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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 21, 1940
Official Story Of Yesterday's Raid On Sylt SIR KINGSLEY WOOD'S STATEMENT IN COMMONS
WARMING UP OF WAR EXPECTED
London, To-day.
In the House of Commons yester- day, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, was question- ed about the Nazi raid on Scapa Flow.
He said it was significant and en- couraging that the enemy should try to describe this badly directed raid as an important military affair!
London, To-day.
THE STORY OF THE R.A.F. attacks on German
RANDALL
bases on Sylt was told in the House of Commons GOULD AND yesterday by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air.
"I may say," he said, "that the Royal Air Force has been very gratified and encouraged to have had the opportunity of this action, which has once more displayed the fighting spirit and skill of our captains and crews, and their readiness and willingness to meet the enemy."
We must probably expect attacks Squadrons of the R.A.F., he said, carried out a series
of this kind as a regular feature of the war in coming months, but we will do our best to resist them and to return them. Reuter.
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of raids which lasted for over six hours on the base at Hornum, in the island of Sylt, which is a base for seaplanes laying magnetic mines and a starting point for raids on our shipping.
This operation was carried out in in the middle of the island, and two answer to the-raid of German 'planes on the naval harbour at List, near the who bombed bases in the Orkneys northern tip of Syft. last Saturday..
They estimate that over 100 bombs -A strong force, more than double were dropped. They also report the number of German 'planes who seeing the Hindenburg Dam, connect- took part in the Scapa Flow raid, ing Sylt with the mainland, being hit, participated. There was clear, moon-flames and smoke rising high into the lit weather during the early part of air. — Reuter. the raids, gradually clouding over towards morning.
The 'planes met with intensive ahti-aircraft` fire. from gun posl. tions on Bylt and on adjacent is- lands, but that did not
prevent
them from reaching, and dropplag ́a large number of bombs on, their targets. Such fighter 'planes as were encountered sheered off meeting our fire. With one exception, all 'planes, turned safely to their base,
TONS OF BOMBS
on
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Both high and low altitude attacks were carried out and "many tons" high-explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped.
of
ATTACK IN
THE NIGHT
Four months' hard labour was im- posed on Ng Sum-ying, 23, described as a merchant, by Mr. R. Edwards this morning, for inflicting grievous bodily harm on Wong Chiu-sheung, in the Yuet Nang Boarding House early. this morning.
Defendant admitted the attack but alleged Wong had raped his sister-in-
law.
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Det. Sergeant Wall said both lived in the same room in the Boarding Reports received from the pilots house. Defendant's sister-in-law was showed that extensive damage was also living on the same premises. done-a direct hit on some hangars Last night, defendant quarrelled set them on fire, oil-storage tanks with Wong about some incident went up in flames, and damage was | affecting his sister-in-law but it was also done to a' jetty, the light rail-settled later. way and other points on the base. At about 2 a.m., to-day, defendant A further reconnaissance over attacked Wong with two table-knives Sylt was carried out yesterday morn while he was asleep. ing. Although the 'planes met with heavy A.A. fire, they were able to make their "reconnaissance over the island and confirm the success of the operation. All these planes return- ed safely to their bases.
Loud choora broke out as Kingsley concluded his statement, the and one member asked.· ́17 R.A.F. would be allowed "to do this sort of thing often!"
GENERAL ADMIRATION When a similar announcement was 'made in the House of Lords, Lord. Strabolgi, the Opposition Chief Whip, expressed the general admiration at the brilliant feat of the R.AF. and1 remarked that Sylt was an ideal target because all the civilian popula- tion had been removed some time ago.
had
During the past month, they only seen their seamen done to death in a most brutal manner by Nazl 'planes and submarines, and the coun- try longed for an opportunity to re- taliate.
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FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE
Reuter:
"HUNDRED BOMBS DROPPED
London, To-day. Watchers on Romoo, the Danish 18-year-old painter, Hong Tung- island six miles north of Sylt, had a choi was remanded by Mr. H. G. Shat thrilling view of the raid and maný
don, ht to watch.
pressed the
this morning, when charge ed with obtaining money by false pre- tencense
one. British
It was alleged that defendant ob the liland from the; teined $150 from several men by pre- Jetely ov dekk tending he could obtain work for them
hits, bilt in the Royal Army S
Service
ntum,
bombs on Hornum, two on
*Det Sergeant Bentley is in charge
the case.
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""There is not a single Chinese Com- munist in the Government.
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