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EARLY MORNING on the beach, at Dunkirk as some of the 330,000 British and French troops brought in safety to England waited their turn to be taken aboard.
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The following were assigned to the Hongkong Volunteer Desence . Corps Reserve W. O'Neill, G. C. Burnett, C. L., Wallams, E. J. J. Spradbury, 1 R, Brown. All have bad previous military, or volunteer, training.
The case of Mr. A. E Perry, of Reuter's Ltd., was deferred. It was stated that Mr. Perry was the only man working for Reuter's at night, and he usually did not finish his. duties till or 10 am. The Pre- sident. in deferring the case, said he hoped it would be possible in the meantime to arrange so that Mr. Perry could at least get some rudimentary training.
Strength, Of Italian
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LONDON. June 14 (Reuter) -The strength and capablilties
of the Italian Air Force was the subject of a short talk from Daventry last night, by Mr. Oliver Stuart.
"One thing above all must be kept in mind in trying to weigh up the air situation," he began, "the importance of not under-estimating the enemy's strength."
He proposed Working on the in these are acknowledged. But, lines that it was very great then between record-breaking planes and the production in quantity see what we would do about it.
for Air Force use, a wide gulf is fixed..
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"The R. A F. arr striking so
# great Italians at points over area stretching from Eritrea to Switzerland, including Libra and Northern Italy. It is important to chanics? I went to Venice In 1927 note that the R. AF. planes based to see the Schneider Trophy race
very impressed by the Shanghai, in England have bombed military and was
Turin. The South daring of the Italian pilots who, Bandakan. objectives at African Air Force is also playing accepted a considerable amount of risks. The British team also at- Its part.
knowledged this daring. But dar- races or ing alone does hat win
were de- wars, and the Italians teated then again at Calshott in 1929 and 1931, where our plots were ready to risks with equal cheerfulness, but behind this was a backing of sound technical training.
The case of Mr. W. Crichton, of Messrs. W. S. Bailey and Co., Ltd.. was also deferred, It was men- tioned that the appeal against re- assignment was made by M. Crichton's employers Mr. Crich-a ton, who was in the Volunteers for seven years, sald it was almost im possible for him to and the time for further training.
Mr. W. McCombe, of the Far East Flying Training School. was assigned to the Air Section of the Hongkong Defence Reserve.
"Before Italy came into the war, large number of R. A. F. planes were immobilised by the threat of Italian intervention. They could not be used at the Western Front, because at any moment they might De wanted further in the East.
07/11 accept the
"At the same time. the Italians
NOW RELEASED "Italy's decision to come into released them the war has now and they can take effective action.have had considerable war ex- What are the aircraft with which pertence, both in Abyssinia and Italy will try to reply?, Italy has Spain.". a great variety of machines
of
USEFUL IN RAF. Appearing as director of the School, Mr. G. G, N. Tinson, MC.,
Concluding, Mr. Stuart said 'that said the services of Mr. McCoinbe, different types, and some of them he spoke with great caution as I the event of an emergency, are very well developed Indeed. one who must at the present phase, would be of no use as an infantry-But, although there are some out- but he thought that indications mani or a lorry driver, Mr. Mc-standing performances, the plane's were fairly satisfactory and that Combe would be more useful in the main body appears to be of an probably the R, A., F. will be able deal satisfactorily RAF
inferior technical quality to that eventually to
with the Italian Air Force. of the Allies.
Mr. McCombe, sald Mr. "Tinson, had at present to maintain a large fying school, which supplied planes to the Hongkong Volunteer De- tence Corps, and he also had to undertake meteorological fights
for the Hongkong Government.
Speaking for himself, Mr, G. G. N. Tinson, who had appealed agamst re-assignment, said he had already been assigned to certain duties by the authorities in the event of an emergency, and pro- duced a letter trom the authori ties. Els case was' withdrawn.
In the case of Mr. C. Goldin, the President said his assignment
has
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"The Italians are reported to be
Col L. Ralston, CM.G., D.S.O., using the Flat M-plane as one of the main fighter types. while Canadian Finance Minister, their bombing planes seem to be been appointed Defence Minister the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are chiefly Savolamarchettis, which is in succession to Mr. N. M. Rogers who was killed in an air crash. He They have a very few advanced will continue in his present post planes which were built for record- until the budget is presented next breaking purposes, and their skill week, says Reuter
really absolescent."
FURIOUS FIGHTING IN Bangkok
ICHANG SECTOR
CHUNGKING, June 13 (Central) — Fighting is still to the Combatant Group was not raging furlously around Ichang, according to field dis right owing to ag Mr. Goldin patches. A Chinese high commander has proceeded to said he was 48. He was prepared the front to personally direct the operations.
to do what he could in his spare
Interviewed by a Central News war correspondent, time, and was assigned, to the Es- sential services Group and ear-Chinese Army officers on the Ichang front said that the marked for the Auxiliary Fire Ser-Chinese are fighting in accordance with preconceived plans of the Japanese who have aiming at the annihilation crossed the Han River, and are not perturbed by the Jap- anese advance..
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CHUNGKING, June 14 (Central) Investigations revealed that ✅ GUNBOAT HIT
seven Japanese planes were shot According to a report from Milo, down by Chinese pursuits on June. a Japanese gunboat shelled and 12 when 154 enemy machines strafed at dawn today the Chinese raided the wartime capital... ARRIVALS AND
positions at Luchueh on the east
One fell in the northern part of DEPARTURES bank of the Tungting Lake in
north Hunan, about 20 miles south Nanchung, on the west bank of the Only two passengers left Hong-of Yoyang Chinese batteries re- Chialing River north of here, an- kong on a Dutch liner yesterday: tallated and hit the gunboat with other in the southwestern outskirts Mr. T. H. Fisher, Mr. M. Duffy, two shells. The damaged enemy of Pelling, two at Juchichen hear
The following arrived from Ma- vessel returned to Yoyang.
Trunghsien, two at Juichinchang cao: Mr. C. Bt. G. Tucker, Mr. L
Chinese troops are meanwhile near Wanhalen and two others at G. da Rocha, Mr. J..M, Richie reported to have reached a point the western suburts of Nanchwan The following embarked for Ma- within ten miles of Yoyang in their Two Chinese altmen, Yang Xu- cao, yesterday: Rev. H Ellott, drive toward the city fan and Liu Chih-shen, were Rev. T. Brack Rev. J. W. Teat, In a surprise attack Chinese | slightly wounded during the air Mr. B. K. Ho, Mr. A. W de Broe-units pierced into Bisoshan on the battle, but all Chinese planes re kert, Mr. E. Lobo,
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