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R.A.F. OBJECTIVES
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941
SHATTERS WAR
IN FRANCE
Successes Confirmed By Reconnaissance Direct Hits On Vulnerable Spots
NEW EVIDENCE PROVING THE SUCCESS OF THE R.A.F.'S RE- CENT DAYLIGHT OFFENSIVES HAS BEEN SECURED BY RECON ›NAISSANCE, STATES THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE IN LON-
DON.
PREMIER TO REVIEW. SITUATION
Sunday's attack on the electric power station and chemical works at Gosnay, near Bethune, was conspicuously successful.
A strong force of British fighters kept Messerschmitts. away, enabling the British Blenheim bombers to make steady bombing runs over the great area of the works and al- most at leisure direct bombs at the most im- portant and vulnerable parts.
According to present
Power stations "south-west-orBlenheims with-a-fighter- escort, high explosives just arrangements, states the boiler house received one and received Reuter's diplomatic cor- possibly. two direct hits, while the where they were most effective.
war
north east boiler house was also:
Other bombs burst on railway trucks, Several more fell along the the south-west edge of dynamo house and coal wash* -ing plant.
respondent, the Prime hit Minister will make a statement
on the -situation, with special re- ference to Russia, when the Commons reassemble.
The question whether there will be a debate or not following, de- pends on the nature of the state- *inént.
Present indications are that the statement will be made in public but little surprise would be caus- ed if part of it were made in secret session, Reuter.
All sizes
14” to 181⁄2”
A coal conveyor and workshops were hit again and again.
The chemical works received while at least six direct hits other bombs burst ph the oil pipeline.
Finally, incendiaries among oil tanks, where they were likely to do as much harm anywhere in the plant.
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Several direct hits were scored at the point where railway trucks converge to form a bottleneck. A large engine shed and rolling- stock were also hit,
Much damage was also done on Saturday to the shipyards of the Atellers-et Chantiers de Norman- dle on the banks of the Seine at Grand Queville.
On U-Boat Shelters
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Bombs fell right
Tell on the workshop forming the east and south boun- daries of the shipyard. * Other bombs burst on and near the oil tanks, some of which were wrecked In earlier attacks on these ship- yards.
Direct Nito Hazebrouck's important railway last Saturday by yard. bombed
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On this busy Saturday Blen- 1 heims also vigorously attacked
Cherbourg docks.
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One stick of bamba.burst on the submarine shelters, others bursting among harbour craft. Apart from these attacks targets which have become essen- tial parts in the German · war machine, bombers also made day light raids during this busy week- end over the Norwegian, German and Dutch coasts-Reuter.
SOVIET ANTI-NAZI BROADCAST
Young organisations of all coun- tries and of all religious beliefs and political outlooks are invited in an announcement from the Soviet Embassy in London to take part in an anti-fascism meeting to be broadcast from Moscow next Sunday
The meeting will comprise workers in factories and plants. fighters of the Red Army, students, officers, workers, scientists and artists.
For all those, adds the state- ment, to whom the honour, liberty and independence of their native land is dear, there is only one path of struggle against Nazism and the destruction of Hitlerite' Germany.
-British Wireless.
HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES IN HUNAN
Heavy casualties have compell- ed the Japanese to pour in more troops to support their six columna in northern Huban, latest. feld dispatches disclosed. The second, third and fourth columns nt Wukow, Wusungahih and Huin- shin on the south bank of the Milo River have been increased by 20,000 and started southward thrusts simultaneously two days. dgo. However, all the enemy units are held by the Chinese Central News
TOISHAN ATTACK
up
The Japanese column from Kongmoon and Sunwui has reach- ed. the vicinity of Tangshullcou Another: Japanese unit going river is also nearing the town.
Fighting is in progross to the tenst of Tanghuikou, north of Tol-
shan-Central Nowi.
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