Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 19, 1940.1
Goering's Suicide Squad' Mend Shattered Nerves In Norway
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LARGE numbers of German pilots and airmen are now resting in Norway, They are men who have been bombing London, and according to statements made to a reporter recently by a man just returned from that country, they are far from a happy band.
"They are known as the Suicide Squad," he said. “A number are pllots who used to fy passenger planes between Germany and London, Fow, however, are volunteers. The daylight raids are referred to as 'death trips."".
The German pilots based in France, Belgium, or Holland, after two or three raids over England, are ordered to fly their machines to airfields in Norway. Even though they fly from a French base on their first raid over England, they do not return to it. Thoy go to a base in another part of France, or to Bel, gium or Holland.
German propagandists are spread- ing stories throughout Norway of the imminent collapse of England. A few weeks ago they were saying that invasion was about to begin or had
This is part of the practice earried out by the German High Command to keep the pilots from talking of their experiences or Upcultłng a to losses aus-Belgium: tained.
"We never know where we ure wing ofter a raid over London, one pilot told the informant, "Sometimes we fly under sealed orders, at other a radio message comes through while we are in the air. During raids we have to maintain radio touch with headquarters und
report progress.21 Allough
is no apparent shortage of skilled pilots and crews, Germany is now adopting methods of compulsion to obtain pilots, Young officers are taken from cavalry and 'other regiments and ordered to report
for air training.
Under Arrest
Recently three young officers of a famous cavalry regiment were ordered to report for training as bember pliots. The other officers in the mess deckled to give a farewell dinner to them. The dinner became known as the
arewell to the Sufelde Squad}" Result, the organisers were placed under arrest, and all who attended wero punkhed by being sent to danger posts.
Norway to-day is being prepared as the jumping-off ground for intensive ralds over Northern England and Scotland in the spring.
Looted Everything "The Germans," said the informant, "have looted everything and sent great quantities of food into Germany. Meat can be had on only one day a week-if supplies are available. Most of the butchers' shops are closed.
Civilians are now living mostly on vegetables they have grown them- selve
SECRETS FROM NÁZI SCRAPS
Leakagen
in the Navy's
taken place from France and blockade of Germany, and the
.
"Actually the Germans transported thousands of troops to Norway to train them for the impending invasion There were many relicarnals on the coast, the troops being taken to sea in small steamers and Ashling craft
"Many of these troops had never seen the sea, much less experienced a behaviour. They went aboard the vessels fall of glee. How different was their return. Some had actually to be carried ashore. They would have bren a pretty ane invading arr
army for the British to deal with," Although the air pllots admit that their losses have been in excess of what the most pessimistic anticipated, they say that there is no real shortage of materials.
effect of the blockade on the German economic system, are being tracked from the wreckage of planes and from odd scraps of enemy war material which fall into our hands.
Every plane, which comes down In Britain, every piece of equipment it contains, even the uniforms of Ger man prisoners, are closely examined by skilled technicians.
When they find anything a little out of the ordinary the scientists get to work and changes in manufacture or the adoption of materials are traced,
new substitute
FAMILY PARTING -More than 3,500 Puerto Ricans are in army training in Uncle Sam's tropical outpost. Above; Puerto Rican National Guardaman bids farewell to wilo and baby at San Juan.
Scotsman New Chief No Basic Changes Are
"Changed Woman" At Scotland Yard
Awarded £1,654
A Scat, Superintendent Alce Bell, A woman who was stated to Constable of Scotland-yard.
has been appointed to be Chief have become a nervous
wreck He succeeds Chlef Constable John through a street accident was Hurweil recently appointed to the costs in the King's Bench Divi- awarded £1,664 damages androvost Marshal's department of the sion recently.
RAF.
To All vacancies
among
the
Needed In The Army
DRASTIC investigation into the part which the British Army played in the three weeks' battle of France has revealed that its organisation was excellent and its weapons first class.
Immediately the French capitulated (writes a military cor- She is Miss Emily Josephine Hoban, superintendents the commlasicter has respondent) a number of committees were set up and examined (aged 44, of Oakley Square, Hamp-promoted Chief Inspector Richard many witnesses to find out if there were any flaws in the organi-
stend Road, N.W., who fractured her Ivor Rees, who was born in Glamor-sation of the British Army. skull when a G.P.O, van backed into can forty-six years ago, her.
Chief Inspector Leonard Burt, reclusively that no basic change warfare, great changes had been The evidence' has shown con- cently appointed liaison officer be- tween Scotland and M.I.5. also be- is required.
Miss Hoban had, not been able to resume working.
"She is now a changed woman," sald her counsel.
Liability was not disputed by the defendant Edwin Gentleman, of Oakford Road, N.W
comes superintendent.
Detective Inspector Greeno, the
Great Changes
To meet the demands of modern
made in Army organisation between the end of the last war and the be...
Perhaps the most striking alters- tion has been the astonishing in- trease in fire power of the infantry battalion.
Alterations which are neces-ginning of this. Yard's motor bandits specialist, issary are few and of a minor) promoted chief inspector.
character.
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In 1914 this unit had but two machine-guns; it now has 50, and in
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Own anti- aircraft, and anti-tank guns and mortars.
Smaller Divisiona
The Army of 10-day believes more than ever that it is better to build a wall of steel than a wall of bodies. Another considerable reorganisa- tion is the reduction In the strength of a division- move designed to give greater handiness and in these days of mechanisation, mobility.
Fell From Theatre Circle, Is-Accused
Alfred Hartley, aged twenty, of Market-street. Whitworth (Lancs). (was accused at Rochdale recently of attempting to commit suicide by throwing himself from the upper circle of the Theatre Royal there. He was remanded for medical observa- tion.
Hartley, who was not seriously hurt, was alleged to have said, "I had been courting a girl and sho jilted me and got married last Saturday. I thought of committing suleide, but I changed my mind. On Friday night, while in the Theatre Royal, I decided to smash myself up and get put in the infirmary for a few weeks.
Superintendent French said the woman on whom Hartley fell was badly injured. It was hot known how long it would be before she re- covered.
BEGGAR'S GIFT
TO WAR FUND Moved by the German atrocities on Landon, a beggar at the city gate went to Lucknow magistrates and paid in four annas (about 48.), the whole of his day's takings, to the Governor's war fund,
He had heard of the raids on Lon- don on the radio.
THE TURNING POINT IN CONVALESCENCE
When the crisis is part in illness, recovery may still be a long way off. The real turning polat for the belter comes when the pallent begins to fill out and pick up noticeably from day 10 toy.
decisive factor in that quick recovery is good food. When patients cannot take solid rooala and have a disinclination for most kinds of food, -doctori give them Horlicks. Horlicks- iso light, that the most delicato stomach can assimilate it, so delicious itsat the most Bnicky. appetita res- ponds to it. It is a complete food in Itseif, balanced, highly nutritiour, fut! of the elements that the wasted body needs to restore shattered nerves and. bul healthy tissues.
Koop Horlicks in the house, always. You can get it to-day at your store,
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1940.
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