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ITALY'S NEW 'PLANES
German Dive Bombers
Italy's front-line forces in Egypt are being streng- thened by Junkers 87B single-engined dive-bom- |bers (Stukas). Similar machines achieved great successes in Poland. and France.
These aircraft have not been recently in action against Britain, it was suggested that they might be refitted and reformed for the invasion of Britain, but now they have reappeared with the Italian 1orces in the Middle East,
The chief function of these dive- bombers has already been grimly
established- and spectacularly
it is to wipe out completely the resistance of enemy front-line troops.
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 1940
KING'S BIRTHDAY GREETING TO LEOPOLD
King George's greet- ings on the annivers- ary of King. Leopold's birthday on Sunday were presented ac- cording to custom through the Belgian Ambassador in Lon- don, says Reuter,
GERMANY
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WANTS IT
BOTH WAYS
UNRULY
STORK FROM THE REICH
Nazi Or Narcissus? Information has been laid at the police station of Tjaereborg, near Es- bjerg, in Denmark, against an unruly / stork which has been troubling the citizens of that dis- trict for
some weeks,
writes a Stockholm Cor-
respondent.
It is reported to have come in with the Germans last spring, and for a time no exception could be taken to its behaviour. As in previous years, it-or rather, he- The reason why the 'planes are
helped his mate to build the fami- no longer being used in the Bat-
By way of the Swiss Govern-ly nest on a suitable chimney and tle for Britain is that they have toment, the British Government all went well until the eggs were work with fighter escorts, without have received a Note from the being hatched. Then this head of which they are easy victims for German Government recently, the family flew amok and pre- he British fighters, and the mass writes a Diplomatic Correspondent, I sented his long bill to, and through, daylight raids on Britain have describing in full the uniform of the window of the next house, proved too costly.
their parachute troops and claim- | Smash went every pane one after This German move is regarding that these troops, when cap- another, and the stork flew back ed 36 Important, and may tured are entitled to be treated to his nest. The neighbours won- presage a big attack on Egypt. as prisoners of war.
dered what this outburst of tem- The Aeronautical Correspon- By a revealing accident, one of per might mean, and they won- dent of the "Sunday Times," who the German broadcasts during a dered still more when the per- believes that the presence of recent news talk cut much of the formance was repeated next day bombers in the Italian forces sug- ground from under the German at another house. The stork was gests that Italy and Germany are Government's claim. The announ- watched, and each morning before planning a large land and air of cer referred to the recent drop- he broke his fast he discovered and lensive against Egypt, comments: ping of parachutes in different smashed the panes of at least one "Now that our Air Force in the parts of Great Britain. The Bri-window until 35 windows had Middle East has been reinforced ish authorities had quickly found been accounted for. Then with the latest equipment, the hat they had been dropped empty, people of Tjaereborg appealed to success of these bombers may be and even the German High Com- the police for protection against no greater than that achieved. mand declared that, in fact, no this form of Blitzkreig. The Chief against Britain.
narachutists had been dropped. of Police expressed the opinion Undeterred by this denial, the that there was something rotten German announcer declared: "Ain the State of Denmark and pro- inister example of British men-mised to take measures to stop lacity was the British official such going-on. tenial that any parachutists had 'anded. In fact they did land. They are now being sheltered by he Fifth Column and are probably eceiving code signals from Ger- mony"
"Nevertheless," the correspon- dent adds, "a major battle may be joined at any moment in Egypt, as the Italian forces press forward. Intensification of the war over England has rather overshadowed in the public mind events in the Middle East, which may be lead- ng to a climax. Those in com- mand in Britain and Egypt have not been blind to the likely trend The German Government can of operations,”.
not have it both ways. Either Italy, it is believed, has 230 the parachutists are dropped as bombers and 120 fighters in Libya.niformed soldiers ar they are 'Italian reinforcements can be dropped as spies. At the moment flown. safely from Sicily only at German spokesmen cla'm both. night, whereas Britain's undisput-
ed command of the Mediterranean makes the reinforcement of Royal
Air Force units relatively easy, CANADIAN
Britain is able to draw on reserves
'n Palestime, Iraq, and Aden, and, as long as Italy fails to obtain footing in Syria, the reinforce- mant route from India through Iraq will be undisturbed.
The British Air Force · can operate against the Italian Ficet from Malta, Egypt, and Pales- tine, thus forcing it to run the gauntlet of air action on what- ever route it takes.
On the other hand, however. Italy's main air strength is based in the Dodecanese Islands and Libya. Italy's great dimculty in trying to streng hen her air force in Eastern Africa is the problem of supplying it with essential re- nlacements, This will also be Germany's difficulty.
GROWING HOLLAND FORCES IN BRITAIN
SEVERAL HUNDRED DUTCH CONSCRIPTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20.AND 35, HAVE LEFT LONDON FOR THE CAMP OF THE NETHERLAND LEGION, "SOMEWHERE: IN. GREAT, BRI- TAIN” WHERE. THEY ARE TO BE TRAINED WITH THE MOST MODERN ARMAMENT : THE NETHERLAND GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY IN THE UNITED STATES, WRITES- A DUTCH CORRESPONDENT.
This contribution by the Dutch to the Allied cause is not restricted to the Army: The Royal Dutch Navy and the Royal Dutch Air Force, both, like the Army, already on active service, are. receiving their manpower as well. The men called up come partly from among the many Dutchmen re- sident in Great Britain before the war and partly from those who escaped from their country after the Invasion,
Prince Bernhard saw the mill- tiamen off, and they responded to his cheery smile · by singing the Netherlands National Anthem.
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Most Tjaereborgians appear to belleve the stork has not really been permanently thrown off his political balance in passing through Germany, but that the reflection of his own features in the windows impressed him with the idea that a rival was lurking there ready to invade his home. This he could not endure at the most critical period of his family life; his mind reeled, he saw red, and set about purging the vicinity of rivals threatening his living- "pace at the top of the ancestral chimney.-
writes an Aeronautical pondent.
Corres-
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This is the only R.A.F. squadron ́of Canadian fighter pilots to be AFTER A HEAVY TIME DUR formed in Britain, although there ING THE EVACUATION FROM are squadrons of the Royal Cana- FRANCE, THE CANADIAN SQU-dian Air Force, which were form- ADRON OF HURRICANES WAS ed in Canada. Operating from SENT TO A BASE IN ENGLAD | Southern England; the Canadians TO REST AND REFORM.
accounted for 28 German aircraft, The opening of the Blitzkrieg all very strictly confirmed, during brought it immediately, into action the fighting near Dunkirk. It is again, however, and it has been known that they had good reason operating with great success, to claim as many again.
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