THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 17, 1940..
13brace, Sopronicl
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Ever-Increasing Weight
Raids On Germany
Of R.A.F
R.A.F Raids
Kiel Dockyard Pounded For Over
Four Hours
SQUARE HIT ON OIL REFINERY
THE EFFORT OF EIGHT German fighters to harrass British Blenheim bombers of the Coastal Command while they were raiding. Flushing, and Terneuzen on Tuesday night were unsuccessful.
The Air Ministry news service says the Mes- serschmidts were driven off with machine-gun fire or evaded, and bombing was carried out with the utmost effect.
Lock gates and fuel stores were
An R.A.F. pilot who, was busy bombing an oil re- finery in Germany on Monday night said yester- day that when flying over above which enemy aircraft were the Ruhr they could see observed. circling was bombed. railway bridges and via- before the lights could
ducts below. them and even pick out the streets.
and
the
A railway line runs right along- side the cil refinery R.A.F. machines ran directly, over it. dropping the first stick of bombs. from south to north..
As they turned round, they saw that their bombs had land- ed right on the target. There was no doubt about it, because 30 seconds later there was a big explosion, followed a min- ute or two later by a great up- heaval and a shower of sparks.- Reuter.
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AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
among the principal. targets...
The flare path of an aerodrome
tinguished.
Two Lorient
be ex-
power stations at naval base were the main points of attack by other formations of. Blenhelms. Fleet Air Arm aircraft operat- ing with the Coastal Command dropped large calibre bombs on harbour works and shipping at Brest,
Hudson aircraft were active on the Dutch coast and bombed the inner harbour at Willemsoord and enemy destroyers off Texel. Reuter.
Increasing Scale
FULL SCALE
AIR
SUPPORT
FOR ARMY
LORD SNELL, SPEAKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT, YESTER- DAY INFORMED LORD TREN- CHARD IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS WHERE THE LATTER
The ever increasing scale the R.A.F. offensive against the enemy is shown by further ails from the Air Ministry
of AND THE OPINION HAD Tuesday-Wednesday night's at- BEEN EXPRESSED. IN CER. tacks by British, bombers, par- TAIN QUARTERS THAT THIS Ficularly against military objec- NEED COULD BEGT BE MET tives and communications in BY THE CREATION OF A SE- Germany itself.:
PARATE AIR FORCE AT THE EXCLUSIVE DISPOSAL OF THE ARMY, THIS WAS NOT THE CONSIDERED VIEW EITHER OF THE AIR STAFF OR THE GENERAL, STAFF.
of RAISED THE QUESTION THAT.
THOUGH AIR SUPPORT FOR de- A MODERN ARMY WAS VITAL
The R.A.F. raid on Kiel last- ed..four hours,. Tons of bombs were dropped.. in an almost continuoue series of attacks.
THE MEETING. OF, PARTY LEADERS, SUMMONED BY MR. R. G. MENZIES, THE, AUSTRA- LIAN PREMIER, TO DISCUSS Direct hits were scored on the METHODS OF FORMING Ajetty, of the torpedo-boat har- STABLE GOVERNMENT FOL-bour and the Marine Academy. LOWING THE ELECTION IM- PASSE, ADJOURNED LAST NIGHT WITHOUT HAVING
Shipyard Hits
REACHED ANY DECISION. The Deutsche Werft-yards and THEY WILL MEET AGAIN ON Cockyards south-east of the main MONDAY.
jetty were repeatedly straddled and a line of heavy bombs burst along the western border of the Germania shipyard.
Mr. Menzies, issued a statement that the talks were.. purely ploratory.
ex-
scale
The need for ensuring full air support for the Army fully appreciated by the Ministry and. War Ofice was engaging..their continual at- tention."
BRITISH ARRANGEMENT WITH SWISS
The British Govern- ment has agreed to grant navicerts and export licences to en- able Switzerland: to maintain a: two- months stock of wor material and will also grant navicerts and export. licences for any goods which cannot benefit the enemy.
The right is reserved to revise the decisions at any time. -Reuter.
ATHLONE TO VISIT U.S.
The Governor-General of: Canada and Princess Alice are planning a visit to the United States shortly, it was learned in Ottawa yesterday.
It is assumed they will see Pre- sident Roosevelt.
The Governor-General will be following-the-precedent establish- cd three years ago by the late Lord-Tweedsmu'r; who was the Arst Canadian Governor-General. to visit the United States in his official capacity.
He was then returning a visit by
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GERMAN CONVOY DESTROYED
A German convoy › of three supply ships, with the two escort vessels ac- Companying them, has been destroyed♫
The Admiralty communique giving this news does not locate the scene of action;
One-merchant vessel, t÷lg:of>"} ficially stated, was of about 7,000 tonsin One of thelothera which were. small, exploded be -fora-sinking::
fore. Reuter,
Guests Of President
Lord and Lady Athlone will spend the week-end as guests of President Roosevelt at his estate at Hyde Park, New York.
This was announced yesterday from the Citadel in Quebec, the summer residence of the Athlones when they are away from Ottawa,
Reuter.
RUMANIA
TO BE
BLOCKADED
Another German vessel of about A Member of: Pärlia- was 7,000 tons, adds the communiquement suggested yesterday Air was successfully attacked. It was and hit with three torpedoes-Reuter that as Germany now dominates -Rumania, that country should be inelud➡ d in the Allied blockade.
Mr. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, agreed that Ru mania awaseunder the economics domination of Germany.
Lord Snell said the experi ence of the last five months gave good grounds for claim- British ing that the proved aptitude for war at sea wat having added to It an equally outstanding aptitude for war in the air.
BRITISH AID. FOR
GAULLE
The British Government: hasi” ceased to maintain normal trader relations with Rumaniais'noviti ALREADY HAVE ESTABLISHED German domination, stated MR.. GUAY, CHILE AND MEXICO was becoming increasingly under BRAZIL, ARGENTINE, URU- became apparent that Rumania
Lord Snell concluded that with the active help of the Empire and they had every reason for sober the sympathetic aid of the U.S.A. confidence..
FREE They could look forward con- dently to developments which CTTEES Cologne,
Reuter learns, authoritatively
One salvo started, a huge, oll, that the party managers confer-
fire, having apparently struck ence will on Monday receive a
fuel storos.and trucks, Besides bombing oil. refineries reply from Mr. Menzies to a pro-and stores at Hamburg, Sarzber posal put by Mr. Curtin, Leader of the Labour Party, that the Gov-R AF. also bombed Hamburg and , gen and Gersenkirchen- the ernment should indicate points of Duisburg docks and attacked tar- Labour policy it would be pre gets at Grevenbroigh, pared to adopt if some form of Schonebrck, Neuhaldensleben and cuoperation through a government or national war binet be found acceptable to opposition.-Reuter.
national
EAT MORE GRAPES CAMPAIGN
ca- the
Hotels and restaurants
in Spain are to serve grapes as dessert for at least one meal, daily.
Duesseldorf-Reuter.
Clear Visibility Monday night's bombing attack on an oil refinery at Bohlen be- gan in weather which one of the R.A.F. bomber" pilots described as filthy but which improved so quickly on the journey that, he had never known visibility to be so clear on any of his, previous raids.
would come in
FRANCE NATIONAL A. Butler, Under-Secretary of
ACTING..
IN State for Foreign Affairs, ---Reu-. CLOSE COOPERATION future months
WITH ter. and in these developments
THE FREE. FRENCH --FORCES, the strengthening in the air.
STATED: MRRA BUTLER, in d's every way of the army on the
UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE offensive would receive full share REPLY TO A QUESTION IN THE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, IN of Government's attention.. British "Wireless..
ANGLO-AMERICAN CONSULTATIONS
HOUSE OF COMMONS YES- TERDAY.
STEADY ADVANCE ON STOCK MARKET
Mr. Butler added that commit- tees have also been formed «; in the United States, Egypt, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and The London Stock Exchange' Mauritius.
was.arm yesterday despite the Representatives of General, de quietness of trading Gilt-edged Gaulle are also engaged in setting again advanced under the lead at up committees in a number of War Loans: Industrials were nars could even pick out streets in peeted to-day of Lord Lothian, ernment is rendering all assis peared to have outnumbered!
With the arrival in London ex-other countries. The British Gov-rowly. irregular: but gains ap lowns, over which we passed. We British Ambassador to Washingtance in its power and approves losses. Following recent strength?
"Over the Ruhr, for instance, we could see factory chimneys, rail- way, bridges and vinduets.
One
had a good look at Leipzig to, ton, on a short visit, it is now of such development. Reuter, make quite certain it was Leipzig learned that the American Am- and then flew south towards the bassador to London will be return oil refinery at Bohlen,
|ing to Washington, for consulta-,
A decree to this effect was is sued in Madrid yesterday by
·Senor Suner, Minister of Interion A flare which we dropped ham tions within a week or 10 days......
It is hoped to dispose of some pered rather than helped, us, be-Reuter, of the production of Almeria cause of the glare of. It on the grapes, foreign trade, in which at present is paralysed...
They were formally one of Spain's most valuable cxports.
Reuter,
GREECE CALLS: EXPERTS TO:
COLOURS,
slight haze on, the ground. In any case the moon was, bright enough
to show us all we wanted to see they, had landed there were some There was a railway running pretty hefty explosions which right alongside our objective and went off about, a hundred or two we ran practically dead, over the hundred yards apart, lino dropping our bombs in one stick from south to north over the target,
QUID PRO QUO
Argentino rails improved, while gold minings occasionally were brighter shortly before the close of business. Wall Street was higher-Reuter....
AIR BATTLES OVERS BRITAIN
PORTS IN, BOTH WASHINGTON
·THERS ARE PERSISTENT RE- AND NEW YORK THAT THE GIANTNAMERICAN AIRCRAFT About a minute and a halflat.[KNOWN AS "FLYING FORA er there was a colossal upheaval, TRESSER WILL SHORTLY, BE First I saw a huge shower of RELEASED TO BRITAIN....
THE GERMANS LOST 17 MA- sparks. Then suddenly in great. Atalho game time, another re- CHINES DURING "DAYLIGHTAN white column of smoke, or steam port says that the British power- RAIDS ON BRITAIN ON TUES÷*** shot up. It rose practically dead operated gun turret used in RAF DAY A BOMBER BROUGHT As we turned round we saw straight and reached to about machines may be made available: DOWN AFTER DARK BRINGING
Amazed Everybody.
has called a number of our bombs,burst right on the tax-|0,000 feet. It amazed everybody" to the United States under the THE DAY'S DAG TO 18,;..
and communication get. There was no doubt about in the aircraft-British Wire-British/American standardisation We lost 15 Oghters, but the pilots specialists to the Colours-Reuter. it for about thirty seconds after less.
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