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FUNNY SIDE UP

By Abner Dean

AIR STRATEGY?

question most people weaken us at some point by THE

withdrawal · of our are asking is whether the causing British air' victory has halted squadrons to defend a main

-danger arcs. the German Invasion, plans. The answer depends on whether the air attack is a thing apart doubt a waiting force of ma

chines would have smashed in or was intended as the preil- at the denuded spot. But we, minary to invasion.

Had that polley Hucceeded, no

withdrew nothing and each

All the evidence available area retained its own strength. The whole of our fighters were points to the attack being a

not used. Our reserve strength challenge to the strength of the remained unimpaired. We won R.A.F. and a series of defeats at every point. inflicted on us might very well On Saturday, Marshal Goer- have brought forward one of the ing conferred alone with Hitler. enemy schemes to land troops it would not be a pleasant in- in Britain.

terview, with the strength of

On the trial of strength may nearly 50 squadrons lost in nine have depended the whole future days and as many again ren- of German invasion policy, dered unserviceable for some which was framed on limita time. The averages before the tions and relied on winning pair at this meeting would be mastery in the air before it 82 machines and 200 men lost could be made effective as per day, with the top note for plan.

one day revealing 180 planes destroyed and 150 pilots and gunnera lost.

Hongkong Telegraph.maller.

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"I hear the firm is giving you two weeks vacation at MY dosk, Mr. Poople!"

In looking back at the fighting it n blockade of

The long-drawn-out combat HONGKONG HOTEL

has given air supremacy in the

quiet combats to Britain. The R.A.F.

those figures came GARAGE

Romething of

renewal has won the first great battle day, Tel. 27778/9

next day, and new planning. An In the history of military avia air-escorted Army is ruled out on the tion and won it by a margin we general showing, and it is said that

One of the German objectives is ourselves hardly hoped to at ler has ordered ¡tain, confident though our air. England, which means Increased at- seems that the attacks in the South to drive our shipping to the West of shipping and the use of were meant to draw strength from England harbours and cause a dis- the East Coast and leave the indus- tribution of naval strength to that men were that they had a better incks on

trial

unprotected. Had we orca. This would give the enemy force than the Germans, even if small naval craft,

drawn any squadrons South, we clbow rown in the Channel and TWO MONTH'S WORK,

could have given the enemy casual- North Sea for coastal assaults. ties at the ratio of eight to one in- Hitler till talks in terms of

shown by the. The polley is impose blockade though he cannot

stead of the four to one achieved

enemy's claim to have accomplished He asking neutrals to be- by dependence on local forces.

this. Actually he has failed to divert The day of decision came, one.

lieve that the siege of Britain has

Clearly,

defeated we

enemy shipping, British or Neutral, or to when over a thousand, perhaps begun as a result of the RAF be strategy in that way and beat him disturb naval distribution. 1,500, aeroplanes were launched in rendered impotent. Note that he tactically at the same time. The air

The strategy was to does not speak of invasion,

attack has been going on for two months, and, from zero to peak, It has the following course:~~~

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE monx "Special to the Telegraph" is used by the "longkong Telegraph" 10 Indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni- catlona Ordinance, 1938. Such noWN MY bears the Indication "UP is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- Tre all rights and forklé republication, either wholly or in part without previous Arrangement,

A CALL TO THE BALKANS

THESE days most people are turn- ing to each other with the questions

BIG SCHEME WRECKED

on

US.

PARCELS FOR

PRISONERS

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OUR ADVANTAGE

Hitler is not: ilkely to accept his air defeat as anything but a tem- 1. Reconnaissance Eights to locate (porary setback, and will try again.. warship distribution, in the North He cannot move an army or an air- Ber;

borne force without air supremacy,

2. Raids against shipping to test our and he has embarked on a plan of wearing the IAF. down. But our Convoy defence:

force grows stronger every week

3. Raids on our costs reconnoftring with Home and Dominion Intakes,

defensive strength;

hundred A

We have a pull in the matter of The Red Cross and St. John | Red Cross stocks as soon as possible. 4. Attempts to drive shipping from equipment, with hydraulic gun tur-

to send a the Channel;

rets working round the whole com- to be able "What do you think Bulgaria will War Organisation has issued a it is hoped

second parcel, which may contain 5. Raids on the coast and Channel by pass. The Germans, with fixed guns, do?" "Ia Romania going to become statement showing what may or

aeroplanes involving fire in one direction. What we may expect is enomy reliance on dive uniform, when all prisoners havO losses of three to one; another Indo-China?" "Will Turkey may not be kent, and how things been supplied with essentials. But

bombers covered by fighters over- 5. Wider radius with 369 machines head to secure air-borne landings or fight for 20 if necessary?" "Vill

It may not be possible to send a and losses four to one;

surface raids. Russia give the Nazis a free hand?" may be sent, to prisoners of war

clothing parcel again before the 7. Attack Increased to 390 and losses

The Hurricanes and Spitfires, the- "Is Greece going to let us use her in Germany.

should therefore

six to one; victory propagands to ground defence, the troops on shore, naval bases when we want them?"

Convention winter. Relatives

cover losses;

and the Navy ofoat are moro thari underwear, woollles, Warn later than one collect that not

prison stout and comfortable shoes, and if a prisoner can send a post-possible a light blanket. No food, eard to his family telling them of tobacco, or chocolate can be Included

his in a clothing parcel. capture and the state of

The Internationul

The series of questions goes on provides

nre

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and the dreadful answers are slowly week after his arrival in and inexorably churned out by the comp

machine. Nazi-Fascist

They dreadful answers because millions of his

FOOD, BOOKS AND GAMES peaceful people whose narrow lives health.

The only food allowed to be sent; should never have encompassed more If the post is delayed, the family [ than their own domain, are being may not receive this for some time. is contained in the Red Cross Stan- tortured to death by that machine. Officers may send three letters and dard parcels which the Censor rigid-

controls. Food (carefully Turn suddenly from parochial pur- four suits they learn that the old evils įranks, they hoped they had buried with their school days have become

on the war reality. The Hun path again and his monstrous mo- dernised hordes have taken the

pitiless path of conquest. The Italian has donned his armour and aspires to become a Roman controlling the destinles of the world,

pictures Heroic

in these

the pageantry of this tumultuous little ten cup of a world. They ignore the Intolerance, deliberate cruelty, hate and greed that fuels the machine. They discount the millions of young

were instead, sacrificed for causes which they never fully understood and which their ancestors and pre- decessors also fought for in vain.

Happily a defence I always found for the most terrifying form of at- tack. Against the spirit of conquest and all that it implies in this day, there has arisen the latent determina- tion of the British spirit. Self- the retention of our preservation, way of living and a firm deflance of the will to subdue, has stirred us to a pitch which is only heightened by Is reverse but will, when our sword sharpened to its keenest edge, bear us on to victory as inexorably as the

evil forces of Germany and Italy are spreading over Europe to-day.

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postcards each month; other ly

two letters and four post-lysed by a dietician), soap, tobacco cards. All correspondence to and and cigarettes, costing approximate- from prisoners uf war gocs post ly 10s a week, are sent to each pri- j free. Photographs may not be in-suner, whether or not financial con- cluded,

tributions are received for indivi-

8. Mamed attack by 1,500 over wide a match for any such onslaught. And, area and losses five to one, per as matters stand, the movement of haps six to one, victory bulletins of a large German Army across the sen amazing SUCCESSES for German is still an unsolved problem for the

enemy, and the vital one for him. arms to hide the truth:

* he could draw our strength 9. Temporary halt in the German

attack with a probable loss of 850 South, a raid from Norway might be machines during August and es risked. But probably the air defeat timated loss of 1,600 plots and has cost all plans into a fluid state- gunners; local attacks renewed by upsetting the schedule and time- yesterday.

---- table for the first time:-- --

BRUSSELS-

A DEAD

CITY

From A Belgian Correspondent man is paraded through the streets :

Belgians who were in Brussels

with manaċied wrists.

Lellers to prisoners should not ex-duals. As the expense is met en- ceed two sides of a sheet of note-tirely by the Red Cross Society andj paper--they should be posted in the Order of St. John, donations towards ordinary way, but without a stamp the cost are welcomed, and postal and not sent to the Red Cross Or-orders should be made out to "Red ganisation. The sender should write Cross and St. John Fund, Prisoners

German occupation, and have his name and address on the back of War Account," and sent to the

other way. There was a great of the envelope, unless he is a mom-Appeal Secretary, St. James's Palace, since succeeded in escaping to by the Belgian public look the neutral countries, state that the military review in Brussels, out- ber of his Majesty's Forces, in which London, S.W.1. chse he must give the address of a Books, music, packs of cards, absence of transport and raw side the Royal Palace, some friend or relative in this country, games, sporting equipment, &c., may materials prevents any return.

to be forwarded to him.

Letters cannot be sent to a prisoner unless the camp address is known. The form of address is:

PRISONERS OF WAR POST NO

STAMP KRIEGSEFANGEN POST.

Service No. Rank, Name, British Prisoner of War (No, it known) Camp

Germany.

No

be made to attempt should communicate with prisoner through people in neutral countries. No tele- grams are allowed.

and Truslove and Hanson,

INVALID COMFORTS

•

during the first weeks of the When the German troops pass

Nationale, but few Belgians turned out for it.

lives that were born to fructify but and arrange for letters so addressed be sent direct to prisoners through to normal economic life in Bel- days after the Belgian Fete

Arms holding a permit to send gium and Northern France.

matter abroad. They in- printed

Hundreds of bridges have disap-

In spite of the hatred felt towards. clude:

peared, and the wooden structures Army and Navy Stores, Dools, Harrods, which have taken their places are the invader,, however, the Belgians Lilywhites, Meccano, Selfridges, W. I not strong enough to bear trains or will need even more courage than in Smith and Bon, "The Times Book Club, motor-cars, except at a small's pace, the last War if they are to preserve

The Educational Book Section ar-Traffle on the canals is also pain- their faith and hope.

They are finding it hard to explain ranges for books to be sent to pri- fully slow on account of the obstruc- soners wishing to study special sub- tions caused by debris from wrecked the swift defeat of their army and

and bridges, jects.

rallway and canal especially to account for the catas- many routes are entirely unusable.

trophic collapse of France. They are · Brussels, formerly so lively and so mistrustful of German propagan--

accord-

do that they suspend judgment on a The Invalid Comforts Section gay, has become a dead city, sends every four weeks consigaments ing to these informants. Tramcars great number of questions, but the GIFTS OF CLOTHING of household drugs, bandages, int, do not run after 9.30 p.m., and few

tonics and Invalid foods and comforts cars are to be seen as the military fact that King Leopold III, in retire Relatives may send by ordinary for use in cases of illness or minor authorities have requisitioned many ment in his chateau at Lacken, near

Brussels, regards himself as a pri...... post (no special label is injuries. Relatives of a prisoner can and petrol is difficult to get. Parcel

Motor-lorries no longer of use for soner and does not treat with the in- needed) suitable clothes and tollet send to the Invalid Comforts Section accessories to the Clothing Section, medicines or special remedies direat the army have been resold by the vader, supports their morals.

The Genuin", propagandista try to g St. James's Palace, as soon as the from their own chemist, to be in- Germans to commercial and indus- One can only desire that the little permanent camp address is known cluded in these parcels. At the re-trial Arms, who use them for goods console the working classes by de-

claring that all employers, whether- nations of the Balkans will call Only one 10lb. parea) (not counting quest of the relatives, or the senior transport.

Food has been severely rationed they have mw materials at least truce to their internal disputations, packing) may be sent. Items which officer of the camp, individual food, which have been many and long. make the parcel overweight cannot parcels can be arranged for serious and there is destitution everywhere. three-quarters of their pre-war em-. Standing singly in suspicion of their be returned.

or chronic cases requiring special Anyone who has cash available buys neighbours and far from the example The name and address of the pri- diet, in place of the ordinary weekly articles of prime necessity whenever ployees.

A less skilful policy Is followed" food parcels. Men known to be in he has the chance. of a free, democratic people, they

soner and the name and address of hospital are sent a special parcel for Most of the cafes are open, but see even more clearly than the In- are open, but with the farming community, who | are easy, spoil. for the Nazi mntittars- The sender should be clearly written four weeks,

when Germans enter the Belgian cum-agreement machines. The they make, the food they grow, the on

Seventy-five cigarettes (or the customers fall silent and soon begin dustrial workers that the Germans armies they drill, will be moulded parcel. A list of the contents must

The Industrialists and fanciers are into weapons against themselves by be included. The following items equivalent amount in tobacco) are to leave, one by one, without wait will bring them nothing but ruin..

sent to the camps for each prisoner ing to finish their dr that the courted in a thousand wa

It is evident, however, their Nazi masters unless a bold are suggested blow for freedom is struck in time abirt, 1 pair pants, 1 vest, socks, towel, every week.

The personal parcels service, by Germans have received Instructions Several Brussels theatres have re- and comb, hussi, windcheater, grey, fan-

to to, rouse the spark that will set blanket, pullover, handkerchiefs, brush

show politeness and even kind- opened and turned themselves into Eastern Europe to lame against the nei trousers, ahots, toothbrush and tooth which next-of-kin can send a parcel

paste in Uns, pipe, razor, blades, shaving every three months to a prisoner of ness on every occasion. With an music-Halls. They are frequented stickande dag war, as is. temporarily suspended. ostentation which makes the Belgians only by Germans and the less desira Unhappily the Balkans have nearly No tubes, jars, or battles are al-Meanwhile nothing but the articles laugh the Germans, give up their able elements, among the city pop- suffered, oppression of some form or shother; from their own rulers and lowed. The following clothes must listed in the paragraph above about sents in the tramcars to old or infation. Honest citizens mest ja little clothing should be sent to St. James's firm passengers, and in the streets groups behind friendly doors, and it

cléar. that intellectual classes and governments. It remains Bot be sent

Palace, Jose

they are to be seen giving cigarettes is already to be seen whether ardour for their. Complate sult, coloured trousers, sports

Crude or wall as political activity will be car German authori led on ühterground. Sol own land has not been quenched coats aralar, mackintoabes, or any The department dealing with the to beggars,

www.laekubject is the Prisoners of War De

Occasionall-Anwar utterly A now, enemy to Hilleriam and of overocab or facket

Priz

whole iver cannepartment War Organisation of the ties announce that they have arrested over Berlin, are still give, clothing, or can give pat Red Croma and St. John, St. James's a German soldier who falled to show frently among theras

fled; from Palace, London, S.W.1:

respect to civilians, and the guilty are tow traitors.

causes in quiescent victim will only kurivolit mora:Justicely

the outside' and inside of the

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