fixing and, daring.
Pilot Officer McFall was detailed on the same day to carry out a reconnaissance for an armed band. which he located approaching Zemal de landed to report to the Officer Commanding Transjordan Frontier, who left in an aircraft piloted by Sergt. Coggins.
When this plane returned with Sergt. Coggins seriously wounded Pilot Officer McFall engaged armed rebels under heavy fire, his aircraft being hit in several places. After returning to make a further report to the Officer Command- ing, he took off in another aircraft and continued to attack the enemy in co-operation with the ground forces,
"He Thas proved to be 21 outstanding operational pilot and
World Sympathetic
EXTENSIVE TOUR OF U.S. & EUROPE
CHUNGKING, May 1 (Cen- tral-World sympathy is" on the skin of China and sil peace-loving peoples, are ready to help the Chinese nation'st war, according to Miss Yang Hul-min, Chinese girl guide, who has just returned from an extensive tour of Amerles and Europe after attending the International Youth Con- ference in New York last August
Miss Yang is the girl who braved Japanese gunfire and presented a Chinese national flag to the Doom- ed Battalion then defending the Joint Savings Bank Godown dur- Ing the last stage of the Battle of Shanghal. She was later select- ed to be a member of the Chinese delegation to the second Interna- tional Youth Conference.
DETAILS CUT OUT delegation
OF R.A.F. LIST
The B. A. F. have stopped the biggest leakage of British Air air secrets--their own Force List The April Listy Just out, is the smallest for years, because details of air squadrons and pilots, pub- lished at great length in the monthly lists up to now, have
." been cut out.
All that is published now of the air strength in England and over- seas are a few columns of figures, Squadrons Nos, 1-269,
The Fleet Air Arm is only shown | as ten fights and sixteen squa- drops with headquarters on board the aircraft carriers Ark Royal,
Courageous, Eagle, Furious. Glori-
ous "and Hermes.
AVAILABLE FOR 35.
* Previously anybody could buy ari Air Force List for 3s, and read where every one of the squadrons was stationed.
Was
At the conference, the Chinese enthusiastically received by more than 600 repre- sentatives of 45 different" nations, said Miss Yang. "During the open- ing ceremony of the International Youth Conference held in the New York Stadium on August 15, the. entire audience stood
and cheered the entrance of the Chi- nese delegates,
קטן
MARK OF BESPECT When the Chinese chief' de- legate was called
to Chinese make a speech, the national flag was hoisted, and
a five-minute silence was ob served as a mark of respect for China's war dead. The conference adopted resolt. tions demanding: (1) a boycott of Japanese goods, (2) a mui). tion's embargo against ar- gressor states, (3) and effec- tive help for states subject to #ggression.
After the conference, the Chi-
nese delegation embarked on a lec- ture tour through America. `Miss Yang, who gave 200 lectures un- Detalls were given of what types der the auspices of the American they were, bombers, fighters, or Girl Guide Association, enjoyed a reconnaissance, and each squadron warm reception wherever she went. was shown with its list of pilots. She said that she was often aak-
Any expert could count up the led by American girls how they. number of R. A. F. active list could help China in the
war. In officer pilots and also see how every case, Miss Yang replied that many were expert flera that is, a boycott of Japanese goods was those above the lowest commis- the best method of halting the sioned rank of acting, pilot officers. the Japanese war machine.
MARTIAL LAW IN SWATOW
has shown high devotion to duty Chinese Troops Ready
For Emergencies
in face of the enemy," it was stated.
SIR CHAS. PETRIE AND ALBANIA
Sir Charles Petrie has resigned from the council of the Anglo- ,000,000 Italian Cultural Association as B 21.0606 protest against the Italian inva- €1,947,3
sion of Albania.
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He had, therefore, written to the secretary-general of the association in, Milan informing him of his resignation Sir Charles Petrie is a Commendatore of the Order of the Crown, of Italy.
The honour was conferred on
(From Our Own Correspondent)
CHUNGSHAN, May While martial law is declared in Swatow, where every pre- cantion is made to repel the Japanese in the event of their landing. It is learned here to-day that the vigorous Chi- nese counter-attack ́ ́on. the West River delta had the effect of frustrating the enemy. designs on that pors.
According to Miss Yang. more
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1939. --PAGE 13
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than 250.000 U.S. dollars were col ATTACK BOMBERS
lected in their tour of major American cities which Included New York Washington, jand San Francisco.
Chicago,
The Chinese delegation's trip to Europe for giving lectures before the European public was equally successful, according to the girl guide.
USONIAN
NOT AMERICAN -
35
America's high
Known priest of modem architecture, " Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright" will abortly arrive in London on his first vialt to England for many years,
He is to deliver a series of public at the RIBA in
Several parts of the city were lectures feavily bombed last week and over Portland-place, and will be feted by 40 civilians were killed, although British architects at four dinners, no military establishment was hit, a lunch and a tea party within About Ave Japanese warships were five days of landing.
However, all
NAVY CHILDREN him by the King of Italy in 1935 were ready for emergency.
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The reduction is officially des cribed as being due to the fall single mert, and no cut for married We also handle the issue of men without children. Bonds and other Public Yunds of the Chinese · Government, both st The allowances for officers' chi Home and Abroad.
dren are unaltered.
SHOU J. CHEN,
The rate for the ratings with lfamager one child is reduced from 58, 68,
for his
Holland, it is reported," has signed a contract for 18 U. 8. (Los Angeles) bulit attack bombers for its European de- fences.
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NOTION TO CONSIGNEES
FROM NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO.
the TER
In Washington, D. C., it was learned, representatives of Netherlands and the El Segundo
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"MALAYAN PRINCE"
division of the Douglas Aircraft having arrived from the above Forts were discussing Anal de- on 1st instant, Consignees of Onego års Corps.
hareby informed that their Goods are talls of the order for about $700,- being landed at their risk into the 000 worth of high-speed, single-Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloos engined wax planes.
Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, The contract follows a $700,- Kowloon, and stored at Consignees rink 000 order for 12 twin-engined and spense, light bombers placed by the Dutch with the Lockheed Aircraft Corps of Burbank, announced recently. The order was designed for Hol- land's East Indies deferices.
Similar to the attack ships cur- rently in use by the United States Army Air Corps, the new Dutch planes will carry powerful armament.
Although details of the orders, such as price and aircraft speel-
even engines · and
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods
are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Saturday, 5th instant, 1938, at 10A.M.
All Claims must be prosented within 15 Days of the Yeund's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re-, oognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all more Goods remaining undelivered after the heavier 8th instant, will be subject to Bent.
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CONTINUOUS SWINGING AS CURE FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS
seen" hovering outside the harbour. "Tall and thin, with a mane of
important mill-white hair, Mr. Wright" is as fications, were not disclosed, it tarp establishments have been famous in
was recalled that the" Army's at- the U. S. moved to the interior and Swatow eccentricities as for his architec-tack ships boast five machine- is of no military value now, alture. He is 69, of Welsh extraction,
guns, each, and 850 horsepower Hong Kong, Int May, 1939, engine, and ability, to carry though the garrison, there is un- and was born in Wisconsin... der orders to defend It at all costs.
most 1000 pounds of bombs. He refuses, however, to, call Gen. Chang Fa-kuei, Comman himself an American. He considers der-in-chier of the troops in that term wholly inadequate to Kwangtung, Kwangsi and. Futien, describe
the nationality of a inspected the defence works of citizen of the U. B. Kityang and Chad On on Friday and found that the Chinese forces Usonian." He found the word He prefers to call - himself, a
"Usonia" in Samuel Butler, and On the West River delta, the promptly appropriated it. He has Japanese were thrown out of Hok- bullt "Usonian" houses to show shan south-west of Canton and, how ine
country "Usonia” were obliged to retire to Kow- should be. kong.. Shaping, north-east of Hokshan, is also cleared of Jap Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, was days,
His best-known building, the anese troops. Most of them derided when he Prst designed it. A year ago the married allow have withdrawn to Samahul and vast, low building. It was his ances for naval ratings and other
first ambitious use of the cant ranks of the Royal Marines were In the South, Chinese. troops are
lever principle. substantially increased." The wife | still enveloping the enemy at allowance was micreased by T. Kongmoon and Sunwd. Because
Each concrete door slab rests on and a man with a wife and one of the counter-attacks, the Japa central sunport like as he child got an increase from 158. anese are moving to this area and himself put it- tea-tray on a to 228, 6d. a week
recalled the advance units mov- walter's angers,
tu 5s; for two children, from 86. to Bu; for three, from 11 to 108.; for four, from 128. d. to 11s.; and for five, from 13s. 6d. to 128.
Kowkong,'-'
It was stated at the Admiralty [ing down to attack Tolshan and The tray proved well balanced, recently that all chief petty Hoping
[for the disastrous 1923 earthquake, officers, petty officers and ratings. The lull north of Canton con-three years after he finished the except Maltese were affected, and tinues. The Chinese are moving hotel, destroyed most modern that the reduced rates would con-up quote men to storm Canton in buildings in Tokyo, but left Mr. tinue to apply, until April 1940, the next few dayı.
i Wright's hotel undisturbed.
A nine-year-old boy, suffering, from intanilla", paralysis and one lung feared to be dying, is now on the road to complete health, cured by being syung to and fro continuously for nine
This swinging cure was described, taken off the stretcher, After.
further needical treatment he by Dr. James A Kerr, Medical om t cer of Health of Grimsby, Lincoln was transferred to another hos shire, in the British medical Jour-pital where he is now making rial the "Lancet"
a steady recovery.
The boy admitted to Grimsby" "In the opinion of my collen- Corporation Hospital was placed on gues," Dr. Kerr writes, "Users a stretcher, with a tilting apparatus doubt that this boy would have attached to it. As no engine was died if it had not been for the nee avaliable, the boy was swung con- of this tilting stretche tinuously for five days at the rate can be traced of any of 12 rocking a minute, the swing Fing being gradually diminished.
Nine days later the boy waIS
of respiratory paralysis requiring. auch prolonged treating viving."
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