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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST-6, 1940.

GERMAN FLIERS BEING TRAINED

TRAINED FOR BIGGER OPERATIONS

IN THEIR HARASSING NIGHT ATTACKS POTHER

DURING THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS THE GER- MANS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYING ANYTHING (FROM 50 TO 100 AIRCRAFT OVER WIDELY DIVERSE OBJECTIVES.

OVER SOME

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than conduct aerial reconnaissances

England.

en-1

These operations made 'small; demand upon his available bomb- er resources and the conclusion tol be drawn is that he is still Igaged in bringing his air force up to front line strength and is train- ing his crews for bigger opera- tions.

force

When the German air launches its attack in force it will be carried out by aircraft not fifty, for a hundred strong but in sever-

al hundreds at a time.

There is little doubt in air cir cles in London that the Germans

CAPETOWN GIFTS TO

over

NAVY LEAGUE

can buyers that their order for 100,000,000 bulbs will be shipped and that deliveries will be made in the near future.

It is believed that they are act- ling on

German orders under pressure.

The false information about shipments being effected is be- Heved to have caused American buyers who might otherwise have come to Britain to hold back.

The Board of Trade warned American buyers some time ago

The Navy League has that supplies of British bulbs be-

are preparing patiently and with just received £1,630 from ing held for export would be re- leased for sale unless orders came characteristic thoroughness what

in soon. they hope will be the decisive use Capetown for deserving

The Board announces the bulbs of the air arm but it is probable cases resulting from the will be released for sale on Wed-

nesday. Dunkirk and Narvik oper-] A Board

that they are not yet quite ready.

New Planes

At the same time it is known

¡ations.

that both Germany and Britain raised

official said yesterday The money was that the information given by the Dutch agents has apparently mis- who by street-collec-led American Importers,

have now missed the market. — are going forward with new types tions and will be distribut-Reuter. of machines in an effort to esta- blish superiority.

be

ed among four appropri- With regard to the use to late charities. made of night or daylight opera- tions there is no doubt that the

The Navy League has also re- Germans held the view earlier in

£5 from Salisbury, the war that daylight operations ceived were necessary to obtain really Southern Rhodesia, from "a few valuable results in bombing objec-admirers of the work of the men

of the Royal Navy." tives.

The superior résults achieved The money will be added by British airmen in night raids the fund for immediate relief over Germany may be attributed distressed dependents.

to the very much superior training

BALKANS ORDERED

TO HAVE FAITH

the Apparently worried lest. peoples of the Balkan countries should doubt a German victory, to the German newspaper "Buchar- of est Tageblatt" says that nations

which recently joined the must maintain confidence in Ger- man strength and prevent any Jerusalem newspaper a discouragement and ch fortnight ago has already reached they want to give proof of their a total of £10,000.-Reuter. 'new line of policy-Reuter.

in point to point navigation by A "Fighter Plane" fund started map and more practice in night. by

flying.

At the same time there la no has doubt that the black-out

British contributed largely to Immunity and small casualties. On the other side of the balance sheet, however, must be reckoned the fact that neither the Germans) nor the British have yet solved fully the problem of night inter- ception of aircraft.

In any night raid a number of aeroplanes are sure to get through the defences although the British have been more successful in pre- venting the enemy reaching his objectives than he has been countering British attacks.

Apart from probleme of air tactics which may be employ- ed when the future air con- flict is considered, it should be realised that British fighter vory strength recently has substantially increased and lo still being increased.

in

THE COUSINS--ONE

Axis

BRITISH, ONE'S FATHER

A GERMAN

HOWARD DUDLEY STONE, now nineteen, son` of a company director, had as a childhood com- panion his cousin, Leslie Wilkesman. Leslie's father is a German and lives in Germany. Howard, deve- loping a great hatred of Germany, asked his father, one day recently, “Why did you let me be brought- Britain has more reserves and up with a German Boy?"

more experienced pilots than ever

That was the story told by Mr. talking to two people in Western before, while British production|

Harold Henry Stone, the father, at Gardens, Howard approached with resources are increasing by leaps and bounds while Germany's have Ealing Police Court, W., when his a gun. There was a report, and son was accused of murdering "Bunty" fell to the ground. 'Next probably reached the peak.

Leslie Wilkesman.

day Howard gave himself upta German pilots, however, must be

Mr. Stone said his boy had been the police. jregarded ao worthy representa-

A note addressed to Wilkesman terribly depressed by the war. He tives of their service. Average age had been strange in his manner, was found on him, said Mr. Evans, of German plioto and crews re- and more than once had threatened It said: "Before, another twenty-

cently 'captured in 25 years and as far as evidence goek, losses

to commit suicide. It was when four hours have clapsed you will hayo they were talking about Nazi die. I am no traitor to the coun- produced no noticeable deteriora- atrocities that his son "blazed up" try I love.-Howard."

tion in morale-British Wireless

INCREASE IN OLD AGE PENSIONS

and asked why he had been brought up with a German,

ALMOST BROTHERS

In a statement to the police Ha- ward was alleged to have said: "1 was very anxious about the war. I felt the Germans are such devi- lish psychologists. I felt that Howard Stone lived with his 'Bunty' was turning against my. father in Hamilton Road, Ealing, family. I decided to kill him.".

Mr. Stone was asked to identify

A quarter of million old-age Leslie Wilkesman, who was eigh- pensioners yesterday received in-teen, lived in Western-Gardens, two letters. He said they were in creases. In many cases, they are Ealing.: getting 0/0 more than they used to get.

There has been no neglect of Isocial services in Britain, despite

tha war load.-Reuter.

his son's handwriting. One said: They were brought up almost "Possibly you wonder how I got as brothers, said Mr. Vinoont like this. I was brought up with › Evans, prosecuting. Howard a German boy. Never weaken be-

fore the Germans.!!! -called hip pouain “Bunty."

Howard was remanded with ́a“

On June 7, while "Bunty" was