THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
MASSIVE R.A.F. RAID ON RUHR
Large Scale Attack On Oil Installations
GERMAN VERSION OF WEEK-END WAR IN THE AIR
THE INFLICTING. OF severe damage on two merchant ships on Saturday in the Thames Estuary and in the Humber by German reconnaissance 'planes was mentioned in the German High Com- mand communique yesterday.
It also states that military long-range guns shelled "important military objectives" in south- east England on Friday and Saturday, and German dive-bombers attacked British bases in Cyrenaica with heavy calibre bombs.
Concerning Saturday night's fighters and three bombers lest in raids on Britain the communique aerial combat. says considerable German bom- be formations attacked south- east England, the Midlands and shipping targete
Several aerodromes are stated to have been set on fire and sta- tionary planes destroyed.
Damage to dock installations on the Thames and in a West Coast harbour is claimed. Two merchant ships totalling 8,000 tons are stated to have been sunk, another set ablaze and a bomb hit a light cruiser.
Thus And Thus
It adds that a small number of high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped in westera Germany on Saturday night by the enemy but no important dam- age was done.
The communique concludes: "During these flights over Ger- man territory and night attempts to raid occupied territory German night fighters
four shot down planes. One was brought down The communique continues that by A.A. fire. Thus the total loss enemy amounted to 10 attempts by the enemy to fly into to the necupied territory were repulsed 'planes. One German 'plane
the coast and two British missing."
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FLYINGBOAT
"CLYDE" SUNK IN HURRICANE
The British flying- boat Clyde was sunk in the River Tagus at Lisbon on Saturday during the hurricane which swept the Por- tuguese capital, it is learned in London.
The Clyde recently was employed in the West African service of British Airways. Reuter.
Attention
Also Given To Aerodromes
OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN RUHR WERE THE MAIN TARGETS OF A CONSIDER- ABLE ATTACK BY BRITISH BOMBERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, SAYS AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE.
Targets included oil installations, an in- land port and aerodromes, a large number of high explosive bombs being seen to explode in the target areas, causing many large fires.
HOW DESERT WAR PROBLEMS WERE OVERCOME
The port of Rotterdam was also
Bombs were seen attacked.
burst in the dock area.
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Other bombers successful and sustained routine attack on the doclts at Boulogne, where many
Large fires were started.
From all these operatins two British aircraft are missing.
also Coastal Command aircraft raided the docks at Calais at night
From other operations of the Coastal Command on Saturday three British aircraft are missing.
A DESCRIPTION was given in London without loss. is yesterday of the long study of factors in desert patrolling which led to the outstanding sue- cess of British mechanised forces in the Libyan Desert.
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Activity Over Britain
During the ten years before the war vari-aircraft, ous types of army vehicles were tested under desert and northern African conditions.
It has been found that big, over- sized low pressure tyres are an absolute necessity in any cur for desert use.
In fact what is wanted is a mo- tor car with a powerful, simple engine and very large tyres.
Constant maintenance of tyres
at low pressure is important
in
AIR LOSSES
OVER BRITAIN
desert motoring. As one drives DURING THE WEEK ENDING across hot and bumpy sands play MIDNIGHT
ON SATURDAY
of the walls of tyres generates TWELVE GERMAN AND THREE great heat and consequently. tyre | BRITISH pressures mount.
AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED OVER BRITAIN.
The daily figures were:--
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As the
00 tyre gets harder does the surface in contact with the ground
the Feb. decrease and tendency is for the tyre to dlg Feb. 10 into the sand instead of rolling Feb. 11 over it,
Cooling System 'Water is conspicuous by its ab- sence. A very meagre supply is needed for drinking rather than for cooling
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Feb. 13
Feb. 14
Feb. 15
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There was some activity over Britain yesterday by single enemy says an Air Ministry communique.
British fighters shot down any offi into the sea enemy fighter the south coast in the morning. Bombs have been dropped at three points in the London area and in some places in eastern and south-eastern England and the Home Counties.--Reuter.
BARRISTERS APPOINTED MAGISTRATES
FOLLOWING THE APPOINT- MENT OF MR. H. G. SHELDON, K.C., AS FIRST MAGISTRATE OF HONG KONG AT THE BE- OF LAST YEAR,
The British Aghter lost on Feb. GINNING 14 was the first destroyed in the GOVERNMENT HAS SELECTED
LOCAL PARRIS-- fighter patrol area since January] TWO MORE
TERS TO SIT ON THE BENCH motor cars or for 4, that is, in 41 days.-Reuter.
OF THE LOWER COURTS OF washing. Hence cooling-systems;
THE COLONY. for cars had to be designed on a much more generous basis than those required in Europe.
In addition, by fitting a simple condenser, it was possible if a car boiled to save water by allowing the steam to cool off in the wind and condense back as water into the radiator.
It was found also that large air filters were necessary, care burettors being constantly filled up by blowing sand.
DE L'ONCLE EMERGES
The two well-known barristers to be appointed are Mr. H. C. Maciamara and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson who have been assign- ed to the Kowloon Magistracy to EUGENE 'DE L'ONCLE, WHO fill the vacancies created by the LEADER OF THE transfer of Mr. E. Himsworth WAS THE NOTORIOUS CAGOULARDS and Mr. K. M. A. Barnett to the (HOODED MEN) IN 1937, 18] War Taxation Office. NOW HEAD OF THE NEW NAZI-
INSPIRED FRENCH PARTY, FRENCH
THE RASSEMBLEMENT ' -NA- TIONAL PORUĻAIRE, SAYS A MEGBAGE TO THE INDEREN- DENT FRENCH NEWS AGENCY IN LONDON YESTERDAY.
These were the main points in the perfect desert car but above all the engine had to be reliable and the whole mechanism as ro-
De Oncle was the first man to bust and simple as possible. Yet, even with such a car it was ine- be arrested when the Fascist ris vitable that one should occasional-g by the Cagoulards was nip- ly get completely bogged in sand.ped in the bud just three years
Out Of Pockets
So every desert car is equipped with a couple of channels either of zinc or hard rubber which can be slipped under the driving wheels so that one
a pocket of soft sand. Out of| Spades for digging out a ear and rope ladders for laying a track across particularly soft bits are quite ordinary items of equip- ment.
ago.
CABINET
MEETING
The French Cabinet met
He was charged with storing in Vichy yesterday after- German and Italian arms in readi- noon under Marshal Pe- ness for an attempt at Insurrec- tion against the Popular Front tain. Government then to power---- Reuter. } *____*____*
BRIDGE BOMBED
ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTH As distances to be covered are AFRICAN AIR FORCE DURING very great and there are no re- THE WEEK-END, INCLUDED fuelling points and few water THE BOMBING OF A ONTOON points. every inch of space on BRIDGE BETWEEN GOBWEN, vehicles must be carefully thought IN ITALIAN SOMALILAN
vantage British Wireless.
Several pontoons were hit and t
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It discussed questions concern- ing the production of raw ma- terial and unemployment and family life, it was stated.
M. "Peyrouton's resignation as Minister of Interior and his ap pointment as French Ambassador to the Argentine were officialky announced in, the afternoon..
His ministerial duties, it was added, have been transferred to Admiral Darlun. Reuter.
bridge sank,
Wire entanglements were alao bombad and, a blockhouse was des-
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