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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 18, 1941,
Bomber Command's Blitz Against The Rhineland
SHANGHAI
ON SATURDAY NIGHT CONSIDERABLE RAILWAY FORCES OF THE BOMBER COMMAND RE SABOTAGE
SUMED THEIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE FACTORIES AND RAILWAYS OF THE RHINE- LAND, AND RUHR, STATES THE AIR MINIS. TRY NEWS SERVICE.
A FREIGHT TRAIN, ON, THE
SHANGHAI-NANKING RAIL- WAY WAS OVERTURNED YES- TERDAY AT ANTING, 20 MILES: NORTHWEST OF SHANGHAI.
WHERE THE RAILS HAD BEEN SHANGHAI REPORT.
TORN UP, ACCORDING TO A
Trains could not pass through to-day as repairs had not yet been completed. Passengers had. to change trains at the spot.
It is believed that the sabotage was done by Chinese mobile
Three great centres of industry, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Duisburg, were all heavily bombed: Factories were left burning and in each town great fires were made the aiming point for powerful high explosive bombs.
During the night Sir Archibald Visibility was fairly good and units.-Central News. Sinclair, Air Secretary, met there was moonlight over the tar- many of the pilots before and get. The squadron had a success- after they flew over Germany, ful night. He was accompanied by Sir Hugh The crews reported fierce fires at Seely, Air Under-Secretary. Duisburg, one of them a quarter Sinclair first visited a Stirling, inne tong, which lit up streets and squadron where he met the buildings. The rear gunner said crews and was shown over one he could see the glow of it from of the great four-engined bom bers,
He told the crews that "deadly thrusts at the military power of Germany are being made by the Bomber Command "and in making these thrusts you fellows in four engined bumbers have a big part to play. You are playing it
magnificently."
Later he visited another aern- drome where the crews of Wel
the Dutch coast.
There was great opposition from! ground defences and many more searchlights than had been report- ed from Duisburg before.
Sir Archibald Sinclair waited until the commanding officer re- ported all his aircraft safely down. Then in the dawn he flew back to London. British Wireless,
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fed before taking off for Duis- burg.
He heard all detailed in- structions given to the crews and then said: "It is the Bom. ber Command which is going to be the main instrument of victory. It is the fighters who saved
from
THOMPSON
ON UNION
defeat fast "The present and future
ITALIAN ROLE-ON PAPER
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") spokesman, has declared that the Virginio Gayda, the Italian Italians are playing an important role in the Ukrainian campaign, adding that the manoeuvres "con- stitute the'final assault."
(It is interesting to note that the German High Command in their communique on the situation did not mention the Italians in any part of the fighting), Inter- national News Service.
autumn and it is the bombers of freedom on this earth DEFENCE industrica of Germany and depend upon continued
who are going to smash the war
break the will to win of the and more intense collab- MEASURES
German people.
oration of the whole of the Relieving The Russians English-speaking world,"
ing now and have been
TRADE
MEASURES TAKEN
FENCE OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDE, FIRSTLY,
THE PLACING OF MORE COM-
MODITIES UNDER EXPORT CONTROL.
"The work which you are do-declared Dorothy Thomp- YESTERDAY FOR THE DE-
doing son, American journalist, during past weeks is of particular in a B.B.C. postscript last importance because it relieves the] weight of the attack upon Russia. night.
Government, Parliament and, 1
She said: "I believe that had am sure, the people of this coun- the United States and the United They include woodpulp, metals, fry want to bring the greatest Kingdom-American Union and machinery and vehicles, rubber possible help to the Russians in British Commonwealth-stood, to- and rubber goods, chemicals and their struggle.
gether as one people after the last related products, except certain "The pressure which you exert upon the economic life of Ger- war, this war would never have pharmaceutical products not listed
occurred."
in the previous schedules. many, these attacks on the Rubr She continued: "Unless we where you are going to-night, stand together now and and where the great war. indus rest of foreseeable history the priority on orders for mosquito tries of Germany are still centred, great peace for all and freedom netting, sewing machines and all the attacks on communications between the Ruhr, and the east, for all cannot be won or main types of business machines.
tained."-Reuter. your thrusts at the military power of Germany--will be a direct-re- lief to the Russians in the battle in the east.
Hitting Civilian Morale
If we go on hammering at the Germans in the west, the time will undoubtedly come, sooner or lat- er, when the German people will insist that the High Command should bring back more aircraft from the eastern front to protect them and counter-attack us in
Secondly, the United States
for the Army and Navy have been given
Reuter. '.
HISTORIC RECORD
OF CONFERENCE
Britain. That will relieve the GOOD MORNING, how are you?” were weight of the attack upon the the first words the Premier, Mr. Winston
hard-pressed Russians.
#
"That is the importance of the Churchill, said as he shook hands with Pre-
task which you have been carry
ing out lately and will be carry-sident Roosevelt at their historic meeting, ac- ing out to-night.
which you have shown in doing
"I commend you for the cour cording to a film record of the encounter age and skill and determination which has been flown to England and has just it. The work which you have arrived in London. done and are doing will be an ex- ample and inspiration to the new
The unedited version of the
crews now coming forward for film was shown privately to al the greater Bomber Command number of journalists on Satur- which will be operating in a few day night with, however, the months time. I thank you for majority of the sound” track what you have done and wish you omitted:
good luck for the future and good. The film does not show Juck for to-night.”gi
two statesmen in actual
cap and smoking a cigar and also shows the Premier hand-- Ing President Roosevelt message from His Majesty the King,
It also shows the service held the aboard the Prince of Wales, with con- President Roosevelt and Mr. Sir Archibald Sinclair returned ference but a naval officer who Churchill seated side by side. to a bomber station. In the early accompanied the party stated while the chaplain reads. the hours of morning to see Welling. that during the, greater part of lesson which began with the ton crews on return from Duls- the time, the two men talked words: "Be strong and of good burg.NAL
alone in a cabin on the
A young officer rear gunner told him how he had shot down a German fighter into the sea off the Dutch qpast.
Huge Duisburg Fires
This gunner had taken part in 52 other bombing attacks. He has shot down four German fighters |and has got probables as well.
upper courage.".
deck of the American cruiser | Other pictures show the frater- where President Roosevelt had nisation between the crew of the his quarters.
Anglo-American Fraternisation
“Prince of Wales" and 200. Ameri- can sailors invited on board, who, |brought "gifts"which" President Roosevelt presented to every member of the British crew, con- sisting of specially prepared boxes' Tho, film, shows Mr. Churchill each containing a hundred. being piped aboard the Ameri- cigarettes, frult and half a pound, can cruiser wearing a yachting of cheese.-Router.