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OH, SLUGGO--I JUST HEARD A SWELL STORY ON THE RADIO --- IT WAS ALL ABOUT SIR ISAAC NEWTON?

Wednesday,

WHO OH, HE WAS FAMOUS WAS BECAUSE AN APPLE

HE

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OUT A THING

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GRAVITY-

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

AND HE GOT TO BE ONE OF THE SMARTEST MEN IN THE

WORLD!

October 23, 1940.

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POLICE SEEK BOGUS M.P. WHO GOT£10 FROM INTERNEE'S WIFE

SCOTLAND YARD SPECIAL BRANCH OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO POSED AS A WELL-KNOWN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO PLAY A TRICK ON MRS. HANS ALEC ROSENFELDER, WIFE OF A GERMAN REFUGEE INTERNED IN THE ISLE OF MAN, WHOSE CASE HAS BEEN RAISED, RECENTLY IN THE HOUSE OF COM- MONS.

This man telephoned a London paper saying he was Mr. S. S. Silverman, M.P. for Nelson and Coine, and that he had been informed by the Home Secretary that Mr. Rosenfelder would be released from the Isle of Man

shortly.

Air Raid Lessons From Chungking

It was his carnest endeavour to reach the same state of villefency In Hongkong as in Chungking, in providing air raid shelters for the population, said Wing-Commander A. H. Steele- Perkins, Director of Air Precautions, in an address on his recent visit to the Chinese capital, which he gave at the Hongkong Rotary Club tiflim yesterday,

He said: -

Our main object in visiting Chụng- king was to study the very excellent system they have devised for giving protection to the general public. It protection of a very high order and almost bomb-proof.

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to compare the price per head, and the time of construction of such tunnel, against the price per head of tunnels constructed by more modern methods.

By chance the reporter who answered the call was the man who had dealt with the Rosenfelder case.

He asked if Mrs. Rosenfelder had been informed. The "M.P." said he was speaking from her house, that she was out and há was leaving a message with the maid.

Address

The reporter asked him for his private address and phone number. He gave an Acorn number and an! address in Wembley.

Later Mrs. Rosenfelder phoned) the paper to ask if any news 'had been received from the Home Ofce. She said she was at her home In Hendon and had not been out during Silverman, the evening. A “Mr. It is estimated that two-thirds of M.P.. had brought her news that the city is in ruins. The vast her husband was to be released, majority of the houses are poorly

and

when

FATHER ACCUSES TEACHER Evacuation Echo

A schoolmaster who made

Altogether there are 420,000 people In Chungking. and it is estimated constructed, a large number are bullt The paper then cheeked up on the that there is sufficient tunnel accom- of timber; others of brickwork and "M.P." It was discovered that the plans to evacuate boys to Canada modation for every soul. In addition hollow wall construction. Such phone number he had given was the was accused at Clerkenwell' of to this, they are now building tunnels bulidings as these collapse like a pack number of Aeton Counell and that taking a stockbroker's 11-years- 2APB10 into the sides of the bills to house of cards from the effects of the blust the private address was fictitious. old son away by fraud.

their transport. Chungking is literal- of high explosive bombs, and in most ly riddled with tunnels. In fact, it cases, fires soon break out.

Offered To Send Money Mr. Coverdale Sharp, prosecuting, resembled a rabbit warren, but with

A tremendous amount of damagé

said that the master, Montagu WII- this difference,

Mrs. Rosenfelder said: "The man fred Weaver Wicks, aged 20, of the burrowing had has been done to the city, not only had phoned me as Mr. Silverman and Florence-road, Sanderstead, Surrey, been organised and well-planned.

explosive Some of the tunnels were construct the effects of high ed to house several thousand people. / bombs, but also by Incendiary bombs" sald Sir John Anderson would in- coached Mr. George Schwerdt's cons

and other ares caused by the collapse for

form him this evening

my during the Eastern holidays. and others sufficient to meet the of houses. The officials, however, Rust

husband would be released. He needs of the people in the immediate deal with the fires in drastic manner, came to my home and phoned a Later he said he was taking u vicinity.

of boys to Canada, Mr. Chungking has many air raid ad-deny have no hesitation in West End club from here. He said party vantages over Hongkong. For the demonsning building after building the person at the other. end of the Schwerdt decided to let his son

in order to prevent the spread of phone was Sir John Anderson, who George go." stance, the authorities have at least fires. Each owner of a house has to confirmed that my husband would be one hour's warning, and during this keep on the ground floor 40 gallons out shortly.

He paid £620 Into Wicks's bank period, quite a number proceed to of water and several small bamboo the hinterland on foot or in their buckets of sand, and this, I think, is husband had money with him, 1 years, including the passage

"Quite casually he asked if my account to cover expenses for two both color cars, but the bulk of the an excellent scheme, for it enables population remains "put" until a the Fire Brigade to proceed to any send him about £10 to travel home.

said no, and he suggested I should ways. second alarm is sounded, and then given place and know that the He offered to send they make their way

it for me. I Just its incipient stage is on the spot. the road, where they wait until a third alarm is sounded, and paratively

The lighting restructions are com- Procedure so I gave him £10 in

easy to enforce then they entered the tunnels and electricity is cut off at the source,

as the notes,"

Sir John Anderson was out of remain there until the "All Clear" and a pot shot at any window show-London at the time and could not Crowe and brought back with the signal is given. This long warning ing a light does the rest.

have spoken to the "M.P." permits the population to take the It was stated that telephone lines. precautionary measures in an orderly cannot be relied upon after the first

Inquiries showed he had cancelled and free-from-panic spirit.

a provisional booking for two to go salvo of bombs, and I can well be Should you ever pay a visit

Mrs. Rosenfelder has given delec-[to Canadu and had no exit permit. Chungking, during the period of tionist altitudes which telegraph Lives the following description of the Mr. Lawrence Vine, defending, hostilities, and it you value your life posts were al, would even have man: About 50 years of age, short, said that difculites had arisen and not at night time wear whlic, gladdened the heart of Heath stout, dark, going bald, wearing Wicks was going to stay at Liverpool or light or smoke a cigarette. If you Robinson,

horn-rimmed glasses with thick until they were cleared up. A lenses; brown autt with white stripe,, colleague was going to take the rest brown trilby hat.

of the party over, following Wicks.

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COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS”

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across

do

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do, you will hear the crack of a rifle

and

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tions.

Blake Gardens Experiment

Lessons For Hongkong

A Description

Brought Back

After the train had left Euston communica- Mr. Schwerdt got into tion with Canada House.

As 'n result, Wicks was stopped at

boy.

was informed, many cases of bad I suggest that I should be failing man-handling have taken place on in my duty, if I did not draw some pll; (b) the provision of ready-made

Mr. Schwerdt, who lives at Bishop's those who disobeyed these instruc- conclusions on all that I had seen of hula for those whose houses are

the Chinese Government's magni- demollabed; and (c) the example set Stortford, Herts, agreed he had ex- ficient work in providing shelter for by all and their readiness to help pressed high praiso of Wicks'a the population, and endeavour to their neighbours. opply those lessons to Hongkong. It must, and shall be, my earnest qualities as a tencher.

He zak ho did not know that his We spent many hours examining Perhaps what impressed me, most endeavour to reach the same state in wife first suggested the visit to these funnels, and I for one learnt of all, was the complete absence of Hongkong. The problem is colos Canada, or that she had written to mony useful hints and tips, and my fear and the apparent high standard but if it is broken into fragmentat Wicke: "Event if you decide at the friend Mr. Faber has now undertaken of morale amongst the civilians. I am optimistic mough to believe that last moment to alay, I should like

and with your to superviso the construction of a am quite auro, that this state of affairs | it la not insoluble,

charge, tunnel at Blake Gardens, using, na in due to the fact that the people active support and help, let us con- George to be in your fa practicable, Chungking have confidence because: (a) Bomb-fidently march forward and attain wherever that is.”. methods, and it will be of interest proof shelters has been provided for the highest degree of efficiency. Wicks was remanded on ball,

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