THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 9, 1940.
Cabrary,
WHEN DAWN CAME: DARKNESS A BAD MAGNIFYINGGLASS
DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH, SAYS D.N.B.
The German news agency declared yes- terday that the raid on London had to be paid for with great sacrifices.
It says it was difficult to pene- 'trate the defence belt round London.-Reu- fer.
BERLIN EXPECTS REPRISAL
The "other side of the picture" -
-that of
the greater part of London which was not
affected by the German mass raids on Satur
NINETY-NINE GERMAN "PLANES DOWNED
Ninety-nine - Ger- man machines were destroyed in Satur day's raid: Twenty- six British fighters are missing; the pilots of nine are safe:-- Reuter.
CHUNGKING
day was painted in a broadcast tolk yester- DENIES VICHY
day by Cyril Lakin, Assistant Editor of the
"Sunday Times," while Charles Gardiner, of ALLEGATION
the BBC, spoke about the bombed areas.
London looks just as much London as it
THE DAY'S
BAG
POLES: 13 CANADIANS: 11 CZECHS: FIVE
CANADIAN," CZECH AND POLISH SQUADRONS. PLAYED A VITAL PART IN THE R.A.F. BATTLES WITH THE LUFT- WAFFE ON SATURDAY, BRING- ING DOWN AT LEAST 29 OF THE DAY'S BAG OF 88.
Polish fliers, in Hurricanes, lod "the field," with a "bag" of 10 Nazi bombers and three fighters. The Canadians, also in Hurricanes, shot down 11 'planes-four bomb- fers, six M-110's and one M-109- while the Czechs shot down five for certain.
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The Squadron-Leader of the Canadians was flying by himself when he dived out of-the-sun.on formation of Messerchmidts, opening fire at 150 yards. When he landed, he reported that the Nazi machine "went straight up Vehemently denying and then into a nose dive with white smoke pouring out of its Auxillary_equadrons of the R.A.F. In Spitfires, were also very busy. One auxiliary equa? dron shot down six for certain, and six more "probables," second three "certainties" and three "probables" and a third four "certainties" and two "pro- ables."
origin that a Franco- Chinese clash occurred on men, September 5, the Chinese
did 24 hours before the raid, said Mr. Lakin. Vichy reports of Japanese belly." Considerable damage was done to certain areas and a number of civilians women and children were killed or wound-military spokesman in ed..
Chungking declares that "That is a dreadful thing, a frightful Japan is trying to create thing, which will not be forgotten or forgiven by the rest of us," he went on. But those who
of Indo-China. have suffered and are suffering would be the last in the world to want outsiders to have a false impression.
In those particular districts: which bore the main brunt of thes attack one finds more examples ofį courage and kindliness than one would ordinarily ever see in a life-time. For the rest of Lon-| don's population-99.9 per cent.- it was a case of unpleasantness without their being hurt.
was overhead and imminent.
LONDONERS'
QUIET
ENDURANCE
Mr. Lakin spent from 9 a.m. Saturday to midnight in the City, The Berlin correspon- and his work was only interrupt- dent of the Internationalled for 45 minutes when danger The quiet courage and News Service says extra-
endurance of Londoners ordinary precautions have St. Paul's Silhouetted was remarked on by all been taken in the Nazi
who have visited different At midnight, he and a friend capital to guard against left for home (in Chelsea). It was areas after the heavy Ger- quite quiet, except for the occa- any retaliatory British sional drone of a plane overhead man air attack on Satur bombing.
St. Paul's was silhouetted against day night.
also
the red glare of the fires from the Despite the fact that they have An earlier despatch from the Docks. There was a fair amount read in the Press of damage to Berlin correspondent of the As- of traffic, even at that hour, and docks, a greyhound racing track sociated Press described how many people were in the streets and a variety theatre, and early on Saturday, "wave after wave of British bombing 'planes raided Berlin for three hours, fly- ing low over the capital to drop a hail of high explosive and incen- diary bombs in the most specta- cular attack of the war,"-Reuter.
By 3 a.m., the Germans had that they themselves have seen begun to bomb Indiscriminately and come bombs fell close to hit various small houses wrecked as home. It was not very pleasant, a result of German bombing, but the bark was worse than from the East End of London to people in the districts affected, the bite, and the next morning the crowded southern his particular street awoke t
suburbs, its usual Sunday morning.
are going on quietly with their German Contradictions His wife, daughter and he set usual affairs, and to many
the off to look for damage, covering fact that pressure of gas in their GERMAN REPORTS ABOUT 10 or more miles in the heart of own homes is not its usual R.A.F. RAIDS ON BERLIN ARE. London. All they could find wasį strength and therefore makes AS USUAL, CONTRADICTORY three houses roped off and guard-cooking of the midday meal
At 6 o'clock yesterday morning, ed because of unexploded bombs longer business, is the only cause the German Radio, broadcasting and a
man sweeping up glass for complaint, and that a hum-
to North America, said that Bri-splinters in à main street. tish 'planes had dropped bombs
that "most of the raiders were
orous. one.
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Stepe have been promptly] taken to repair damage, which led to the dislocation of tran»' sport in certain areas South and East of London: Alternative routes for travel have been put Into operation and special -spr- vices Improvised.
on Berlin's residential district, but Disappointed ! 'driven off before reaching the Apart from that and the sight- city."
seers, they could find nothing un- Half an hour later, Moscow usual. In fact, his small daughter. Radio-quoting official German was disappointed! sources said that, fires had been Damage was, of course, done inj..... started in Berlin and buildings the East End, Mr. Lakin conclud- At the same time, willing vo- destroyed by British raiders; ed, but he had presented the other lunteers are helping those famil- And finally, the German "news" side of the picture by far the lies which have had to leave their agency came out with a report greater side...
homes either as a result of actual that all the R.A:F. "planes; were Dicoussing the bombed areas, bombing damage or of their area driven off before they managed to Charles Gardiner eald that dur being rendered temporarily dan- reach German territory This Ing the exaggeration of the gerous to live in.. same report contained the followe Ing amazing statement:
i night". It i seemed: castain that- Probably the most important London must be badly wound reaction is that Londoners realise "It is indeed remarkable thated, but, when, dawn came they that the Germans are redoubling after the gigante attack made by found that the darkness had the fury of the attacke: and: are many hundreds of Germun bomb been a bad magnifying glass bracing themselves to meet the ers on London not one single. For instance; al 2:30: da,, from onslaught British: Wireless, 'plane pushed forward to the Hampstead: Heath, he saw a glow Gorman capitalW-Router.
PRINCE NICHOLAS
in tife East End.which seemed t spread until it covered.an area of flash as bombs struck the miles. He found yesterday morn-ground.. big that this had been caused by As night went on, the bombing fire in one 3-storey office build became more general and promis- #ing, most sof which was saved, cuous, and it was during this timq|
that most of the damage to work-
MAY GO TO RUMANIA Bombing Promiscuousing houses was done.
He visited the headquarters of the London Fire Brigado; half-expooting to: find confusion and chaos reigning: Instead, ha found completo calm and drdon] Rs 4,000. fire-fighting appliancod of all sorts were sont to diffar, ent arons
EX-KING CAROL OF RU Fifos were started in the Docks MANIA WAS EXPECTED TO area during the day, and most ARRIVE IN SWITZERLAND people realised that these moant LAST NIGHIN
that intensified night raids were Prince NitHolts, his younger inevitable. At 8.30 am, German brother, who renounced all claims bombers were overhead. to the throne in":1937 when he From Hampstead Heath, he saw married. a commoner, arrived in the Thames Estuary anti-aircraft]· A‚R.P. services of all branches Venice on Saturday from Switzer barrage flickering like continuous saved hundreds at lives and thou- land and is expected to proceed to lightning in the sky, and every sands of pounds worth of property Rumania by alr:—Reuter,
now and again there would come during the raids, he said. Reuteri
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a pretext for the invasion The third squadron, incidental-
"Japan," he said, "is ready to bow. The rumour about Chinese let go the arrow on his drawn
ly, during the past week had al- ready destroyed 25 German bombers.-Reuter.
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troops having violated the Indo-for attack on China. China border is a reminder of the It is clear why a battalion of Nakamura incident prior to the Japanese troops crossed the Indo- Japanese
China invasion of Manchuria
border at Dōngdang: on and of the missing soldier at September 6. The rumour about Marco Polo Bridge before the China territory
the Chinese violation of Indo- Japanese attack on Peiping."
on September 5 justify the Japanese
was to
It was open knowledge that re-violation. lations between China and French The spokesman reiterated that Indo-China had been on a most Chinese troops, will not enter cordial basis, and nonsensical to French Indo-China territory' ex- suppose that China would invade.cept as a measure of self-defence Indo-China unless the colony was against Japanese invasion.-Cen- utilised by the Japanese as a base tral News,
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