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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1940
THE NAVY'S ROLE IN FLANDERS RETREAT
London, To-day.
THE NAVY'S ROLE IN THE Flanders retreat was the sub- ject of a talk broadcast yesterday by Rear-Admiral H, G. Thursfield, naval correspondent of "The Times.” The Navy has had many jobs during the fighting in Flan- ders, he said, from feeding and supplying the troops to helping the flanks with naval gunfire, demolitions, and so on, but for the past few days all these tasks have been subsidiary to embarking Allied troops and equip- ment.
This has been very difficult, for the | then anchored while repairs were car- Flanders coast is low and sandy, withried out. sandbanks forming shoals which run For an hour and a half there were for miles out to sea. In peace-time, incessant air attacks. it is difficult enough even with buoys, light-houses and land-marks; now, however, the light-houses are all dark and most of the buoys have been re-port at a speed of 20 knots. moved.
The shallow waters mean that it is impossible to use anything but small the ships and only warships about size of a destroyer or smaller can work there. The ports are narrow and the handling of ships has to be skilful to prevent accidents resulting in the blocking of a channel for hours.
In addition, there has been intense air bombing. But it is not the Navy way to be daunted-they take dif ficulties as they come.
Destroyers' Exploits
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He gave as a typical example work of a division of four destroyers Last week.
On their way across, they were at tacked by dive bombers six times, one vessel being damaged. She went in first to bring off as many men as pos- sible and then return home.
The other ships waited outside; there was no room for them inside, as other ships, including a transport, were busy.
They were attacked from the air two while waiting and shot down German bombers..
The last to go in had two air attacks while she was loading troops. Bombs fell close, but she escaped damage.
When they came out, decks loaded, the destroyers gave the transport air: protection. There were 12 air attacks, which were stayed off, except that a bomb, falling close to one destroyer, caused several casualties on the crowd- ed decks, holed her side and pierced the main steam pipe.
At 20 Knots
At last, the pipe was repaired and steam raised again. Despite the holes in her side, she returned to a British
The captain had one grievance. He was not allowed to leave at once on another trip to Flanders!
The Allied Navies assert that they their would not have accomplished task but for two things-the perfect steadiness and discipline of the tired but unbeaten troops and the magni- ficent co-operation of the R:A.F.- Reuter.
THE CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL: NAZI DENIAL
Berlin, To-day. The German news agency says au- thoritative German circles deny em- phatically the French statement that the
War Memorial at Vimy Ridge was destroyed by German troops.-Reuter.
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CANTABS BREAKING UP EARLY
London, Yesterday. In view of the present situation Cambridge undergraduates who have completed their examinations will be allowed to leave Cambridge immediately instead of waiting for the end of full term, on June 10. The Oxford University Registrar told Reuter that nothing in the direction was contemplated at Ox- ford-Reuter.
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FORTS ON MEXICAN BORDER!
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Washington, Yesterday. Senator Thomas (Democrat, Okla. homa) to-day tabled a bill providing for the construction of forts along the Mexican border. The bill is gen- erally viewed as translating the an- She transferred her "passengers" xiety regarding possible activities of to the already crowded transport, and the Fifth Column in Mexico.-Havás,
One of the other destroyers wanted to take her in tow, but the captain did not think it advisable to keep them waiting.
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