THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1941.
REALISTIC ARMY MANOEUVRES
German Panzer Division Hurled Into The Sea Great New Tanks In Action On Salisbury Plain
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent With The Southern Command)
BRITISH HEAVY TANKS, ROLLING IN HUNDREDS ACROSS SALISBURY PLAIN, SWEPT “A GERMAN PANZER DIVISION” INTO THE SEA AND RELENTLESSLY ROLLED UP AN ENEMY INVADING FORCE.
That is what happened during a four-day exercise in which one of Britain's armoured divisions and 50,000 troops have just taken part.
In theory, at any rate, all the invading force was wiped out, largely thanks to a flank- ing movement undertaken by British tanks whose commander, using the same tactics so successful in Libya, gave the enemy no rest but sat on top of them mile after mile as they made their withdrawal.
To make the exercise as realistic as nossible
famous British cavalry GEN. SIKORSKI
regiments, now mechanis- ed, played the part of a panzer division, basing its operations on what is known of Nazi methods.
GOC
Alexander, 1.1 Gra Southern Command, told me the whole es.TEIN) wi, desarmed test how speedily and effectively Peserve mobile Troops Con brought into battle.
D
was
A full infantry division called
from in
headquarters seven hours after the German "land ng." By dawn their advance units were contacting the enemy and by eleven o'clock in the morning two days later the invaders were vanquished.
Mobile Radio
Car
Anny Cooperation "plane., hin died. of molle radio despatch e deers and Beld tele.. DOCHO all were utilised for
Commune Pons, whose speed and accuracy were astonishing.
Я
was
When motor cyclist captured with a clue showing where the German headquarters was. It was only a matter of minutes before bombers strafing the place.
were
General Sir Alan Brooke. G.OC. Here Forces, toured the
battle area,
as did Major-Gen.
Martel, Command.ng the Royal
Armoured Corps,
I RODE
FLIES ATLANTIC
IN NEW BOMBER
General Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister, flew back to Britain from the United States Saturday in one of the American-made bom-
which
on
ore
bers regularly ferried across the Atlantic to Britain.--Reuter.
CANNOT WAIT TILL
WAR ENDS
The Archbishop of Canterbury, addressing the second Sword of the Spirit meeting in London yesterday, said: "The first aim of this tremendous war we are now engaged in is the destruction of this powerful and evil force and the liberation of nations which are now held in bondage.
"It is unthinkable that after the war men should not set them- selves to conceive un order of civilisation better than that which is now being destroyed their eyes.
before
EVERY
SAVE
YOU,
IN
HIS
GRIM TOKEN, Enthusiasts driving nails in Hitler's coffin. A picture in connection with Croydon's War Weapons Week.
-fcopyright, Fox.)
SHANGHAI IBN SAUD KIDNAPPING DECLINES
WAVE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") SHORTLY of a
AFTER THE SHANGHAI POLICE HAD BEEN
A INFORMED
MYSTERY
"We cannot and dare not wait until the war is over. will help us in the immediate struggle if we can see beyond the distress and darkness some promise
coming of the better day." It was plain that men had lost their way and they had trusted in themselves and neglected God. and the wrong use of science and machines had subordinated man to the machine, Reuter,
Germans U.S. BANS
ITALIAN "CHARITIES"
Call It
Reprisal
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The State Department IN ONE OF THE A German High Com- has revoked the permits LATEST HEAVY TANKS NOW mand communique says and SIDE IS AN INFERNO the German raid on Lon-activities of two Italian NOISE, BUT FROM WITHOUT| don on Saturday night organisations
MASS PRODUCED, WHICH IN-
OF
LOOKS AS SMOOTH AND
CRUISER, -- REUTER.
SINISTER AS A BATTLE- was a reprisal for the Bri- tish bombing of "residen- tial quarters" of various German towns, including Berlin, during the last few nights.
REGISTRY WEDDINGS
barred the further
BY
TO HELP
King Ibn Saud of the
PHONE CALL OF THE KIDNAP Hedjaz has informed the Iraqi usurper, Raschid
PING LAST NIGHT OF THE PROCURATOR OF THE THIRD
COURT
ADMINISTRATION) ANOTHER
BRANCH KIANGSU HIGH Ali, that he is unable to (UNDER NANKING offer any kind of assist- PHONE CALL CAME INFORM- ance to the anti-British' ING THE POLICE OF A SECOND movement in Iraq, accord-
KIDNAPPING.
A prominent Chinese business-ing to reports reaching
Both Cairo yesterday.
man was the second victim.
are believed to be connected with the Nanking regime.
The procurator's wife and child were also kidnapped by the gang. International News Service.
Daring Abductions
He is also said to have refused to give protection to Ruschid Ali himself.
Other reports say a personal envoy sent by Raschid All to the Router describes the abductions, Iranian capital, Teheran, is under- which followed the recent kidnap-stound to have met with no suc- DIRK of Miss Chow Sing-tsia, cess. secretary for the Chungking Dis-
trict Court, as daring.
Both
OFFICIAL IRANIAN ATTIN
THE EVENTS IN victims of yesterday's TUDE TO coups were spirited away from IRAQ IS ONE OF COMPLETE - their homes in the foreign areas
DISAPPROVAL. REUTER. by Chinese gunmen. The vic- tims were Yu Sze-wel, a judge,
of
soliciting funds in
and Chang Chung-sze, one the United
the Procurators. States.
In addition, the wife and son of The Federation of Italian World Fong Ching-wel, another judge, from their home War Veterans in the U.S.A., Incor- were abducted porated, New York, and the Ladies in the French Concession late last Auxiliary Providence branch of night. Reuter.
the Federation of Italian World War Veterans In the United States,
are the bodies concerned.
NAZIS CHARTER RUSSIAN VESSELS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") It was reported in Istanbul yes-
The following were mar-strong enemy force" bombed Ham- bodies are closely identified with The communique says a "fairly
The Department says: "The two ried at the Supreme Court burg on Saturday night, causing the Italian Government and must Registry to-day:
numerous fires and much destruc- be regarded as organisations act-terday that Russia has chartered tion by high explosive and Mr. Alejandro Sanchez
ing for or on behalf of that Gov-eight of her Black Sea freighters Tam. incendiary bombs. There were ernment." student, and Miss
International News to Germany and that these ships Ruth Ma, of dead and Injured among tha Service.
civilian population.
are already transporting war sup- ples from Russia to Italy. Înternational News Service.
No. 0, King's Terrace,
Mr. Au Wing-ip, salesman, and Miss Hul Stu-wan, of No. Ching Li Terrace.
13,
Mr. Ma Sum-chai, shroff, and Miss Leung. Pul-ying, of No. 85, Bonham Roadie
J.
"A few:plariés succeeded in reaching the outskirts of Ber. Tin. Night fighters shot down eight British "planes."
NEW JAPANESE
NAVAL CHIEF
Rear-Admiral Kumelchi Hirao-
THE GOOD EARTH
IN BETWEEN
The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, and the British Embassy staff were sheltering in a dug-out when several · bombs landed · directly above them during a Japanese raid on Chungking, it is now⋅ re- vealed.
call were unhurt. Reuter.
FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR WOOL
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA"MAIL"]
NAZI TROOPS
A five-year-plan for Increasing ARRIVE IN SYRIA wool production in North-West China is being set in motion by French quarters in London state the Ministry of Economics in
German troops from Chungking..
The aim is 420,000 picula of Syria. International News wool annually. Our Own Oprees.
Service,
pondent.
Mr. Chan Shiu, clerk, and Miss
ka has been appointed comman- Referring to North Africa, the der of Japanese naval forces in Kwan Chul-po, of No. 35, Wong-Nazi communique says that in the Shanghai area, succeeding ndichong Road,
the Tobruk area military opera- Rear-Admiral Kobayashi, who that some Mr. Tung King-tong, broker,tions have been restricted to returned to Tokyo yesterday to the Dodecanese have landed it And Miss Lo Bulyét,"di¤Nd) 186, artillery activity on both, hides, sorve on the Naval Ministry. Gloucester Road.
-Reuter,
Reuter,