Shanghai, Jan, 15.
IONTINUING the series of letters published inthe "North-Ghina Daily News" yesterday from a lady at home, the writer goes on to describe some more serious raids over the part of the country in which she is living, remarking, however, that comparatively little damage was done anywhere, She tells ofthe thrilling dog-fights, which take on added realism when seen through powerful field-glasses, and how brilliantly R. A. F. planes beat off attack after attack, often in the face of overwhelming odds, Extracts from the letters follow Sept. 20. "MAIL goes splendid here. Tis noisy at times, Yesterday there were seven raids so we lost count after lunch, We sleep in the shelter sometimes' to ingure sleep, as a good night's rest Is the best' weapon we elvillans can have against Hitler. We are all terribly well and cheerful. The weather is all in our favour and Barley hasn't arrived yet! Helen and John had a terrible week in London, while John sat for his RAF, exam. We have had one or two good parles occasionally, but for the most part they are fairly far away, We stay out now till the planes are near and machine-gunning or A. A. fire can be heard, "On Sunday we saw a plane and two parachutes over our heads. They Janded at Riverhead, a mile away. 'The men all right, but wounded. The plane was ours and broken up a food. deal, I gather, Yesterday' we had a tremendous dog-fight overhead, but} could soe nothing os they were so high up. Later one of our planes circled around lower and lower. We thought that he was searching for a. parachute or crashed plane. However we soon heard he was looking for a field for himself and made a toreed Janding in the field by Chipstesd Comer, halt a mile away. He made an almost perfect landing and only took off one wheel of his under~ carriage and pushed his nose into the ground a bit, The pilot had a small Scratch only, 1 am thankful to. say. Of course the whole village has been to see it and i's a source of great, Heinkel being chased by a Spitfire throtigh the glasses, it seemed to mo they would come straight into my house, Am glad to say the Heinkel crashed a few moments later near Dunton Green, one more victory to our glorious RA.
"Mother B. telephoned to ask it I would consider going to Berkshire. I said T thought nowhere was safe and that if T moved I should go to Canada, She entirely agreed "with me, If things get worse in the spring T may perhaps go there in the better weather, There's hardly one of my friends that hasn't had bombs near them, so it seems madness to go chasing around if things get no worse than at present,
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