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January 6, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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MORE DEVASTATION-There are shops damaged, by bombs tossed at London from the air by some of Hitler's raiders. Bad weather recently gave Britons temporary relief.

Eight Bunks In An No More New

"Anderson"

A London policeman, by the use of admirable Ingenuity and some tim-|

lias designed an ber and wire,

Private Cars

Saw Her Friend Murdered

Sitting in the shadows behind the Manufacture of cars for civi-counter of a North London Hotel, a girl was a mute witness of her friend's murder arrangement of bunks which enables lian use in Britain has ceased.

The bunks are 20in wide and leave room for a 14in gangway.

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MIDDLE TEMPLE RELICS SAFE

Considerable damage was done in a recent raid to Middle' Temple Hall, E.C. Blocks of barristers' chambers surrounding it were also damaged.

A heavy bomb fell outside the cast end of the hall and blew

Ja huge hole in the wall.

The most treasured relic to suffer was the richly-carved oak screen, erected in the 16th cen- tury, which, now lies buried beneath a heap of debris.

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Losses And Thefts

Mr H. O. Smith of No. 140

Two priceless possessions which Argyle Street has reported the escaped were the Francla Drake

fable, made from timber taken from loss of jewellery valued at $100 the Golden Ilind, and the long, between 2 pm. and 7 p.m. yes- narrow Queen Elizabeth table, the terday, wood for which is sold to have been floated down the Thames from Windsor Forcat.

Fortunately, the stained glass and petures in the hall had been removed to safety at the outbreak of war,

Barristers" chambers which were wrecked were in Essex-court, Elm- court, Crown Office-row' and Pump- court.

There were no casualties, but the morning after was spent in a fran- tic search for documents.

Library Hit

A raid earlier in the month hit a tower of the Inner Temple Library In which were more than 70,000 volumes.

The theft of $40 in cash was re- ported to the Pollee by Mr Kwan Kin-an of Cochrane Street in the early hours of yesterday morning.

A silver cup valued at $100 was stolen from the Kowloon Dock Club between 8

and 10 p.m. on January 2, according to a report made by Mr J. Revie, the Club's secretary.

A foki employed at the Peninsula Hotel was reported missing and 45 Iinen sheets valua $247 were reported missing from the Hotel on January 4, according to a report made by Mr A K. Dimond the tnanager.

Millionaire Gives Away Fortune Chinghai Education Scheme HSINING, Jan. 5 (Central News). Gen, Ma Pu-fang, Chairman of the Chinghai (Chinese Kokonor) Provin- elal Government, has made a huge donation of his family fortune valued at $75,000,000 for the promotion of

The most valuable of these were stored safely nway. his Anderson shelter to accommodate A rectnt, inquiry into the pum- Miss Gwendoline Cox, the hotel

Severe damage was suffered, how- bors of new emfl in the hands of off-licence

manageress. Was shat four adults and four children,

ever, by the fine oak celling, and the dealers and manufacturers has dead by a masked bandit when she | handsome panciling and carving The bunks for the adults are 6ft shown that, after climinating cars refused, to hand over the day's round the walls. din long, and run lengthways along which must in the national interest takings in the till. Her friend, Alice: A bomb fell through the oak cell-education in his province in order to the tides of the shelter. Those for be exported, there is left for civilian Higgins, was sitting in the shadowsing of Inner Temple Itail, shatter-wipe out illiteracy and to strengthen the children rest on these and run use in Britain a total of only 400. when the man entered.

ing ancient brunze statues and rip- the basis of the war of resistance. transversely across the end of 11. Half of these are of foreign manufac- Here la her story: "The man said ping famous pletures.

The donation consists of some 10,- uses in various parts of the pro. 000 houses want the money. Put your hands Before the

handed the number of up. I should say so, Miss Cox suld.

his ancestors, rars newly registered in a year was Then she picked up a bottle to defend

over 50,300 mow of. fertile land and The Ministry of Home Security 75,000-so that for every 700 which herself,"

more than 10,000 head of cattle. The thinks to highly of this model that could be bought at that time there At close range the man, who sud-

designated properties were formally it demonstrated the policeman's de- is now only one.

denly saw Miss Higgins Jump to her

handed over to the officials of the sign as an example of what people

The Ministry of Transport have feet," fired a bullel at Miss Cox.

Provincial Government und the can do for themselves with the to see that the few unregistered cars Miss Higghts was able to give the

Department of Education on New domestle shelters. The model on available go to those who need them) police good descriptions of the man

Year's Day. Meanwhile, an oficial fand his three nccomplices

report on the donation has been filed with the Ministry of Education in Chungking,

exhibition cost about 30s,

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BLIND MEN ARE AMONG BEST "SPOTTERS".

_Keen_ents_make_blind men good spotters! And because their hearing is abnormally sensitive. blind men are being officially used to listen for the approach of raiders on predictor ap- paratus.

"Several of our men do this work."

an official of St. Duns- tan's said.

"They were selected, with men who have their

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Snatcher Caught

For snatching, in Tak Shing St a purse and contents valued at $17 frcan Mrs E. P. Hyndman of 23 Granville Road, ground floor, Li Ngau, 17, un- along employed, was sentenced to onc sight, month's hard labour and ordered to because of their extremely sensi-nt Kowloon Magistracy this morning, expelled by Mr A. N. Macfadyen

Defendant was arrested by Police reservist F. C. Botelho at the Junction of Cox's Road and Austin Road.

tive hearing."

It is known that in many cases of blindness the sense of hearing sharpens.

Biind inen who are otherwise physically fit might make excellent

be

Murder Charge Sequel

ruof "spotters" for industrial but To Jockey Club Report ings at night.

A man with normal sight finds that when it comes to trying to see raiders he has to rely chiefly on his

cars.

Hear Sooner

An alleged case of manslaughter at the Hongkong Jockey Club stebles on New Year's Eve had a sequel at the Central Magistracy before Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.C. this morning when Lau | Lel-hok, alias Hak Tsal, 30, riding Blind men would probably hear an boy, was charged by Inspector Darkın approaching raider sooner than men with causing the death of another with sight, and would probably be riding boy named Lam Ying-kwong. able to estimate fls height and dis- On the application of the prosecut= lance with reasonable accuracy,

one week was granted. ing Inspector, a formal remand of

But, so far, St. Dunstan's is not training roof-spotters. "Many of our war work of first- men are dolnit

NEW DELHI, Jan.. S. (Reuter),—— eluss importance, including listening Two Junior Maharanis of Nepal live with predictors," the official added, contributed 5,000 rupees ench to the "but so far we have not started to Vicercine's Fund for the purchase of train my for night roof 'spotting."" | ambulances.

Soviet Feeding Plan For Occupied Europe

THE Soviet authorities, according to reports, want to supply foodstuffs to the European areas under German control-provided that the Soviet gets payment in dollars.

To Got Dollars

Mr Hoover, ex-President of convenient arrangement for Russin, the United States, and now and, Indeed, for Germany, chairman of the European Food Distribution Commission, IB understood to have received an offer from Russian official re- presentatives.

Russia would get dollars instead worthless German marks for foodstuffs.

And Germany would get those foodstuffs for nothing,

The Russians suggested that they For the Nazis would see that the should supply wheat and other food-; goods in question went not to Nor- stufe to the needy areas it Mr Hoo-| way, Belgium or France, but to ver's organisation would pay for Germany. them in dollars.

The effect would be to cause This would naturally be a highly loak in the British blockade.

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