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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 19, 1940.

Goering's Suicide Squad' Mend Shattered Nerves In Norway

LARGE numbers of German pilots and airmen are now resting in Norway, They are men who have been bombing London, and according to statements made to a reporter recently by a man just returned from that country, they are far from a happy band.

They are known as the Suicide Squad,” he said: “A number are pilots who used to fly

· passenger planes between Germany and London. Fow, however, are volunteers. The daylight raids are referred to as 'death trips.""

SECRETS

FROM NAZI SCRAPS

The German pilots based in France, Belgium, or Holland, after two or three raids over England, are ordered to fly their machines to airfields in Norway. Even though they fly from a French base on their first rald over England, they do not return to it. They go to a base in another part of France, or to Bel- gium or Holland.

German propagandisis aré spread- This is part of the practice ing storles throughout Norway of the carried out by the German High imminent collapse of England. A few Command to keep the pllots from weeks ago they were saying that invasion was about to begin or had falking of their experiences or taken ploce from Franco and blockade of Germany, and the speculating as to losses sus-Belglum."

effect of the blockade on the tained.

"Actually the Germans transported German economic system, are we are thousands of troops to Norway to being tracked from the wreckage

train them for the impending invasion,

"We never know where

pilot told the informunt. "Sometimes

Leakages in the Navy's

going after u raid over London," oneThere were many rehearsals on the of planes and from odd scraps of we fly under seated orders, at others coast, the troops being taken to sen in small steamers and fishing craft

a radio message comes through while we are in the air. During Falds we have to maintain radio touch with heudquartera and report progress.”

Altough there 125 110 apparent shortage of skilled pilots and crews, Germany is now adopting methods of compulsion to obtain pilots. Young officers are taken from cavalry and anther regiments and ordered to report

for air training.

Under Arrest

Recently three young officers of a famous cavalry regiment were ordered to report for training as bomber plisis. The other officers in the mess decided to give a farewell dinner to them. The dinner became known sw the "Farewell to the Suicide Squad!"

Result, the organisers Were placed under arrest, and all who nitended wero punished by being xemi to danger posts.

Norway to-day is being prepared as the jumping-off ground for Intensive raids over Northern England and

Scotland in the springt.

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"Many of these troops had nover seen the sca, much less experienced its behaviour, They went aboard the vessels full of Kico. Now different was their return. Home had actually to be carried ashore. They would have been a pretty fine invading army for the British to deal with."" Although the air pilots admit that their losses have been in excess of what the masì pessimistic anticipated, they say that there is no real shortage of materials.

enemy war material which fall into our hands.

Every plane which cornes down in Britain, every plece of equipment il contalns, even the uniforms of Ger- man prisoners, are closely examined by skilled technicians.

When they find anything a little out of the ordinary, the scientists get to work and changes in manufacture or the adoption of new substitute, materials are traced.

FAMILY PARTING-More than 3,500 Puerto Ricans are in army training in Uncle Sam's tropical outpost. Above, Puerto Rican. National Guardsman bids farewell to wife and baby at San Juan.

Scotsinan New Chief No Basic Changes Are

"Changed Woman" | At Scotland Yard

Awarded £1,654 A Scot. Superintendent Alec Bell,

Needed In The Army

has been appointed to be Chilef A woman who was stated to Constable of Scotland-yard. have become a nervous wreck He succeeds Chief Constable Join |

DRASTIC investigation into the part which the British Army through a girect accident was Horwell recently appointed to die played in the three weeks' battle of France has revealed that its awarded £1,654 damages and Provost Marshal's department of the organisation was excellent and its weapons first class. costs in the King's Bench Divi- RAF.

Immediately the French capitulated (writes a military cor- sion recently.

She is Miss Emily Josephine Hoban, sunerintendents the commissioner has respondent) a number of committees were set up and examined aged 44, of Oakley Square, Hamp- promoted Chief Inspector Richard many witnesses to find out if there were any flaws in the organi- stead Road, N.W., who fractured her Ivor Rees, who was born in Glamor-sation of the British Army. skull when a G.P.O. van backed into con forty-six years ago.

her.

To

All vacancies nmong the

Looted Everything "The Germans," said the informant, "have looted everything and sent great quantities of food into Germany, Meat can be had on only one day a week-If supplies are available. Most of the butchers' shops are closed.

"Civilians are now living mostly un vegetables they have grown them-defendant Edwin Gentleman, of Yard's motor bandits specialist, Issary are few and, of a minor

selves."

Great Changes The evidence has shown con-i Miss Hoban had not been able to cently appointed liaison cfficer be-

Chief Inspector Leonard Burt, re-clusively that no basic change To meet the demands of modern warfare, great changes had been resume working.

made in Army organisation between "She is now a changed woman,"tween Scotland and M.1.3, also be- is required.

comes superintendent..

the end of the last war and the be- sald her counsel.

Detective Inspector Greeno, the

promoted chief inspector,

Liability was not disputed by the

Onkford Rend. N.W.

Alterations which are neces-guning of this.

character.

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Fell From Theatre Circle, Is Accused

Alfred Hartley, aged twenty, of Market-street, Whitworth (Lanes). was accused at Rochdale recently of attempting to commit suleide by throwing himself from the upper circle of the Theatre Royal there, He was remanded for medical observa- tlon.

Hartley, who was not seriously hurt, was alleged to have said, "I lind been courting a girl and she jilted me and got married last Saturday, I thought of committing suicide, but I changed my mind. On Friday night, while in the Theatre Royal, i decided to smash myself up and get put in the infirmary for a few weeks,

Superintendent French said the woman on whom Hartley fell wos badly injured. It was not known how long it would be before she re- covered.

BEGGAR'S GIFT

TO WAR FUND' Moved by the German atrocities on London, a beggar. at the city gate went to Lucknow magistrates and paid in four annas (about 41⁄21⁄2d.), tie whole of his day's takings, to the Governor's war fund.

He had heard, of the raids on Lon- don on the radio,*

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1940.

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