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THE LITTLE GUYS

THIS OUGHT TO WAKE

A TIGHT SLEEPER!

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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1941.

MUTT AND JEFF

WALKING IN HIS SLEEP

AGAIN, IS HE! JEFF!

WAKE UP!

Z-Z-Z Z-Z

SPLASH!

HIM UP!

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1,800 NAZIS EXPLORER WITH WINGS; QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

FOR

MOROCCO

The French in Morocen con- tinue to be subjected to German pressure. It is reported that M. de Brimon, Marshal Petain's presentative in Paris, has again been issu

visas to German tourists on a large scale 1,800 is the figure mentioned.

Gen. Nogues, th Resident- General of Morocco. and Gen. Weygand, who is the representa- tive of Vichy in the whole of

NOW TRAINING FLIERS

ALTHOUGH FAMILIAR with and, no doubt, able to make himself comfortable on the only two spots of earth so far completely unaffected by war- the North and South Poles-Riiser Larsen prefers to be in London, prefers even to be in an office, writes Philip Jordan in the "News Chronicle.”

Abandoned until war is over prepare the way for his expert North Africa, are understood to are any thoughts of new Polar pilots to fit into the R.A.F. have taken serious alarm and to ¡explorations: The considerable German agents on the ground that energies of this captain

be ready to refuse entry to these

Soon they will be here, soon an in the integral part

Britain's aerial of

their presence Is against the Norwegian Navy are now direct-strength. security of the territory.

ed to organising training the lib- erating squadrons of pilots chosen

thousands among

from

of his

"Will they be used against the asked Germans in Norway?" 1 him. "Or would that be asking too much of them?"

The two generals can still count on the fidelity of the local popula- tion and on the loyalty of the fellow-countrymen who flocked native troops, but whether

they from all over the world to Join can count on Adml. Darlan is an-

Norway's battle. Some, he says, They will be used against Nor- other matter.

came from China, from Pataway, he hopes, and that hope is shared by all his men. "Messages Immediately the first of the gonia.

come from our friends at home." German agents is informed that he

This titanic man,

the Rilser Larsen says: unlike

"They ure may not leave the boat, there will be a storm of protest by the local usual idea of a Scandinavian, is

little bit impatient to getting a Isee US overhead. They ask. German Consul. The Wiesbaden

dark-haired, dark-eyed, but, like 'When are you coming? Well, Armistice Commission will nsk

have to wait much Marsha! Petain to give the neces- all of them, softly speaking. Un-they won't sary instructions. and it is diffi- comfortable in an office, obviously, longer now.

the less now labours cult to see how they could be dis-he none regarded.

daily at irksome staff work to

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Complete with everything down to gas masks, tin hats, complete even with aeroplanes, the Nor- wegian squadrons are on the way from an imperial training depot. Riser Larsen and his staff are the advance guard, heralds of even- tual doom for the over-runners of his country.

The Norwegian Government wanted him to stay in Washing- ton. at the Legation, buying planes, running schools for pilots. That wasn't good enough for Lar- sen; it was too far away. Had he stayed in Washington he would not, he says, ever have been able to go back to Norway again, to look it in the face. And he wants to more than anything.

Norway's relations with the Air Ministry are excellent: niches are ready for her coming "squadrons! to drop right into the R.A.F., take their place in the battle-line from the first day of their arrival.

Not so excellent, it would seem, are their relations with the tele- phone department of the GP.O.. who have installed in Larsen's offices a system that would be a riot on the Palladium's stage, but is not so funny in a serious out- lat.

But about the pilots. Although. believing Larsen's estimate. of them, I got an independent judg- ment from an R.AF, friend who has flown with Norwegians. "What are they like? I asked. They're wizard," you'll be glad to know.

You will recognise Norwegian pilots by their wings: bigger than British pilots with six-pinions a side, four tail feathers, and with the wings outspread. Over them is the crown.

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