THE CHINA MAIL; OCTOBER 9, 1940.
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BOMB HITS BUSES IN MAIN LONDON
ARTERY
GOLD EMBARGO
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")-
MORE DESTROYERS TAKEN OVER
Train Hit By Falling Debris: Several Killed Few Raiders GERMAN
Penetrate PARACHUTES Defences
FOUND
Hundreds of troops searched the countryside around a small market town in the Midlands fol. lowing information that - German
rict.
Seventeen parachutes bearing
A BOMB WHICH fell on a main London parachutes have fallen in the dis- thoroughfare seriously damaged two amni- buses and killed and seriously injured a num-Nazi markings were found within ber of persons during yesterday's Nazi air ac- tivity over London.
but though every field has been scoured by the military or the police no trace of parachutists has been discovered. No crashed
a radius of six miles of the town.
that any airmen baled out.
This is revealed in an official communi- planes have been found to show que which states that during the morning enemy aircraft which flew over London at a great height were engaged by British fighters and several were shot down,
Some bombs were dropped but in spite of the fact that traffic was at its height, casualties were not numerous. There were, however, some fatal injuries among railway passengers when a train was hit by debris.
THE SILENT BOMB
Indications of two my- sterious "secret weapons” have appeared in the lat- est series of Goering's hit-
A shelter and some industrial buildings were damaged later in the day when an attack was made by low-flying aircraft.
Early in the day the drone of heard continually, but no bombs were dropped in the.
was
aircraft neighbourhood, though members
of the Home Guard, on duty on the church tower, saw the flash of aircraft shells several miles away. bombs and the bursting of anti-
Nazi 'plane was over the town for It is thought that one heavy
a vivid display of searchlights, but a considerable time. There was the only air raid warnings given. were in neighbouring villages and lasted only a short time.
members of the Home Guard on In the early morning, two patrol in a village a few miles from the town heard what they
A few bombs were also drop-described as a swish and saw a ped in other parts of south.
cast England- during the morn-in a field. They gave the alarm parachute with no occupant land ing but no serious damage or and the church bells were rung casualties are reported.
in view of the possibility of para- chutists descending.
Three enemy fighters were shot down by British fighters and oce of ours is missing.
1-
Home Guard Search
Aircraft of the Coastal Com- mand, without loss to
Military headquarters were at selves, shot down two enemy number of troops were sent to the them-once informed and a considerable aircraft in the English Channel district; while the Home Later particulars show that
Guard turned out in force to join in the search.
and-run raids on Britain.flying aircraft
in the attack on London' by low in the morning Both appear completely little damage and few casualties ineffective. They are:
were caused but some of these were fatal,
(1) Craters caused by bomba Indiscriminate Bombing
which no one heard, although there are houses close by..
(2) A powder dropped in amall whita packets from 'plane.
The "silent" bombs were appar- ently dropped at two places in the S. E. and one in the N. W.
to
were
parachutes had been discovered, Before the morning ended the
most of them in the fields. They are said to be capable of bearing
a weight of 400lb., although the average weight of a man is only about 150lb.
They were found complete with
The manufacture and use of At an east coast port in Canada gold has been completely banned, yesterday, without ceremony, the in Manchukuo following the ap-Royal Navy took over two more |plication of a special Government groups of over-age destroyers
décrce. Havas.
from the United States.Router
NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 29th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, OUR STORÉ WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER
10th, FOR ONE DAY ONLY.
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A large crater was found in the S.E not far from occupied farm buildings. It was not. there the. During an attack on Monday in previous day and although various south-west England damage was Rumours that Nazis had been people were on duty within 300 done to a number of houses and found in the district have no yards at night when the bomba factory. Casualties were notfoundation, according to the local must have exploded no one heard heavy but included a number of police. No trace of any landing. the explosion,
killed. Reuter.
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Parts of the bomb have been re- covered and are being submitted for examination... No damage was done.
Some experts put forward the theory that the bomb fell in soft earth and that the sound was blanketed by a building.
Riddle
The powder is an even greater mystery.
A raider dropped a quantity of it in small white packages. The police took possession of them.
PEIPING WOMAN'S "DIVINE POWER"
A 54-year-old woman who has been claiming. the divine power of healing by the use of incense ash and. who has established n' paying business in the North has. been arrested by the Peiping police.
Araid on her house unearthed a quantity of paraphernalias, used for religious sacrifices and a num- ber of scrolls' presented to her by patients whom she was supposed to have successfully treated." - She is facing the Pelping-court on charges of practising.medicine without a permit from the autho rluca
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