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ALMA KRUGER

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No racehorse ever received Five G.50's, the Italians' new fighter, were routed by two more attention and grooming British eight-gun fighters in than an R.A.F. bomber. The dog fight over the Libyan coast captain knows that the lives of recently.

his crew may depend on the last little adjustment. On the day of a raid he always takes the aircraft up for a "pipe-opener."

One British fighter was climb ing, after shooting down an S.79, when the five G.50's, were spotted near at hand by another British pilot, who at once made a vertical attack on the leader of the Italians.

July 14, 1941.

German Reprisal In Athens

Sequel To Swastika

Theft In City ATHENS, June 1.-German military authorities imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on Athens to- day following theft of a Ger- man military flag from atop An official Like the racehorse, the air-the Acropolis. craft has a temperament which order said that if the thieves can only be appreciated by were caught they would be those who have ridden hier. sentenced to death.

An order from the military In the fight that followed one of Bombers, though they may be the Italians spiralled down, and a of the same design, differ slight-commander stated: second was shot down after a longly from each other la perform- "As a result of the following engagement, the pilot baling out', 'A third Italian altcraft was damaged, ance, and only the captain who established facts, traffic and cir has piloted the same machine culation in Athens and Piracus probably seriously.

On the same day, two other ale-several times comes to know shall be limited to 10 p.m.

same British Squadron her, little idiosyncrasies. More- craft of the caused two more S.79's to crash over, erewa develop an affection

Twenty-five Kullan aerodromes

landing grounds have passed for their aircraft, especially if into British possession since the of-they have survived some pre- fensive began in the Western De-carious trip together.

"We got knocked about, a bit over Germany, but we dropped our load captain Ordeal Of Bomber and got home safely,"

might say; and the "we" includen his aircraft. There is a natural dislike Crew In Channel

of change, whether of aircraft or of

andl

sert.

FROM PAGE ONE

we wanted was water. We began allowing ourselves a table-spoonful each twice a day and measured it I was the official out in ds of ting. treasurer. After three days, we cut the water down to a table-spoonful a day. On the seventh day our ration only just wet the bottom of the lid.

Improvised Fishing

crews.

"First: On the night of May 30-31 the German military flag flying on gations are being held. The guilty the Acropolis was stolen. Investi- and their accomplices will be sen- tenced to death.

driven

"Second: The press and public ull classes still express oplaton of sympathy for the British, who have out of Continental been Europe. Events in Crete, ill-irent- international ment in violation of law of German prisoners of war not only

were condoned but discussed with appreciation,

wi

Pro-British Sympathy

rc-

Third: In spite of orders to the contrary, sympathy has been peatedly expressed with British pri- Honers of war (presents of flowers, fruits and cigarettes have been given them. Such manifestations are be ing tolerated by Greek police, who have not reacted with the means at their disposal.

"Fourth: The way the people of Athens behave in general toward Geman armed forces is unfriendly. Fifth: Profiteering in Athens has

limit and every

competent

Like a ship of the sea, the ship of in the air is feminine. The captain may tell you, she's a fine craft," or by-pointing out the scars from enemy flak-he inny say: "Look at the boles didn't let that she's got. But she worry her."

"Old Girl" Yet despite all this personality which the

in their crew discover bomber they rarely give her a name; they are content to call her by the letter she is known by in the squn dron. But she shares in their vic- forles, and senetimes in the Mess they raise a gloss to her.

In

excitement

out. of nano

a Messerschmitt, the manoeuvring a

"Sixth: Almost every commodity navigator or rear gunner may give Gary measures to prevent same. her an affectionate pat, saying is sold in Athens to German soldiers "Good work, old girl," and resorve at prices considerably higher than his praise of the pilot's skill until

those

at which they are sold they get back to land.

Greeks.

the

"We were beginning to feel very thirsty by then. We made a fishing line by unravelling a plece of cord from the dinghy and tying pieces to- gether and made a spinner from a piece of tin We could see plenty of fish but none would bile.

"One day when we were trying to see who could hold his head under water longest, the navigator lifted his hend out of the water. "There's a damn great mine down here,' he said. We began to realise then why we had not crews have not only confi a real pride in their air- seen any ships. We minde up our craft. As one pilot has put it minds to try and paddle towards when I first saw her I thought I'd where we thought the coast was.

never be able to handle such a huge machine. Now we're like brother and sister. You may call it bombust, if you like, but I think she's the finest aircraft on the station."

Strength Failing

"We started at 11 o'clock one morn- ing and kept it up till eight that night, working two at a time in half- heur shifts. Next day we had a go at it from 8 am till p.m. We tried. to keep it up through the night as well but our strength was going. found that I could not even stand up in the dinghy. We had to keep pumping the dinghy up with a hand pump and we were so weak that we could not do more than a dozen strokes at a time.

"On the eighth "evening, a Hamp- den, escorted by two Hurricanes, appeared from the west at 2,000 feet ond turned north almost above us. We all waved but they did not see

US.

"By now we were out of drinking water and our tongues were begin- ning to swell and crack: We rinsed out our mouths with sen water but did not drink any. At 8.20 am, of the ninth day, a Hampden come out of the sun ut 8 p.m. and passed us

of a mile away. a quarter

We "waved and flashed our mirrors:-The Hampden did a half turn, banked, put its nose down and then we realised that we had been seen. We joined hands und sang Auld Lang Syne."

Help Coming

"The Hampden signalled by Aldhy lamp, Help Coming. Then It dropped its dinghy on the water. We paddled over, got the water bottle from the dinghy and shared out the water. Then we hitched the two dinghies together and sat wait-

ing

"At last we saw a spurt of foam which quickly got nearer and nearer, and then we saw a launch. When we got on board, we could not walk without help."

The four men are now sitting up In their beds in on R.A.F. hospital; taking an enforced rest.

Evacuation Of Moscow Alleged

FROM PAGE ONE

as well as centres of production be- hind the line are now exposed to the danger of German attacks.

Moscow Vulnerable What the battles of Flanders, Artois and Dunkirk with the smash through the Weygand line meant in the western campaign, the battles of Bialostok, and Minsk and the break- through on the Stalin line mean In the East, according 10 tuthorised German commentators, who claim that Moscow is now as vulnerable as Faris was then. The parallei is car- rled further to infer that the fate of Soviet forces in European Russin is sealed.

Indiu brondcasts

The press and tu-night were marked by a jubilant note based on the "decisive break- through and an annihilating blow. Hitler is hailed na n world War genius who has

added the laurels of an Eastern victory to those gained by the brilliant smash-through

now

in the West. The Germon infantry, tank corps

and sappers as well as the nir 'force

ce are lauded in eulogies columns long for accomplishing in three weeks what the German forces In the world war of 1014-18 were nover able to do.

The German

underlined

bnnouncement

ព super-adchunte answer to persons in the Western countries who up to n. few 'days ago believed that the German advance

had been halied.

The

appointment of new Soviet commanders, the best and last men," Ironically compared fo General Weygand's-last-minule effort to:save France from collapse.........:

The

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British Sortie

At Tobruk

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, July 13 (UP)A High Command communique announces that German and Italing forces have thrown back a strong British night sortie from Tobruk, despite artillery barrages.

the

The communique added that Luftwaffe bombed munition dumps at Mersa Matruh and an anti-aircraft battery at Tobruk.

LATE NEWS

susede failed to take neces-

10

"German authorities have tried so far to behave to the Greek people properly in every respect. In case orders issued by the German armed forces are not obeyed they will re- luctantly apply very tlong.

severe sanc-

"Signed: COMMANDANT.”

Girl Caught Shoplifting

three

Charged with larceny of ladies bathing costumes valued at $10.50, from the Sincere Company, Des Voeux Road, Central, on July 13, Yeung Chun, 20, spinster, appeared before Mr G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning.

Kwok Wing, salesman, of No. 428 Queen's Road, Central, third floor, was Conplainant.

Det.-Set J. R. Sykes stated that bout 3 pm. on Sunday, Defendant approached a cou

a counter in the Sincere Company, carrying a basket. She placed the basket on the counter, pile took three bathing suits from on the counter and put them in her basket. As she was attempting-le

who

had walk away Complainant witnessed the whole incident accost- ed her and took her to the Manager. the allegedly asked Defendant Manager to give her a chance.

Pleading guilty, Defendant said that she was born in the Colony and was supported by her aunt. She was remanded until Wednesday for her aunt to come to Court.

SHANGHAI LOAN

TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT

SHANGHAI, July 14 (Reuter).— War Savings and Investment Week in Shanghai, which was begun on July 9, has produced over £30,000 in four days, it is revealed to-day.

All money loaned to the British Governinent is being invested in two and

a half per cent, national bonds.

war

The campaign is being run along the lines of War Weapons Week in Britain recently, which produced £120,000,000 in London alone.

Russians Request British Invasion

FROM PAGE ONE

drawing at least several divisious to fight in the weat. Britain will probably be unable to do this immediately but military, political and newspaper commenta- tors are demanding it as the only way of inflleting a crushing defeat on Germany, and it is known that the British home forces have long been rehearsing invasion operations.

Another Cheque From "Bellows"

The Fellowship of the Bellows has started the week exceedingly well by sending another dona- Ition of $5,000 to the Bomber

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TURKEY'S SON

London, Apr. 7.

last week, died from an overdose of

o aleeping drought.

Mr Knatchbull-Hugessen, who was

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Badlein senior. assistant Library, Oxford, was on holiday at Mr Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen, the time of his death on March 20, 28 years old, only son of our Ambas- and on the previous day was in his sader in Turkey, on whom, at the usual good health and cheerfulness- request of the Foreign Offico, an in- Our Own Correspondent.

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