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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1941.

SAD TALE OF A PUNCTURED CHIN

GERMAN FIGHTER SQUADRONS FORCED TO MOVE

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)

ILOVE

DEFEATS SWASTIKA

(DY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

A wedding cake stood on the table of a little home in Brittany; nearby a pretty lace cap lay care- fully packed, ready to ¡wear. The wedding of Madeleine and Jean had 'been arranged. ·

That was months ago.

when France collapsed, and Jean, twen- ty-three-year-old French sailor,

come home on leave to wed the girl of his dreams.

Rather than live under

.the shadow of the swastika they do. cided on a bid for freedom and started out on a perilous Jour. ncy to England the day

they should have been celebrating in the little Brittany village.

With another young couple, Rene, also a saltor, and his fiancee, Yvonne, who were to have been they married a few days later, sailed for forty-eight hours in a small Ashing boat before they picked Up by #1 larger were French vessel making for an EM-

THE R.A.F. FIGHTER SWEEPS OVER OC- CUPIED FRANCE ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE MET WITH SO LITTLE FIGHTER OPPOSI-glish port. TION FOR TWO REASONS

Fairy-Godmother

On their arrival they were separated. The men were held for to interrogation, the girls sent an internment camp.

Hearing of their plight, the

Because they surprised the German air force and because it is probable that a num- ber of German fighter squadrons have been forced to move back from their indifferently French widow of an English sol- surfaced advanced aerodromes.

A senior offieer of the RAFI also stated in London yesterday! that it was the opinion of Au Marshal Sir Richard Peurse, opm - ational leader of the RAF offen- sive, that the lulls in the mr in the

particularly a past fortnight, night, have been due to the phe. nomenally bad weather over mos“ of north-west Europe.

conserved

for

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Suggestions that the Nazi lull in defensive as well as offensive action is duc to energy being "knock-out" blow are discounted in London Weather conditions have grounded the Luftwaffe squadrons attacking Britain wh eh are bas ed entirely at aivanerd

dromes outside Germany,

Huge Estimate

aero-

that

I gather that estimates Germany has a fleet of 18,000 air. craft ready to launch an invasion

18.000 with another

in reserve. have not dismayed the Britist: author:ues,

THE TOTAL OF FRONT-LINE NAZI PLANES AVAILABLE FOR ANY MAJOR ONSLAUGHT IS BELIEVED IN WELL-IN- FORMED

B QUARTERS TO BUT A PROPORTION OF 18.000 -REUTER

APPEALS

TRIBUNAL SESSION

JERRY'S

GOOD DEED

A Kent poultry-farmer recently lost many hens to a mysterious night raider, and, having called in the help of the focal Experts, de. cided that the culprit was a bad- ger.

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dier, who died in the last war. adopted the two girls, giving them werk in a London club, the Cercle Francais, which she has started for General de Gaulle's Free French forces.

re-

It was in the club one even- ing that the couples were united. Now, at Caxton Hall Register Office, Madeleine, who Jean have Is twenty-one, and just been wed.

"We had hoped for a double wedding." a reporter was told by Tantine, which is the two girls' neme for the fairy godmother who A hunt was arranged and traps brought about the reunion. "But

too | were set, but the thief was

Yvonne is ill and her fiance can- and, unt not get leave." smart for his enemies Jerry took an unconscious hand in the game, got away.

One night

time-bornl dropped in one of the farm fields. When it exploded some time later, the crater was found to be much smaller at the top than at the bot- tom, making a perfect "bottle."

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was

Next morning the farmer found that his enemy the

badger had fallen into the hole!

MR. BALFOUR'S BUNGALOW ROBBED

Clothing, valued at $250, stolen from a bungalow occupied by Mr. S. F. Balfour, at Aberdeen on Sunday.

was

H.K.V.D.C. MEMBER

CAUTIONED

THE CASE IN WHICH Lee Ping-pui, of the Asia Life Insurance Company, was summoned for fail- ing to comply with an order of the Commandant of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, requiring him to attend Volunteer Headquarters on December 19 to explain his failure to attend Camp, was con- cluded before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when accused was convict- ed and cautioned.

Two appeals were heard

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Crown Soli- cused had visited him he would by the Compulsory Ser-citor, who appeared on behalf of have brought him to see Captain

Colonel H. B, Rose, the Comman-Thursby. vice Appeals Board com- dant, previously stated that ac- Witness admitted that accused posed of the Chief Justice.cused failed to attend Camp from had previously (probably on De- December 5 to December 12, fol- cember 14) seen him and showed Sir Atholl MacGregor.lowing which a letter, issued by him the letter, which was written Brigadier A. Peffers and Captain E. N. Thursby, was sent by accused on December 10.

through the post to accused re- In the witness box, accused, still the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dod-quiring him to attend Headquar-maintained that he reported to Lt. well, at the Supremeters (Capt. Thursby) at 5:30 pm. Austin on the day when he no- on December 19 to explain his ticed three other members of his Court this morning.

failure to attend Camp.

Company, who also failed to at- tend Camp, there.

allowed.

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The appeal of Mr. H. Nish' was The Crown Solicitor alleged When questioned by the Magis-

that accused completely disregard- Mr. Nish, formerly Key Posted the order by failing to report trate whether he could recognise ed to the General Group for Esing to attend Camp. appealed against his being assign to Captain Thursby and by fail the three members or know their sential Services and stated that he

office

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names if he wanted them to testi- fy for him, accused replied in the

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was virtually single-handled in his At the previous hearing, accus-negativer

ed alleged that he went to Head- After the conviction, Mr. Mur- One of his two assistants was in quarters at the appointed time and phy stated that the authorities the Royal Naval Reserve and the saw Lt. C Austin, the com- were not pressing the case against other was in the Naval Volunteers pany commander, and showed accused as it seemed that accused and would be going on sick leave him a letter (his explanation for had. completely mixed the dates in Mayataka mal porn PALAMATA

being absent from Camp).... As Lt. when he made the allegation It was necessary that he be Austin, alleged accused, said no- against Et: Austin, present in the office; at all times thing, accused left Headquarters He was 54 years of age,

without seeing Captain Thursby.

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The appeal of Mr. C, WE Whit-

ing was not allowed.

Mr. Whiting said that he was,

Lt. Austin's Evidênce

A caution was registered:

AN OBOE STOLEN Bandmaster Jordan, of the Roy- Giving evidence this morning, al Scots, has reported the theft of vote all his time to seeking em- Lt. Austin stated that on the day a oboe Valued at $820,, frpan his ployment Ho was, formerly, in in question be fund not seen ao-quarters in Murray Barracks on} the Service.

#thee } cused 'nt Handg scand, itrae Sunday night.

unemployed and would like to de-

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