THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 13, 1940.
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HAMBURG HAVOC
Germany's Second Largest City Faces Bankruptcy
The R.A.F. Bomb-Blight On Port
HAMBURG, THE second largest city in Germany, faces bankruptcy. Every report reaching London emphasises the growing ef- fects of the Royal Air Force's "bomb-blight" on this once great seaport, states the Air Min- istry News Service.
A tremendous effort is being made to con- ceal the damage, even from the people of the city itself, yet news of the havoc in Hamburg is spread all over Germany.
GIANT BOMBERS FOR R.A.F.
After a long period of waiting, Britain is to have!
Damage to factories, becomes daily more serious. More and morc industrias are being trans- ferred to eastern cities or cecupi- ed Poland,
Burnt-out shells of warchouses and sn ashed wharves tell tale of Hamburg's ruin.
New reports state that Blohm and Voss chipyard the lɛle cf Waltershof, been badly damaged.
the
Air raid damage in the West End of London. Fire at a well-known Oxford Street (John Lewis & Co.). (Copyright, Fox).
ctore
the
on
ras # New
ships under construction have been smashed.
ramaged beyond repair.
At one period, five submarincs some of America's Flying out of 26 then building, WC.C Fortresses, Reuter's Washington correspon-
Sections of the Blohm-Vess Workshops have been turned over
dent cables this morning. to aircrail production. These Flying Fortresscs are giant, have been heavily bombed and heavily armed bombers, capable aircraft nearly completely of bombing a target 2,000 in les burnt out.
from their base.
It is understood that Britain Complete Muddle
Damage to power stations has
will have the latest models in- stead of the carlier ones.
The sale of thess bombers cut the output of factories which to Britain has been made pos- so far have escaped bombs sibi by the President's deci- fire.
sion to allow Britain to have. half the war production of the United States. The latest models of the Flying, Fortress have better rear gunner protection, with increased speed and longer range.-Reuter.
-BRITISH
SHIPPING STRENGTH
About 1,250,000 tons of for- cign shippin; had been added to the merchant fleet of the United Kingaom by October 31 by cap- ture, quisition
and purchase, stated Mr. Roland Cross, Minis- ter of Shipping, in a written re- ply to a question in the of Commons.
House
H2 added that about 4,000,000 tons of Allied and ntutral ship-
time charter On ping was Briain-Reuter.
to
Mr. Cross added: "It should not be inferred that all the tonnage now at our disposal represents an Edition of importing capacity us much of the forcien tonnage was pt our ports prior to the outbreak of war. -- British Wireless.
BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR
́ ́Wrecked railway Ines cmpty goodyards add to muddle.
or
CANADA
MAY ASK EIRE FOR BASES
of
been "The Government
Canada should make a personal appeal to Mr. De Valera to lease to Canada for the duration of the war two ports on the West Coast of Eire for use as
naval stations.' Empire declared Mr. Hanson, the Conservative Leader, in the Canadian House of Commons yesterday.
and the
Damage to railways is so ex- fensive that goods traffic mus. always be given preference.
..
Travellers from Berlin to Hamburg report that the jour ney now takes 24 hours in stead of the usual four and involves at least five changes in either direction.
He spoke about the refusal of the Eire Government to allow the United Kingdom to use their na- val bases and air ports, and de- scribed it as one of the greatest hindrances to Britain's war pro- gress and in his "humble view it is a valuable contribution to Axis
So many Hamburg ships have been sunk or damaged in har- bour or mined off the mouth of power." the Elbe and in Baltic waters that shortage of tonnage is be- coming an acute problem.
To try to offset these losses, Swedish ships are being used to the full extent in Baltic, trade.-- Heuter.
GREEK KING'S
MESSAGE
Mr. Hanson continued:-
"Something should and must be done to meet this situation, be cause it is apparent that the Gov- ernment of Eire will not recede from its position of non-coopera-. tion as a result only of a request from the British Government.
"This very fact opened up the opportunity to the Canadian Gov- crnment to make a wonderful con- tribution towards the Allied cause.
"In addition to the Icasing to Canada' of two ports on the West Coast, I suggest that Canada" ap- proach Eire with proposals to lease to Canada certain strategic airports in the south and west of Fire. for use as Empire air
FIRM TONE ON THE STOCK MARKET
The London
stock exchange ¡ to 42.
yesterday was firm, with Indus- Rubbers attracted a revival in. trials advancing under the in-interest.
02
fluence of à broadening demand.", Tins and Miscellaneous Minegi
Kamr.dividend payers were received
more attention, while
ngain prominent, while Braziliangili-edged stock were quiet. Wall? bonds featured, with Sao Paul Street was irregularly higher. 17% coffee can advancing from 39 : Reuter.
"My heart is wrung with stations," sadness," runs a message Mr. Hanson further suggested from King George of that Canada should enlist the Greece to the civilian help of the United States in such an effort, as a very substantial populations of bombed element in the United States "had
contributed in no small degree to! towns and villages.
the goal of Irish freedom.”—Reu- į ter.
The number of British troops held prisoner by the Germans and Italians totals about 44,000, Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State After referring to the "cowardly for War, told the House of Com-attacks against onen towns." the mons. “yesterday alternoon, **- Router.
SAIGON RUMOURS
message says that the whole civilised world is invited to fee these ruins arid' the nature of the vietimaso that they"may judge our adversary and his methods,"
village in Eporus: machine», gun attack on -Yanina and, the bombing of Corfu,:n- small town In Thessaly and the British - cemetery in the Klaikis district; A few ensualties and light damage were caused in these at- Those recorded in communi-tacks, but the morale of the civil- «ques include a machine gun ions remains perfectly, sound. !---- -and-hand groriade--attack-on a Reuter,
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL") -The Italian-attacks are "'evi- Jananese naval craft and mill-dently intended solely to terrorise: tary transports are reported to bene civilian population." standing by for a landing at Sal- gom according to messages receiv- din Kwang Chow Wan last igit. Our Own Correspondont,
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