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NANCY

OH, AUNT FRITZI--- MY HEAD HURTS

AND I'M

DIZZY--

OWW-- NOW MY STOMACH

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October 18, 1940-

By Ernie Bushmiller

NO NEED FOR KALARM, MISS. RITZ--- DON'T. YOU KNOW WHAT DAY THIS IS?

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TODAY

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Colour-Blind EVERY MAN WAS

Observer Saw Best

A CHANCE discovery by the United States Air Corps is enus- ing discussion in the Royal Air Force.

Observers in the

•

American air

VOLUNTEER

Train Crews Ignored Bomb

TO ordinary civilians everything seemed normal. They got their newspaper and their meat as usual. The Army got its munitions, the factories got their supplies, forces have to face stringent tests. On one of the railways bring- So they took the train on the down aren with the order to identify and ing these things, it was revealed lines pass the coal trucks where the plot the positions of as many military that they had some trouble. bomb lay walling to blow them up.

They go through. targets as possible target area was nestling close to the up-line, lay Near a main line signal box,

One is to be flown over a camouflaged

One day new

A second, third and fourth trala

arrived, and exactly the same thing heavy bomb, waiting to ex-happened. The regular crew refused

to let any one else do the job.

Twenty-four heavy freight trains, every one with its own driver, Oreman and guard went pass the bomb. The line was kept open without a break. Then the military returned and decided to risk taking away. Both lines were clear again.

scheduled. To the authorities' sur- prise, many observers did poorly In this test. Some falled to pick out a plode. single target. Were the observers to

Mitary experts examined the blame or the camouflage too good? · |

An artillery observer was taken up. waffe raider passed over. They gave place entitiously soon after the Luft- was trained for gunnery spotting, but had never to face the exacting their verdict? tests imposed on air olservers. He was able not only to describe cor- reetly the gun positions in the camouflaged üres, but he also noterj several other targets.

Optical tests revealed the secret of the gunner's success. He was colour blind. Camouflage, therefore, falled to defeal him.

Now the medical committee of the

United States Air Corps are con- sidering to what extent they can use colour-blind observers,

Not Real Help

In London It is believed that colour-blindness can only be a hindrance to the efficiency of obser-

|

"The bomb is liable to go off any moment. It will probably blow up both lines. You had bet- That is how people received their ter close the whole section until | newspaper, ment, and defence sup- then,"

plies as if nothing unusual had hop- pened.

Railway officials cursed and chafed. In signal boxes up and down the fine bells rang urgently telling of freight trains hurrying to pass.

Past The Bomb -

The officials held a brief consulta- tion in the nearest depot and decided to see if any driver and freman would risk taking a train past the bomb.

s loaded with coal along the to give some protection blast.

vers for artillery-spotting or identl- First, with Infinite caution, they fying targets for Hombing purposes.

shunted a line of thirty high-sided In exceptional circumstances possible that colour-blindness might enable one observer to identify target a few seconds earlier than an observer with normal vision. But he Every driver and fireman in the de-

from

Then they asked for volunteers.

would be tinguish by his in pot came forward. From that mo-

Rbility to

colours and ment rank and file railwaymen took

coloured lights. And there are times chars the first freight train reached

when this disability might be of vital Importance to his crew,

An R.AF. observer

rver is cirefully "briefed" before

taking off

operation with

knowledge about the

013. an

the available) targets.

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the section it was stopped and a growing youngsters (and for grown- YES . IRON IS ESSENTIAL for volunteer crew climbed on board.

to help build good, ups, too) They explained about the bomb nenithy, red blood. BOSCO adds to and prepared to take over.

mille fron that is lacking in many "No! 50 fast," interruptedt the

foods. And children drink more of this knowledge comes from regular driver. "This is our train, milk with chocolate-flavored BOSCO the long study by experts of close-up Bomb or bomb, we take Costs so little, too. photographs of the camouflaged area, through."

INON: Relative avaliable amounts in Remember, too, that the infra-red

SPINÁCII RAISINS

Part of

plates of certain cameras can drawi

no

aside the curtain of cumouage thut Week-End Matches In-

· depends on deceiving colours.

It is because of these facts that the R.A.F. bombing is so accurate.

R. ENGINEERS INTER-SECTION SWIMMING MEET

Volunteers Tournament

Matt Challenge Cup:

list of week-end

Following is the matches of the preliminary round of the bowls competition for the Chiu At Itecrelo-No. 2 Coy. "D" v 1s Battery Bat pm. (Vinner to play No. 5 "B" in next round),

At Kowloon CC-No. Coy. "A" y 1st Battery "A" at 4 p.m. (Winner to play

FIRST ROUND

10

THE NEWLY-FORMED Chinese Ko, 3 B în next round), Bection of 22nd Coy.. Royal Ea-At Kowloon FC.-A. 4. C. Coy "A" No. 2 Coy."C" at 10 nm. (Winner gineers, tied with No. 1 Section 22nd play A.S.. "" in next round). Coy, Royal Engineers, for the Royal: Engineers Inter-Section Swimming Cup yesterday afternoon in the Army At Kowloon Bowling Green.-No. 2 Coy. Swimming pool, when cach team "d" v, Stanley "A" at 10 am. scored 974 points,

Before the commencement of the Inter-Section Relay, which was to have At Recrelo-Field Engineers "C" v | decide the home of the Cup, No., 1 Field Ambulance "A" at 10 a..

Section 22nd Coy, and Chinese Section 22nd Coy. each had 85 points. Both teams dend-heated for third place in the final event in a thrilling finish to provide a Atting climax to the after- | noon.

Col.E, H. M. Clifford, Chief En- gineer, China Command, presented the Cup and prizes to individual winners.

THE RESULTS

SECOND ROUND

At Kowloon Bowling Green-Fleid Engineers "A" v Stanley "B" at 10 am.

At Kowloon C.C.-Fielu Ambulance "" v. 2nd Battery at 18 8.7,

Civil Service Rinks

Civili

The following will represent Service Cricket Club against Kowloon Dock Recreation Club in a First Divi sion Lawn Bowls League match on the Six Men 33 1/2 free-style relay latter's green to-morrow at 3 pm.: -Chinese Section 22nd Coy. (2 mins, v C. J. Walker.. P.-D.. Crawicy, W. n. 4.6 secs.); 2. No. 1 Section 2nd Coy. Hillyer and J. Hollidge: J. Hempery, A. 12 mins. 12 3/5 rok)! 3, No. 2 Section 3. Aitan. S. Fecleshall and J, W. Deakin 22nd Coy.: 4. British Section 40th Coy.

Four Mien medley relay (back, breast, Hakuier. Reserves: E. Kirmen, J. Cielially, W. J, Burling, C. Strange and kide and free-style)--¡, British Section

40th Cay, 12 min. 40 45 secs.): 2, No. 1. 1. Carr, W. D. Gardjer and 3, Scott. Section 22nd: Coy, 11 min. 42 seen); 2. Chinese Section 22nd Coy.; 4, No. 2 Sec- tlon 22nd Coy.

Life Saving Exhibition-Spr. Howarth and L/Cpt. Jefford.

Four Men 68 2/3 yards free-style relay. - Chinese Section End Coy, (3 min. 33 1/3 aces.): 2, No. 1 Section 22nd Coy. 13 mins 38 4/5 neck.); 3, No. 2 Section 2216 Coy.;:4, Britial Section 40th Coy.

Individual Diving-1, Cpl. Davidson (709) 2. L/Naik Li Pan-yu (60); 3, 8pr Nelde (04): 4. L/Cpl. Apperley (61%).

Four Men 133 1/3 yards free-style relay. 1-1. No. 1 Section 22nd Coy, tá mins, 1 2/6 neck; 2. Chinese Scellon 22nd Cay.; 3. British Section 40th Coy.

Four Mer (Section Oficer, Bgi. or /Sgt. Cpl. or L/Cpl. and Spr) Inter- Section free-style relay-1, No. 2 Section 22nd Coy, 101 seca); 2. British Section uth Coy. 3. Dead-heat between No. I Section 22nd Cay, and Chinese Section 22nd Coy.

Company Office Race fo.C., C.B.M. ori C.Q.M.B. Orderly Cpl and Coy, Runner or Clerk), Ifeadquarters; 2, 22nd Coy.; 3, 4th Coy.

Club Rugby XV's

Club Rugby teams selected to meet Army on Saturday on the Club ground)

Are:

int XV (4,45 p.m.)Thompson: Bosanquet, Charter, Day and Stewart; Altkenhead and Thomson; Heamman Dunnett, Kennedy: Hackett, Gairdner;; Godfrey, Taylor and McCrae.

"A". XV, 13.30p.m.)Hopkins: Wi- pon, Carruthers, Jones 'and Van Leeu- wen; Morgan and Clemo; Stout Castle- ton, Lee; Benn, Moodie Davies, Birt and Thomak.

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