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October 5, 1940.

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H INVASION OF BRITAIN"

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Seversky, outstanding de- signer, builder of airplanes, and expert pilot, asserts that the current "battle for Britain" may well be settled in the air alone without ne- cessity for invasion. In the world war de Seversky.com. manded the Russian Im- perial Paragit Aviation.

British bombers

ried the war back to

The United States has used have already car- de Seversky designed planes, Germany.

laland remains under British control. While that control remains, the lunding of Nazi troops will be use- less. If that control is forfeited, the Innding of Nazi troops will be un- necessary because the nation would. then be open and defenceless against merciless annihilation at will from

The spectacular battle: now

Slege is a more accurate and raging over and around the about "saving" England by con- way.

tributing fifty American destroyers, helpful description of the strategie British Isles is not, as old-line The issue immediately at stake will picture than the much-abused Blitz- swivel chair experts have led be decided without the intercession krieg label. The British Isle is in a sense a fortress, with walls of nir the public to believe, a pre- of the navy,

power around it and the attackers liminary match. It is the main Those who have fulled to adjust hurling their night against them in bout. This needs to be under their tactien thinking to the realities hopes of a fatal break-through. stood clearly to appreciate the of 1940 take it for granted that the

As in nearly every great slege of the air. crucial Importance of the pre- old pattern of battle will be followed.

that the the past, the beleagured forces are the outside sent phase of the Anglo-German Wherefore, they argume

stage is now merely being set for a far outnumbered. by

in most other siege conflict.

regulation war of mile-by-mille con- enemy. As

campaigns, too, the defenders are quest.

hard pressed, overworked, in con- The action now being reported in

tinuous danger of exhaustion of highly-censored communiques is gen- But soon it should become ap-

and supplies and man power, and, most erally regarded as the "prelude" to

that something new parent

moral un invasion or some other grand unique is transpiring. The classic important, in danger of

Thus for offensive involving ground troops all-air battle foreseen by a few of crack-up under the strain.

basis for doubting that and naval craft, But it is nothing of the more Imaginative tacticians, there the sort. What we are not watching aware of the potentialities of the the uerial romparts and the nerves of the British airmen are holding Is the authentle bir prasti,

new weapon, has become a fact.

fast.

If Great Britain should lose the When the question of mastery of present battle, she will in effect have the skies over the British Isles and Weather: Its changes lost the war, at least so far as the their sea approaches is definitely Whe answered the nk of armies and mother country is concerned.

ther

the vietors then deelde to navies will be minor by contrast, ["invade" the island, or prefer to lay

it wuste systematically from the air without anything more than a token occupation of a few spots, will be n matter of detall, willout essential military significance,~~~-

from the strategle point of view.

Siege War: Not a blitzkrieg

are important

A quick change in weather, such as a few days fog; would be a god- send to the British. It would enable them to repair their machines, and rest their sen, who are obviously obliged to operato at a killing puca There seems 10 me as yet no to make up for the enemy's numeri- Army, Navy: They are ground for punte on the part of Eng- cal superiority.

Innd's friends. The air offensive

mere onlookers

we

This air engagement, fought with light, swift-moving weapons, may not be decided for weeks or even months,

an

It will take time for people to recognise the fact that air power makes possible for defeat of enemy without occupation. But the sooner we in America learn this lesson from the tragic events of these crowded days, and apply them In our own planning for national security, the better.

BRITONS

ESCAPED FROM FRANCE -20-day Voyage in Coal Ship

Is developing, as expected, with The possible purposes of the siego heavy numerical advantage on the may be summarised thus: To enable The reason the world has not challenger's side and elean-cut a physical occupation of the islands; fully understood this that it is not qualitative advantaga on the de- to impose an aerial blockade and accustomed to the type of battle now: fender's side.

thus starve them out, or to destroy in progress an alrébattle, pure and

all and communications simple, for the sigue in the lils Nothing has happened, as far as frustry with muco Twenty days at sen in an over- tory of war-maleng

can Judge from available in cupation. But whatever the purpose, crowded grimy coal-ship, sleep- genuine the problem for Nazi Germany re-ing-if they could-on the steel Old-style military:

Military and naval men break-through of Brish defensive solver to the same thing-the bottoms of the hatches, short of are simply unable to assimilate the lines by the Nazis. Not until it need to neutralise or eliminate the

food and water, queuing up for starting fact that-land and

power begins to Inflict Royal Air Force.

bully beef and biscuits. forces have become mere onlookers serious damage in the interior of

Hitler's magnificent air power has fateful engagement that: started England in daylight raids with re- in

will there In the air, develops on an ever fative immunity

be not yet proved it can do that, so larger senie in the air, and is likely justification for the sort of alarm prophets of doom may be premature. to be fought to a decision in the air, new noticeable in some quarters in No matter how much damage is done

A more realistic, understanding of America.

to the south-eastern harbours' and the air battle as the main bout also

Blitzkrieg seems to me decidedly shorelines, the results will be in- underlines the absurdity of talk misnomer for what is now under conclusive as long as the air over the

sen ler's air

VOPS

THE GODS OF CHINA-No. 2:

By Walter C. Clark

LI WITH THE IRON beggar's body lay, the CRUTCH, one of the beggar having died of "Eight Immortals," was hunger. The wandering once a man of com- spirit entered 'the body.. manding stature who

was to become a Goshen the physical

after a course of instruc- body awoke and the soul tion. Having finished found it was in such a the course, his soul went vile and crippled body if on a visit, his body he wished to get out but left in the care of a dis- Lao Tsze (founder of ciple saying that, if he Taoism) advised against did not return in seven this, gave him a crutch

Hongkong Benevolent Society days his body was to be and a gold band to keep

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11, Ice House Street

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from 10 AM. noon

cremated.

his hair in order.

After six days the dis- His gourd contains ciple was called away to magic medicines which, a deathbed and crem- in various stories of him, ated the body forthwith, have brought the dead to life He is also The

at ti

the

British fighters like these Defiante have smashed the "Luftwaffe in

British skies,

That was the lot of people, med lo a life of luxury on the Riviers, on their journey to Britain from Cannes. It was described in broadcast by Mr. Somerset Maugh- ham, the author.

One woman died during the bours of waiting on the quay at Cannes, four people went out of their minds voyage, some were "only just

on

alive.

Mr. Maugham said that 1,300 British subjects in the South of France were told on the evening of June 10 to be on the quay at Cannes next morning, and to take only orie salicase, a blanket and three days provisions.

Some

They were of all classes. were elderly people who had lived on the Riveira all their lives. Others

had to abandan builnesses

They were put qn board two col- liers of about 4,000 tons on which the coal dust was still thick,

Asked For Games Deck

At Marseilles they joined a French convoy for an unknown destination.

"One woman called the steward and asked him where the games she deck was, and another sald wanted to go frst claw," he said.

"A third, when she discovered that the drinking water was from a pump, said with horror that she had never drunk tap water in her - life. These people soon discover od where they got offend

fixed when "Hours had to be water could be drawn as there was

washing.

a shortage and little available for

"Most of the men

managed to shave and the women at least kept their faces clean with, creans and lotions they had with them. their hands were grimy

But

Mr. Maugham described how re Heved

when they reached. Oran bitterly disappoint-

But they

WETE

ed for, they were told they could not go ashore. News of the surrender of France had just arrived,adjus

They left for Gibraltar, arriving two days Inter

Accommodation was improved the rest of the journey.

Franco Says Spain

Wants Gibraltar -African Expansion, Speech by General Madrid

Franco,

To make a nation it is necessary to forge an empire. To do that our first task must be to strength the unity of Spain, The as a duty and a misald

nand of Gibraltar

slon was the

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