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DONALD DUCK

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 3, 1940.

By Walt Disney

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They Missed War in Finland Decorations Won By Fleet Air

But Found One in Norway

Britons Tricked the

Nazis

FOUR Englishnien-two in their 'teens, one a father of five-sought adventure

Shot Major

and went out to fight for Finland. That war was over when they got there, but they Feared

found all the adventure they wanted in Noway on the journey home.

Safe now in Britain, they have related how they escaped from the Germans at Blindness

́Oslo, hitch-hiked 500 miles across Norway, and were picked up in a fiord by a British

destroyer.

SEVENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD

They are William Tosh (39), of Budleigh Salterton, Devon; Neil Munro, 18-year-old atu-Major John F. E. Bowring, a dent, of The Close, Southgate, N.; Jack Smith, 17-year-old clerk, of Norwich; and John Thompson, Suffolk magistrate, who a London hotel porter.

"I enlisted with the Finnish volun- teers after i had been refused by the R.A.F. I was only 17 then," said Munro.

"He and 3 others lell-Finland-on April 0 and arrived in Oslo as the German Invasion began on April 9. Surrounded by German Soldiers

the German soldiers surrounded block, which included their hotel und the Post Ofec.

"Four of us decided to take a chance. By trying to look us Nor- wegian as possible, and by studying shop windows as though we under- stood Norwegian, although we didn't know a word of it. we managed to

through the cordon.

"On leaving Oslo," said Mr. Munro, "we were given a lift to Honefoss by a Norwegian motorist, and on the way our car was challenged by a German patrol, but the driver satis- fled the sokilers and we were allowed! to go'

After struggling through terrible | ** weather the four reached a flord in Northern Norway, They were suf- fering severely from hunger and ex- posure.

British des- In the ford was a troyer. They signalled a ship, a-boat was sent-to-them-and they were taken off.

They were later transferred by the Navy to a Polish vessel and were landed in Scotland.

81. Bomba Aimed at Dostroyer

"We were the destroyer's passen. gers while it searched inlets up and

down the coast," said Mr.

"During that time the destroyer wus

attacked by many German planes,

at

and 81 bombs were, uimed None of them struck the vessel.

"The warship hit back, and dur-

Lambeth's

Faithful

The Rov. C. V. Roberts, vicar of St. Philip's Church, Lambeth, S.E., wanted to cloar off a debt of £1,000 on the recently built parish hall.

He called a meeting of the parishionors, handed a shilling to each of the 180 men, women and children present, read them the Par- ablo of the Talents, and raid: "Co and do ye like- wise.'

Now, a month later, all the "talants" have been re-

and 180 Good

Servants

turned, with the addition of £62.

а

"I have not asked how invested my parishioners their shillings," the vicar said "but 'an average profit of some 700 per cont. is

for marvellous pratty

mine in parish such as these days. I imagine a lot of the money must havÒ been earned by cake-mak- ing, whist drives, dances and similar charitable work."

Accused of Killing Husband

WIDOW ARRESTED AFTER FUNERAL

ACCUSED of murdering her husband, Mrs. Olive Wardle, of Dacre Place, Carlisle, was arrested after at- tending his funeral at Carlisle.

Mrs. Wardle was at the

ing patrol we saw six German planes cemetery in deep mourning. What Does

down."

Mr. Munro added that after they

After the funeral she and

had been transferred their ship was other mourners drove to a cafe

A little later police entered the cafe and arrested her.

attacked by Germun planes. One of in the centre of the city for tea. their guns scored a direct hit on a Dornler which fell on a hillside with Its load of bombs and exploded,

Mr...Tosh, father, of five children, telephoned from

Scotland to his wife

Her husband, Isaac James Wardle, labourer, was found dead at home him with severe head Injuries,

In Devon, they will meet in London.

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never expected to see ពោ The Inquest was adjourned for

again," said Mrs. Tosh "I heard he

had been captured by, the Nazis in police to make further inquiries. A

Norway and charged with sabotage.

Stop The War Mean?

-judge Asks

MR. JUSTICE STABLE, who

post-mortem examination was inter is hearing the action in which

When they arrived in Britain with made.

three other Finland volunteers the

ven belleves they were the only

Sir Walter Citrine (T.U.C. gen. eral secretary) and six other council members allege they

members of the contingent to escape. SAILOR CHEATED ave been libelled in the "Daily

But an official of the Finnish Ald

Bureau sald that the rest of the con- DEATH 4 TIMES Worker," wanted to know what

tingent was

Bale

"A story of 10 of the volunteers

being shot by the Germans is ub-

Able-Scaman Charles Riley, of solutely untrue," added the official. Menaham, near Burton-on-Trent, has cheated death four times in seven months.

Cocos Isles

King Pays With Bones

is meant by "stopping the war." "Do you mean preventing one side from fighting, or both It may mean a cessation of hostilities or it may He was saved from the Royal Oak. mean a cessation of resistance." he Three days later he was in a ship said.

rakded by planes near the Orkneys. Mr. D. N. Friit, K.C. (defending), The next day he was in unother ship who had resumed his cross-examina- inded by a plane.

tion of Sir Walter Clirine, and he

He was reported missing from the would address the judge on that sub- Glowworm. Two. days later was Ject later. reported killed in action.

Now his mother, Mrs. J. W. Riley, han heard that he is a prisoner of

EIGHT, discs made of bone war.

clattered out of a packet from the Cocos Islands which the

War's Alternative.

*

Mr. Pritt, asked: Have you ever considered whether thero is any alternative to carrying on this war to

postman delivered to Broad- Canals To Be More bitter conclusion?

casting House recently.

An accompanying letter explain-

Widely Used

"Yes," replied Sir Walter. "The alternative: fa lo capitulate to Hiller and lose our freedom. We cannot

od that they represented "one Capt. Euan Wallace. Minister of accept that alternative."

* year's✨ subscription to the Transport, sald in the House of Opening the case for the defence, B.B.C.'s oversens `programme Commons that he hoped, with the Mr. Pritt said that in time of war, co-operation of the canal industry, of necessity, and certainly at the

It was signed J. S. Clunies Rosa, 10 bring some of the measures to moment, freedom was rapidly nar

secure fuller use of conals into rowed down from precedent to pro- Strangely enough, the "money" operation without delay.

was stamped J. 8. Clunles He said that he had received cedent, and it was necessary to

clutch at every bit of it. Ross, 106,10mkjarn

representations from the Conal A- rociation, the National Association of The only merit of protooting: the The Governor and owner of the Canal. Carriers and certain canal freedom of expression of opinion wdi

Island's hind paid up. He issues

cornpantas, Discussions word going in allowing expression to unpopular: his own money,

Lon with the Associations.

opinions.

was

found shot dead at his home, i The Hall, Icklingham, "feared that he was going blind.

This was stated at the Inquest, the verdiet returned was that he took This Be while the balance of his

mind was disturbed.

Found by Butler. Major Bowring's butler sald he found his master lying dead in the grounds with a revolver by his side.

A doctor stated that Major Bow- ring had been sleeping badly and was depressed and worried about his eyesight. His eyes had grown worse since an operation two years ago.

Arm and Submarine Men

MEN of the Fleet Air Arm f and the submarino service figure in a new list of awards publish- ed in a supplement to the "Lon- don Gazette."

Awards to the Fleet Air Arm are for. "daring and resource in the con- duct of hazardous and successful operations especially on the- coast of Norway." Eleven men are mentioned in dispatches,

Submarine awards are for "daring. endurance and resource in the con- duct of hazardous and successful operations."

Men of the Truant, Trilon, Spear- fish, Sunfish, Snapper and Sealion win decorations, Nineteen are also mentioned in dispatches.

Royal

Those who have won awards are:

Floot Air Arm Distinguished Service Order

Cant.

Patridge, B. T. Marines, Lieut. W. P. Lucy, 'R.N. Distinguished Service Crom

Lieut. Cmdr. Geoffrey Hare, RN, Lieut. H. E. R. Torin, RN. Lleut M. C. E. Hanson, R.N. Actg. Lieut. E.-W.-T. Taylour, R.N.

T. A. McKec. Midshipman Ditirmished Service Cross (Bar)

Actg. Lieut. E. W. T. Taylour, R.N. Distinguished Service Medal

P.O. Airman H. A. Monk, Actą. P.O. Airman II, G. Cunning-

bam

Submarines

Distinguished Service Order

Lt.Cdr. C. H. Hutchinson, R.N.

(H.M.S. Truant), Lt.Cdr. E. F. Pizey, RN. (Triton).

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Lt.Cdr. J. H. Forbes, R.N. (Spear-

(ish).

Lt.-Cdr. J. E. Slaughter, R.N.

(Sunfish),

Licut. W. D. A. King, R.N. (Snap-

per).

Distinguished Service Crom

Lt.Cdr. B. Bryant, RN. (Sea-

llon).

Lleut RD. Whiteway-Wilkinson,

R.N. (Truant). Licut, R. S. Brookes, R.N. (Triton), Lieut. D. A. Piric, R.N. (Spear-

fish).

Lieut. H. N. Edmonds, RN. '(Sun-

fish)

Lieut. B. G. Heslop, RN." (Snap-

per). Licut,

J. H. Bromage, RN. (Snap- per). Mr. W. E. Harris, commissioned

Сп R.N. (Sunfish).

Mr. F. H. Westnutt, warrant eng,

R.N. (Spearfish).

Mr. W. A. Plummer, warrant eng

R.N. (Truant).

Mr. R. G. Milne, warrant, eng.,

RN. (Triton).

Distinguished Service Medal

Chlef P.O. R. A. Adams, torpedo

cox (Truant).

Actg. Chief P.O. H.-J. Hinde,-sub-

marine cox (Triton). P.O. A. J. Fisher (T.G.M.), RA.N;

(Truunt).

P.O. E. P. Saunderson (T.G.M)

(Briton),

P.O. J. W. T. Foster (Spearfish), PO, Alfred Edwards (T.G.M.) |

(Sunfish),

P.O. W. H. Passant, submarine cox

(Snapper).

P.O. Archibald Stewart (T.G.M.)

(Snopper).

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P.O. Teleg. C. W. King (Truant). Actg. PO. Teleg. E. C. Carlion

(Spearfish).

Chief Eng. Room Art (1st Class)

Dennis Broad (Truant).. Chief Eng. Room Art. (lit Class)

D. C. Watson (Triton). Chief Eng. Room Art. (2nd Class).

H. C. Rycraft (Sunfish).

Eng

odiri Art. (1st Class) C. J. H. Lear (Trunnt),

Eail.

Room Art (1st Class) A, J. Cooper (Snopper).

Eng. Room Art. (2nd Class) A. H.

Early (Triton).

Eng. Room Art (3rd Class) J. W.

E. Sirett (Spearfish).

(Truant).

Elec. Art. (1st Class) R. E. Merrilt Elec. Art. (1st Class) A. G. Beard

Leg

Tritonics.

Acta.

(Snapper).

E. K. Kember

Teleg. D. E. Walford

Acig Ldg. Teleg. G. A. Newilt

(Triton).

Toleg, A. A. F. Belts (T.D.) (Sun-

nish).

Teleg.. B. T. Crummey (Spentah). Actg. L/S Arthur Roberts (Snap-

-A.B.-J.-J.-Disney (Trúan!).

per).

Ldg.

Stolcer V. J. Parsons (Snap- per).

AB. A. W. 1. Arinishaw (Sunfish), A.B. E G. Morey (Spearfish). Lig. Stoker A. A. Backera (Spear-

fish).

Ldg.

dg. Stoker G. C. Brockwell (Sun-

fish).

Stoker (1st Class) E. H. Goldsack

(Truant).

Stoker (1st Class) Arthur Robin-

son (Triton).

LIGHT & DARK

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