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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1941.

ELECTRIC-WHISKERS BERGANZOLI IN BRITISH HANDS SPITFIRE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") BRITISH HEADQUARTERS in Cairo an- nounce the capture of the elusive Corps Com- mander, "Electric-Whiskers" General Ber- ganzoli, and also the Fascist Army Chief and five Senior Generals, plus many thousands of prisoners around Benghazi.

While mopping up in the Benghazi zone, says the announcement, Anglo-Australian armoured vanguards thrust spearheads one hundred and thirty miles to the West, near the Tripolitania border, capturing the forti- fied desert town of El Agheila.

The British Army of the Nile en route to Tripoli now faces a three- hundred miles expanse of unin- habited desert, with only three or four watering places,

The magnitude of the Italian disaster in Benghazi is increasing- ly apparent with the new inform- ation that "owing to the extent of the area covered it will be some time before the exact number of prisoners and the amount of war inaterials captured can be assess- ed."

The capture of General Ber- ganzoli furnishes the climax to a dramatic month's hunt for since he escaped, with a

him

few companions, when Bardia fall. General Berganzoli was se:

cond-in-command to Marshal

Graziani.

PILOT WHO

TWICE

BALED OUT

RAMS A

BOMBER

a

A Spitfire rammed Heinkel heavy bomber in mid-air during an enemy raid over a south-east town. The Spitfire tore off one

of the Heinkel's wings and both machines crashed out of control. The four men of the bomber crew and the Spit- fire pilot were killed.

The 'plane came down at Buckland, midway between Sit- tingbourne and Faversham, Kent. There was a burst of flameo as the machines crashed, and að fremen ran towards them, bombs exploded and killed one of them. Another fireman was injured and died later.

When the raider suddenly ap- peared from the clouds over the town, it was immediately attack- ed by Spitfires and made of with three of our fighters spidly over- hauling it.

All three fighters were able to get in bursts of machine-gun fire as the raider raced for safety.

Five fighter pilots who have "baled out” by para-

The last to attack was a ser- Chute, visited a factory in

geant-pilot. He came up, ovar- Britain during the week-taking at high speed, from direct- end to thank the men and ly astern. women who made their Spitfire fly straight parachutes.

Keren Battle

Meanwhile, other British drives One after another, the pilots have been intensified with the climbed on a table to tell their major battle in Keren, where Ita- experiences when they jumped lian reinforcements are striving out and each said, rather mervous¬ desperately to halt the drive to-ly, "Thank you for saving my wards Asmara.

International News.

life."

His fellow-pilots aitw

hts

th Heinkel and both aircraft crashed in flames."

into

IRAQ'S POLICY

East of Barentu, British forces One pilot, describing his sensa- are pursuing the retreating Ita- tions during his first parachute lians in the direction of Arreza-jump, said: "I began to float down and the sensation is absolutely

IRAQ'S BEST POLICY IS TO wonderful. There was the NorthKEEP OUT OF THE WAR, SAIN Sen below and a little ship.

THE NEW IRAQ PRIME MINIS-

BRITAIN'S SHIPS OF FUTURE

(By A Correspondent)

Ships of the future may

<

THE IRAQUIAN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY AT BAGHDAD.

"I saw my 'plane crash into TER, GENERAL TAHA EL HA - the sea and I was very sorry. SIMI PASHA, ADDRESSING began to breathe very deeply as 1 Freached the sea in case I went under. As I hit the water I press- ed the button which threw off my parachute harness and in a couple of seconds I was swimming round and enjoying myself.

The Prime Minister added: "Our ally, Britain, has not submitted any demands which would involve The Government us in the war. intends to strengthen its friend- ship with our British ally. That Then a little boat came out friendship is based on mutual in-

terest. Reuter.

from the ship and picked me up. The second time I had to jump

I

fortably, in a blackberry bush. I

be built of aluminium when over London, thought, Well here we are again, I have and navalium an alloy done it before; it is easy this containing a preponder-time. I duly landed, quite com- ance of aluminium es- picked myself up and found a pecially if a cheaper me-rifle muzzle levelled at my head, thod of extracting alu-but. made myself known and was taken to hospital.-British Wire- minium from clay can be less. found.

Even if navalium were to coat three times the price of steel, I um informed, future ships would be built with the alloy, as the structural savings would be en- ormous owing to its lightness.

Already, aluminium is being used construction."

CHUNG HWA

CLUB

more and more in ship DANCE

In a cruiser as much as 200

tons may be saved in weight.

MR. W. J. KESWICK ARRIVES IN H.K.

Mr. W. J. Keswick, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, who was wounded recently in Shanghai by the President of the Japanese Rate-Payers' Association, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on the President Monroe, together with his wife. .-

It is understood that Mr. Kes- wick is proceeding to Manila, after a rest in the Colony, on February 15, by the President Celebrating their second anni-Coolidge and will return in the

same vessel to Shanghai

by the substitution of alumin-versary, the Chung Hwa Club will lum alloy for brass or sheet hold a Supper Dance in the Rose steel in many parts of the ship Room, Peninsula Hotel, on Satur-

day next, which do not have to resist stress....

Pioneer Work

Although young, the Chung Hwa Club has made a name for

AN ENGAGEMENT

S

itself in sporting circles having At a gathering at her residence, since its inauguration, participat No. 798, Nathan Road, yesterday, The British shipbuilding indus-ed in almost every branch of Mrs. Rose Jang, wife of Mr. P.. F.. try has done pioneer work in the sport, particularly in baseball Jong, of Massachusetts, America, announced the engagement of her use of aluminium

and softball. Several small vessels of the Most of its members are Amert, second son, Frank King, to Miss yacht type have been constructed can barn Chinese, the President Mary Tal, the eldest daughter of of aluminium alloy with satis-being Mr. Al Lau: Vice-President, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. B. Tai, of factory results.

Mr. Dick Chung: Hon. Treasurer, No. 35, Shek Kei Met Street. Mr Kenneth Wong, and Hon. Secretary, Miss Gene Fangs

The alloy, however, has never been used in the main structural parts of ships other than those of the smallest size.

In merchant ship construction, the most extensive use of the alloy so far has been in the building of the deck-bouses of the Norwegian motor-ship. Fern- plant, where a saving of 30 tons wus offected.

Miss Gene Pang will be sailing at the end of this month for the United States where her parents have made their home,

›WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone has attained considerable intensity, and covers Chan Lung-hi, was to-day fined the greater part of China and $15 or two weeks by Comm. T.Manchuria, A shallow depression C. Stiff, Marino Magistrate, for is moving North-Eastwards: across unlawful boarding of the Tjibadak. "Japan.