A Czech lew, one of ten who had flown to England in a specially-chartered aeroplane after the Nazi occupation of Czecho-Slovakia, attempted to escape after landing at Croydon, but ivas captured and brought back to the machine. They had been told that they must return to the Continent because their passports were not in order, but eventually they were allowed to remain under a guarantee from the Refugee Committee.
"Erenlng Post" Phot*. Lady' Wilford opening the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society's dahlia and chrysanthemum show in the Horticultural Hall at Lower Hutt yesterday. Standing on the right is Mr. J. S. Barton, president of the society, who welcomed Lady Wilford
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 92, 20 April 1939, Page 17
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109A Czech lew, one of ten who had flown to England in a specially-chartered aeroplane after the Nazi occupation of Czecho-Slovakia, attempted to escape after landing at Croydon, but ivas captured and brought back to the machine. They had been told that they must return to the Continent because their passports were not in order, but eventually they were allowed to remain under a guarantee from the Refugee Committee. "Erenlng Post" Phot*. Lady' Wilford opening the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society's dahlia and chrysanthemum show in the Horticultural Hall at Lower Hutt yesterday. Standing on the right is Mr. J. S. Barton, president of the society, who welcomed Lady Wilford Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 92, 20 April 1939, Page 17
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