A-MAIL,
THE CHINA MAD
R-A-F. OFFICERS GIVE THEIR OWN THRILLING NARRATIVES OF WILHELMSHAVEN RAID
London, To-day. CRIMINAL
THE FACT THAT the British raiders on the German
warships in Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel on SESSIONS September 4 swooped so low that they almost
touched the warship mastheads and saw in vivid SENTENCES
detail all that happened on the decks, and quay- side, is revealed in an eyewitness account just opened issued.
The leader of the first flight of three machines des- cribed how a start was made at 4 p.m. in fine weather. They soon encountered foul weather, however, but reached Wilhelmshaven in two hours.
"We could see the warship taking on stores from tenders and could even see some washing on the line.
"The ship's crew started to run fast to their stations
as we dropped our bombs.
The second pilot flying behind saw shells were bursting almost on two hits and he took
Tracer bullets raced past a photograph tail. just before he dropped his first bomb. wing tip. They looked like
As he turned homeward, machine blue electric sparks.
gun bullets like blue electric sparks began to nip past his wing tip.
first The third pilot saw the
second bomb dropped from the bomber and said it appeared to drop amidships.
By this time the guns were going and the third pilot although he got some hot stuff nevertheless dropped his bombs and made a half circuit around the battleship.
machine was Only one German seen. It flew past and disappeared. The flight returned at 7.30 p.m." The officers and crew of another flight which participated also
gavo
graphic description and record that one aircraft was hit several times by shells and bullets but returned safely with two petrol tanks punctured.
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"One of our bombs burst dead amid- ships on one of the battleships.
As
"The third plane got hot stuff, all the German anti-şircraft guns went into action, but he dropped his bombs and made a half circuit round the target.
"Only one German aeroplane, a bi- plane, appeared the whole time, and flew past us and disappeared. It was a very poor-looking craft!
"We were home by 7.30".
SAFE RETURN
The navigator of one of the ma- chines which raided the Kiel Canal said that one of the planes was hit by several shells and bullets, and al- though its petrol tanks were punc- tured, arrived back safely. The other two planes in this raid were not hit.
"We saw a number of warships.
6,000 when we were at a height of This second flight encountered feet flying under, thin cloud. about half a dozen enemy fighters near "Suddenly a terrific barrage opened It seemed to us as if the hig the German coast, played hide and up. seek with them in the clouds and elud-ships had seven anti-aircraft guns on ed their pursuers.
either beam.
HIDE AND SEEK
Just as they reached their target, "After dropping our bombs we rose terrific anti-aircraft fire caused the into the clouds, and all of us got home attackers to manoeuvre swiftly after safely."-Reuter. which they straightened out and drop-
ped their bombs.
Another aircraft participating in the raid returned independently and
saw a German
dived hastily.
submarine which
The raiders regretted that they hadn't a bomb left or the submarine would have been an easy victim.
Another bomber passed right over the top of the Heligoland fortifica- tions but was not molested..
The men participating in the raid all parts of the British came from Isles, Canada, New Zealand, Avstra- Ha and Eire.
GANADIAN NAVIGATOR A Canadian was navigator of the leading plane of three craft which bombed Wilhelmshaven.
He said: "We started at 4 o'clock and arrived after two hours flying, when the weather cleared for a few - minutes.
"We broke flight formation and flew over the Roads, where we saw two German battleships taking on stores. We could even see washing hanging on a line.
"Undaunted by the washing, we released our bombs at a height of 500 faat above the warships' meats!
"While all three of our planes were converging on the Nazi craft, we could see the crew running to action stations.
VALUABLE HAUL BY PIRATE GANG
Sessions
The September Criminal
this morning before Str Atholl MacGregor and several cases were disposed of.
Tam On pleaded guilty to return- ing to the Colony after banishment
SEPTEMBER 15, 1939.
GERMANS INTERN CZECHS
London, To-day.
The officials Nazi news agency donias reports that 400 Czechs in Bohemia and Moravia had been taken Into custody "for reasons of public safety."~~~Reu- tor.
CONFIDENCE TRICK
Admitting charges of having
ob-
tained a suit case by a trick, Chan Mau-so, 19, was this morning
sen-
Chan
for life, and was sentenced to two years hard labour. Mr. M. J. Abbott said defendant's criminal record went tenced to 12 weeks' hard labour and back to 1928. He had four convic-placed under police surpervision for tions for larceny and four for breach two years by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen.
Accused on August 10 told of the Deportation Ordinance,
Cheung Fat, another life banishee, Yuen, 28, coolie, that he could
a job for him at Yaumati Police Sta- Accused took him to the sta- who pleaded guilty was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. He had tion.
while tion and asked him to wait, 13 previous convictions,
he took a suit case belonging to him away. He then disappeared. which were for breach of the De-
portation Ordinance.
seven
of
Man Wan, another life banishee, im- months' was sentenced to 18 prisonment.
get
He tried the same trick on Lo Kwo-shing on August 27, but was arrested.
Fong Cheuk, who pleaded guilty to
NO INTERFERENCE senTM* robbery by two or more, was tenced to two years' and nine months'
WITH BROADCASTS Į imprisonment and to 12 strokes of
London, To-day. the "cat," while Tsoi Chuen, who was
The Lord Privy Seal, answering a charged in conjunction with him, but was medically described as unfit for question in the Commons, said that no to three steps have been taken in Britain to in- the "cat," was sentenced years' hard labour and 12 strokes of'terfere with the transmission of any
foreign broadcast.-British Wireless. the cane..
ON THE POLISH FRONT
LODZ ACHIEVEMENT
GIVES
NEW HEART
TO THE POLES
BRUSSELS, TO-DAY. THE RECAPTURE OF LODZ WHICH IS NOW CON- FIRMED BY THE POLISH OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY, HAS GREATLY HEARTENED THE POLISH POPULATION, ACCORDING TO NEWS FROM BELGIAN SOURCES IN WAR- SAW..
Those
ide
The defence of the capital is continuing with renew- ed enthusiasm and encouraging reports are com- ing from various other fronts where it is claimed that the Poles have now taken the initiative,
who have examined theclaimed. battlefield report that the PIRATES GOT AWAY WITH Warsaw CARGO OF KEROSENE, SUGAR, Germans suffered great losses during PEANUT-OIL AND CHINESE ME- their withdrawal, DICINE, VALUED AT $3,264, ·ON MONDAY EVENING, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY WONG SUK-CHO, MASTER OF CARGO JUNK NO. T2388H, WHO ARRIVED IN THE COLONY YESTERDAY, '.
Wong took on the cargo at Castle Peak on Monday morning, for a des tination in Chinese territory.
At about 7 p.m., a pirate Junk approached the cargo-funk near Saw Chau Island. They forced Wong and his crew into the hold and took the junk in tow.
After sailing for some hours, the pirates anchored off a small Island, forced. Wong, and his fokis into a small boat and put them ashore.
The pirates detained two of the folis as hostages and then sailed Away.
Stranded for two days on a small, unknown island, Wong and his foltis | attracted the attention of a passing junk on Wednesday and were taken
According to the correspondent of "Independence Belga" they left thousands of dead and many prisoners.
The correspondent says that the recapture of Lodz, was accomplished by troops of the Pomeranian Army marching towards Kutno.
The Germans neglected to pro- tect their rearguard and their positions were easily turned. -- Router.
DECISIVE SUCCESS
London, To-day. The Polish Embassy in London says that Polish troops have scored a de- cisive success west of Warsaw.
Two Nazi divisions were defeated and 1,000 prisoners and large quan- tities of war material captured.
NOT CONFIRMED
Fighting is said to be continu, ing north of Gdynia.
The above claim was also broadcast by the Berlin radio, but so far has not been confirmed by, any other source.-Reuter,
POLISH VERSION AWAITED
London, To-day. News of the fighting in Poland yes- terday came chiefly from Nazi sources, and the full Polish version of events is not get to hand.
The Nazis claim that their troops are approaching Brest-Litowsk (fam- ous as the town where the Bolsheviles signed, the treaty with Germany in 1918 ending Russian participation In the Great War). The town Is 120 | miles east of Warsaw.
NAZI CLAIM
The Nazi claim that the 18th Polish Division, together with its Staff and much equipment, has beer captured. German sutposts are claimed to be The official Nazi news agency yes- nearing Lemberg, and the Lemberg- to Tal-O where they reported... the | terday alleged that the Polish troops Lublin road is said to have been cut.
in Gdynia had finally surrendered.
Poles admit that German piracy to the Police.
The two kidnapped fokis
Nazi forces entered the port at 10 mechanised units have appeared2 40 o'clock yesterday morning, it is miles east of Warsaw.—Reuter, round and pom-pom not yet returned.
DIRECT HITS
"The second pilot of our formation saw two bombs score direct hits.
"We came
have
The