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DONALD DUCK

HERE'S THE KEYS TO MY CAR, DAISY!

OH, THANKS! is so SWEET OF YOU TO TRUST ME WITH YOUR CAR!

REMEMBER...YOU

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 6, 1941. By Walt Disney

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HOW IT FEELS TO JUMP

THREE

MATURDAY was not such

SATURful day from my

point of view, ns on our third patrol I lost my aircraft.

We were at about 21,000ft. when we got involved with a squadron Messerschmitt

of 109's. They got me even be- fore I saw them, which was very annoying.

I first felt a curious sort of .bump, and as I turned to see what was up my controls fell funny a lot of red sparks and hack smoke appeared around my feet, and a cloud of white smoke probably glycol-be- gan streaming back from the engine.

The aircraft begun going downhill fusi, I slid back the hood and began to get out; my goggles were whipped off, and my helmet began to lift up in the slip stream.

I realised I had not undone my, straps, но I pulled out the retaining pin and stood up, standing on anything which came handy (the seat, the in- strument pane), or the stick, I don't really know). The air seized hold of me, and there was a wrench as my oxygen tube snapped off (I had for gotten to undo it), and I shot out into the sky.

The aeroplane disappeared.

It was nice and cool falling. I was head down, of course, but found the position quito comfortable. There was sense of apced, or any feeling of failing.

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I had a look at the clouds below me (they were at about

MILES

BY THE PILOT OF A SHOT-DOWN HURRICANE

HOW it feels to jump KL from a blazing fighter plane three miles up is described here in a letter from a Hurricane pilot who had to bale out-Fly- ing Officer Ralph Hope, a nephew of the late Mr Neville Chamberlain,

4,000-5,000ft.), and then col- lected the odd bits of my hel met and had a look romid.

My parachute was still on my seat. Both my boots were on, and I didn't seem to have lost anything except my gog gles, a handkerchief and map. They must have fallen out of the pockets in my knees when I first went upside down.

After a while I thought about pulling the rip-cord.

I seemed to have fallen a goodish way, so I pulled. The canopy streamed out, there was a hard jerk, and there I was right side up, quite com- fortable, and floating slowly-- oh, so slowly-earthwards,

I was at about 9,000ft, to 10,000ft. then, so I had fallen for about 8,000ft.-9,000ft. (from about 18.000ft.), and might have fallen farther with advantage.

When I looked up I could see the shining white canopy above me, and little silver specks having no end of dog fight in the

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whine, but that was the only di- turbance.

The parachute began to, swing me abeût and it was not long he fore I felt sick-very slekt, in fact,, by the time I landed.

It was fun going into the clouds at the sun played a nort of "spectre of the bracken" effect on my shadow as I approached them. When I emerged, the countryside looked pleasantly open, and after drifting quite a way I thought i saw where I should land.

Two farm hands had the same Iden. We were all wrong. In spite of attempts on my part to avoid it; come down in a spinner of young oak trees, pulling up short about 2011. from the ground, lang- ing in my harness.

I managed to get hold of a trunk, pull myself over to 1, get out of the parachute barness, ond climb to the ground, where I remained quite still until I was found.

The Army soon took charge of me, gave me a drink and some Rinch, and drove me back to my buse.

The only damage I sustained was a hefty bruise on my right shoulder from hitting the tail as jumped, and a bruise on my leg and a forn trouser from the comewhat un- ceremonious descent through the upper branches of the oak.

Now I go about with my arm In

a sling, feeling particularly good as I have been given a week's sick lente.

ON

N his first patrol,, after return

ing to duty, Flying Officer Hope was killed he stoped too long in his crippled Hurricane, he stayed long enough to make sure the machine would not crush on buildings, but too long to enable him to jump to safety.

His father's photograph is now one of the cherishell records of his unit,

ISTANBUL. VERMANY'S big problem of the moment is to keep Turkey out of the war.

To succeed in this, she must forfeit some of her aims in the Balkans, Hitler must restrain his desire to march through Bulgarin to help his ally Mussolini in the campaign against Greece.

For Turkey has given, a categorical assurance that any move from Bulgaria into Greece means that Turkey enters the war against the Axis.

I have been told that "mER- sures of the utmost import- ance will be taken by Turkey in the near future."

This statement was not made by extremists, but by responsible people in legista- tive circles here.

No Mobilisation

The same sources added that this should not be taken. as meaning a declaration of war.

Turkey, to-day, is complete- ly prepared for war in every respect. But general mobili- sution is considered as unlike- ly for the present,

Looking at the general Bal- kan situation from here, it seems reasonable to assume that Germany will avoid a direct move through Bulgaria unless forced to it by a com- plete Italian failure.

Yet there are many com- petent observers who take the

Germany is known to have over a million troops concen* trated in south-east Europe ready to strike. If these troops march through Bul- garia to the Greek frontier.. plain that she will oppose Turkey has made it quite them.

But it is possible that Ger- many and Italy will col- laborate in a move through Jugoslavia against Greece, and in that event Turkey's attitude is uncertain.

Soviet Warning

ilitler may take advantage of the persistent disunity of the Jugoslavs to enter their country and progress froni there to the aid of his Italian ally.in Greece.

to tho

Russia's attitude whole Balkan situation is un- certain, but there are many reports which indicate that she wants to help the amall nations. against. Germany.

For example, Russia is said to have given the present Greek authorities evidence of n Fifth Columin plot to de throne King George of Greece and to set up a regime more favourable to the Axis.

On this information, the Greek authorities were able to act,

Other reports, this time from Bucharest,

say that Russia warned Bulgaria that any attempt to further Ger- man desires in the Balkans would be regarded as an un- friendly act.

Germany fs said to be aware of this Russian attitude and for that reason is more likely

-No 605-(Eorty-of-Warrick Auct_view_that continued-Greek-re-to-move-through-Jugoslavia

tary) Squadron of the R.A.F. sistance will force Hitler to Fighter Command.

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FAMILY LIFE IN

TUBES IS NEAR

TM fairly equable person, 1 I think, but twice recently I had moments when I could have chicer- fully slain two of my fellow women. Mothers, too, they were. The first time was when, with another Journalist, was making.

a tour of the Lomion fubes to report

Un conditions there. A with a red-eyes, Woman Little

said: boy

"Oh.

only they'·. have compulsory evacuation. Ilis brother in the country and quite happy, but his father and I feel we want this one with us for company.

We know we ought to send him, and if we had no choice we should have our minds mande up for us, shouldn't we?"

I thought of the mothers who had set their teeth and sent their children off on the log Journey overseas to safety. And I made no reply, though I should have like to.

Woary Mite

The second time was when I was travelling by tube through London in the early evening on my way back from the country. I nearly fell over a bored, weary, unhappy mite of five who, with no toys to divert her mind, was Ad- geting and grizzling

Her mother looking up from u magazine, administered a hearty slap to the child and went back to her rending,

By sheer luck, I had a rag Book and come toys in my bag. They had been intended for a depot in London, but the book, and a fascinating glephant that waggled I head when you pushed it, were left with the baby, who promptly subsided in a passion of interest.

In The Basket

For the most part, the familles who take shelter on platforms. every night are sensibly And cleverly, adapting themselves to. conditions

Small chikiren, and older ones too, have their toys and their. books, for boredom is one of the enemies we've got to figlit in this

By VICTORIA CHAPPELLE

way and most inothera realise it.

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to Italy's aid in Greece than through Bulgarin.

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to One evening I noticed

all baby comfortably asleep big market basket which had been fitted with a pillow and a couple of tiny tight blankets. There he lay, protected from the cold of the floor and the draughts of the tunnel.

In the morning, his mother told me, her 10-year-old son and she carry the basket home between them so that the child remains in the

comfortable same

relaxed I thought this un ex- position. cellent notion, which might well be adopted for general use when Traveling with a young child.

"Soup For Us"

Another little group was thor- oughly enjoying supper-but they weren't drinking the tea which nearly every fully seems to take in vacuum Basks.

"It's soup for us,' "said the jolly woman, obviously the

buxom mother of the family, "I make, .It. from bones and let it simmer da the hob. Then, when we're ready to start, I pop the saucepan (which Isn't

a very big one) into a wooden box, which is lined with straw and then with Cannel, and hás a strawa lined cushion on top tied down with string, and two of the kids carry it between them. With bila of ment in it and vegetables and such-like, 'It's as good as a meal und all we want until the morn- lag."

"Mrs Alf"

It was from a second family that I learned of a now use for tea- leaves. I had decided to make s dlash for it, but the noise outenido was terrific, so I wandered. Back into the depth, of the tube and stood there uncertainly, Sudden- ly I heard a voice: "Wouldn't

like a cup of tea, lady, would you? We've got an extra one,"

I sat gratefully down. On tho platform. "You must have read my thoughts," I said, “This is good you."

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"Well, you kinder looked sorry yourself," said the owner of the voice, a thin, brisk looking Womun, who talked to me, fed two children, and poured out tea all At once.

She smiled cheerfully. "Alf," she turned to a quiet man with

large

зеке moustache and amazingly kind eyes-"You wips out your cup for the lady." Which Alf allently did.

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When I'd finished I suk: must drink all your ration."

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use The

Alf replied: we drink lots, but we leaves again

Oh, not for drink- ing." she added hastily, seeing the look on my face, "For I do all the house aver with it. Like this you collect nil leaves every week and then pour on soire boiling water- about a quart, say-and feave it bit. Then you pour the liquid into a bellle.. Why, polish lino- leum and glasses and windows and furniture with it, and it nets grand. The neighbours say you can, seo your face in my windows. You ask Alf."

"In No Timo She paused and an extraordinary look of surprise came over ber face. "Leastways," the added hastily, You could. But two days

bomb

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road, and the house is a bit upsel now."

Her shoulders suddenly slumped

ngo a

arki she Jeaned, trifle forlornly.

against the wail. Then she straight- tened herself firmly and looked at Alf. "But the gentleman saki we can go back to-morrow and we'll soon have I ship-shape again, on't we?" Her gaze sought hor husband's

anxiously, as begging for confirmation.

though

Alf's kind eyes rested affection- ately on her. Ince, and for the first time he spoke. That's right, bid Indy," le zak," "In no time, at all,"

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