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GERMAN INVASION ATTEMPT "DOOMED TO FAILURE"

ANY GERMAN attempt to invade Britain

is "doomed to failure" and General Wavell's lightning victories in Libya "are decidedly checking Hitler's plans in the Mediterranean and North Africa.”

These were the two main points made by the Polish Premier and Commander-in-Chief| of the Polish Army, General Sikorski, broad- casting to Poles in Poland from London last] night.

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By A Special Correspondent

"Welbeck 1721 Calling the 'Air Risk Taxi Squad'!" No gunfire is too heavy or bombs too fre- quent for these toughest of London's cabbies to turn in the job, and few of them have even a tin hat for protection..

He stated: "The Germans can- not undertake any serious action in Africa without the occupation of French territories in the Me- diterranean.

"But they must first take posses- sion of Malta and it is imperative for Hitler to defeat the invincible British Navy in order to German land forces across

sea.

Only Solution. "A brutal and conclusive vasion of Britain remains them the only solution.

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LORD MOYNE

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Mr. John Winant, new States Ambassador to Britain, will probably leave for England in ten in- days time, according to fornouncement: by President Roose- velt in Washington yesterday, "Invasion of Britain and Ire-says Reuter. land would certainly not repre- sent one of those 'crushing blows' which, according to Goebbels, the Germans are always preparing for

during long but creative lulls.

"German soldiers are as a rule panic-stricken at the thought of invasion.

There are 1wenty-three of these

"Britain is to-day an armed for- cabbies in all. The'r headquarters

whose little wooden hut in the Westtress of immense strength

defences en land, sea and air are End.

such that any attempt to domin- ate her is doomed to failure.". Reuter.

"But it's as safe as houses," said tubby Bomber Lewis (the boys all go by the naine of Bomber). "It's got three coats of bombproof paint' on the roof."

Bomber Lewis has lost the use of three fingers through shrapnel.

He Is Shy

One of the oldest members of the squad is Bert Neville, He is nearing sixty. During the Spanish war he was an officer in the In- ternational Brigade.

He is shy and retiring, doesn't drink or smoke, and has risked his life for a half-crown fare more times than he can count.

Then there is Harry Gould. whose journey was cut short the other night by a pile of bricks and debris which covered him and his cab.

he

"It was a funny feeling," said. "But I says if it's got your ticket on it, well, your number's up.

"Just couldn't have had my tic- ket on that packet. Made a nasty mess of the cab, though."

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This civilian suicide squad well known in the West End Night revellers, war workers and the members of the Services are always sure of a lift home if there's someone at H.Q, to answer, the call.

Last week all twenty-three cab- bies turned out to take to their destinations a number of soldiers stranded at one of the. stations. And they got only their bare fares.

~~~Through The Blitz

"We don't mind," doing - 'it cases like that--we'll turn out to help anyone but we do have g grouse when those who can afford more give us only a threepenny tip after taking a half-crown ride through the Blitz," said one of the meri.

"The workers give us the squarest deal”

Besides taxi driving, these men run a rescue squad. When there is no reply to Welbeck 1721 they are generally to be found 'ext'n-. guishing incendiaty bombs or, like they did the other week, rescuing people from local bombings. ;

-Taxi driver Borders, husband of Mrs. Portia Borders, who featured

· in › the headlines when she con~^ ducted her own" cuse" ugninėta building society, before, the war, "is among this gang. His hand, was plantared when I met him.

Just shrapnel," he said.

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