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Free French Raid On Italian-Held Oases

LONDON, Jan. 29 (Router),-The recent rald into Italian Libya by the Free French forces is the subject of a communi- que issued by General de Gaulle's headquarters in London.

The communique states: "In the course of January, elements of our troops in Chad, acting under the com- mand of General de Larminat, carried out a deep raid into Libya the region of Fezzon. Our troops

Large Units

reached and destroyed the base at Rugger League

Murzak and currled the post nt

Gatrun, inflicting on the enemy serious losses in men and material. Several

veral Italian planes were destroyed

on the ground,"

Makes A Start

The cominunique adds that Generat R. Scots 24 M'sex

de Gaulle has conferred the Cross de

3

l'Ordre de la Liberation posthumously R. A. 9 Small Units 5

upon Lieut-Col Dornano, commander

of the detachment, who was killed at Murzak..

WOMAN SUES

FIRST MATCHES in the Army... Large Units Rugby. League made a start at Soo- kunpoo yesterday with two matches, in the first of which the Royal Scots trounced the Middlesex 24 points (three goals and three tries) to 3 (a, try), and in the second Royal· Artillery beat Combined Small

HERSELF Units 9 points (three tries) to

A WOMAN sued herself at Leeds Assizes recently—and was, awarded £659 damages against herself.

Sho is Mra Kathleen May Wiggins, of Chestnut-avenue, Wheatley Hill, Doncaster.

This is how this strange action

arose:-

Her six-year-old son, Terence was killed when travelling on a car driven by his father last year.

5 (a goal).

Scots v. Middlesex. Royal Scots were all,, over Middlesex. Tackling on both sides was bad, while Middlesex further contributed to their downfall with faulty passing. Man and Berry were the out- standing figures in the Middlesex

XV.

Patterson scored for Scots in the first Batcnum. Douglasy, Garrie and half, two of the tries being converted by Millar with excellent kieks; in the second period, Douglass touched down Mr Wiggins had since died.

again for Ford to convert, and finally Mrs Wiggins sued Hus admini-Patterson 'went over for an unconvert. stratrix of her son for damages for ed try. loss of the expectation of lite She defended the action ministratrix, of her dead husband.

Counsel appeared for and against Mrs Wigging.

Liability

was not contested, and the netion was brought to ascertain. what amount of damages was fair.

Gilbertian Situation

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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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VACATION BOUND-Edward J. Flynn, Democratic Na« tional Chairman, who conducted the successful campaign for President Roosevelt after the resignation of Jim Farley, foàves for a vacation with his wife after the election.

Now

Sydney Empire's Air Service Base

The provision in Sydney of engine overhaul workshops for the Empire flying-boats is proving invaluable in the maintenance of the British overgea air mail.

January 30, 1941.

American War Writer's Escape

Italian machine-gunners near- ly shot. Leland Stowe, famous American war correspondent.

The incident happened when Stowe drove into Pogradec, cap- tured Italian base on Lake Ohridsko (Greek right flank).

He was with the correspondent of the "Christian Science Monitor," Greek Heutenant and a military. chauffeur.

writes in the London "Daily

2. "By n slight error we

"Snap"

The "Snap Brim", perhaps the most commonplace of all hats,

reproduced by dozens of makers

chiered Pogradec early one Sunday yet a "Snap Brim" by Henry morning hours before Greek infantry entered the town.

"Greek

cavalry Ind slipped

through the town before daybreak,

Heath always retains its own.

and we thought the Infantry had subtle personality and looks dis

ocrupled it.

"As we drove down a winding hiltinguished in a crowd of hats. and then across a fint plain into Pogradec, we did not hear a shot,

"A bitier wind was blowing from Lake Ohridsko and snow blanketed the mourains around the southern shore:

Silent as Tomb ·

"No living thing stirred in the town. It was as silent as a tomb.

"Just as we passed houses on the souther autklets of the town. crackling machine-guns shattered tho stillness

"We couldn't tell where the shook- lug came from, but it was unplea xantly close to us.

"Themius, our clutteur, swung the car behind the brick wall of a building

in netion on some heights just beyond "By this time machine-guns were the town.

"The Bleutenant with us suk: 'It

get out of here as fast as we can." "Nobody disputed his reasoning.

When Italy entered the war, all Mediterranean flying-boat from France and the bombing of the British const meant that a bases were closed to the Empire service. German air patrols

passenger, mail, and freight service from Australia to Southamp-sounds like the Italians. We'd better [on, and later to Hythe, could not be safely and regularly operated.

A survey of alternative routes, į governed by the range of the existing Empire flying boats and the landplanes operated by Bri

Middlesex's unly points were scored ad-in the closing minutes when Berry

hurled himself over the line for antish unconverted try.

Mr Justice Tucker, commenting on the case, sald:-

R. A. v. Comb, Small Units

Hamlin (Small Unita' full back) was the outstanding player of the game. Ile tackled courageously and well, and on several occasions was the means of preventing the Gunners from scoring.. "Whether or not this Gilbertian

Tackling was high and generally situation is permissible as a matter Ineffective. of practice I do not know. The fact First blood to the Gunners came that by consent of the parties I am when Dawson broke through with a dealing with the action is not to grand run from halfway and crossed be taken as being any authority that the line. The try was unconverted. an action can be so constituted. Then shortly before the interval

Overacas Airways, Ltd., shows that the best alternative route to Britain was via Egypt, and then southwards through Africa to the Cape,

There was a second alternative route from Australia to Britain across the Indian Ovenn,

with

*

Anti-Nazi Riots In Bergen

Many Sentenced

Better Strategy

"Finally we found the Greek gen- eral we had been looking for when we came to the town.

"ile advised us to get out, explain-

Ing

that the Greek Infantry would not EO into the town until the Italian rearguard was cleared from nearby heights.

"Is story of the capture of Pog- radee was much the game as that of previous Greek successes—superior strategic connections from Cocos Is- Indomitable opposition to the Greek strategy asu ile superior land to Singapore, from Diego Garela Quisling regime in

quality of Greek troops as mountain Bergen, fighters,

to Colombo and India, from the South-West Norway, marked by Seychelles. to Mombasa, and then by

in

"The

Italians must have been al way of rivers and lakes to the west constant disturbances and de- most impregnably situated coast of Africa. This route was sur-monstrations, has necessitated semi-circle of heights north and veyed in 1939 by Captain P. G. the rushing of police reinforce-west of Pogradec.

"But the Greeks seized one western

"We know that Mrs Wiggins, as Skipwith sent Page over for the Taylor:unately the British airwavements to the city, where German range after another, and kept press-

administratrix of her husband, really an insurance company,"

Golf

Captain's Cup And Stubbs Shield Matches

is second unconverted iry, and Gun- ners last tally was when Bompas went, over In the far corner,

Reward

the

The following were the results in the first and second rounds in Royal Hongkong Golf Club Captain's, Cap Competition (1940);

"Firal"round 8. 1. Lloyd ̄(10)—BERTA;

had no flying-boats with sufficient troops have been obliged, to as-ing along the crests until the Italian range to fly the Indian Ocean route, sist.

withdrawal from the town became The ordering of the P.B.Y. 5 flying-

unavoidable. It was not until just before the end boats by the Commonwealth Govern- Helsinki, a state of emergency According to reports reaching thot Small Units were rewarded for ment, howe and plots

changes the entire

who have has been declared, and inhabi- been used to machines with a stan-tants must be indoors by sunset. perspective, dard range of some 1,000 miles will A hand-to-hand fight during the now have at their disposal aircraft recent Nationalist meeting resulted in with a still ale range of 4,000 miles, two deaths and many people were

their efforts. Coombes broke away and transferred to Pollock who in tum sent out to Lithauer who scored between the posts, Coombes added the points.

J. Dennis (10) nve and four; K. S. Hebert- son (0) beat G. Thomerson (20), three and two; B. Purves (10) beat (1. A. Mills scored for the Sappers, Foley con- (17) three and two.

verting one, while Carruthers touch- Second round.-T., Megarry received a walk-over from M. L. Reldy, who scratched down for Club.

workshops at the gine overhaul knowledge the Quisling regime, and

end.

Dutch Learn English

of 2,000 miles with a heavy load. taken to hospital. Sobotna in- B.B.C.

Jeen Change of Route

English has creasing and large stocks of flah for adopted as the official language Royal Engineers The change of route through Germany have been destroyed. The of the Dutch Army in Britain.

Africa for the Empire service led to delinquents have been tried in Beat Club "A".

Nine hours a week Dutch sol- British Overseas Airways, Ltd., mov-camera and heavily penalised.

Many Bergen men were recently diers are taught how to say ing its headquarters to Durban. A Royal Engineers beat Club "A" at large technical and administration sentenced to long terms of imprison- “boath” and “awfen"_by_a_ser- Happy Valley by 14 points (a goal staff with equipment, was trangment-for-giving-information about and three tries) to (two tries). port to Durban.

Norway's home affairs to foreign geant-instructor. Foley, Picton, Dobson and Davies

But out of school the men It was this change of western ter-agents. Nazi parly and Government minal which called for the early posters are invariably torn down and meet the local people, and dim- full use of the resources of the newly.

lorn up

culties arise in the little town The Bergen Press refuses to ac established Qantas

where some of them are quar- That they were available was ally closed.

two newspapers have been temporartered. There the B.B.C. accent tribute to the foresight of Mr W

is regarded as all right on the Oslo's largest morning Hudson Fysh, managing director of the "Tiderstegn," has the bepaper, radio, but a definite "put-on" in Overy 118) beat A. 1. Mellride (12) four against Police in the Quadrangular the works manager of the company, notice, the reason, according to Press

The following will represent Army Qantas Empire Airways, Ltd., and of ed to cease publication until further ordinary conversation. and three; G. M. Park (1) best F. C. Rugby Tournament fixture of the sea-

"Many of the men are friendly Young (14) seven and six.

Stubbs Shield

son, on the Police ground on Satur- Mr. A. Boird,

reports from Ollo, being that it with the people here," the instruc- day, at 4.15 p.m.:

published sarcastic comments about tor told a reporter. "And it's almost The following were the results int L/Cp Picton (RE.); Bale chards To-day, the Qantas engine over-the Royal box at the municipal thea-hopeless to pit the B.B.C. accent the second and third rounds of the Capt. Hook (R.A.), Capt. Douglass

Royal Scots)

haul section not only plays a large tre. Stubbs Shield Competition:

and ple Macdonald TR.A.M.C.): Licut, Coombes R.A.M.C.) part in keeping the Empire flying- Second Round.-H.K.S.R.A. bea! Gilman and 2/Lleut.

Wedderburn (R.A.); and Co. qn a walk-over;

Cpl poats in the air over the whole of Army Audit Sutherland (Royal Scots), 2/Lieut. Ford Staff beat 12th Heavy Best, A.: Public Rayal Seats), 2/leut. Hompas (RAE also of service to the Air Force in Works Dept beat Hongkong and Sluanghal 2/Lieut. Heath (LA), B/Licut, Mar Dank four and three; Education Dept bent (Royal Scots); 2/Lieut. Pinkerton (Iloyal maintaining

ed; W. 8. Hiller (10) beat A. W. Brown (9) two and one; T. Low (12) beat W. W C. Shewan (0) six and four; Linaker (10) beat 8. L. Lloyd four and

- two; A. 3. Purves bent X. §. Robertson three and two; F. A. Howard (17) beat Claque (18) four and three: H.

Army Quadrangular XV

Qantas Engine

order-

the Durban-Sydney route, but it is Miss Hilary Napier

RA.O.C. on a walk-over: 8th A.A, Regt, Brola); Capt. Duke (Stoyal Scots) and but ship-born utrayal Austrailan Navy:

RA. beat Dairy Farm Co. four and two; Gillam (Middlesex), AR.P. Wardens beat John D. Hutchison Reserves-1/Cpl Foley (R.E.), to Derry and Co. nix and Four: Butterfield and (Middlesex), 2/Lleut, Eddison (A.), Capt. Bwires beal Post Office Dept five and Barclay (A.M.C.) four; Dodwell and Co beat Government, (R.A.).

Medient Dept free and two,

Tiled RoundILK.S.RA. beat Army

Works Dept.

bent

Audit Staff; Publie Education Dept. six and tour: 3th A.A. text RA, best A.R.P. Wardens five and three: Butterfield and Swires beat Dod-| well and Co, three and two.

and

Passes Through

against the local dialect. The men think they are being made fun of." Also Classes In Dutch

There are also classes in Dutch at the camp for the men of Dutch About £50,000 is invested in the

families who have been brought up Qantas cogine overhaul workshop.

Mr A. Strok, the famous impres-in England. Among the community 1/586 harsh The workshops strip down engines, serio, passed through the Colony are men who speak Clydeside.

yesterday accompanied by clean, of Paris and replacement.tary Napter, the brillant English Cockney, Before he joined End There was, at least one Dutch repair canines are removed from:

kept a little shop in the Mile End- Miss Napier was born at Mokan- road. their bearers at Rose Bay, conveyed shan on August 15, 1919, and comes to Mascot, and, after overhaul, taken of an English family well-known in back to the base for re-installation China, her grandfather being the in the wings of the flying-boots.

distinguished "sinologue, Dr Timothy

"Bevin Boys"

the

NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 (Reuter) NEW YEAR MEETING

Mr M. S. A. Hydari, Secretary of the The Bogey Par Pool over the New Labour Department, has been ap- Course, Fanling. during the Chinese painted by the Government of Indin New Year meeting attracted 30 entries to be its representative on and was won by D. S. Edward (6) who Eastern Group Supply Council. was three up. The Boney Par Pool The first batch of "Bevin Boys" over the Old Course attracted 22 en- have been selected from artisans iries and was won by D. S. Robb (7) employed in Indian factories who was two down. The Medal round training in the United Kingdom for over the Old Course was won by S. *** L. Lloyd with a card of 80-9 71. There under the Bevin scheme. Aged 18 to 35 they include electricians, Atters

were 23 entries,

were cancelled.

HITLER-PETAIN

LONDON, Jan. 20

(Reuter)

Hitler and Petala may meet again

The

the

Hostesses For

War Fund Ball

dancer.

Misa

Richard. Even as a child she show- ed talent and aptitude for dancing, and after finishing school at Com-

she

Bridge

Canada's National Registration

attended the State Figures released on 'national Academy for Music and Dramatic registration indicate Canada now Art in Vienna, graduating with has a population considerably honours.

ст

After Vienna, Miss Nopler toured more than 12,000,000, compared The Mixed Competition at Fanling and blacksmiths from all classes alliency the Acting Governor, the Bri- claimed by critics for her solo danc

Under the patronage of Hla. Excel-Europe and South America with a with 10.376,788 at the last cen-

famous group and was widely ac aus in 1931. and the Happy Valley (Bogey Par) over India and they are described as tish War Organisation Fund Execu

National registration the advance guard of India's indus-tive Committee have organised a

ing. trial army.

Ball to be held in the Rose Room of to her family in China, and gave a and upwards and the total num- When war broke out, she returned braces only persons of 16 years the Peninsula Hotel, on Friday. series of recitals. She came to the ber registered is more than Tickets are available at the Hongkong attention of Mr A Strok, who form- 8,000,000, Census officials said Ian Hay Resigns Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, shortly, according to the Ankara War Office announces that Major- N. Boyd, Miss E. Bliss, Miss Mitzi ile was impressed by her perform composed of persons 16 years

erly managed tours for Anna Pavlova, LONDON, Jan. 20 (Router). The dance hostesses-Miss J. Finlay, Miss Argenting, and other great dancers cent of the total population was The following have volunteered a Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawa, La that in the 1931 census 60 per radio, which declared to-night that General Beith (Ian Hay, the well- Claver, Miss B. Fair, Miss Lena ances, and has arranged there were "certain persistent re-known novelist) has resigned his ap- Glover, Mlas S. Baskett, Nra R. Mace, China, the Netherlands East Indies, poris" suggesting such a move..

a tour of old and upwards, pointment as Director of Publie Re-Miss A. Fisher, Miss Challinor, Mrs India, Africa and other parts of the Intions

Gillard, Miss J, Oram, Miss V. Black-world for her. She has just spent tions in the War Office. Captain David

with great well, Mme S. Cortides, regret and has expressed his appre-Haynes, Miss Nina

Miss critics praised her mimicry and, Im- Quinn, Miss cintion LONDON, Jan, 20 (Reuter).The great services to the Army. He has Hilda Greaves, Mrs Deacon, Mra

of Major-General Beith's Frances Kileen, Miss Joan Sanh, Miss Presionistic dancing.

Mr Strok and Miss Napler are, go- Stock Exchange to-day was generally appointed Colonel Walter Elliott to Goddard, Miss F. Cartwright, Mra expect to return in a few months.

G. quiet and frregular. Gilt-edged succeed him.

ing to Singapore and to Java, and. holdings drified down slightly after)

STOCK EXCHANGE ENQUIRY FOR BELGIAN BONDS

early Armness but closed stendy,

septed the Margesson has ne- burn, Mrs D. Lonborg, Miss D. Dod" two months in Shanghol, where the

Freda Gayer, Mis French, Mra Mary Sterling, Mrs Karahaw, Miss Kiki Chaffey, Mrs Priestwood, Miss Corn Gaggino, Miss O. Archangelsky, Mrs

SCHOOL SPOTTERS

Industriais encountered some pro- London Raid Alert vincial selling and home rolls tended LONDON. Jan. 29 (Reuter)The Tebutt, to be easier, but alls were firm and ten days' full in the night air war Mies Podmore, Miss Dora Chow, Miastinum after the "alert is sounded,

Miss Beatrice Hutchinson, Lessons at Eton College now con there was further speculative enquiry over London was broken by an early S. Christonsen, Miss Gloria Yee, Miss following the Introduction of a spot in European bonds, notably Belgian alert to-night, shortly after which May Ung, Miss Doreen Weir, Your par cent. ?!

Mia ter system. If, rakders: approach tho Wall Street was irregular.

the Irene Arteuh, Miss Frances . Mis college, wardens blow whistle signals

Dateman, and Mrs Lobe.

and the boys then tako shelter.

heavy gunfire was heard in

central distriels.

If the ratlo is the same now as in 1931, "oMelals' sald, then there now are more than 4,000,000 persons in Canada under 10 years, or a total population of better than 12,000,000, Mostly Males J. G. Gardiner, Minister of No- tional War Services, announced in a statement that 7,860,470 persons registered :: under National Registra- tion regulations. Registrations since age of 10, brought the total to more. that date of persons who reached the than 8,000,000,

Of those listed during the August registration period, 0,088,700 were mates" and 3,081,710 females,

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