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Exploit In The

Libyan Desert

The same barrier was then crossed for the first time by the full Long Range Desert Group. Three columus of loaded trucks crawled 200 miles The New through the sand-wavės, Zealanders,

necustomed to tho desert, soon adapted themselves to the conditions.

Hongkong Lacks A.R.P. Equipment

FROM PAGE ONE

Next Black-Outs

February 14, 1941.

Tommies Raid Nazi Occupied France

FROM PAGE ONE

FROM PAGE ONE landers and, two light cars crossed required strongth in 1,650," sald Mrnshore with fifty machine gun bear-

ing motor-cycles. the sandy waste-and struck west-Bevan. ward 200 miles behind the Kufra- In answer to a question, bo sald All is ready now. With a roar Benghazi frontler. After days in the that they did not propose to start they dash off into the treacherous desert, studying wheel-marks and construction on tunneis in Bonham unknown of a blacked-out, enemy- Another spec- extracting a wealth of information by Road or Caine Road at present but sccupied France. other

the vanguard returned, every site was being surveyed. He tacular British sortio is in progress.

Three Main Missions having paved the way for further agreed that there were many Chinese expedlilons.

schools in the area, but said that in

Young volunteers from the British a time of emergency these Schools army make up these during squads would be closed.

which have three principal missions: 1. To terrorle and harass the out German forces thinly strung to a point, some experts say, of In connection with the proposed

mile coastline. It's a page out of the black-out on February 20, 27 and 28, et vulnerability over a thousand- Mr Bevnn stressed that the black-out German High Command's own copy- would commence from sun-down and book. No effort is made to hide the Blankets of Sand

terminate at sun-rise. The Birch identity of the men. They wear the One truck fell over the brink of a were not meant us a signal that the British khaki. sand dune and rolled 100 feet without black-out had commenced, but were bring damaged. Hot winds blew amerrty a signat to trattle to come to blanket of sand over the convoy. a hat during the period of "Raiders

The patrola separated, each setting Over" off on a

thousand-miles reconnaiss→ With reference to Sunday's tunnel ance in different parts of enemy test, he said it would be mainly for territory. Nothing was

heard of the purpose of testing two types of them at G.I.Q. for months. The ventilation, detalls of which could three

bands of bourdled, unwashed not be made public. The first test but exultant "ruflans" appeared in would be between 9 a.m. and 12 am Cairo with prisoners and haga of captured do- and the recaud between 2 p.m. und future should hold for them, if

claments.

batch of Italian

One patrol examined all the ronds teading to Kufra and penetrated 350 miles into Libyn ånd held up colums of

enemy lorries in the best high- waymun style.

Mail Secured Their hout included the official mali for Kufra, containing enough in- formation to reveal all the enemy's dispositions in the inner desert area.

A second

party

trassed the desert south-west of Kufra and travelled along the ancient caravan routes and made contact with the Free French putposts in Chat territory,

A third patrol found and destroyed an enemy bomber and a large dump of patrol and bombs.

Turkey-Rumania

16 p.m.

About 1,600 coolies would be used for the test and 10 wardens will be present for ushering them into the tunnels and controlling them in the passages. The Medical authoritics will take lests of humidity and the condition of the inmates.

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IIIS.

Acting

Governor's Interest

Excellency the Governor, Lieut-Gen. E. F. Norton witnessed a mobile exhibition in the grounds of Government House at 7 p.m. yesterday evening and express- great Interest in the display. His Excellency said he thought that a demonstration of this kind was the best means of educating the poorer classes in AR.P.

ed

The British General Staff wants the Germans to know that ""Tommies" from the Regular Army have been able

the ines of To penetrate

the

unted Reichswehr. The British sit apparently is to

bolster French morale and keep the Germans in an unending state of mind them of what Britain Intends nervous apprehension--and to "re-

such a feat is possible even now in as regards mechadifsed war equip- Britain's admittedly weaker position

ment.

2. To capture prisoners and gather information from first-hand observa- tion within the German lines.

3. Sabotage, Sonetimes the raiders

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O across the short stretch of Channel water in trawler. Sometimes in a fisiding mack. Sometimes the boats return. Sometimes they don't.

No Extra Pay There is no money in it. Although

infinitesimal a bonus ls pald, it is compared to the enormous risk in- volved. Privates get an extra pence a day, officers an extra pound (about four dollars).

six

There is no glory in it. For rea- In conclusion Mr Bevan said that he wanted to stress the fact that sons best known to itself, the British householders should not be intimidat-General. Staff has let the news get LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)ed by persons purporting to be A.R.P. about.

The British military sources say Turkey is to receive 160,000 tons of Wardens during ine black-cut exer-

have scme of the raiding parties petroleum from Rumania under unclses as there have been reports reached as far inland as Amlens, agreement just concluded between trickling in of Chinese householders Iwo countries, according to an Istanbul being blackmailed for showing chinks dispatch to the German news agency. of lights etc.

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