1940-12-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, 1940.

UNARMED COMBAT LIGHT

---IT'S CALLED

THE ARMY is being taught “unarmed combat” and it's very rough. When the Germans invaded Norway and Holland and Belgium, the defenders could hardly tell friend from foe, and many were overpowered by surprise attack.

So the British soldier is to be trained to defend himself against this sort of thing even when he is unarmed.

For this purpose the Army has built up a system of training which makes use of the best for worst) tricks of the orthodox wrestling styles, of the boxing ring and of the "rough-house." The result, as demonstrated at a physical training centre in Southern Command, is something very much to be avoided.

although he finds himself in the most desperate of situations.;

35 for instance, unarmed facing an enemy charging with fixed bayonet.

BOMBS ON LONDON

AS A RULE NAZI RAIDERS ARE USING LIGHT CALIBRE BOMBS IN THEIR ATTACKS ON LONDON.

Of the thousands of bombs which have been 'dropped, by far the greater number range in weight from 25 to 100 pounds, A small percentage are of the 250 pounds calibre.

A few thousand pounders" which have been dropped on. docks are believed to be the heaviest type Germany posses- ses. They are, however, regard. ed by experts as uneconomical and Germany has few Rircraft capable of carrying them, There is a general impression that Germany is using the smaller Then the answer, it seems, is type of bombs primarily, with a a swift movement made up of view to causing as much fright duck, parry and a twisting of and inconvenience as possible to the rifle in the enemy's hands, civilian population and industrial. As performed by the demon-workers over, a wide area. strators it lays the enemy on his back in a second. There is a neat trick of stalking threw men about as though they and silently overpowering a sen- were dolls.

"Unarmed combat" is no aftry, another of using the tin hat

as a weapon of offence.

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There are weapons less fear- some than the bare hands of a sergeant-major

instructor, who

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fair of taboos and niceties of As instructors leave the centre, behaviour, 'Kicking, gouging, so unarmed combat will be in- butting all these It permits troduced to the ranks, against a foe who knows 110

rules.

While two instructors were locked in mimic fight, an expert said: "War is always a matter of life and death even between un- armed men. So against the sort of opponent we have to face we cannot afford to have any scruples about the methods we use. Such things as kicking gouging are detestable to us. we must learn to use them against the Hun and we must use them without a tremor."

A Pretty Throw

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As he spoke, one of the instruc- tors sprang head-over-heels and landed on his back. The pounced upon him and held him fast.

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"A very pretty throw," mented the expert, "and nicely judged. A little misjudg- ment and we might have had broken collar-bone then,"

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"Unarmed combat," the Army says, gives a man self-confidence and initiative, and teaches him to acquit himself as a soldier even

HE SAID HITLER WAS INSANE

The noted Norwegian psychiatrist, Dr. J. Scharf- fenberg, aged 80, who be- fore the occupation by the Nazis published scien- tific articles in the Nor- wegian press declaring that Hitler was insane, has been arrested.

When Germans entered Norway Dr. Scharffenberg went to them and announced that he was the author of those articles, adding that he preferred not to wait for the Gestapo. They did not arrest him, but ordered him to report to them every evening.

Recently in addressing students, he violently attacked Quisling's contention that King Haakon was illegally elected, and was wildly applauded. This caused his arrest.

Further serious anti-Quisling- demonstrations by students reported from Oslo.

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CLIMBED GAOL ROOF, FELL

Climbing, the roof of one of the prison buildings at Dartmoor early in the morning, a prisoner ripped some slates from the roof and smashed three of the skylights.

Suddenly he disappeared through one of them.

Many people from the main road witnessed the, incident.

SEAVACUEES' FREE SCHOOL

Britain's child evacuees will not be charged school fees in Boston, The chairman of the City's School Committed announced that the fee usually charged non-residents for tuition at City schools would be dropped for Britain's refugee children staying with Boston familics. Associated Press.

STILL OPEN DESPITE BOMB

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"Established 1628 — still open,' so runs a notice outside bomb damaged premises in a S.E. dis-

trict.

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