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AIRMEN ON GUARD

Ready For Raiders At A Fighter Station

As an example of smooth, fast-moving efficiency. It would' be almost impossible to find anything better than an RAF fighter station. Everything Works with clock-like precision, but with a précision which cannot be upset by an emergency. Each man knows equally wel his normal task and the part he must play if trouble comes, and he does them both without fuse or delay.

TRAINING OF HOME GUARDS

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GENERAL

UNWRITTEN STORY OF RUSSIA AMONG TEN BIGGEST NEWS

EVENTS OF THE YEAR ·

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NEW YORK, 'Dec. 13.—A news story which has not yet been written-Soviet Russia's role in world events—was included for the first time in the annual United Press selection of the year's biggest news stories

Considered the biggest news

story of the year was the preca P.O. CARRIES

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On a recent week-end another large concentration bz. Home Guard units received instruction weapon training. Hitherto practice has been almost entirely confined to the rife,

Machine-gun instruction was in-dent-shattering re-election of cluded. It is probable that some Franklin D. Roosevelt to the presi- States the units will specialise in this arm, dency of the United Mortars, which have beer dea-first time in U.S. history that this cribed as the "infantryman's art feat

ever accomplished. A ittle matter. Like a German įtake on invading aircraft, what-lery, are also in the Home Guard Ranked recond was the Battle of wir-raid is not allowed to throw ever their number), 1

Britain, sand into the works. Some time Thanks to radio and other This development in training is before the bombera and their means, they always know where to made possible because of the high escorts can reach the aerodrome look for the enemy. In daylight percentage of ex-Service men in the Spitfires. Hurricanes, or De-the fighters can usually find them the force who need only a flants have gone out to intercept unaided, without great difficulty.fresher course to bring them up to included on them. For the ground staffs the out on cloudy days they are often the qualifying standard of e-abundance of epoch-making events telephone only difference is that those who guided by the grey-black burstsetency. are on duty all take up their aunt anti-aircraft shells. tion stations; those wuð hre

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EPOCH-MAKING EVENTS

"Our editors felt that if the

censorship,

IN RAIDS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1940.

INTERIOR

MINISTER RETURNS

enthusins-

All Yurnanese are tically supporting the war of re- sistance and are contributing financial and material help to fight for the ultimate victory, de

ONnister of Chịu. Chung-vuth

to

Justice

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Instructions

Friday, the 3rd Jänttary, 1941

commencing at 2.30 pm.

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at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- kow Road, Kowloon.

"A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Minister of Interior, when he was! interviewed by the Central News THE undersigned have received upon his return to Chungking Criticism the Post Office from Kunming.

"to sell by services from various quarters has Marked progress in the poll- elicited a reply from Mr. W. 8.tical administration in Yunnan

PUBLIC AUCTION Morrison, the Postmaster-General; has been made during the past. Ir which he relates some of the year. Mr. Chow added In explaining why the still difficulties under which the ser- Mr Chow went to Kunming re-written story on Soviet Russia was vices have recently been working. toward the end of October to dis- the list despite tha He praises the engineering and tribute relief funds appropriated атал for теку gallant by the National Government to this year, Earl Johnson, general deeds done during air raids, and the air raid victims.

(Central SHORTENED COURSE. manager or the United Presa cites some examples. Thus at one New

sold:

building the skylights, doors and nat At night it is very much more

Already thousands of men have

|windows were blown In but the but get under cover so as not to difficult.

the searchlights passed through a shortened prac-

JUDGE RESIGNS night operators obtained tarpau- in the way

often give them valuable help.tical course. Yesterday and again facts about Russia's influence in

Line, placed them above the Owing to continued -health, The deferices are manned, the frequently, when the weather 1s to-day there www.g constant world affairs were not shrouded by

Mr. switchboards and continued

Greaves-Lord has fire and ambulance units stand kind to them, the bombers

stream of armed

and to the official secrecy

work under the tarpaulins, using resigned his office of fudge of the ready, and in an incredibly short not be picked up before they

tue stories ranges,

might have

«ngineers" headlamps for Ught so High Court of Justice time everything and everybody is have dropped their 'bombs, but a

The rifle practice was done at among the most important this

that black-out conditions would, Mr. Justice Greaves-Lord, who prepared for whatever is to come.proportion meet their fate when the 200 yards range. Here wind year.

is 62, became a judge of the High Room, Dining Room and Office aot be affected. Most time the fighters and anti- they are trying to get home. resistance is negligible, so that The big thing is that we don't

Another telephone building was Court in 1935. He had been Re-Furniture, Chesterfield Sultes. aircraft units turn the ralders By their great decuce ana oe-there was no reason to trouble know about the extent of Russia's in danger from a fire which was corder of Manchester for 13 years Cutlery, Electric Heaters and back before they reach the sero- [cause of the definite superiority about wind adjustment.

influence on Tokyo's operations in raging adjoining premises. before his elevation to the Beach Lamps, Ornaments, Curios, Gramo- arume, but if some got through which they have demonstrated Linked up with the rifle practice the Far East and Moscow's hand Roses were being played on it and was Conservative MP for phones and Records, Pictures, they find everything prepared for over the Germans, the deeds of in the Home Guards training are in the present Axis diplomacy inntinuously for hours on end.

Clocks, Crockerý, E. P., Brass.. their reception, not for

their the R.A.F

fighters are known exercises in field-craft at the War the Balkans."

heavy bombardment was in pro-) The resignation of Lard Justice Porcelain and Glass Ware, Cabin comfort.

throughout the world.

Omice school of Instruction. The

gress. The firemen advised the lesser, a Lord Justice of Appeal Trunks, Tea Sets, Rugs. Wash A day or so ago 1 visited an The British Spitfires and Hurri- training does not necessarily fol-

staff to quit, but they remained at who's suffering from 1-health. Basins, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. aerodrome which had just "with-canes are the best fighter aircraft low that of the Regular soldier be- stood a determined attack by a in the world: Designers will no cause the volunteer's duties vary the year's 10: biggest stories their posts and dealt with all es- was also announced strong force of Junkerz Thanks doubt improve on them, but no greatly according to the locality follows. to the accuracy of the station's type ret produced in any country in which he is employed. Hight anti-aircraft guns and the can compete successfully with virulence of car fighters as they them. That they maintain their charged into the memy who were nign performance is due, first, to threatening their "home" most the skill and accuracy embodied of the bombs had been dropped their construction, and, second-

accurate alm.'

the R.AF.

maintenance

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10 BIGGEST STORIES

The United Press selection

been

of

1. President Roosevelt's third- term- re-elecTION,

1 The Battle of Britam

tential call.

A Norwood.

STAFF WORKS ON

criginated by London, subscribers. switchrooms are Telephone

The Postmaster-General's statė. saually located on the top floors (ment points out that the telegraph light is service is suffering from the effects buildings where good obtainable. Having regard to the juf air raids in much the same way

The general

Comprising:---

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed

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A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

and

2 Bed Room Suites

1 Dining Room Suite

level of traffic is

1 Carpet

2 Typewriters

barned themselves out in adioln the overhauling of the air Ellwood Road, Kowloon, from 5. The German occupation of nucleus staff has always remained it is augmented at times of emer-

ing fields A few high explosive craft. bombs had

the roads ада Janes outside. I've started and finished, they Mrs. Buckley, 43B Hlwood Rd,, 6. The Berlin-Rome-Tokyo pact of the war. With further experi- for the safety of their relatives.

marts

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9. Its s entrance into the

Wal

10. The aforementioned Russian enigms.

000,000 local calls a week are at stored the situation,

Between provincial centres pres- present being connected in London alone in addition to about 300,000 sure and delay are experienced on long-distance and toll calls a week relatively jew routes

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TELEGRAMS

3. The Fall of France, and the Barties of Dunkirk and Oran The following unclaimed tele- 4. The US. peacetime conscrip: very exposed position of these and to the same extent as the rather too quickly to permit of ly, to the almost loving care of grams are lying at the office of tion, other measures for hemi-rooms, continuation of fall ser-telephone service.

staff. Messrs. Cable and Wireless, Ltd-spheric defence and the Angio-vice when bombs are falling in the Many of the incendiarles had These men take a personal interest Via Cable: Mrs. Buckley, 43A American destroyers-bases deal.

locality is impracticable. but 3 as high as it ever has been and

Chesterpo: W. F. Martin, LSRA Norway, Denmark and the Low calls essential to the prosecution voicing the anxiety of the senders in the switchroom to completegency by the despatch of Telegrams bored great holes ju It is not just a job of work to Staff, R.A Hospital, from Liften: Countries. Soon after salads of men were often put in hours of their leisure Kowloon, from Bexleyheath; Mr. and Japan's drive into

Telegrams to and Irben London French ence of raiding conditions, it has searching the neighbourhood to time to remedy a small defect John Hamilton, Arlington Hotel, Indo-China

been found practicable to retain a or passing through it have been unexploded bomba

which might reduce, fuel efficiency Kowloon, from Longbeach-Calif.;

.7. Italy's aboruve attempt to large operating staff on duty and subjected to neavy delay owing to BACK TO NORMAT,

and fighting power. As they - Blaine Newman, Education Dept. invade Greece.

ordinary subscribers' calls are ac- ja vital transmitting centre being Terms: Cash on Delivery.

put completely out of action by a The sentries stood at their ten to the roaring of the powerful from Southportpo; Feast Co., from

& Germany's diplomatie offen- cepted so far as it is possible.

The public should realise that bomb, but measures which have sandpagged posts examining the engines their attuned ears detect Sydney: Mr. Kirkpatrick, Military sive into the Balkans, with the passes of visitors. In the opera- the faintest wrong note. and no Hats. from Londonderrypo; Gow. abdication of. King Carol of Ru- despite all difficulties, about 20.- been taken have very largely re-

Pedder St., from Glasgow; South- Mons. room signals were being ex effort is too great to put it right

The R.AF fighter pilot has a sea Bank, from Singapore: Timo- -changed with Fighter Command. In the maintenance anop the ner hard life. Like Mr. Micawber, he thy Lee, 342 Prince Edward Road. had taken up their overhaul of spends a great deal of his time Kowloon, from Shanghal; Warner, Hotel, Kowloon, from engines where they left it when waiting for something to turn up Empress the raid interrupted it.

Every time the call for action Madras.

Via Radio:--24 Queen's Road The interrogation officer was comes he is going out to fight for

Asiatic Petroleum Co., waiting for a call to German prins e, usually against numer Central,

from Talhoku; Keyen Trading Co., soners who had baled out of their cally superior forces. wrecked bombers. The adminis- But he laughs at the popular from Bangkok; W. Golding, Glou trative staff were bringing thebeitet

that this daily life-and-cester Hotel, from Shanghal; Mrs. Conway Evans, care K.P.M., from squadron's record up to date and death struggle imposes

Hanol; Sharp, 350 Peak, from agreeing that "Smithy" aught soonbearable strain on bis DGIVER

Tientsin: Ellie Hayim, Tinegara, to be getting a DFC

He has complete confidence in

from Shanghai. The gun crews were relaxing in his machine and the assurance of thel dug-outs, having already past victories that he can out- got the ammunition ready for the manoeuvre his adversary.

ong not going but to fight for his life next call to actioti u stone-built hut the young

ser- but to make the enemy fight des

fortunes, at one time controlled geant was continuing his expert perately for his own! folding of parachutes. Two -at- A fighter "pilot has a specialized

property worth hundreds of thou- sands of pounds, and was a hum- tractive young WAAF. officers, training. He learns the art of al with a dog at their feet, had re-combat from A to Z before he goes to each other through their radio-Nazi bomb.

In the air the pilota can speak ble clerk when he was killed by a sumed their books in the sunshine into action. By the time he joins telephones. As soon as the enems streaming down

the lawn. an operational squadron he is an is sighted the squadron leader or Lorries and vans came and went, experienced flyer. well versed in

flight commander gives directions

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stock of ammunition and the fuel tanks have been refilled the ma- chines will be off again.

THE ATTACK

MADE THREE FORTUNES

ROMANTIC CAREER ENDED BY BOMB Kingdon, who made and lost three This is the story of Hugh Sewell

bringing stores and spare parts. tarties; and, in the air. man and for the attack. Another squadron thán

The cooks were hurrying over machine are harmoniously merged

jmay

· SPENT LAVISHLY During his lifetime of fewer 60 years he prospected,

and

speculated, apent already be tackling the fought their

hinch, into one. The actual guiding of Messerschmitt escort. All for preparations

right, money lavishly, and ended up as a cursing the Germans because the the aeroplane is sub-conscious, meal might be a bit late. In the leaving the pilot's mind free to they will go for the bombera. suburban clerk. At 14 he took dispersal but the reave pots of deal with the business of how best ace in the dog-fight there is part in an Alaskan gold rush, at

no time and no need for orders.

15 he was clerk to a court of, "A" Flight were lounging on beds, to destroy the enemy

Each man selects the most con- summary jurisdiction in. Baskat- reading newspapers and inaga- In there days of constant enemy ventent opponent. He knows the chewari, at 18 he was a reporter zines while they waited for their raids the RAF fighter pilot enemy's most vital spot, gets it in Manitoba, at, 18 he was a ttirn to take off. Every few sleeps on the job." He lives carefully in his sights, and presses rough-rider in the South African minutes a Hurricane came down big wooden building on the gern the button which releases a hall war, at 20 he was one of the to have its guns and petrol tanks drome known at the dispersas

of bullets simultaneously from his largest real estate men in the

Transvaal,

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and

recharged and then took off for hut. If it is his flight's or squad-eight gula. another crack at the enemy. Life from's turn for the early duty he If he disposes of his adversary He became the right-hand-man was back to its war-time normal. is ready for immediate action

rapid look of an America insurance If one has visited one fighter more than an hour before dawn, quickly he takes a

round, sees a colleague struggling theatrical "magnate

Gouth station one knows them all. They

his fe-belt familiarly against heavy odds, and With differ only in unimportant de-known as a "Mae West?) fitting the rescue, or he spots a bomber with a considerable fortune, which goes to Africa, and returned to England tulla. There is always the same snugly over his shoulders, he will which has been forced sway from he lost in unfortunate deals. atmosphere of quiet, unstrained be in the air a few minutes after the formation, and gives chase. Specigting again with 'the' rem- alertness; the same orderly apthe first warning on the enemy's. When the remains of the enemy nants of his lost wealth, he start- pearance which speaks of unsleep-approach. Someone stands by the formations have been chased over ed an ambitious scheme. for the ing readiness for setion.

telephone in the Ent. Booner of the Channel the squadron returna emigration of British settlers to Fighter stations are the main later it will ring and the duty to its station, and the plote give South African orange groves. En Striking force of a carefully work officer in the operations room will the intelligence officer an accurate was going well when the unpre- ed out defensive system. They give the message that, let us say and unembellished account of the dictable vagaries of the reasons are linked by a fast means of 30 German Bombers and. 40 tight-battle. Then they go back to caused two successive droughts and communications to Fighter Comers are approching London from their nut to wait for the next ruined the orange cropsi mand, which directs the opera- the south-east, rying at 18,000ft. STERLITOLLA. tions. The fighter

£5 VENTURE' The warping has also been heard If none comes by the time their works closely with the Cherrer in the servicing cockpits, and, by spell of duty is up, they go into Still in England, he launched Corps, the anti-aircraft batteries, the time the pliot have dashed reserve. The orders any that they his biggest venture with a 25 ante. and. ut night, with the earth out, the already warmed engines must then be ready to

take off He took an option on a row of fight unita

are running smoothly and the within 30 minutes of receiving the Georgian houses in undeveloped ON PATROL

Spitfires or Hurricanes are ready signal.

Streatham-hill and inspired, de- Every day and every night to move off together. As they The plots regard" If as a "bad gned and bunt an -undertaking. Coastal Command and Fighter take the air they receive, through show if they are not uit is 10-valued later at nearly £1,000,000, Commund aircraft carry out de-their. ràdio, the latest location of Sa keen are these fighter men His scheme included a luxurious tensive patrols. Delicate mechant the enemy, and in a moment or that very often a pilot who is dance hall one of the largest cal "ears" listen for the sound two they are out of sight. Every-supposed to be having 24 hours theatres in London, a nt approaching aircraft and flash thing is kept ready for the fight-leave takes off with the others. dats, shops and garages — first

་| the news back to the fighters anders' return:

This is the spirit which is beating' forerunner of the modern inner. No Kims Spitfires ground defences.

wasted over the Germans-a spirit which will suburbs of London. But he lost and Hurricanes are stationed at the refueling or rearming. Seconds not falter so long as there are all his interests in the venture be strategic points where they are are precious. and as soon as the enemies to be chased away from created, and for several years ready at a moment's notice to guns have been given their new British soll.

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