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August 7, 1941.
CRETE REVEALED DIFFICULTIES OF INVADING BRITAIN
On the basis of their con- quest of the island of Crete from the air, the Nazis are trying to convince the world that they have now demon- strated a technique which can be applied with equal success to those other is- lands across the English Channel.
in fact, succeeded in starting
a new wave of invasion alarms in Britain, which is
Major Alexander P. de Seversky
noted authority on military aviation, suggests that the Battle of Crete, rather than enhancing an attempt to invade the British Isles, should tend to discourage the Germans
Hitler was able to over-
trary, the aerial victory in land or water, invasion from, Had the British and the This is first-rate propa- the Mediterranean once the skies demands a clear Greeks possessed a sembl- ganda, since the claim seems again emphasised the im- cut preponderance of force, ance of air defence in Crete, plausible enough at first portance of elements in the Aviation transports and even if sharply inferior to glimpse. The purpose of line-up which are quite dif- gliders are so vulnerable to the invaders, the Nazis the propaganda is twofold: ferent in the British Isles. destruction by fighter planes would undoubtedly have to build up confidence in To that extent the Crete that it is sheer folly for a been stopped. The Germans victory over Britain among experience should tend to nation to undertake aerial then would have been un- the German people and to discourage an invasion at- invasion unless its advan- able to prevent a wholesale spread fears of imminent tempt rather than provoke tage in the air is truly over- destruction of their expedi- invasion in England. It has, it.
whelming.
tionary forces before they The comment on Crete touched ground. Not until has greatly exaggerated the British aviation had been Hongkong Telegraph highly desirable from the power Crete despite the glider as a component of forced to withdraw, leaving the air weapon. It is, after the air undefended, did Hit- German viewpoint in that it concentrated might of a bottles up in the islands great British fleet for one all, simply a supplementary ler begin to land troops in land and air forces and sup- reason only: because he was parachute, dropped at some the interior of the island in plies which might otherwise able to take full control of distance from the landing real numbers:
Thus the tactical principle be employed in other thea- the air overhead. That is point. It is used less for tres of the war...
precisely what he has been bulk than for delivery of
such components of the in- demonstrated in Crete merely confirmed the fact Indicate now which is strictly copyright however, that the German year to achieve in England. Vading force as cannot with that the British Isles are
It is altogether likely, trying without avail for a
still invulnerable to invasion Crete, therefore, has served stand the heavy jolt of military leaders do not to convince any sceptics in parachute landing. This and that the fears de- share the optimism of Dr
the Nazi high command comprises not only fragile Hongkong on the date of publication by Josef Goebbels' propaganda that this fundamental first equipment, but overweight liberately stirred up by Ger- serve all rights and forbid republications, department. They know either wholly or in part without previous that nothing happened in Condition for an invasion of generals with expanded event are unfounded. The
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WAR EFFORT
* APART from the voluntary and compulsory cash contribu- tions, little-perhaps too little
is known about Hongkong's War effort. So far as the general public is concerned it is shrouded in mystery; which may be necessary and desirable up to a point, but it can be overdone. Neither is it certain that the Colony is doing all it might.
Stanley gaoi_appears to offer some scope in this direction. At the present the inmates work some seven hours a day at tusks of an entirely useless nature' so far as the war effort is con-
man interpretations of the
Royal Air Force remains down gently to the ground unbeaten in the air over the battle of Crete which the British Isles cannot be waistlines who must be let
skipped. has any direct bearing upon
like other perishable goods. those islands, and an in- the strategic picture in the More than any of the Even the air forces have vasion is consequently out British Isles. On the con- older types of invasion by them.
of the question.
BARRACK-ROOM
PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRIVATE
of a journalist now in the Army,
man.
DEBATE
It needs to be repeated, be cause the idea has not yet been and he picked on Bob, like, and "Hammers and shovels could-grasped by most observers, that they arranged to meet on t' Sun- n't have kept Bob down, be- r Hitler ever does achieve day out on t' moor.
cause he was kind of fighting domination of the skies over the "It will all todds in t' world for this luss, like. She would British Isles, invasion will be Further extracts from the diary ngin Bob, but Bob feared no wasn't going to be pushed about area, including its land and sen of had Bob anyway, but Bob entirely unnecessary. The whole He went in fighting, and by no man-specially Roscoe.
defences, would then lie helpless Roscoe just flapped his right
under the hammering of Ger- hand and knocked him down lak "And after forty solid man air power. HARLIE the Chancer asks a a fly.
minutes it was Bob who was do- In the present aviation age, CHA
question, in his usual over- "This went on fifteen min- ing the hitting, wi' Roscoe fight when nations can be attacked as ing blind; and he cut Roscoo to a totality from above, rather heated_manner. (If that man utes, and Bob went down four-pieces,-did-our-Bob,-und-he-won than inch by inch on the ground. says "It looks like rain," he teen times, till we shouted: that fight, and he married lass, a line must be drawn between adopts the frenzied tone of a Stop t' light!
and is a happy man to this day, military campaigns for physical the roofs of fire-spotter. on
"Stop nowt,' says Bob, and though a Bombardier in t' Artil-possession of territories and Gomorrah.) He says:-
goes in again, and goes down lery.
with the rest of the prison re-body tell me that "" form now being effected, some
come.
campaigns of annihilation. For
"Are we winning this war or again, and comes up again like "But tell me this, sonnicthe former, it is essential that cerned. Surely, here, in line are we losing this war? Some wildcat, covered wi blood but when little Bob was going downground troops take over, whe. full o' fight and game as they
ther by land, sea or air; all on '.grass wi's face running They don't come gamer red lak a cut beetroot, and Rog-three methods have been em- 'n Bob. Roscoe was harder the Schoolmaster
coe stood without a mark-ployed in this war. For the latter, to eliminate an enemy by Who was winning then?
pulverising its strength, troops gathering his powers of argus on the rock he jused to cut, who was winning? ment, but before he can speak
Was Roscoe? He lost. Was are superfluous, since the object can be accomplished by air Siberia says: "Bob was win-power if the acrini resistance of
correction could be made and the men employed to good pur-
pose.
some
A ban has been imposed on employees wishing to leave the Colony to give their services in other fields in England. In formation reveals that people have the qualifications of men needed for the war effort elsewhere, and it is doubtful whether Government has ever carefully combed through its large employee list with an eye to this point.
There is also the matter of Scrap metal collection. Metal
We
see
the Poacher, unfolding himself "Twenty minutes, went, and Bob? How cans't say?"
like a carpenter's ruler from the Roscoe still couldn't keep Bab bed on which he has been lying, down. Bob was hitting back. ning, but only he, and God knew the adversary is broken says: "What'st meani, sonnie ?" the dosed Roscoe's right eye; ing, b
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and went down. He got in a
"What I say; and don't call left on Roscoe's other eye, and "That's my point exactly.” ! me sonnie," says Charlie. "Are Roscoe went in like a bull to says Charlie the Chançer. we winning or are we losing?" finish him, but he couldn't finish
"Oh pipe dahn," says the Lad "Neither."
from the Elephant and Castle.
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"Aha!" yells Charlie. "Now 'oo's talking tripe? Either you win a war or you lose a war. Ain't that right?"
The Poacher says, “Ay."- "Then you're either winning or you're losing.
Reats in the public gardens, and he will be blowed. railings could be made excellent
Charlie the Chancer says that
"I knew n lad called Roscoe," use of, and could be replaced by says the Poacher. "A lnd of Chinese tiling in imitation bam-thirty, as went maybe sixteen | boo style.
stone, that worked quarrying stone all day long and was su Yet another consideration strong he could carry four hun- might be the employment of dred pounds up Rock Bottom
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The Colony wants to pull its weight in helping to win the war, but it relies on leadership,
Hill.
He used to win many a ten- bob note nt boxing-booths. Pro- fessional'd wear himself out hitting Roscoe, and then Roscoo 'd hit professional just once.
"This Roscoe was a rough Ind. He used to bother wa Ines. This lass didn't
care
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come only from the authorities. It seems fairly certain that if only all the avenues were thoroughly explored, Hongkong could do much to increase ‘and' intensify its war effort.
a little Ind called Bob, a lnd o' twenty, that went maybe twelve stone.
"One Saturday, they met, and Roscoe had been on t' whisky,
Bob.-
GRIN AND BEAR IT ·
OBSTETRICS
THE CANNES Thian, Ant
"Think of a number!
It is the good fortune of Britain that those facts, now evident to those not, hopelessly committed to outmoded strategic
By Lichty notions, had not been fully re-
cognised by Hitler's military advisers before the war started. The full realisation came to them only when they were stymied by the R.A.F. in the attempt to cross the English Channel. It was then that they earned that to cross even a 20- mile water gap it is essential to take control of the air. Hay- Jing failed to foresee this,, the Germans lacked aircraft capable of doing the job. In the past year they have hacked away nt. the Islands with makeshift air equipment, meanwhile, wo must assume, building types of aero-" planes for the specifle tactical purpose.
However, this time the British have an even start in the race of aircraft construction.' From such indications, as the outside world has been vouchsafed thus far, we are justified in asuin- ing that the British can at least hold, their own, and thereforg continue, their defensive control. In the air. The question is whe ther the strength of the British fales will suffice to stand the continuous glow hacking from above until such time as Eng- land, reinforced by supplies, can deliver two air punches fot Hitler's one.Comright, 1041 by United Preas