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SINGLE LOSS
London, To-day.
AT LEAST 15 GERMAN aircraft have been shot down by the Allied air forces on the western front in the last two days.
NEW ORDERS FOR WAR
London, To-day.
The Ministry of Supply announces that during the week ended Nov. 14 the amount in Sterling of new orders placed was £8,615,000, and that, in- cluding firms dealing with clothing equipment and stores, 187 firms be-. came new contractors to the Depart-
ment.
It is pointed out that in the endea-
vour to find new capacity over 420
firms became new contractors to the Department in the period of a fort- night, thus illustrating the gradual
the Ministry's purchases. British Wireless.
Following the Allied successes on Wednesday and ordered growth of the scope of
(when the French air force claimed six Nazi planes and the R.A.F. two), seven British pilots yesterday claimed seven Nazi victims in new aerial battles on the western front.
This is according to 3 despatch from Reuter's correspondent with the R.A.F. in France.
GERMAN CLAIM
London, To-day. Despite the British official announ- cement that in yesterday's engage ments, in which R.A.F. fighters shot down seven. German planes, no Bri-
R.A.F. headquarters in France, adds the correspondent, confirm that four twin-engined · Dornier shot monoplane bombers were down north-east of Vauziera,
tish losses occurred, a German com- munique near Chalon-sur-Marne.
British declares that five Another enemy bomber was down-planes were shat down and that an- ed near Saint-Avold, and yet another other crashed near Saarbruecken. near Thionville.
NO. BRITISH LOSSES
is Another R.A.F. success, which
German awaiting confirmation, is a
believed to have plane which is crashed behind the German lines.
their All our planes returned to base.-Reuter..
-Reuter.
KING AND QUEEN RETURN TO LONDON London, To-day. The King and Queen returned London yesterday after spending three days at Sandringham.-Reuter.
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HIGHER PAY IN ULSTER
London, To-day.
News of a further advance in la- bour conditions resulting from peace- ful joint negotiation comes from Ulster, where another 20,000 linen
workers are to receive an increase of wages amounting to four shillings week for men and two shillings for
women.
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A few days ago these Ulster work- ers entered the scheme of holidays with pay which comes into operation next year.-British Wireless.
Mr. J. Stewart, of No. 278, Prince Edward Road, has reported the theft of a camera, valued at $45.
GERMAN PLANES PLANTING MAGNETIC MINES IN NORTH SEA AND THAMES ESTUARY
London, To-day. DOCTOR
IT WAS REVEALED yesterday that German planes WEDS AFTER
which have flown low over the East Coast and the
Thames Estuary in the last few days have been CHARGE
sowing magnetic type r nines.
The planes which flew over the Thames Estuary on Wednesday night's air raid also dropped mines by parachute.
. The marriage of a doctor and 2 woman against whom he is alleged to
have conspired to commit an offence was revealed at Birmingham.
*Dr. Benjamin Ling, twenty-six, of Dudley Park-road, Acocks Green, was remanded until November 3 on •
This new technique may explain some of the recent charge of conspiring with Nurse
comparatively heavy shipping sinking list.
Observers report seeing objects drop
from the planes to the sea, and in case an enemy seaplane was seen to alight on the sea.
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It is possible the plane was either sowing mines- or trying to work in conjunction with a U-boat.
It is known that Germany pos- sesses flying-boats equipped for mine carrying a light type of containing a very high type of explosive...
IN THAMES ESTUARY
It is stated that one mine was seen floating in the Thames Estuary and was exploded by riñle-åre.
SHOT DOWN AFTER MINING
Doris Jackson, thirty-seven, of the same address, to procure an abortion of Elizabeth Potter Alexander.
ENGAGED TO HER
Mr. Howard Baker, defending, sald the doctor came to Birmingham from Glasgow fourteen months ago and had been in practice in the city.
beth Potteri Alexander is now the
the
Both accused were granted ball with
London, To-day. The German aeroplane "I think it ought to be known," which was brought down in Mr. Howard Baker said, "that Eliza- thsea near the Thames Es doctor's wife. He was engaged to be tuary during the first at- married to her at the time of tempted night raid on Lon-alleged offence. don is believed to have sureties of £10 and personal sure- dropped mines by parachute, ties of £20.-
Two aeroplanes, appeared over the Estuary: one was shot down by AA fire and the other was driven out to
RAF
Germany has flyi Association naval corres- for this type of wo ys that the movement of ing of a lighter
nes over the North Sea ried by U- *lást – few days” suggests "Reuter.
- It is stated in London that British experts were not backward in anti- sea by the cipating that such weapons would be devised, and are in the set of devis- ing means to combat the new method Gi of frightfulness.
that they may have been used to drop mines by
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