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PARACHUTE TROOPS played a notable part
in the surprise tactics characterising a four-day mock battle which has just recently ended, and in which 40,000 of Britain's finest troops, operating þover hundreds of miles of Southern England, demon-
strated the Army's fitness to undertake any task.
After this great military exercise had been re- viewed, it was discovered that, as so often happens in war, a minor incident in 'the 'first hour of battle gave one side a big advantage. This was the cap- ture of a motor-cycle despatch rider.
Driving through darkness and rain the rider missed a turning and fell into "enemy" hands, When interrogated, he was noticed be fumbling in his pockets, from which scores of pieces of torn and crumpled paper were taken.
to
For seven hours through the night Intelligence officers work. ed on the jigsaw puzzle of
was laid bare, Picced
LOCAL OFFICERS
HONOURED
those scraps until the secret The following awards together, the jigsaw on the occasion of the proved to be the complete details, Birthday of His Majesty with map, of the defending forces' plans and tactics.
The King were notified in There was one moment of the "London Gazette” reality in this mimic warfare. A 'plane appeared through a cloud gap and a stream of machine-gun bullets tore the earth.
yesterday:-
To be a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British
A German, cloud-hopping, had| Empire:-Brigadier J. T. W. Reeye, strayed into the area, and for a D.S.O., Commander, Hong Kong couple of seconds real bullets Infantry Brigade. flew until the enemy scurried for home.
Soldiers Tough
Afterwards the corps comman- der summed up the lessons of the battle:
"To beat Germany we must have hardened soldiers, able to fight whatever the weather or conditions. My men have been going for nearly a week and have done well; they are tough.
"The element of surprise is of the utmost importance. Individual initiative has been good."
To be an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: Lieutenant Colonel H. de L. Panet, late Commander, Royal Engineers, Hong Kong.
REPARATION DEMAND
German submarine, according to a Washington telegram to the "Journal-American."
The United States are demand- To distinguish between the two ing one million dollars, repara- armies one side wore steel hel- tion for the recent sinking of the mets and the other cloth caps. American ship Robin Moor by a
The Parachutists were used by the "tin hats." At a critical moment twin-engined 'planes ap- peared and in a few seconds the "paratroops" were on the ground. They cast off their parachutes and vanished into the country-
side.
An
officer who, incidentally, had nothing to do with it at all found himself confronted by three burly "paratroops." There was a quick blow with a fist, and the parachutists were driving his car! away.
Telephone lines were cut and explosions rang out as this new branch of Britain's armed forces got to work.
SAVING SPACE IN SHIPS
Carcases of mutton and lamb sent to Britain frorn overseas are "telescoped" to save shipping space. Major Lloyd George, Par- liamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, stated in a written Parlia mentary answer.
This method of using the space within the carcases and of Alling the frigerators of the ships to capacity has been in operations since the early days of the war.
SAT, EVE, POST TO
DROP ITS ISOLATIONIST POLICY
Walter D. Fuller, president of the National Association of Manufacturers and of the 'Curtis Publish- ing Company, said in an interview:
"I have been consis- tently an isolationist, So has the Saturday Evening Post. although that policy will change next week.
"But we are in war now. We are like a man who has jumped
off a springboard and
has not yet touched the water. He isn't wet, but he hasn't a chance of getting back on the spring- board again."
NEW G.O.C. FOR TRONG RONG
Com-
It is announced from mand H.Q., that for some time past Major-General A. E. Grasett, CB., D.5.0., M.C., has been re- Senator Walsh is asking Sena- quired for an appointment in the tor Knox to answer the charges United Kingdom and arrange- made by Senator Wheeler that ments have just been completed the United States is sinking sub- for his relief by Major-General marines, say the same correspon-C. M. Maltby, M. C. dent-Reuter.
EVIDENCE OF
BRITISH STRENGTH
Reviewing the events of
in
the Mediterranean area, the well- known "Swedish military ́expert, Colonel Bratt, singles out General Wavell's simultaneous mechanised attack in Cyrenaica and the offen-| sive in Syria.-.-
The Cpionel says that it must be admitted that it was highly original thus to strike. in two directions at once: this is evidence of British strength. Reuter.
3 WHO SHOT DOWN 24
Major-General Maltby has had long experience both in Command and on the Staff in India and elsewhere and is at present com- manding an important division in India.
Major-General Maltby will be arriving in Hong Kong in the near future.
BULGARIAN
WATERS MINED
The Bulgarian Army · Com- mand announced yesterday that Bulgarian territorial waters on the Black Sea will be mined to- day at noon, according to the official German News Agency in Berlin.
Foreign vessels will be able to use the territorial waters until 6 am. to-day, after which permis Three RAF. sergeants, who sion to enter these waters must between them have destroyed be obtained 12 hours in advance,
more than 24 German planes,Reuter were honoured by the King at a recent Investiture.
Sgt. D. McKay, D.F.M. and Bar shot down 12 planes himself, and with four other fighter pilot de- Major Lloyd George also dis-stroyed a 13th. Tit. Sgt. E. Thoth closed that the entire boning-out and Sgt. F Barker Bar to the capacity of the packing plants In D.FM. each shot down from, a the South American meat produc Deflant 12 planes in one after- ing countries and the Dominions noon.
Is now being used, another means of saving shipping space. Large purchases, of canned beef had also been made, adult
"SWEDISH AID TO
FINLAND
MAHRATTA LI'S ACHIEVEMENTS
THE FIFTH MAHRATTA LIGHT INFANTRY TOOK A PROMINENT PART IN THE FIGHTING IN ERITREA, FAR- TICULARLY AT KEREN ISTATES A PRESS NOTE, A background talk on the war ISSUED IN SIMLA YESTER at sea was given to the 1922 Com~ |DAY.
M.PS AND SEA WAR
mittee of Conservative M.P.s at At Ummhaager, they participat- the House of Commons recently fed 'In a little campaign ullion by Mr. Francis McMurtrie, the their own following up a retreat- prison- Sweden having decided not to Naval Correspondent of "The ing garrison and capturing raise a volunteer force for the Daily Telegraph," His fall dealt ers and equipment. war against Soviet Russia, Swe- with the naval position and the Up to date the regiment has re- dish volunteers will be attached to prospects for the coming months ceived one Bar to the D.S.O., ono the Finnish formations, states the in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean D.S.O. four M.C.'s, fvc '1.0.M.'s, Finish radio-Reuter,
and the Far East,
and two 'I.D.S.M.'s-Reuter,