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LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)"The people of this country have withstood the German on- slaught_with_magnificent courage but they can feel that the Bomber Command is giving like for like," said an R.A.F. senior officer to-day, talking to pressmen in London.
""The Germans in the past havo
gone the and have put
bantama and
their heavyweights, up against Drove Under Influence
Of Drink At Night
Doubtless it was very amusing but Germany will not find it so amusing but more deadly when they realise that they are in the ring with another heavyweight.
Very Good Straight Left
J. Barnett, of the Public Works Department, Water Works Offico, was fined $150 by Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.G. at Central
Magistracy this morning for driving a private car at Wongnoi- chung Road at 8.45 p.m. on January 18 while under the in- fluence of drink to auch an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of it.
"I think the Bomber Command has already developed a very good straight left and is busy strengthen- ing up a very formidable
right" Frenching with the "sweep" of the the Aghters, Darnett pleaded guilty and when coast by British explained that when the Ger-asked if he had anything to say he officer mans carried the attack into Great replied in the negative. Briinin, we fought. it out in this country,
but as we get stronger, so we will tenn out and attack the Germans on their side of the Channel and carry the battle into his country." Luftwaffe Grounded By Bad Weather
(BY "REUTER'B"" AIR CORRESPONDENT)
LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter).-The France are believed to have met with RAF. fighter sweeps over Occupled so little Aghter opposition for two
reasons.
(1) "Because they surprised the German Air Force and (2) because it
Traffic Sergeant Your said that on that night some Police. Reservists on duty at Wongnelchung Road heard loud crash and on investigating they found that a car had mounted pavement and had collided with a down. telephone pole, knocking It The defendant was in the driving
sent to the
scat.
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Sergeant Hunter was Queen Mary Hospital where he was so that young people of from 11 scene and he took the defendant to nation-wide Youth Service Corps examined and detained for a night. to 20 may play their part in the He was found to be under
the national effort by taking up influence of drink..
fitness training.
Sergeant Youe said that as for 05
The scheme la sponsored by
is probable that a number of German] he knew there was no actual danger Bghter squadrons have been forced to to pedestrians at that time but he the Board of Education' and out- move back from their Indifferently-was instructed to point out that the lined in a circular to local au-
Pollee were asking for a serious view thorities. surfaced advanced aerodromes.
stated to-day that it was the opines
Bad Parking
A senior officer of the R.A.F. also to be taken of the case, and for a
heavy fine to be imposed. of Air Marshal Sir Richard Operational Leader of the R.A.F. offensive, that the lulls in the air war in the past fortnight, particularly at night, hnd been due to the phenomenally bad weather over most of north-west Europe.
Knock-Out Blow Suggestions that the Nazis are on the defensive due to energy being conserved for a "knock-out" blow are discounted.
Weather conditions have grounded the Luftwaffe squadrons attacking Britain, which are based entirely a advanced aerodromes outside Ger- many.
I gather that the estimates that Germany has fleet of 18,000 aircraft
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C. M. Stark of 274 The Peak, was iden contemplated, and no ques- fince Sie his morning for printion of regimentation or mili- his car, beyond the white lines the| Pedder Street car park on January tarisation.'
The suminons was admitted. He aims at a corps of co-ordinating Defendant Discharged local units organised and run by the L/Bdr A. Shepherd of the Royal young people themselves. Artillery was summoned before Mr Sheldon for failing to stop his car after an accident. He denied the charge.
War Office Helps
The War Office is co-operating by the release of key men who before the war were employed as physical training organizers and leaders, and in the provision of instructors for local centres.
Traffic-Sergeant Youe sak that Lal Kal was driving a car down Stubbs Hond towards Wanchai and when rounding a corner he meta car Already about 100 are being re- driven by the defendant and the leased. The Inspector of Physical
collided. Lai's car
was Training at the War Office is a mem→
ber of the directorate,
ready to launch an invasion, with an-ing, Lai said that he could
other 18,000 in reserve, hava not dis-
mayed the authorities. The total of not recognise the man, driving the front line-Nazi planes available for other car because it did not stop. any major onslaught.is believed in
Saying that there was no evidence well-informed quarters to be but ato show that the defendant drove the proportion of 18,000.
car, Mr Sheldon discharged the | defendant.
Anglo--Hellenic Culture
Convention Arranged LONDON, Feb. (British Wire- less)Closer cultural relations fore- shadowed in the recent preliminary announcement of the British-Hellenic Convention are seen more clearly in details issued to-day.
of
sities of Oxford.
ENEMY STRAFED POSITIONS
FROM PAGE ONE |
In addition to an exchange of
Twenty-five miles south-west of. Ap- University Professors and other men polonia, troops and torries were
dern Greek is to be
muchine-gunned at Stonta. Thirteen lorries Las ranking with other major
were destroyed, saya en R.A.F. European languages as a possible
communique, which adds that examination subject at the Univer were made at Maraua and on the other attacka on motor transport ford, Cambridge and road-between-that-place-and-Gubba London, willis ̄study of the English Foad- language and literature will be An aerodrome nt Appolonia was facilitated at the Athens University. attacked and three Ghibils-twin- The British School of Archaeology, engined general purposes monoplanes
and
one Capron bomber were transport were effectively bombed. destroyed, Here, also, troops and
Cirene, ten miles south of Appulenia,
One Fint biplone was shot down at;
at Athens, established in 1800, will →
be permitted to function in Greece. Permission for the establishment of new centres will be sought, whien desirable, from the Greek Govern- ment,
Treatment equally favourable in both countries will be extended to scholars, students and teachers in respect of residence and employ- ment permits, and recognition of either country's degrees and diplomas will be mutual. An Interchange is
for
Skating In Proper Place
"I do not want to be a spell sport]
to be made of students and scholars and prevent you from skaling, which particularly in relation to is a healthy sport, but you must skate Study, art and sport, for which travel and in proper places such as children's residence full lies will be arranged. playgrounds," said Mir E. Himsworth
The British Council, already eat-in the Juvenile Court of the ablished in Athens, will have the loon Magistrncy this morning, ad- right to establish and maintain two dressing a number of children who primary and one secondary school in appeared before him for skating on pavements and, calising annoyance to the public.
Athens
In order to apply the articles of the Convention as a whole, two mixed The children were dismissed with a Angio-Hellenic Commissions will be caution and instructed to have more constituted, one in London and one) consideration
pedestrians In Athens,
future.
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