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LONDON ENJOYS FIRST RAID FREE WEEK Three Reasons Are Advanced For Inactivity Of Luftwaffe
LONDON, Jan. 28 (Router)—Three possible reasons were advanced yesterday for the lull in German air activity over Britain which led to London enjoying its first week without a raid since September, writes Reuter's Air correspondent.
They are, in order af credibility, Arstly, bad weather on the Con- dieht; secondly, Germany's two-front air "war. and, thirdly, re- equipment and resting.
There can be no great certainty,on how critical becomes Italy's as to the causes but the above rea-position. sons commend themselves in well-
HEINKEL BOMBERS informed quarters where there is New squadrons have arrived at no bellef that the present inactivitySicilian bases and Heinkel II" is in any way mysterious.
bombers have appeared in action.
re-
The Low Countries and Northern Present indications are that the France are drenched in the thaw Luftwaffe will be reserved for following the recent sharp frost attacking the British Fleet and and snowfall.»
its Mediterranean bases, top/ Many of the German advanced action In Albania (where weather bases are probably flooded and limits its use at present) or. it others "temporarily, unserviceable. is even possible, for the defence The weather generally on the of an Italy shorn of Its empire other side of the English Channel and of the back door to Germany. in the past week has been most Re equipment of squadrons unfavourable for flying since the maining in Northern France and great freeze earller last year. the Low Countries, Seventy-five per cent, of German tion for what will probably be the in activity may be attributed to this decisive air clash with Britain, factor.
is no doubt being pushed ahead.
This would enable crews tem. OPERATIONS RESTRICTED KAF operations have been porarily without planes to enjoy
much-needed severely restricted for the same
rest after reason. Weather forecasts have months of continuous action.
In
NEW FIGHTER
prepara-
six
new
SPORTS & GENERAL
A CALL FOR ARMS
Mr. Herbert Morrison seen with a copy of a poster appealing to workers to "Work at war speed." He is Minister of Home Security,
H.K.C.C. Defeat Kowloon C.C. By Six Wickets
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB beat the KOWLOON
CRICKET CLUB by six wickets to win the two-day match at Chater Road yesterday.
Continuing to bat when the game was resumed in the morning,, H.K.C.C. lost their three remaining wickets for 21 runs.
The K.C.C. were then dis- missed for 148 and H.K.C.C. had 201 on the board for the
been gloomy enough to persuade the Bomber Command that crews One new German fighter--the loss of six wickets when would have great difficulty in Heinkel 113-is in service already stumps were drawn at 5 pm. locating their targets and bombing an the Focke-Wulf and sub- them acccurately.
sidiary factories have been busy
The scores: Weather apart, there is little for months past turning out
1st Innings: K:C.C. 185 (N. A. E. doub, that the necessary redistri-Aghters and bombers.
Mackay 62, E. C. Fincher 78. F. bution" of forces for her air war on It is certain that the Luftwafe, Baker 4 for 35, A. E. Perry 3 for two fronts is having some imme-refreshed and to a certain extent) 52), H.K.C.C. 178 (R. H. Griffiths diate effect on the striking power re-equipped, will take the earliest 81 not out. F. R. Zimmern 5 for 80, of Germany's air force in Western|opportunity to
to "full N. D. Lloyd 5 for 52). Europe.
eperations over. Britaul by night
K.C.C. 2nd Innings How lasting these will be de- and day and will maintain this D. J. N. Anderson. 1.b.w. Baker penda on the scale of German offensive as much as its commit D. Hung, c. afd b. T. A. Pearce commitments in the Mediterran-ments elsewhere and · RAF. ean, and that itself may depend itallation will permit.
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E. F. Fincher, b. Baker
E. Zimmern, run out
N. A. E. Mackay, c. Griffiths, b.
T. A. Pearce
Grose, b.
WILLKIE TAKES | AFRICA AVERSE TO
..
TO BEVIN
NAZI "KULTUR'
A. Zimmern, C:
Knight
E. C. Fincher. e. and b. T.. A.
Pearce
Ride
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28 (Reuter)FP. R. Zimmern. c. Baker, b. "The return of Germany to the African continent would mean the
3. E. Lee, c. Owen-Hughes, b
Devastated Area Of and of the independence and T. A. Pearce-
LI
CRICKET
would savou very much of suicide. Continued from Page "2
Perhaps, after all, one cannot con demn the University for anything worse than lack of enterprise.
POINTS FOR C.C.O.
In spite of some excellent bowl ing by Frerd Baker who took 6 wickets for 28 runs, the Civil Ser- came a cropper in theli Against Craigengowet
Saturday
was
5 vice 14 match
0whose success' on
to 10 chiefly due the batting of George Souza and the bowling of 25 Percy Ismal).
The former scored 36 FULLS tu 1 help Craigengower put on 119 runs on the board which was far from
But Ismail got in amongst the
45 being a sale score,
0
security of all African states," R. T. Broadbridge, c. J. L. C.
Pearce, b. T. A. Pearce N. D. Lloyd, not out
Extras (B8, LB1).
0
20 of Ismad who took 5 wickets for
716 runs
Percy Civil 21 Service batsmen who. in con
the sequence, were all out, for paltry score of 83 Funs. Only Richardson, Griffiths and For- tescue could cope with the bowling
Total
City Visited declared the Belgian Minister for
LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuter) - the Colonies, M Davleeschauwer, Referring to his
with yesterday.
luncheon
the Premier and Mrs. Churchill, l He arrived here from the Bel- Mr. Wilkie sald Mrs. Churchillan Congo and will leave for the was most charming. It was his north again on Thursday. During. first meeting with Mr. Church his brief stay he will have talks and they talked for nearly two with General Smuts on questions hours on the international situs-affecting the mutual interests of
the Africa and
Belgian tion, the war, and Anglo-Ameri-South
Congo. Including trade relations can relations..
Of the hour that he spent with
Mr. Bevin, Mr. Wilkie said, "He COMMERCE RAIDER
is a grand fellow. We liked each
other so much that I made him
IN PACIFIC
28 MANILA, Jan.
late for a Cabinet meeting. Our talk was about labour conditions Reuter
Baker Perry
Bowling Analysis
O. M.
10
4 -1
T. A, Pearce... 10 1 Knight Owen-Fughes.. I
J. Ix C. Pearce Ride
5
148
R. W.." 34 2 17 0
$4 5
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1 0 "3 0
0.3 0 1 .1
(Reuter)-A
H.K.C.C. 2nd Innings message received this H. Owen-Hughes, l.b.w. Lloyd... in morning says
a reliable T. G. C. Knight, hit wkt, b. Anderson .....
that
in England and production England-what is being done and message has been intercepted from
what will be done."
the Swedish steamship Oscar Gorthan which says that at 1 pm, and Monday in Lat. 18.7 N.
T. A Fearce, c.. E. F. Firicher,
b. Lloyd
4. E. Ferry, not out
Dealing with his visit to 11 devastated area of the city, Mr. on Willkie described the Guildhall as Long. 148.27 E, the Oscar Gorthon . H. Griffiths, Lloyd, b. F.
raider with guns. She black and had her
"a terrible sight with all its hi passed a toric treasures." Once he spoke was painted bitterly when he recalled the prizes with her. devastation round St. Paul's and the fact that 3,000,000 books were burnt. He said: "I thought that
the burning of Paternoster Row where bocks are published was
BRITISH TRAWLER DOWNS JUNKERS
LONDON, Jan."28 (Reuter), A bomber was
rather symbolic. They have des-German Junkers. 88
told."
"R. Zimmern
D. C. E. Crose. st. A. Zimmern,
b. F. R. Zimmern
L T. Ride, c. Anderson, b. E.
Fincher
Extras (B1, LB1)
44
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18
RECREIO ROUTED
heating Recreto in u Junior League game, the KC.C. have megatlated a very stiff hurdie. Prior to Saturday last Recreio had won all their three matches, and though they are still at the head of the Second Division League Table, theol defeat may cost them dear.
When the Portuguese lads had 70 runs on the board for the lass of only 4 wickets, thanks to M. A.
and FJ. Remedios who scored
70 20 and 20 respectively, Recreio seemed well set for a big total.
At this stage Baldwin and Tay- belts, and 300 tightened their
bowled for all they were worth 10 with the result that the rest
the Recreto batsmen collapsed
of
28 against their withering attack and the whole side were out" for 3.meagre 80.
2
Total (for 6 wkts.).
Thanks to some useful scores by their earlier batsmen, the K. 201C.. C, were able to overhaul their upponents" score for the loss
of
J. L. C. Pearce, D. I. Bosanquet,mly 4 wickets. For once in four
troyed the place where truth is shut down by the British trawler D. Q. Parsons and F. Baker did games P.MN. da Silva, the star
Garvani on Sunday morning.
An Admiralty
Mr. Wilkie expressed . astonish ment at the way that raid damage states that, when attemping to at was being dealt with and said tack the trawler the plane was
bodies) so damaged that it crashed that they (the civilian
"are grand people".
No Formalities For"
Lord Halifax
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 "(Reu- ter) The usual formalities for; the presentation of credentials to the President will be omitted la Lord Halifax's case.
Stating this to the press yes terday, President Roosevelt's Se cretary. Mr. Stephen Early, Sald that the White House and State Department presumed that their présentation had taken place when Mr. Roosevelt. met Lord Halifax
CALCUTTA, Jan. 28 (Reuter) Subhas Chandra Bose, the well- known Congress Leftist leader, is missing, nothing having been heard of him since Sunday when he left his bedroom where he had been confined through 111-health smce his release from detention on Dec. 5.
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not bat.
communique
Bowling Analysis
8000 afterwards on the Norfolk coast.
The trawler suffered no damaz or casualties.
F. R. Zimmern 12 Lloyd Lee
O. MR. W.
0 77 2 9 0 42 2 2 舒 26 0
Anderson
3 0 29 1
E. F. Fincher... 1.7 0
25
1
Some of the pilots of the “Eagle Squadron," all of them Ameri-
cans, now completing their training in England.
bowler of the Recrelo Juniors, falled to get going. his only wicket costing him 23 runs.
DRAWN GAME
The game between the Univer.. sity and the Civil Service Seconds at Pokfulam was left drawn, Batting first the Civil Servants declared at 149 runs for 4 wickets. G. Stone collected 78 and J. Bar row 36.
Kenneth Lo who batted right through the Varsity innings "and. was undefeated with 53 runs was, responsible for making this a drawn game. At the time. of had drawing stumps, University 98 for 4 wickets.
THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday was 77 and the minimum 64.
Total rainfall since Jam i is 3.78 Inches against an average of 0.89.
The Royal Observatory repart [states-
A weak anticyclone covers the Pacific to the south of Japari, 'an- other is developtrig over Mongolia and Manchuria. Pressure is rela- tively low over Tongking and Thai- land
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