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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

October 29, 1940.

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Hongkong Telegraph.

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1940.

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THE prenx "Special to the Telegraph Is tard by the "longkong Telegraph" ta Indicate news which is strictly copyright

under tlle grovisions of the Telecommuni- cations Ordinance, 1936. Buch news as bears the indication “UI”* is received in Jongkong on the date of pubilcation by The United 'Press Associations, who re» serve all rights and forbid republication, either wholly or in part without previous arrangement

The war which has broken out....... between Italy and Greece brings to a head a long standing lesuo ̈ between these two countries.

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Since 1928 Italy has coveted the Greek island of Corfu, which an Italian force attack and captured in that year. But the strategie implications of Greece In the present war, with her ports and naval bases, are far reaching. Greece occupies in the Mediterranean a position that can be either an insur mountable barrier to the Ger- matis and Italians valuable asset in their drive towards the East. For in- stance, Allied occupation of the Ionian islands off the West Coast of Greece would weaken the present Italian con- trol of the Adrintic. In the South Egean Sen the occupation of the Cyclades Islands, which lie athwart the main Mediter- ranean Black Sen trade route, would be likely to offset

the Ralian possessions and bases in the Dodecanese Islands.

Another Strategic importance of the ports and naval bases of Greece and her islands hinges on the war in North Africa. In SHOTS AT PARACHUTISTS Italian hands these ports would

THE Germans have been guilty of many mean and cowardly acts in this war, as in the last, but nothing has aroused more anger and contempt throughout this country than the machine-gunning of baled- out British airmen by Messer- schmitt pilots.

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This is partly because even in the most desperate of wars the British people believe in the practice of mercy and chivalry towards a fallen (in this case a falling) foe. It is inconceivable that any British airman would degrade the Service by shooting at a German rival who had been compelled

Menace British sea power in the Eastern Mediterranean and materially affect the balance of power in the threatened Italian attack

Similarly on Egypt.

ATHENS

METAXAS

SALONIKA.

CORFU

PIRAEUS

YUGO SLAV

BULGARIA

JANIKA

operation with the present re- volt in Albania.

The diplomatic repercussions of such a conflict would neces- sarily involve the three other members of the Balkan Entente -Jugo-Slavia,

and Rumania Turkey.

Jugo-Slavia, with Germany on ber northern frontier, will think twice before involving herself

in the war. Rumania has enough problema on her hands with the Hungarian and Bulgarian claims on her territory. That leaves

British control of these ports banian frontier from Lake Ok- Turkey. By her pact with Bri-

would secure our own Eastern Mediterranean bases in Egypt and Cyprus. And the consider able advantage of use by the R. A.F. of Greek airfields should

handicap at present in our air not be overlooked. The chief operations against Italy is the distance between Italian targets and our home bases. *

bride (which the Italians may tain Turkey bound herself to enter the war if it spread to the now be using as u seaplane base). Eastern Mediterranean. But to the coust on the Adriatic Sea Turkey's attitude now largely Russia's foreign is mountainous and very poorly depends on

policy. The recent Russo-italian served with roads.

rapprochment may indicate that round Turkey in turn will hold her

*

But General Metaxus refused

Further, the aren Janina, the Greek town, which hand. has been threatened by invasion during the last few days, is purely an Albanian area. There are 18,700 Albanians living in to renounce, under Axis pres- to leap from his Along her land frontiers Greece, mostly concentrated in sure, the unilateral British gua

rantee given to Greece in April, damaged machine. Yet, accord-Greece would be most vulnerable the North-West. The nationalist 1939. So Britain is likely to be, ing to one writer, the position from the north-west across the aspirations of this minority in the first place, the main sup- in international law is quite the Struma Valley. The Al- might well lead to effective co- port for Greece. clear, and not exactly what the man in the street would expect

it to be.

If the parachutist, having baled out, seems certain to land in enemy territory, he is deemed

MEN WHO

FACTS

GREEK · ARMY.—80,000 regulars, 89,000 war potential.

NAVY-2 old cruisers, 10 der-

pers, G submarines. AIR FORCE-10 groups of 3 fights.

POPULATION -6,930,000. MINORITIES--191,254 Túrks, $1,-

60 Mecedonians, 16,775 Bulgars."

CHIEF: EXPORTS—Curants, bar-

te, tobacco and wine. Greece also produces over 200,000 tons of iron and 132,000 tons of iron pyrites a

Hvar,

Great Britain took £1,112,000 worth of currants in 1938. Value of currency in circulation £18,906,000 notes). Exports from Great Britain to Greece In 1938 amounted

£3,751,707.

MERCHANT NAVY. — 1,855,000

+

to

tons; 589 steam and motor vessels.

PRINCIPAL PORTS Pireus, Velo, Salonica, Dede-Apatch, Nauplia.

Jöhü“Metaxas," Dictator -of- nominally democratic Greece, came into power in 1936, and has ruled the country with an iron rod. He is 66 years old, a friend of the King both before and after the Restora- tlon; is reputed to have strong Axis tympathies, but is in reality the most

shrewd of all the Balkan statesmen.

KEEP THE PLANES

By AN AIR CORRESPONDENT.

FLYING

for this work is a specialist in his improvise lusty menus for them, no Jub. He has taken an exhaustivo matter how heavy the demands on course at an Air armament School, him. Behind the flying strength of the R.A.F. is a vast

Run through the alphabetical at The armourers and their mates also

One of drauglitsmen, drivers, electricians Without pass through a rigorous course. fired ground army of craftsmen and tradesmen.

slip by an armourer might cause the fabric workers, fitters and all the rest.

to be about to be captured as a matter of course. He ought not, therefore, to be

upon. But if he be falling their skill and craftsmanship, the great air attacks on death of a pilot and aircraft crow, and you'll and many trades and all towards friendly territory,

be taken

as

he is not to one who has surrendered or will surrender, but as one who may

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fight again. By this reasoning it is a legitimate act of war to. kill or wound him. But the majority even of German air- men probably consider the rule more honoured in the breach than in the observance, if only because, as the air war is going, none of them knows when his turn will come to bale-out over British territory or British-con- trolled waters.

Certain it is. that the Nazi Government, over ready to plead humanity when this suits its purpose, would raise a great outery wore British airmen or ground forces to shoot a German parachutist, We have seen how sensitive it is about the other type of parachute spécialist, the kind who "distinguished" them! Belves In Holland and else where. The Berlin Govern- ment's opinion seems to be that these gentry, as Mr. Churchill has called them, .should be re- ceived with special honour as dintinguished visitors.

enemy positions, from Norway to the African deserts, The armourer's job, and the job of of them important.

THE WEATHER MEN the armament oflces, dates back to the Retreat from Mons of 1014, for it. Not many people, perhaps, up- would fail to find their mark,

was during that episode of the last preclate the services wilch the RAF. Great War that the Royal Flying receives from its meteorological staff. Carps first discovered the need, for Yot upon the necuracy and skill of competent armament officers.

their forecasts, the success of British

of their duties.

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TRADESMEN IN WAR Then there is the blacksmith and

ir operations and the safety of the uirmen fargely depends.

Without their constant atten- sights, the method of working tion to every detail, the life of parachute ure--to nume only a few the pilot would be gravely Im-

KEEPING GUNS GOING perilled.

Every day, for example, the These workmen have been recruit- ormament officer and his armourers welder-the man who must know Observations of Atmospherle ed for the Air Force from all sorts wait on fighter aerodromes ready to how to forge a head-lamp bracket for pressure and temperature, wind, of trades; there are carpenters and do a rush job. Speeding out of the

ucar, weld steel ring to given cloud, weather, and visibility must be blacksmiths, painters and copper-sky comes a fighter section-three dimensions, or a new link on a chain, regularly made, while their duties Spitfires, perhaps, fresh from patrol, make and temper a cold chisel, forge, consist, as well, of the plotting of smiths, electricians

motor and

possibly from 'Betion,

set and temper a spring, weld an weather maps, computing acts of pilot mechanies, instrument makers and

The pilots hurry across the field aluminium arm to a crankcase, He balloon observations, taking charge meteorological workers, butchers and to make their reports. The armourers must be an expert in the use and of self-recording Instruments and

tallors, cooks, store-keepers and

go to the machines and while re- caro of hydraulle valves and have huving complete knowledge of such Among

are thousands

of fuelling taken place, scrutinize the knowledge of the advantages and dis- technical instruments as onemographs" volunteers from the Dominions and guns--oné armourer and his mate to advantages of high and low pressure barographs, thermographs, pluvio-

graphs, and hygrographs, 2. each wing of the aircraft. Each gun, plants. Colonics.

if it has been fired, la stripped of its An Air Force carpenter may be There are medical and dental stuff. Let us consider some of these me empty or half-empty belt. Its parts called upon to make anything from photographers some of whom are and the work they are doing. Since are swiftly examined for breaks or notice-bourd to an aircraft propel- always occupied in making prints of all of them are essential to the main stoppages. Any replacements needed for, or if attached to the Coastal verlul photographs taken over enemy **Command, he would probably under territory-riggers, storekeepers, tal- tenance of the ever-expanding RAF, are made without delay.

them

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arc

let us take them in alphabetical order. The barrels are pulled through with take repairs to all kinds of floats and form, turners, and wireless operators.

All there ground workeri First come the armourers-men cleaning rod, moveable parts are boats of aircraft and marine craft.

Even a cook in the Air Force must among those needed to keep the who load and prepare guns for air ofled and, finally, the full belts ure

fed into their chamber,

bbon specially adaptable sort of machines in the air. Unspectacular. know all about

All this is done in a few minutes, craftaman. At o time when air, though their efforts may be, without. ring men who k ammunition and bombs, They must Back goes the report: "Blue acction battles are continuous, he may be their help tales of heroin in the air also know about the construction and refuelled and rearmed.” The three asked to provide meals for tired and would never be told. There is a uction of bombs, the Installation and Spliffres are ready to take off again, hungry dying men at all times of vital contribution to the Empire's. checking of bomb sights and · grun The armament offčer, responsible the day. And the good cook will cause.