BERLIN BOMBED FOR FOURTH TIME
IN A WEEK
IMPORTANT MILITARY OBJECTIVES WERE ATTACKED BY R.A.F. BOMBERS WHICH FLEW OVER BERLIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN THE PAST WEEK, STATES THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICË.
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It was officially an- nounced in London yesterday that whole of the Free French forces in Equatorial Africa
have joined General de Gaulle.
The Governor has placed himself under the flag of Free France with all the civil and military authorities in the colony.-Reuter.
Visibility was mostly poor and west of Ber- lin a whole region for 70 miles was covered with low cloud. An occasional break in the cloud allowed pilots to glimpse one of the many lakes about the city and so determine their position.
Soon after 11.30 p.m. a large aero engine
The
works in north-west Berlin was bombed. flashes of bombs were succeeded by a steady glow as though from a fire.
were at-
At the same time other raiders and many aerodromes were attacking a lighting instal-tacked, including 'dromes where lation in the western part of the the targets were broken up in city and as their high explosive
bombs fell on the target there several places. was a blinding flash and then a fire which could be seen 30 miles away.
Raiders who failed to locate their Berlin targets because of cloud bombed objectives. in other parts of Germany and Holland.
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Heavy Bombers In Action
Other heavy bombers attack- ed the Union Rheinische Brun. kohlen Krafiestoff works al Wesseling and Cologne, causing fires and heavy explosions.
The Bayer explosives and fillin factory at Luerkusen, near Co- logne, was also bombed but clouds prevented observation of the re- sults.
A line of bombs fell across the Direct hits were scored on railway at Hildesheim junction (neighbouring aerodrome.
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Emden Raided Bombing of an ammunition faċ- tory at Spich resulted in severa ¡fires.
At Intervals throughout the night relays of aircraft dropped
very heavy bombs, on docks and shipyards at Emden.
Despite intense. A.A. fire
and
great searchlight activity all ou
bombing
aircraft succeeded their targets.
in
In Great Numbers
ap-
According to one pilot the hum- ber of aircraft over Emden at the same time must have confused the searchlight crews who were parently incapable of holding any of the bombers long enough: to give A.A. gunners a reasonable target.
pre-
Although ground' haze vented entirely accurate obser- vation of the results, It seems clear considerable damage was done.
German
long-range emplace- ments at Cape Griz Nez were sur- prised by a gliding attack by small force of medium bombers.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 2, 1940.
Mothers at a North Western town, who are doing work of national importance, have no worries now, about the welfare of their children, whilst they are working at the factory. A scheme is in operation whereby the mothers may leave their children In the care of trained nurses and nursery teachers at a day nursery. Photo shows some of the children who Have been left in the care of the nursery, `enjoying tea whilst awaiting the arrival of their mothers to take them home. (Copyright, Fox)..
"HOT-SPOTS" A. A. GUNNERS DON'T
WANT TO BE MOVED
IRISHMEN ARE ASSISTING in the anti-air- craft defence of an important British port and are using the same, guns they had in Reuter's Special correspondetit with thrance, says
Command.
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Southern
Seven out of eight of the guns were brought out from Cherbourg on June 18. The achievement was remarkable not only because it contrasted with the unavoidable dumping of so much other British war equipment but for the fact that only 50 minutes be- fore leaving the battery had been in position cover- ing the embarkation of troops.
THOUGHT
IT WAS
LAST
TRUMP!
The brigade to which they now belong defends yet another famous port where British, A.A. gunnery has proved its mettle in the blitzkrieg no less than at "Hell's, Corner" on the south- east coast, a stretch where guns and fighter planes have combin-. led to give the. German air force
some of its worst headaches..
The brigádler says his men are so keen that they do not want to go on, leave and those defending the "hot spots". hate the idea of being given a rest by transfer.
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Gunners defending these ports are convinced the barrage they put up. whenever raiders appear does almost as much to make them swerve from their objec- tive as the British fighters,
The Berlin correspon-Reuter.
Targets At Berlin dent of the Madrid news- An official Air Ministry com- paper "Ya," "commenting
and other German towns. Tar-
MADRAS SQUADRON GROWING
munique on the raids says R.A.F on the R.A.F. raid on the bombers attacked Berlin, Cologne Nazi capital on Friday Moras province has sent an- gets at Berlin included lighting night, said it seemed as tish Air Ministry, bringing its other gift of £15,000 to the Bri- installations, aero lies and an aerodrome.
engine factor if the world was coming total contributions for the pur- chase of fighters for the "Madras Aircraft of the Coastal Com
Squadron" to £140,250, Reu- The R.A.F. bombed the city ter: mand carried out a successful from the north-east and west. attack on oll tanks at Vlaar- The bombers showed some dingen, near Rotterdam.
to an end.
skill" in attacks on the Siemens night's rald was completely un- works where carpentry and cable expected as there were thick Our bombers continued their shops were set on fire.
clouds and it had." rained 'for attacks on selected military ob- Work, however, continued to hours previously, jectives in Germany and Holland. function normally, the corres- As a result the defence was In addition to Berlin and Cologne (pondent adds: He also says a weaker. liese Included oil plants at hospital wus set on lire in the Cologne and Magdeburg, goods Siemens-stadt and in thé. Ma- yards at Hamm, Soest, Osnabruck thlew Strasse a block of 20. bulld-f Jand Huñover, shipping at Emden lings was gutted.
various industrial targets ond The bombing was the worst several actodromes.
Berlin had yet suffered. Defence Unprepared- Very severe daninke was done
Aircraft of the bleet Air Arm,
perating with the Coastal. Com-|
The correspondent adds that In the raid on Friday night, which was the höävlest hithant damage. was doña" in
Blomena stadt and other die-
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[in the neighbourhood of a well-
and, attacked oil storage tanks The Berlin correspondent of known newspaper cifico, and
it Rotterdam.. Two of pur, DV the Basto crift have not returned-Reuter. Nachrichten"
newspaper..........* * Basler buildings had to be evacuated:~~
styg Saturday: Reuter.