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VIVIENNE OSBORNE BERNADE NEDELL TOM DUGAN

Also CHARLY CHABE COMEDY 'THE SAP

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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1941.

AIR FORCE

FORCE POLICY

OF FIRST THINGS FIRST: NEW

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)

BATTLE

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE is hitting Ger- CONSTABLE many very much harder, although there are ACCUSED

three reasons why, at the moment, it cannot do it very often.

As outlined to me in London yesterday, they constitute a policy of "first things first" with the promise that the Royal Air Force will carry the air war into Hitler's country on a growing scale and thereby implement what it is recognised must be, as the war presents itself to-day, the most effective means of hammering at the Nazis for some time.

The factors are firstly, diver. sion; secondly, weather; and thirdly, the state of Britain's bomber strength.

Now that the German Air Force is being used in support of the Navy In an "all out" bid to starve Britain of sup plies of food, it follows that part of the Royal Air Force's offensive strength must be diverted to counteract this threat by raiding enemy air bases and other points in the struggle.

ITALIANS

SEVERELY

HARASSED

SCA decisive

It

in

was announced Cairo yesterday that the Shortages in Britain's frontline South African Air Force, bomber strength must be made operating in Abyssinia, assurance that he is "arranging" continues to prepare the that the "present" disparity be- way for the advancing

British troops.

good before the Prime Minister's

tween the weight of the R.A.F. hombing of Germany and the Luftwaffe raiding of Britain will be rather the other way round, can now be fulfilled.

Enemy road and rall communi- cations between Diredawa and Awasa were heavy attacked.

At Urso, many bombs hit a sup- theply train moving towards Dire- dawa. Other trains were attack- tared at Miesso and other points. Se- veral trucks were left overturned in one case.

It will take time be ora R.A.F. facing fur one thing, a more d'stant and a much bigger get, can hope to unload the same total tonnage of bombs.

Encouraging Factors

Twenty trucks and some troops at Metahara,

Ababa near Addis were machine-gunned and fires But there are some new

en.were seen at Awasa after mechani- couraging factors in the present cal transport had been attacked. duel between the R.A.F. and the At Sei a, in British Somaliland. Luftwaffe to be borne in mind plots reported a large number of -new British bombers are faster natives carrying white flags and than ever and this will offset the Union Jacks cou'd be seen flying shortening of the hours of sum-

from the buildings. mer nights and should enable the winter campaign of bombing Germany to be carried on with much the same strength.

Families of German workers continue to be evacuated from the much bombed Ruhr and other Nazi cities and ports.

Some are being sent to Austria and others are coming west to occupied France.

of

From all these operations. Bri- tish aircraft returned safely, ex-

fighters, the pilots cept two which made successful parachute descents.--Reuter.

BOUGHT FORGED NOTES IN MACAO

The German night blitz on For unlawful possession British ports has been checked for forged $10 notes, Li Wing-kwong. two nights in succession by the unemployed tailor, was sentenced prevailing variable weather which to two months' hard labour by may eventually have an effect in Mator A. N. Mac:ayden this upsetting the Nazi timetable.

| morning..

Heavy Losses

Nazi air formations between 200 and 500 strong are experienc- ing heavy proportionate losses, observers are convinced.

German, attacks on port and other bottle-necks of American aid to Britain form "the second essential part of the considered

Defendant said he bought the notes from a man in Macao for $4.50 each.

Police constable No. C405, Leung Shing-man, attached to Central Police Station, and Kwong Choi, 22, were charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, with demanding with menaces on Felday. accepting a bribe of $30.

$30

The

constable was also charged with

Detective Sergeant E McVey

asked for a week's remand.

First accused was allowed bail of $1,000, and the second, $500.

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