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THE CHINA JOURNAL

December 9, 1939.

Relief of Nanking Is Epic of Century STORY OF HEROISM ESCAPED HEADLINES

Here is a tale of heroism that has escaped the head- lines.

It is not a military exploit. It is an achievement not of men of peace. Maybe that is why the feat has gone unsung.

It is an example of steadfast courage and simple humon kind- ness. Enacted against Д back- ground of war and destruction, II is a saga of friendliness and salutery, constructive effort. It is the sort of thing the world most needs to-day, but of which it henra little.

It is the story of the activities of the Nanking International

Rellet

in the face of one of the greatest tragedies of modern times, which has carried on its unobtrusive work of mercy against tremendous oilda.

Human Cost of Relief

The Commitice's report, written by its Chairman, M. S. Bates of Nanking University, is before mc, says a Correspondent. IL 15 32 misterpiece of understatement, like the accounts Mr. Butes used to give of his humanitarian work in such widely scattered Jocalities as Irak. Persia, and the valley of the Yangtze,

It is a mass of figures concerning bags of rice, clothing, bedding, and other alds supplied to a destitute and terror-stricken populace. But In one belef paragraph of the fore- word, the human significance' of all these figures peeks through.

The

abort, its author explains,

exposition of material work done, with

some necessary

description of the condition

R.A.F. Losses

FORTY-EIGHT casualties were given in the Air Minis- try

Casualty Communique No. 4 as follows:

Kitled in action-Corporal R. W. Ewens, Aircraltman D. 3. John, Air- crofiman W. A. Soanus.

Wounded in action,Flight-Sergeant F. H. Stubbs, Borgeant J. Vickers.

Killed on active service.—Acung Pilot Officer F. A. Bishop, Bergeant J M. C. Bryden, meer E. A G. H Butler, Acting Pilot

Cummings, Sergeant A. B. Greensides, Leading Aircraftman A. B. Hayes, Pilot Officer D. Hill, Aircraftman" I. Malcolm, Sergeant . Mullin. Acting Pilot Onleer J, Ralph, Acting Furnt- Lieutenant G. P. Robinson, I'llot Officer. A. 8. C. Hose, Pilot Omleer JI. Rosolsky, Pilot Offeer the Hon. P. A. G. St. Clair-Erskine, Flying Omeer J. A. ). Somerville, Leading Alteraft- man A. R. B, Stewart.

Missing Aircraftman J. Anthony, Aircraftinan A. Bathgato. Alecraftman J. R. Bell, Atteraliman R. V. Britton, Acting Wing Commander. I. MeL Cameron, Wing Commander J. C. Cun- ningham, Sergt. R. L. Galloway, Fly- ing-Oficer H. D. Green, Aircraftman IL Liggelt, Aircraftman J. Mons, Sergt. J. Pearce, Leoding-Aircraftman R, F. Pelts, Pilat-Oficer J. R. Saunders. Alserafiman F. J. Soffe, Flying-Oflcer Pito1-Oficer G. W.

D. A. mas A. Thompson,

Sutton.

Tot Ufficer Roger Turner, Acting. Sergt. C. G. Willama.

Died on active service.--Aircraftman F. A. Bowyer, Aircraftman D. P. Col- ling, Aircraftman H, S. Gray, Leading- Aircraftinas R. Pentey, Aircraftman J.J, Whish, Aircraftman F. W. Wanc- tall, Fight-Lirut, O. S. White.

Previnitsly reported missing, now reported killed in acilon-Pilot-Officer G. W. Brant.

Aluminium For Germany

TRAINER GIVES HIS TEAM KRUSCHEN "Daily Dose" for Footballers

When you watch a football match do you ever envy the players their energy and vitality? Do you ever wish that you, too, were as belive and full of zest as they aro? Well, read what a professional trainer does to keep his team in tip-top condition;-

"I am a professional trainer, at present with á first-class football team, and have been for

the past fourteen years. The benefit of Krus- chen Salts has been wonderful both ns a laxative and in keeping the men free from staleness. Each morning I

Nazis Must Import see that every man under me takes a

All Bauxite

small amount of Kruschen Suits to assist the liver and kidneys. I have used Kruschen with all types of

WHEN a unit of the British athletes, and also extensively among Navy recently swooped on a my private patients, for cases of less merchantman, relloved her of of vitality, rheumatism and neuritis."

tons 16,500

of contraband

-J.J. (Certified Masseur). alumina bound for Gormany,

The "tte dally dose" of Kruschen to be delivered to the Third Salts keeps the internal organa func- Reich as a result of the acizure,tioning regularly in their daily duties. was a telling punch.

Liver, kidneys and bowels are stimu-

Germany, the largest consumer of lated to healthy, vigorous activity, slumínium (which is vital to her thus ensuring the punctual elimina- elreraft Industry) among worldtion of all waste products and poisons Powers in 1990, had to import almost that endanger the health.

all her supplies of bauxite, the ore from which the metal is obtained,

Compared with a total of nearly 1,200,000 tons imported last year, rather less than 18,000 tons were home-produced in Germany.

About 60 per cent, of these imports came from Yugo-Slavia and Hungary. Serious Shortago

Important supplementary supplies of bauxite were Imported from the Dutch East Indies (180,000. tons), Italy last year exported only 00,000 tona to Germany.

The Nazi "Air Force is, therefore, gradu-faced with a considerable immediate

which mittee devolved the main responsi- influenced the procedure of relief.ility of housing, feeding and The full story of bags of rice is a ally rehabilitating them. composite of individual tragedies

les to

be counted by the hundred thousand in Nanking alone of which not

one

Mostly Americans

can be represented here. Only when The Committee at first had a such matters affect a working pro-broadly international character, with grammine or enter into financial German. Danish, British and Amerl-; accounts, are they reckoned with, can members. But the exigencies | No book-keeping enters the human of war and politics gradually re- costs of relict. Nor the services of moved most of the non-American relief to the spirits of those in neednicimbers. Eventually one Chinese and despair."

and one Japanese took places on the membership. About 1,500 volunteer Chinese helped carry on the work of

A Gigantic Task

the Committee. Members of the

feeted to arrest, and worse. Committee's staff were at times sub-

reduction DI her resources of aluminium, which is, of course. universally employed in the construc- tion of high-speed aircraft,

R.A.F. Answer

Death-bed Call

MRS. SYBIL HUGHES, of Trealaw, near Pontypridd, was taken her relatives dangerously ill, and wondered how they could bring her husband, Aircraftman John Hughes, to her side from France.

The Society of Friends at Trealaw telephoned the RAF. Record Omee.

Soon after Aircraftman Hughe was summoned by the commanding officer in France and told to prepare for a dash home. He was rushed to a specially chartered airplane and In 30 hours arrived home,

His wife had died a short time be-'

The Nanking Committee was or- ganised late in November, 1937, just in time to cope with the tragle-silua- tion which culminated in the taking But the Committee enveled on. of China's capital city by the Some of the camps for refugees Japanese on Dec. 12. and 13. All established within the zone

were neutral observers are unanimous in wiped out by the mitory, The describing the excesses

the of

Committee was at one time forbid- Japanese soldiery on this occasion as den by the authorities to purchase unparalleled in modern times for grain for the refugees, Throughout licence and cruelty..

The Nanking area, there was un- The Commister,

the necessary destruction of property by foreseeing danger of such a thing, succeeded in useless burning before the crisis and setting up what, was known as a by extensive plundering and burning fore, safety

zone within the far-flung † thereafter. On faims, one resident walls of old Nanking. The Chinese in every seveh families was killed, torres promised to evacuate the area injured or taken away. But in the and the Japanese stated that they midst of destruction, the Committee would not intentionally attack the carried on, place, if evacuated. On this pre- About $500,000, supplied by the The members of the Committee carious basis, the safety zone was sel Nanking Municipal Government and got no money, no medals, no head- up.

by various rellef organisations, lines. But we nominate them for About 350,000 Chinese

Look re-principally American, was spent by the Hall of Humanity. fuge in the zone, and upon the Com-the Committee to make the lot of

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