THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 10, 1989.
Few Of "Enemy" Bombers Break Through Air
Air Defences
RAIDS ON LONDON •U.S. WAR
INTERCEPTED CLEAR OF CITY
London; To-day.
The fact that 160 air-raids were made during the early part of the night alone 100 against the southern defended area and 60 against the northern zone is revealed in Air Ministry communiques recording the progress of the air exercises, in which 1,300 aeroplanes are parti- cipating.
RESOURCES BOARD
Washington, To-day,
The announcement of the form- ation of a civilian advisory "War Resources Board" to advise the military services in the current ex- pansion of their forces is made jointly by the U.S. Army and Navy.
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The Board will also become in
an emergency
executive agency, with broad powers simi- lar to the "War Industries Board”. during the Great War.-Reuter.
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BRITISH MONEY EXPERT IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
IT WAS LEARNED YESTER- DAY THAT MR. CYRIL ROGERS, OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND, WHO IS A MEM- BER OF THE ANGLO-CHINESE STABILIZATION FUND, IS AT PRESENT IN SHANGHAI, HAVING COME HERE UN- HERALDED FROM HONG KONG.
Mr. Rogers, has had meetings The communiques state that the attackers first con-
meet with Sir Archibald Clark Kerr,
British
and number of these the
Ambassador, centrated against the Thames Estuary, 60 them.
raids were intercepted. West- other officials, and it is believed fighter patrols participating in the defence. land bomber squadrons continued that the position of the Chinese Later attacks were mainly directed against the their counter-offensive during the currency formed the principal
The Observer northern and eastern defended areas, in which night.
Corps topic of the discussion. continued to work smoothly in spite He arrived here several days 40 fighter patrols replied, although the de-of heavy activity and low clouds. ago, but the news of his presence fenders were hampered by low clouds and a 40- Barrage balloons of the Auxiliary in Shanghai only leaked out yes- sta-terday. It is understood that he mile wide belt of rain.
tions without incident during the is sailing back to Hong Kong to- night.
day. Reuter.
BLACK-OUT DECISION
Light and heavy anti-aircraft, The area north of Birmingham guns were also in action, while the was also raided. Reuter. Observer Corps worked smoothly and the balloon barrage was flown "at war stations" without incident. Home bomber squadrons continu- ed the counter-offensive during the night.
Raid, counter-raid and mimic battles continued throughout the day and it is claimed that a large number were intercepted.
THREE MISHAPS
So far, out of 1,300 'planes, three have failed to return to their bases, including that which Tollington.
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One bomber was believed to missing over the North Sea, while a pilot landed the third bomber near Thetford after the crew of four, acting under orders, had successful- ly parachuted to the ground.
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ATTACK ON ISLE OF WIGHT
Air Force were flown at war
RAIDERS INTERCEPTED
Towards dawn this morn-
The office of the Lord Privy Sealing, the Eastland attack slackened. announced last night that the Soon after 7 a.m. Observer Posts blackout which was to have taken detected bomber activity some miles place in the area comprising Lon- off the south coast. Between 8 a.m., don, the Midland, Eastern and and 9 a.m., bombers raided Worth- Southern Counties, had been posting. A small flight of Battles was poned for 24 hours since the wea- intercepted over Southampton Water ther forecasts promised widespread | soon after 8 a.m. A large force low cloud which would make satis-of bombers again attacked. South- hour later but factory observation impossible. The ampton half an blackout will definitely be carried was intercepted by fighters. East- out to-night between the hours land bombers began to attack on a óriginally fixed - from midnight | wider front. Raiders were inter- until 4 a.m.,
except in London, cepted two miles north of Skegness. where it will begin at 12.80 a.m.
The announcement followed an afternoon in which, so far as Lon- don was concerned, the mimic air war was lost to view above the clouds though during the morning there were patches of clear sky in which Londoners is
were able to watch dogfights between West- land's fighters and Eastland's bombers.
Later. The mimic air war continuing, despite the postpone- ment of the blackout, a communi- que states.
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Twelve enemy bombers were in- tercepted by defending fighters five miles north-west of Maidstone. Three Battles were intercepted near Tonbridge. Eleven Battles met by fighter squadrons
Soon after 9 a.m. num- Southend. bera of raiders began to converge on London. Eight formations move ed up the Thames Estuary and some
A second raid on the south coast
An official account of the pro-swept up from the South-East Coun- ties. They met a sturdy defence. is as fol- culminated in an attack on the armygress of the exercises barracks at Newport, Isle of Wight. lows: "Eastland made a heavy by fighters and anti-aircraft bat-
Most of the raiders in this area offensive against Westland during of darkness. Up to 1 were intercepted or heavily engaged the hours by anti-aircraft batteries before they a.m. the enemy concentrated
targets around. the had flown far beyond the coast.
Thames Yesterday afternoon, a formation Estuary. Kent, Surrey, Sussex and of Eastland bombers attempted to South London were also heavily attack south London. There, the
attacked. balloon barrage forced them to abandon low bombing; they came within "convenient range" of heavy anti-aircraft batteries.
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RAID ON PORTSMOUTH
In the early hours, the attack swung back to the Northern and AIR BATTLE OVER HYDE Eastern areas. Cloudy conditions
PARK
hampered the defenders during the The Air Ministry states that the night. Nearly a 100 raids were formation of Eastland bombers
made by Eastland bombers in the which flew over London under anti-southern aren of Westland. More aircraft fire in the afternoon
than 60 defending fighter patrols intercepted by defending Spitfires were despatched to attack them over Hyde Park.
and a number of interceptions were made. The Eastland forces In the northern area, the enemy crossed the coast at East Anglia, operated at heights of from 400 to North Ipswich and near Cambridge, 10,000 feet and light and heavy broke into small flights and attack-anti-aircraft guns came into
was
teries.
Some raiders succeeded in circling round London to the west where they had a hot reception in the neighbourhood of Uxbridge and Surbition.
THROUGH TO BURTON
FRANCE AND U.S. SUPPORT BRITAIN
Tokyo, To-day. The French: Charge d'Affaires is reported to have made representations to the Foreign Office yester- that day to the effect France had Common interest with Britain on the Tientsin currency and silver stocks issues, and requested Japan to recognise that fact.
Mr. Dooman, the U.S. Charge d'Affaires, emphas ized to the Foreign Office on Tuesday that the United States was interested in the
Reuter. same issues. The "Asahi Shimbun" atates that the Japanese Foreign Office, reply- ing to the Franco-American repre- sentations, expressed its determina- tion to deal hereafter as heretofore with Britain alone.
It rejected the representations as "unreasonable."-
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I.L.P. AND LABOUR PARTY
In the northern area, a lull con- tinued until 9.30 when bomber move-.
LONDON, TO-DAY. Observer ments were detected by
THE INDEPENDANT LABOUR Corps some miles from the coast. PARTY WILL ONCE MORE. EX- Between 10 and 11 a.m. raiders AMINE WHETHER IT IS TO came over Chelmsford and others RETURN INTO THE LABOUR over points east of Cambridge. An PARTY'S FOLDS AT A SPECIAL enemy squadron making for North CONFERENCE CONVOKED FOR London was beaten off by fighter SEPTEMBER 17 aircraft and anti-aircraft batteries. The announcement was made Action over the East Coast near yesterday after the National Coun- the Wash began between 10 and cil Party had noted in favour of 11 a.m. Two raids converged on union with the Labour Party:
near a point
Lincoln. Another The party has 12,000 members penetrated as far Burton-on- and is represented in the House Trent. Interceptor fighters were of Commons by three members, active throughout operation. The James Maxton, John MacGovern and Portsmouth was weather was how far or fine over Campbell Stephen
the broken up by fighters and anti- Westland, apart from local fog or The LP. aircraft guns.
ground mist. Visibility was good left wing In the northern area, Eastland but limited to about 1,000 yards nounced made 80 raids during the early | near Industrial areas. British it fept morning and about 40 fighter * Wireless.
́action.
over a wide grea →→→ a man- oeuvre, designed to balle the de. A raid fence.
A series of raids on London were intercepted before they were striking distance of the British **capital.
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