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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1939.
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SUNDAY'S RAIDS
GERMAN BOMBERS GIVEN A HOT RECEPTION
London, To-day.
IT IS OFFICIALLY announced that two enemy air- craft were seen off the coast of south-east Scot- land yesterday.
British fighters intercepted them and one raider was
shot down.
BLAME GOEBBELS, NOT US
London, To-day.
The final nail in the Nazi coffin of lies about the sink- ing of the Ark Royal has been provided by the Ger- man pilots themselves, Lord Donegall revealed yesterday.
The German air pilots at first re- ported having sunk the Ark Royal, but soon discovered that she was still sailing, safe and sound.
Dr. Goebbels, undeterred by their hurried correction,, continued to broadcast, the sinking of the aircraft carrier.
Later it was announced by the Air Ministry that since the attack on the British convoy in the North Sea on Saturday, five German airmen have been picked up and landed by traw- lers.
Three of them were found in a rubber boat.
Thus confirmation has been obtain- ed that in addition to three German machines brought down, a fourth was badly damaged and fell into the sea.
Three of the rescued airmen were seriously injured.--Reuter.
AND YET ANOTHER
London, To-day. Two enemy aircraft appeared over the south-east coast of Scotland yes- terday afternoon.
As in the case of the morning raid, R.A.F. fighters promptly went up and the Air Ministry announces, one Ger- man 'plane was shot down.
These were Britain's first Sun- day air raids of the war, except for a false alarm during the first half-hour of the war.
Dally raids, with the exception of Thursday, have been carried out since The German pilots, however, pre- Monday last. None have been suc- ferred to live up to their own, higher cessful and in no case has a bomb fal- code of honour and so dropped alen on British soil-Reuter. message saying that they had observ- ed their mistake in reporting the sinking of the Ark Royal and "we have sent our mistake to the authori- ties, so blame Goebbels, not us!"-_-_-_ Reuter.
*** Lord -- Donegall is Hereditary Lord High Admiral of Lough Neagh.
BIG FIRE DISPLAY IN LONDON
London, To-day.
TWO BADLY INJURED
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry announces that five German airmen who took part in Saturday's raid-on-a-British convoy have been picked up and landed at Grimsby.
Two of the men were badly injured. The other three were picked up by another trawler early on Sun- day morning. One of them was Injured.
They were in a rubber boat and had been afloat since Saturday afternoon. -Reuter.
OFF EAST COAST
London; To-day. Unidentified aircraft were observed fire off the east coast yesterday morning, raid fighting drill was held at En-flying northwards, and the air
London's greatest
field yesterday.
For the purpose of the drill, it was assumed that an important factory was on fire as a result of incendiary bombs.
warning was sounded.
Fighter planes were despatched but none of the enemy bombs or crossed the coast.-Reuter.
aircraft dropped
NORTH-EAST COAST WARNED London, -To-day.
A total of 200 fire appliances and The air raid warning was sounded 1,000 men, from all over London, took over part of the north-east coast to- part and the reply to the alarm was day and R.A.F. fighters went up after so rapid that, all the necessary ap-some unidentified machines. pliances were on their way within a None of the machines "crossed the few minutes.
coast, and no bombs were dropped.
- The exercise was watched by the The "all clear” was sounded an hour Chief Officer of the London Fire Bri- | later-Reuter. gade, and was completely successful. -----Reuter, -:-
SNATCHER'S HAUL
Over $284 was lost by Cheng Kai- wing, last night when her handbag. was snatched near Watson's in Na- than Road
The bag contained one $100, 12 $10 and eight #1 banknotes, besides other valuable articles.
NOTHING TO ADD
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry announce that all reports have been received from Bri- tish aircraft which took part in the engagement and there is nothing to add to the figures of enemy losses al- ready given-British Wireless.
SWIMS ASHORE
Copenhagen, Another survivor from one of the German aeroplanes shot down by the RAF du the attack on a British. convoy on Saturday has swum ashore.
Reuter
POLICE IN STEEL HELMETS ing steel helmets, while on duty. ing the traffic lights at Ludgate Circus.
COL. SPEAR NOW
IN SHANGHAI
London policemen are now wear- Photo shows the policeman controll-
(Copyright, Fox).
in China, who was recently released by the Japanese military authorities, after detention in Kalgan for several Chungking, To-day. Lleut. Col. Christopher Spear, Mili- months, has arrived in Shanghai. tary Attache to the British Embassy Central News.
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