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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

The men

Betty

November. 24, 1939.

are McPherson, 21, and Doran, 26 – Britain's first war heroes

was

SO

OLD BILL

Doran Begs,

excited she put COMES Do Keep It

BACK

'D.F.C." on wire AGAIN

FLYING OFFICER ANDREW

MCPHERSON, winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, sat on the arm of a chair in the firelight. In the chair sat Miss Margaret Betty Rowley, twenty years old, curly-haired; they became engaged four weeks ago.

Miss Rowley smiled at her flance. and sald to me: "I did not know until this morning that Drew—that's: what I call him-had been decorated. "Daddy rushed upstairs with the paper while I was still asleep.

"He woke me and cald: 'Drew's name la the papers. He's been | awarded the D.F.C."

"He showed me the story about Drew's reconnaissance light that lech to the Kiel raka.

"I was so excited that I ran down to the post ofice before breakfast to send him a telegram.1. "I felt so proud that I put the letlers D.F.C. after his name on the wire,

'Did You Got Home?*

"I had arranged to meet Drew the morning war was declared. At the airfield an officer told me I should

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.mnot be able to see Drew as he was at the Offices of the Public taking somebody up to give him ex- Works Department, by Order of perlence, His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Yaumati, iu the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 with the option of years, renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 76 years.

"I did not know he had gone off an a reconnaissance flight to Kiel.

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1.46 Dvorak-Quartet in A Fist Major, Quartet.

2.15 Close Downi.

0.00 Noel Coward Comedy.

"He phoned me that evening to ask if i had driven the car home safely.

He did not say a word of, where he had been.

"When we met a week later he just said casually that he had been, on a secret mission. I did not ques- tion him.

"On September 8 he telephoned me and sald he had been ordered to London to see the King.

wire AGAIN Dark,

1415

Mother'

By HILDE MARCHANT -WE take our heroes plain,- not coloured, in England. After endless pictures of German officers getting medals, we announced the Distinguished Flying Cross for one of our young men- who joined in the "Kiel day" raids.

So there was a front page picture of a young Englishman in a sweater, a sports jacket, a pair of flannels, and his old re- gimentul tie.... Acting Squad- ron Leader Kenneth Christopher Doran.

His parents, though' aglow with pido, see his bravery as just some- thing natural to the young Air Force officer who. when he was at home, never talked about his dying.

THE D

KENNETH DORAN

"There's really nothing to say au R.A.F. Ofter he fleto 10011.

As a St. Albans School boy. Laut him." his mother said to me.allove

"He never talks about himself.

the

TURAL of a German

It's the sort of thing we expected cruiser at Wilhelmshaven and

of Ken. He wouldn't tell us about it. "pressed home a successful attack."" though,

"When we told him how proud

and pleased we were he just re- plied, 'Oh, keep it quiet. Keep it dark.

Bui the floodlight has been turned on our hero, even though uc ia bilnking in it, and does not like it.

Steady Bravery

"Where Did That One Go?"

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You will also see Old Bill at the movies. Alexander Korda teased me.

"He turned up here just before is producing a film of his antics. It will be a riot.

he had Above is the cartoon that made Old Bill—and his creator— lunch to-day, and said twenty-four hours' leave,

famous. in Musical officer who will be present at the

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Flying Officer McPherson sot and smiled, and didn't say anything.

HOLLAND PROTESTS AGAINST BLOCKADE

(Continued from Page 1.)

are using their rights to suspend this provision.

Similar measures were taken in the last war.

British Assurances

Bairnsfather visited Hongkong in 1933 and wrote a book about his experiences in this part of the world.

That boy! I'm

surprised

not

-SAYS 'MR. Pľ MR. F. M. WALKER-the boys at St. Albans School called him "Mr. Pi" until he retired two years ago-chuckled when I saw him, and said, "Doran, ch? I wouldn't be a bit surprised at anything Doran did." says a correspondent.

It is a typical, pleasant English| suburban home, with the name Selworthy on a plate over the porch.

Nazis Claim Superiority In The Air Fighters Carrying Cannons

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

It is the setting for the rich

BERLIN, Nov. 23 (UP),----- family Hic we live in peace-time. Official sources here claim that and for steady, subdued bravery in Germany has demonstrated her

war-time.

The home remains undisturbed by superiority in the air through the feme; because there Bre boys in case with which German war- other houses, in other streets, who planes-have-carried-out-recon- will do the same thing in the same naissance flights over London. Instinctive way."

and other parts of England.

on

It is their heritage. Doran is a public school boy, and a A communique Issued by the Ger- Arst-class Rugby player. He got his man High Command said that school colours in-the first Afteen. Tuesday,, nine German planes drove He joined the school O.T.C. and oft seven French pursuit planes over ilked it was a healthy, rugged French zuil enabling the Germans to sort of life. He became л lance-carry out successful reconrialsance corporal.

Lights. Then he joined the Artists' Rifles,

The report said French pursult planes forced one German to land at Freiburg. Further

Just His Trade There is nothing very exciting or

it claimed that Nazi distinctive in his personal history, troops southwest of Pirmasens Te- before that day he flew over the pulsed an attuck by an enemy com- North--Seat-is-the-record of pany with heavy losses. thousands of publle school boys who have gone into the services because tney liked the taste they got

"We don't mind admitting it after school. wards, though."

at

German Air Claims

It is his trade; and we are not entirely a nation of shopkeepers. "What was his work Uke?"

Mr. and Mrs. Doran are

spirited "Well, he worked just hard couple. Mrs. Doran is attractive, alert; she could always keep up with her two sons. Mr. Doran is round-nghters carry

LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter) — With reference to the Dutch Govern- ment's criticisms of the British.Con- traband Control, "Ro

"Router" learns

BERLIN, Nov. 23 (UP)-It has from

that an authoritative source the contraband service is working

He brought out old school

been officially announced here that with all possible speed.

magazines from the shelves of

German warplanes, which are under- stood to carry rapid firing cannons. The British Government is quite his home in Hillside-road, and

shot down Ave French planes on as anxious as neutrals to avoid de-as he fingered the pages a smile

Wednesday, Jays, and although the machinery is

Reliable sources here said the Nazi and four working quite smoothly, it could be crinkled the corners of his plea- enough, and not too hard.

"Oh, and he was a useful sprinter, faced, jovial. accelerated if shippers would help by sant eyes--a smile prompted by

machine-gun crews. They are cap- taking elementary precautions Buch memories of a stocky, cheerful, too,"

As a family they have had a lot of able of a speed of 300 miles per hour as ensuring that manifests arrived impudent boy: Kenneth Doran. before the cargoes

"Mr. Pl" went on: "Doran was at another magazine pare. "I see he

"Mr. Pi's" finger slipped down fun together; the parents have kept and generally fly in wedge formation The same source points out that the school for five years. He played won the 100 yards when he was four-they never mentioned the Air Force,

to protect the bombing plates. When Kenneth Doran was at home Britain must of course insist on her serum halt for the first afteen, bolligerent right and taken all mes- Bures to ensure that goods shall not rench Germany.

Regarding the statement that Hol- land may consider stopping exports to this country, it is stated that this will probably hurt Germany more than Great Britain.

"He was a fearless boy. Ho would tackle anything.

"I bellove he would go down to stup a train if necessary. He just

didn't care.

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teen.

"But he didn't shine nt

young.

cannos

though he used to bring with him one pleture of their son, taken with cricket.several of his friends from the train-two friends on an airteld. the long field, waiting for a prob- I can't imagine Doran standing ining school. tematleal catch once every fifteen talk about their job off duty."

None of the three is in uniform. Mrs. Doran said: "They hate to The Dorans have never seen their

son in uniform. She and her husband have only That is a British hero.

oyers.

"I might have known he'd be in this raid business"

"He was a day boy, and he used, "Mr. P" pointed to a paragraph to come to Schoolhouse, where the If Dutch supplies to this country in one of the magazines, and read boarders lived, to eat his mid-day are stopped, measures would

obtain goods from other "Doran is slow in getting the ball there by the noise coming from the

be from a report of a Rugby match: dinner. taken to

"I always knew when Doran was Dources,

end of the table."

Pointed Speech Recalled

out."

"Not Too Hard" He winked. "Don't take any LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter)—With notice of that. It doesn't do to tell reference to the retaliatory action on a boy he's too good at anything. German exparts, it is worth recalling

the sentence from Mr. Winston

Churchill's book, "The World Crisis," similar measures and is whole-heart- about a similar measure in the lastedly favouring the polley.

war.

It was as follows:

Surprised

Daring: Doy

The school physical training In- structor, Serat-Major C. E. Argent. remembers Doran too.

"A regular Imp. he was," he said. "I don't belleve he had a bit of fear in him.

"I knew him at once when I saw It is commented with surprise in "It is for. ncutral nations

to authoritative circles in London that his photograpli in the paper. this recognise that It is not practically the Dutch Government has made morning. possible nor in the neutrals' interests representations against the British "He hasn't changed a bit, except to claim the maintenance of a situation move to bar German overseus exports for the moustache. which would deprive naval strength while remaining silent in the face of "It seems ho still hos that school- of all rights, while permitting navul German messure calculated to indict boy daring. He stood out amang weakness to indulge in every abuse." for greater damage to neutral ship-tie batch of boys who came into the

Conditions Apply Again ping, and in their wanton course to school in 1924. These conditions apply with aim at neutral vessels regardless of "I remember he was useful withi

Additional force to-day

'Dangerous'

because the destination and origin of goods, the boxing gloves, too." neutral trade lias already suffered as whereas the British move is confined the result of the German campaign, to purely cargoes of German origin. to which the British action is the reply.

Belgium Finds Justification

Major W. J. Baumgariner, com~! manding officer of the school O.T.C., who was a contemporary of Doran's, said: "Well, be had muls if any one

had.

"This bombing raid is just the sort of thing he'd like doing something really dangerous. That was his Iden of excliement," The headmaster, Llcut-Comman-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH The more extensively Germany is

BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 (Reuter) able to carry on the war, the greater Commenting on the British decision Joss is likely to neutral ships and to stop Germany's oversea crews; by retallation, the Allies are

exports, shortening the term of Germany's fies it as a counter-measure to Ger-

the Liberal and Socialist press juni nbilty to menace the trade of the many's method of naval warfare, but world,

The British Government has shown the Catholle press is more reserved," The "Voorsit," a Socialist Flemish considerable forbearance in the in newspaper, says: "Protests from neu- der W. T. Murah, has sent a telegram terest of neutrals in not taking this trals to the British Government are of congratulation to Acting Squad- nction earlier as it must have been certain to come, but protests should ron Leader Doran. The school are fully expected by the German Gov crnment,

also be made against German celebrating his decoration with The speed with which the elaborate methods."

Hall-holiday. scheme is now being put into opera body doubted, that the war, would be ball a summary of his school career

Tho. Socialist "Peuple" say

Bays: "NO- On the notice board. In the school tion as the renilt of utmost provocn Inconvenient, for, neutrals, but the has boen posted.

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tion illustrates the British ability to British Navy does not.sink, neutral On, the platform where the head- take declklýs and forceful: nétion. I

It is also worth emphasising that Ahips and deliver their passengers master leads prayers, Dornin's Press the French Government, in taking and crew, to the hazards of the sen."'i

"cuttings are duplayed.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

SENATOR LEHUEL Q MIDDLE

·PRIVATE.

By Lichty

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