THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1940. ́.
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TWO LONG RAIDS ON BERLIN
Kiel. Frankfurt-On-Main And Bremen Also Attacked
Targets In Capital Systematically Bombed In Force
"AN ATTACK ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT TARGETS IN THE BERLIN AREA, INCLUDING RAILWAYS, FACTORIES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES,” WAS MENTIONED IN AN R.A.F. COM-. MUNIQUE YESTERDAY DESCRIBING SUNDAY NIGHT'S ACTI- VITIES.
Smaller forces of the R.A.F. bombed the
inland port of Frankfurt-on-Main and neigh- STEFANI
bouring targets, while the Kiel shipyards and Bremen were also attacked.
GIVES IT
The communique adds that during the A WEEK
course of the operations R.A.F. bombers ob- served two enemy merchant vessels off the French coast and attacked, scoring direct hits on both No British aircraft are missing.
Amplifying the
railway
communique!
the Air Ministry news service says: that
communications munition factories and power plants were attacked by British, heavy borabers which were over Berlin on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning.
LLOYD GEORGE VISITS NO. 10
MR. LLOYD.GEORGE CALLED ON MR. CHURCHILL AT 10, The first of our bombers DOWNING STREET, YESTER- reached Berlin just before 9
DAY.
p.m. Despite cloud, some of the He remained with the Prime pilots in the early raids found Minister for some time.-Reuter.
what they were seeking imme-
diately while others had to way to alternative
make their
targets.
Nevertheless our
pilots recog. -
nised and attacked several, factor-.
ies and railway targets.
Second Series
Next series of raids begun at 3 am. and lasted well over an hou. The weather was then much bet- ter and visibility excellent.
Power stations, railway junc- tions and goodsyerds were now the chief objectivca.
A stick of heavy high explosive bombs fell right in the centre of a railway junction and immediate- ly started fires which were still increasing as our aircraft left.
At another junction, where some of the heaviest bombs were dropped, there were bursts all along the sidings.
Cloud Of Smoke
will last for another
Members of the Benedic ine Community at Prinknash Monastery near Gloucester, have ploughed up thirty acres of land and are now busy harvesting the potato crop. Photo shows the monks collecting po atoes. (Copyright, Fox).
BLINDED,
"The battle in Libya HE LANDED week," announced. St-PLANE
fani, the official Italian agency, yesterday.
"Italian troops, with those in reserve, are enough to meet the situation," it went on-apparently in reply to speculation as to whe- ther or not Italy would risk send- ing reinforcements there.
Stefani also praises the British |—who only a short while ago were "decadent" and "on the verge of collapse"--and says:-
"We are proud to fight against such imposing forces of the Bri- tish Empire."- Reuter.
FALL OF TEPELINI
NO RESPECT FOR ALLY
GERMAN ́ SOLDIERS IN BRUSSELS SALUTE BELGIAN A RESERVE OFFICERS RETURN- AN RAF. PILOT WHO HADING FROM PRTSON CAMPS FLOWN FOUR MACHINES IN BUT DO NOT 'SALUTE ITALIAN A DAY AND BROUGHT DOWN AIR FORCE OFFICERS;. · AC- FOUR GERMANS.. WASCORDING TO THE FREE BER- WOUNDED IN THE EYE BY AGIAN NEWS AGENCY IN LON- BULLET.
DON YESTERDAY.
He hovered over his aerodrome and asked permission to bale out:
This was granted.
Although Belgian prisoneré, of Wary ore, now being released their return is taking a long time.
The agency also reports that food shops in Belgium are closett But thinking, that some onerelto bwing to the shortage of supplies could use the machine if he were, and it is believed local suthorth unable to do so, he made a per-tles will have to undertally the [ect! landing,
distribution. of primary foodstuffs.
And then, he fell from the 'plane..
Air-Marshall Sir
unconscious;|--Kenter..
Arthur 95
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Burratt: told this story, dirring, at Colors William J. Donovan lins talks with aircraft: workers in as arrived in Britain by air from Lis south-east: areas
hon and is in Landon Reuter
NOW REGARDED BRITISH BEER
AS
IMMINENT
Another: Italian general has been taken |by the Greeks in the fighting in Albania,
An Athens report yesterday said that a general, a colonel and other officers had been taken prisoner.or fell in battle during the cap- A great cloud, of black smoke ture of a height in the southern sector. An- was flung even higher by the ex- other height of strategic importance was also
rose high in the air while debris }
plosions.
Two large fires were started taken.
at one power station.
Smaler forces of bombers at tacked: the west harbour at Frank- furt, where there is a great co - lection of warehouses. factories, grain elevators and oil plants, for well over two hours.
The free port of Breinen was also attacked-Reuter.
Tantalising Moon:
Right across Gemany, the sky had been clear but when within four miles of Berlin pilots came into, cloud which.........thickened · as they flew over the, cny,
During these early raids sem pilots were tantalised by a bright
moon which seemed to be wait-
ing to light up the ground for them if only the clouds would port ate the right moment... 41
The bulletin Froceeds: "Despite these obstacles out pilastrecɔg- nised, arid attacked several fau etòries and milway targ
British Wireisés,
E PRISONER
EXCUSES
PROVIDED
IN ADVANCE
in
North
The Greeks are maintaining pressure at all other points and are attacking with violence.
Many prisoners are being taken, together with considerable quanti- ties of war:materials.-
One report from the front says that reinforcements from Italy are. flung; straight into battle- without preliminary organisation -a possible, indication of Italian weakening,
The Italians are finding it in- creasingly difficult to make full use of the port of -Valonn, which is being raided incessantly by the
"The greatest colonial R.A.F. Much damage is reported battle in history," is how to have been caused and the sup
Giornale d'Italia" yester-grave anxiety,
ply problem is causing the Italians.
day described the military A further Greek advance-to- operations
ward Topolinlts reported, and «the fall of-thle, important town Africa.
is now regarded as imminent, - The Greeks åre moving to out- Significantly emphasising. Bri-fonk the Italian line of defence in tish strength in North Africa, the this sector-Reuter. nowspaper declaredi, "The British Comniand hos. launched in battle
· 300,000 men from the four, córnera
of the Empire, and 8006armoured cars and tanks."
calculation!-
Replying to a question by an
RAE OFFICER: ALTI add "With such powerful American Journalist who spoke means the most powerful Empire of the advantages to Britain of n in the World' believes it om ren- | #cpăratele peace with Italy, Pilot-Omesh- Lealia Fredericle] dep: hors-de-combat one of the
declared. regory ia,d prisoner of war, in peop
Britzwik announced in Homs,
Reuter
Zis unshakeably at its fight
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