THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 5, 1940
KIEL DOCKS COME
UNDER R.A.F. AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
SOME OF THE most important sources of NAMING Germany's strategic oil supply were attacked
on Saturday night by R.A.F. bombers, stated OF THE the Air Ministry news service in London yes- terday.
At Monheim, part of the works set on fire in earlier attacks served as a beacon. which guided later raiders who saw some of their bombs hit the oil plant.
BRISTOL 'BLENHEIM'
one
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According to mes- sages reaching New York, a British patrol ship stopped a Portu- guese ship in mid- Atlantic and removed the Italian Consul to Brazil off it.Havas.
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CORRESPONDENCE
ARP RATES
OF PAY
"HITLER" THE MASCOT
with
Mascots are as popular flying men in this war as in the last. One Fighter Command squadron has a most useful mas- cot, an ancient soloon motor-car that is called "Hitler."
"Hitler" does a tremendous amount of work. He is used to ferry" the pilots to and from the Mess and about the aerodrome. He thinks nothing of dashing round the station with eight or ten pilots aboard.
"Hitler" is camouflaged black and red, they say. The red is rust. The windows are of ply-wood. The ordinary seats have been re- moved, and there is a gap where the rear window used to be.
Eight pilots paid 20s. each to acquire "Hitler" at the beginning fof the war, and already he has paid for himself. He requires nei- ther tax nor insurance because [henever goes out of the station.--. several grades above his subor Sir, I shall be grateful, if you dinate receives less pay merely The Bristol Blenheim is will kindly allow me space in your because of the colour of his skin.
of Britain's crack of the following, in order to pre-dens the majority are
valuable paper for the publication Among the non-European war- Chinese, bomber aircraft which has vent something which may occur and among the Chinese war- sation which has hitherto been 50 and educated who enter the Since the first attack on Germany's oil provoked a good deal of under why to the A.R.P. Organi- dens, quite a lot are well-to-do comment from the enemy. successful and so splendid, having A.R.P. Force purely from a sense supply the enemy has been forced greatly fo Nazi propagandists have ready, help from nearly all com- of civic responsibility and do not
expect pay at all. Now, the dis strengthen his ground defences. On Satur- even sought to make some My point is that the scale of crimination puts them in a state
made of great uneasiness. Το day night, besides firing at the raiders, many play on the choice, for this pay, which has just been shells were aimed at parachute flares drop-of the old Germanic name the non-European wardens. Some do not wish to mar the magni-
modern British aircraft is known to the A.R.P. wardens, is tinue, they cannot tolerate
[found entirely unsatisfactory to discrimination; to withdraw, they ped to illuminate the targets. The raiders Blenheim (Ger. Blind- of these wardens are loud in their ficent work of the A.R.P.
complaint, others murmur, but Talking with some European were missed but some flares were shot down.
The docks at Kiel were located by other aircraft despite poor visibility. Some bombs set fire to naval buildings.
At Husum, west of Kiel, build- ings on the aerodrome were dam- aged, the tarmac hit and anti-air- craft fire stopped abruptly after an R.A.F. rear gunner had replied with 200 rounds.
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Daylight Raids
A large goodsyard in the north- ern part of Cologne was hit with high explosive and incendiaries by an aircraft
cruised which above its objective for about an hour, and seaplane bases were also attacked.
In daylight raids, the aero- dromes at Schipol and Haamstede were again attacked.
of our
At Abbeville, one bombers, following half an hour after the initial attack, bombed a stores park and machine-gun- ned troops and a convoy of) lorries from only 50 feet.
Between Gravelines and Dun- kirk on armoured train was at- tacked and barges in a canal near Gravelines were struck with salvoes of bombs.-Reuter.
Three Planes Lost
The Air Ministry in a brief an- nouncement said our bombers con- tinued to harass aerodromes accu-| pied by the enemy in Holland and France, including Schipol, Haam- stede Abbeville.
AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING
Replying to Nazi attempts to make propaganda out of the temporary suspension of recruiting for the Australian Imperial Force, the Army Minister, Brigadier Street, declared in Melbourne yesterday:
"Australia is raising and will continue to raise more and more men for the British cause. She has refus- ed Britain nothing and will refuse nothing.”· -Reuter.
CURFEW IN
During the night oil tanks at SHANGHAI
Rotterdam, Gelsenkirchen and Monheim were attacked.
Other targets were aerodromes]
the scale:—.
Europeans
per day.
District Wardens..:$14.00
Sentor Wardens .... Wardens
$9,60 $8.00
·Non-
$7.00
$2.00
$1.70
$1.50
con- the
Under the circumstances, is it possible for the Authorities con- cerned to revise the scale: My
heim) scene of Marlbor-many are thinking of walking out. Officers of the A.R.P., I find that ough's great victory over The following are a few items on they, too, do not like the idea of paying according to race. They an earlier dictator. Pos-
rather have. the whole-hearted Europeans co-operation of the Chinese war- sibly the memory rankles
per day.
dens, without whom the A.R.P. of the defeat of the Bavar-Divisional Wardens <$20.00 :$10,00
Force will be very small. ians there by Britain's Group Wardens....$10.00 Austrian allies.
The history of the Blenheim is It can be observed from the object of writing this is to pre- unique among successful contem-above scale that a European vent the discontent of the non- porary military aircraft. It was warden in the lowest rank is European wardens from wide- originally designed as a civil type, above a district warden of non-spreading, as I am afraid that a and was sponsored by a private European race in point of pay. spark, if not at once extinguish- citizen. Although designed six Yet, the former has to take or-led many possibly lead to a huge years ago, it remains the basic ders from the latter, as the or-fire, and any undesirable incident design for one of the most ad-ganisation is.. such that there are happening in the way of the de- vanced aircraft in its class the Europeans under non-Europeans., fence of the Colony in the pre high speed, two-motor medium Such a state will likely effect sent abnormal times will do no
ną- bomber which can manoeuvre like strict discipline, which cannot be body here any good. a Aghter.
kept where an dfficer who ranks A WORRIED RESIDENT.
The Blenheim has reached its present stage through a series of improved patterns or 'marks'. Since the prototype was designed the wing positions have been changed from "low-wing" to mid-wing" the fuselage has |been redesigned and visibility im- proved; and the engine power pro- gressively increased from about 1,200 h.p. to a total of nearly 2,000 h.p.
The prototype was the Bristol 172, known as "Britain First," This aircraft was presented to the nation by Lord Rothermore after it had proved itself almost the fastest in the world. From half a dozen place names with the initial letter "B"-the series allotted to Bristol, built bombers-"Blen- heim" was chosen in consultation with Lord Rothermere because of its special historical interest.
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An order in 1935 for 200 modi- fied versions of "British First" laid one of the foundations for the ex- with THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL panded Royal Air Force COUNCIL ANNOUNCED LAST which Britain entered the war. in Holland and western Germany: NIGHT THE ENFORCEMENT The number of Blenheims, even- and railway communications in
ordered may now be Westphalia,
the Ruhr and the OF A 10-DAY CURFEW BEGIN-tually
NING THIS EVENING.
reckoned in thousands rather than Rhineland.
The public will not be allowed hundreds.
A heavy attack was also made
in the streets between 12.30 a.m. It was in a Blenheim that Cap- on the naval base at Kiel. From and 5 a.m. unless they are in tain Balfour, Under-Secretary of all these operations three of our possession of curfew passes issued State for Air, recently carried out aircraft failed to return.-Reuter.
part of his air visit to R.A.F. by the Council.
PASTEUR INSTITUTE CARRIES LON
It is learned that the French units in the Middle East, flying authorities have also decided to 7,000 miles in ten days.
The latest version of the Bien- enforce a curfew in the French Concession from August 5, to heim now in service, the Mark IV August 15 owing to the number or "long nose," fitted with two 920 h.p. Bristol Merbury engines, "anniversaries" and other Pasteur "commemorations," relating to the has a top speed of about 300 m.p.h. and a range approaching 2,000 Institution in France has never Sino-Japanese hostilities, occur miles. Blenheim aircraft have al- interrupted its work which has ring during that period. been continued since France gave Own Correspondent.
(SPECIAL -TO "CHINA 'MAIL") Despite the war the
in to Germany.
The well-known director of
the Institute, Prof. Ramon, has
of
Our
never interrupted the production HE WAS TOO TIRED
of vaccines and serums for in2
fectious illnesses. Havas.. *****
FRENCH SHORTAGE
›OF FUEL
TO WALK HOME.
ready distinguished themselves both as bombers and fighters in a number of air actions against the enemy, as well as in continuous reconnaissance and patrol wòrk over Western Germany and enemy bases. Still newer versions, In- corporating features, suggested by war-time experience, will ensure that the name Blenheim remains a source of anxiety to the enenty, and a credit to British aircraft
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collection of firewood in order to Maurice Kjellberg, said to be of pinema he stayed the night in the offset the shortage of petrol and,American, - nationality, charged town and his landlady at Cowes coal, both for. Industrial and with failing "to be in his lodging reported his absence to the police. housing use. The State will pur-between 10. p.m. and 6 a.m.”. Kjellberg, expressed his regret chase large quantities of wood Charged under the Allens Move-and the Magistrates fined him and charcoal for private indus-ment Restrictions Order, he made only 10s, as they considered there try-Havas,
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