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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1940
BERLIN BONFIRES
British Raiders Over City For Four Hours Gas Works Go Up: GEORGE
Power Station Hit
CROSS
ARTISTS HAVE BEEN INVIT- ED TO SUBMIT DESIGNS FOR THE GEORGE CROSS AND ME-]. DAL. THE FINAL CHOICE
JESTY THE KING, HIMSELF.
THE BRITISH BOMBING OF BERLIN ON MONDAY NIGHT CON- WILL BE MADE BY HIS MA TINUED ON AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MINUTE Civilian heroes who have al- INTERVALS FOR SEVERAL HOURS; THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE ready received the Gallantry Me- AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE IN LONDON YESTERDAY.
The heaviest attacks fell upon pre-deter- 'mined targets which included railway yards near Potsdam and the Glingenberg power sta tion. Sevére fires were started at all four points.
One aircraft reported eight explosions in railway sidings followed up a very large fire in the railway buildings. Another aircraft started a large fire at the west power station which was one of many.
At Klingenberg a considerable, Another pilot said: "There were aircraft arrived and lighted up the The sky was like a Chinese gar-1
flre was already burning when one hundreds of flares over Berlin.
target for further missiles.
den party and there was a ragingj Returning from this area one fire at Spahdau where other raid-| pilot flew low over Schipol aero-lers scored direct hits on the "The yellow flashes of numerous
drome and machine-gunned B.M.W. aero-engine works. searchlights.
Five big fires at Moabit en-explosions could be seen." abled the target to be identified] by sticceeding bombere. EX- Hamburg Raid plocivé material blew up in a series of vivid flashes. The Moa-
dal of the Order of the British. Eripire will now receive the new |George Cross instead.
FORTY-EIGHT
Reuter.
SEPARATE ATTACKS IN A WEEK
alone carried out 48 separate attacks on THE ROYAL AIR FORCE in one week
docks at German-held Channel Ports and other enemy invasion bases, stated Reuter's air correspondent in London yesterday.
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RUMANIA DEMOBILISING
It was officially con- firmed in Bucharest yesterday that Ru mania is demobilising on a large scale,
A total of 120,000 men were released. from the forces last week.
The General Staff has been authorised. to demobilise up to 40 per cent of the army in order to sup- ply the needs of
:
agriculture and
Reuter.
labour.
AID-NOW
Terrific damage was done not only to docks but also to quays and canal locks and
More and more help for Violent explosions and huge fires occurred Britain was urged by the "New York Times" in a from Cherbourg to Hamburg.
leading article yesterday. Other impressive figures in Three attacks were made
"The British are already hold- The Blohm and Voss shipbuild-aerial bombardment include
his unique ·record intense oil stores, two on power stations[ing our front line," the paper said. blt fires were visible 80 milesing yards at Hamburg received a
31 and one on a munitions. factory. "They are manning our defences away.
salvo of heavy bombs and in an attacks on barge concentrations, Eight attacks were also made and strengthening our security Four big Ares started at Char-attack on the Kiel Canal at Bruns-148 on shipping, eight on war on aerodromes in Holland, ~-five|with their life-blood. lottenburg power station, and buttel a stick of bombs burst searchlight concentrations and Tempelhor airport, Berlin,
on on others in Germany, Including] - “Therefore, our help to them: Wilmsdorf power station was left across the canal's entrance.
and should be speeded up, not next ablaze.
six on guh emplacements.
Channel Spring, or after the élections, but
Inow."
Gas Works Hit
At Boulogne the inner har- bour, wet docks and main basin, were hombed and a fire started In the harbour where 20 or 30 ships were assembled.
A direct hit was obtained on one ship and fires and explosions
.of
supplies at docks, seven
one on Jersey 'airport, At least five enemy supply Islande-Reuter. ships
sunk have been
and others sat on fire and diřzet hita obtained on warships in-
·cluding a cruiser and destroyer. Thirty-nine attacks were madej Jon rail systems and trains in Germany, Belgium and occupied Bombs also dropped on barges France, in which main lines were and shipping at Calais where one damaged and big fires caused at Another large gas works in pilot saw his bombs exploding in goods yards and a supply train Charlottenburg was quickly gut-several basins.
At Danzigerstrasse the gas works were bombed causing a vio- lent explosion followed by sheets of flame.
Explosions, which were seen resulted. 23 miles away, wrecked.part of the Neukin gas works..
ted by fire.
Railway yards at Charlottenburg
and elsewhere were seen to be hit.
The Official Account
The B.M.W...aero-engine] The official account of the raid works at Spandau were bombed is contained in a brief Air, Min- as well as Tempelhof aerodrome.ļistry communique which state's
direct hit.
wrecked.
BIG LOAN FREE OF INTEREST
The Siemens works received a that in addition to strong forces The Legislative Council of Nor- detailed to bomb objectives in the thern Rhodesia has unanimously Berlin area and enemy occupied resolved a loan of £200,000 from Channel Ports, other forces of our surplus balances to the British bombers attacked an aircraft, Government free of interest for One pilot who attacked a large works at Wismar, lock gates on the duration of the war.-British gas works in the north-east area, the Kiel Canal, shipyards and Wireless.
Plain Sailing
of Berlin reported on his return docks at Hamburg, Cuxhaven, that it was plain sailing all the Bremerhaven, Bremen and Wis- way there and back-a journey mar, goods yards at Murister and of some 1,200 miles.
Hanover, railway communications AUDIENCE OF KING Following aircraft; however, in north Germany and several met strong opposition and: pilota enemy aerodromes. described how: "things stated to An aircraft of the Coastal Com-'audience of the King at Bucking- hum just as we got near Ber-mand shot down an enemy bom- ham Palace yesterday-British
lin."
ber into the sea: Reuter.
The Prime Minister had an
Wireless.
on
Reuter.
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