1941-01-15 — Page 9

ITALIAN BASE IN SICILY RAIDED

R.A.F. Blitzkrieg Air Offensive Maintained TRIBUNALS Nine Nazi Junkers SEAMAN

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FOR THE RESERVED

Business executives, of- fice workers and men in some other reserved occu- pations will no longer be automatically exempted! from the Forces.

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Each will soon have to satisfy his firm's committee that work is of national importance, or that he cannot be replaced

man or woman. by anolder The setting up of advisory com- mittees to consider this change in the reserved schedule is announ- ced by the Ministry of Labour.

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The first committee to get to work will examine the positio of men in the London area who

office or # ae regn ered partmental managers Jobs for which the reserved age to thirty

The advisory centnittee colisists of Profe or DT Jack, Professor of Economies at King's College, Newcastle-on Tyne (chairman) Mi J. S. McLean, a member of the executive conned of the As- sociation of Buite-h Chamber, of Commerce, and Mr. W. Stott. former general secretary of the Railway Clerks' Association.

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Six ocupations are added the reserved list. They are

At thirty, Dry miller (cemen manufacture) and cargo supervi- sor; at twenty-five, salvage and assistant manager or officer salvage manager or officer. Men in these jobs who are already in the Forces or called up will not be released.

STOCK EXCHANGE STIMULATED

Dive-Bombers ASSAULT SENTENCE

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AT LEAST NINE AIRCRAFT – BELIEVED TO BE GERMAN JUNKERS 87'S (DIVE-BOM- BERS) WERE DESTROYED WHEN THE R.A.F. MADE A HEAVY RAID ON CATANIA (SICILY), ACCORDING TO A MIDDLE EAST R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE

IN CAIRO YESTERDAY.

ISSUED

VAGRANT

Vincent Wesley Grant, alias Liaz Mohamed, 20, scaman, was com- Sentence of two months' hardmitted to the House of Detention. labour was imposed by Mr. E by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, Himsworth at Kowloon this morn-

on a vagrancy charge. ing on Tang Leung, 20, for as- sault.

Detective-Sergeant Gowan said defendant gave himself up at the Accused assaulted Tai Siu Special Branch at about 3 p.m. cheong, described as "Chairman yesterday. He was born in Janı- of a Union," in Reclamation Street Țaica and was brought to the Co- last Wednesday at the instigation, lony by a Chinese in 1930, when It was alleged, of a waitress.

THEFT FROM "COURTLANDS”

Mr. M. A. Cairns, residing at Courtlands, Kennedy Road. has reported the theft of clothing,

he was nine years old. He lived in Shumchun with the Chinese, on whose death he came to Hong Kong. He was at present stay- ing with a Police constable. He had been out of employment since September last.

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The National Red Cross Society China will hold its annual

ary 15 and 16.

The raid occurred on the night of January valued at $28, from his room yes- meeting in Hong Kong on Febru- 12/13. A series of attacks was made and terday. very heavy damage was caused, the com- munique states.

Two hangars on the western side of the aerodrome were set afire, one being demolish- ed. Another hangar on the east side was also set ablaze. Heavy explosions occurred and a number of fires started among administra- tive buildings.

On Caproni workshops, Bombs hit the main runways made

fire was and

caused a railway

the where a large line along west side of the aerodrome.

among buildings,

The same night raids were made on aerodromes at Berka and Benina. Many planes are believed to have been put out of action by bomb splinters and subsequent machine-gun attacks.

The previous night raids were made on barracks and defences at Derna and Ares started among barracks.

Troops Bombed

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Military concentrations Barti (Albania) were bombed on Monday and It is believed that direct hits were registered.

Smoke was acen rising from a bridgehead in the south end of the town when British air- craft left the target.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange official summary, issued to-day stated: The market had no doubt that the H. K. Bank would maintain its dividend, but the preliminary figures announced in- dicate subs'antial increase in the Corporation's profit, The effect has been to stimulate the market in Italian East generally.

Raids were made on the night of January 12/13 on aerodromes at Asmara, Prantu and Agordat, Africa, while #t Maiadaca a further attack was

NIGHT FIGHTER PILOTS GAINING SUCCESSES

THE GROWING experience of British night fighter pilots is beginning to show re- sults; more raiding bombers are being inter- cepted and those that do get through are be- ing attacked with some success, says the Air Mínistry news service.

The number of our night fighter squa- drons is steadily increasing, though necessari ly slowly.

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Pilots must be taught a new encountering night fighters technique of fighting, much of their raids over Germany, which is still experimental. Air- several of these have been shot craff "must be adaptext and even down.

So far the night tactics of the under the most favourable y con- ditions the dificulties of trailing R.A.F. have proved more suc- enemy bombers flying at some cessful than the enemy's, because 250 miles an hour through dark-none of our night fighters, hay

been lost in action. ness pre still severe,

Pay** Kika "trying to swat, a wasp black-bút room,” as ...ond

Flying

The first Distinguished Cross for night flying was award- ed to "Flight-Lt, John ́" Cunning ham, who shot down two', enemy bombers over the South Coast at a height of nearly 20,000 feet in ura:,30 degre below king on simi-a temper r bombers are now ifreez

Similar Nazi Tactics

Dive Attack

At Tessenei on Monday a dive attack was made on motor trans- concentrations and fires port started.

From the operations in East Africa all our aircraft returned safely. Reuter.

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