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THE WATCH ON THE SKY-On "Stand-by "duty in France a British Royal Air Force pilot, cun-
Adent of the capabilities of his "Battle" aircraft. looks to the sky.
R.A.F. BOMBS DROPPED
ON MUNITION DUMP
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Bridges Over Meuse, Rhine
Also Badly Damaged
LONDON, May 27 (Reuter) The Air Ministry news service states that troop trains and important railway junctions, in north-west Germany and enemy occupied areas were successful- ly bombed during «Friday night's extensive operations.
Attacking the aerodrome, in Flushing, at midnight, the R.A. F. caused considerable damage to the hangars and also dropped Incendiary bombs which started many fires which were observed to be, still burning two hours later, Bridges over the canal linking the rivers Meuse and Rhine werë bombed from a low altitude and badly damaged.
Other aircraft heavily bombed north Geldern a few miles from Germany and destroyed a troop train and a
goods train. Ten machine-guns on the roof of a train opened fire and a member of the bomber crew sald, “we ran through a curtain of green tracer bullets and dropped a salvo.
"The noise was deafening and we saw large bits of the carriage and truck flying in all directions,"
STILL LEADING HIS TROOPS
Berlin Lies Denounced
BUTCHERY OF THE INNOCENT
- LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)— The Ca'ro Wat der Masti de- rounces radio Berlin's lles, in which it declared that Hitler was exchanging friendly letters with Imam Yehia, and 'says "the truth "qute the opposite. The Imam sent Hitler a message, asking him to terminate the war and to pre- serve the world from the butchery with which the Germans are shedding innocent blood."
Such was the message. We are In A position to affirm that Hitler did not answer the letter," This example gives some idea of with the deceiving" manoeuvres which the Nazis try to make the people belleve that they are sup ported by the Arabs
THE BRITISH SPIRIT
GENERAL
CHINESE TROOPS AGAIN APPROACH TSAOYANG
Fierce Engagement Near
Honan Border
CHUNGKING, May 27 (Central)-Fighting on the Hupeh-“ Honan border continued to centre around places south-east of Taoyang, where the Japanese lines have been mercilessly dis sected and 'panished:
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Having hurled back the second Japanese drive on the twin cities of Fancheng and Stangyang on the upper reaches of the Han River. Chinese" forces are again steadily encroaching on - Tsaoyang,” which was lost, regained and lost again in quick suc- cession earlier this month.
The Chinese forces at Yenfow-
25.
kow, following up their success on China War May 23, continued to advance southward and wiped cut a force
of 500 Japanese Infantry at Yang- kiatang, just south of the Hanan border-
:
Two Planes Down
CHINESE PILOT'S FINE WORK
STIFF CHINESE RESISTANCE Another ferce engagement be- tween crack Chinese forces and about 2.000 Japanese took place near Huyangchen across the bor- derline in Honari, on May 24. "The
CHUNGKING, May 26 (Central) Japanese lost 800 men and aTwo Japanese planes, a 'heavy quantity of supplies.?
bomber and a fighter, were shot north Kiangsu, Japanese down over Chungking "yesterday tonces suffered a serious reverse afternoon in a furious a'r battle at Chinese hands west of Hing-in which the enemy amassed 72 hwa, north-east of Kaoyu. After machines--the heaviest concen- bringing up large reinforcements tration fielded by the Japanese the invaders based ut Kaur, since the start of the present Yangchow and Shaopo launched "bombing season." an attack on the Chinese post-
Kao Yu-sing, pilot, and machine-
tions in the Hinghwa-Talchow gunner was the hero of the day. regions The Chinese put up He accounted for one of the Jap- stin resistance and finally sucanese raiders after a relentless ceeded in tinging back the duel in which his own machine
was riddled by machine-gun fire.
HEAVY DAMAGE
tackers.
In the Slaoshan area, south or the Chientang River in Cheklang.
the Japanese renewed their offen- The enemy machine." "after" sive on May 25 by driving south-suffering heavy damage, was sent down in a streak of flame over ward. Fighting is reported to be
Sizokwanyingchias, forty kilo- still in progress at Yatakiao and the vicinity.
meters southeast of Chungking. The battle for the possession or, The detonation was heard, several Tsincheng, in southeast Shansi, milles around,
The other machine, a heavy continues unabated. A number
1.
of strategic points around the bomber, was shot down above the town have been wrested back by Chlen River. by cross fire from the Chinese from the enemy. in several Chinese pursuits,
During the Japanese rald, scoreS an encounter at Wangchwany, south of Tsincheng, the Chinese of bombs were dumped on the exacted a toir of 200 from the suburbs of the city
captured --six Or Japanese and
them alive
Earlier in the morning, some 50 Japanese planes in several groups raided various "places in "including Hokiang.
Szechwan.
The Bern Baster Nachrichten BETTER PLANES Yungchuan and Chiklang Ther
says,
it is a peculiarity of the English character that it only develops its full power in moments
of great danger. The spirit..which prevades the English people fall crisis is well expressed by Lord of the Rosebery-At the time greatest Napoleonic pert, none thought of yielding or the possi- bility of asking for peace.' Can it be that this spirit is any dli- ferent today?"
PETROL DEPOT BOMBED Railway junctions were attacked at Jemelle, Libramont and Re- cugne where a large explosion fol- lowed the bombing of an ammuni- tion dump, and petrol depot. A train was bombed on a viaduct near Namur and a direct hit caus- ed half the train to disappear.
Many other convoys were bom-
LONDON, May 27 (Reuter) bed and machine-gunned. The
King Leopo'd is in the midst of GERMANY'S HEAVY railway junction at Louvain was his troops and the Government is set afire and the junction at St.
remaining with their Soverein, Quentin heavily bombed. Attacks declared M. Hymans, former Bel- were made on marshalling yards and aerodromes in Germany.
A pilot who successfully bombed
FIELD LOSSES
PARIS, May 27 (Reuter)-Presi- gian Foreign Minister. in a state-'dent Lebrun has signed the order
M. Hymans added that when cials in northern France. went to the Belgian news agency, dismissing many high Police offi-
BETTER MEN
WHY OUR AIR FORCE IS SO SUPERIOR
LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)- The superiority of the R.A.F. In
fighting quality is indisputable and there is evidence of this in the growing total of the German
losses.
On Saturday.
German bombers were brought down at the cost of one British pilet's life.
One pilot came down with one engine out of action. His fuse- lage was riddled and his contr. 2 almost shot away He was a
an aerodrome north-east of. Dort the Getfan attack began on May Beven infantry cotonels have member of a squadron which had
mund reported, on his return that
He had seen a blazing fire in Ruhr.
showing that another raider had found his target.
TROOPS ATTACKED
Un Saturday, the R.AF. hit hard in a series of daylight raids.
the Belgian army, which had
been on guard at the frontler zer six months, amounted to 700,000 mer and all men up to 35 years'
been appointed temporary Briga
dier-Generals. "
General Weygand, the Allied of age were called up in addition. Commander-in-Chief, is reported A large number of young- Bel- to be satisfied, confident and full glans imbued with the highest of hope.
The raids took place over a wide patriotism, were now receiving The price at which the German area and they also bombed pon-military training on French soll advance has been gained is stress toon and road bridges along the land as a result the total Belgian ed in Parts. The German losses Belgian front.
military strength would ultimate have been three times those of the Two hundred bombs were drop-ly amount to over a million men. Allés. ped upon a long column of supply
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lorries near Boulogne.
Then the attackers dived to 90
H.M.S. WESSEX
LOST
feet and scattered smaller "bombs
། ༔
CHANNEL PORTS ARE HELD PARIS, May 27 (Reuter)
AC-
The main road and bridge over, LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)- Lys were demolished and two pon The Admiralty announces that the toon bridges were a tacked. One destroyer, H. M. 8. Wessex was was wrecked and the other was lost as a result of damaget frum, cording to military circles here, badly damaged. The approaches to
French troops are firmly holding the bridges were blocked."
enemy air attacks, while engaging Large bodies of German troops with other Naval units off the the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and
Zeebrugge. which were massing to the rear of French Coast six ratings were the battlefield in Belgium were killed and 15 others wounded heavily bombed in the afternoon. |
MORE RAIDS
accounted for 18 Nazi" planes and 11 others mong fight
Odé Saturday they shot down six while it is probable that they also accounted for two more
Messerschmitts.“
FLOWN THROUGH FIRE While attacking the enemy, a Fight-Lieutenant found his Spit fire was shaking. He had flown thibukty anti-aircraft fire without knowing it
were challenged and driven away by Chinese fighters.
LEUNGHOW RETAKEN
KWANGTUNG FRONT, May ZI | (Central)-Chinese forces on the Tsungfa sector scored a notable success by recapturing Leunghow Yesterday afternoo
Leunghow is a strategic village about 16 alles north of Tsungia, east of the railway, and was the northernmost point the Japanese reached in their recent drive.
Several vantage points around Leunghow have all returned to Chinese bands.
NO SERIOUS "ATTACK
LONDON, May 27 (Reuter- The British General Headquarters have issued a communique stating that there had been no serious attack yesterday on the Britis FRIL
The enemy launched a strong offensive against, the Belgian forces on our left. The British troops have gone to the assistance of the Alller,"
There have been heavy bomb- ing attacks on towns in the back areas.
WIN DAN
Another pliat was given up as lost. Suddenly his comrades heard his voice coming over the radio announcing that he had been shot The events of the last few days down by two German planes, have not impaired, the courage A squadron of Hurricanes which and resource of the British encountered a group of 50 Junkers soldier. 87's shot down six definitely and ' One tank by. Itself." yesterday destroyed seven armoured fighting vehicles." probably two more,
In one fight a Hurricane pilot found he was nearly crashing. A fierce battle has been raging into a Henschel He tired at it all day on either side of Valencien- point blank. The German plane Four of these aircraft are mis-es, where the Germans launched went down in flames.
two strong attacks on Sunday morning.
"
LONDON, May 27 (Router)--The sing.
OIL TANKS ABLAZE Air Ministry ounces that i
No indication of the final out- Fighter activity was less intense heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force carried out further exten- on Saturday owing to the weather come of these battles "can yet be sive operations against the enemy conditions, but some 20 enemy given, but it was reported late throughout Saturday night.
aircraft were shot down with the yesterday afternoon that French Targets successfully attacked in loss of four British fighters, troops had repulsed all German the Rhineland included railway Yesterday over 40 enemy aircraft attacks and that they had inflicted junctions, siding, and marshalling have been destroyed or seriously heavy losses on the enemy. YATCH. ********
damaged while seven of our At other points on the front, the Germans have failed to break Many important objectives on fighters are missing. the enemy's lines of communica- Four of our fighters reported through the positions of the Allied I missing on Thursday have since armies in the north, either on the tion were also bmobed,
acro- River Lys in the
in the region of Cour- returned safely to their dromes in France.
tral or in the west." Reconnaissance aircraft of thë Above all the day was one of in these operations.
Coastal Command found oil tanks aerial activity. Both the British Medium bombers, operating from in. Rotterdam still burning this and French air forces were extre south Brital and France again, morning after the recent bombing mely active. carrying out intense made successful attacks by day attack.
bombing operations over the whole and night on enemy armoured They took the opportunity to region of the north, as well as the vehicles, ammunition dumps and bomb several mure and set them German rear and on Nazi columns artillery.
on fire.
on the march.
Dumps were exploded and sup- ply depots set on are
Two of our bombers were lost
EVACUATION CENTRES
LONDON, May 27 (Reuter) The Government has decided that as Holland, parts of Belgium and are in enemy northern France hands, the following towns on the south-east coast will become eva- cuation areas:
trip:
FULL-BLOODED
OFFENSIVES
PARIS, May 27 (Reuter) A military spokesman states that the German attacks on the Allied armles in Belgium on. Saturday were full-blooded offensives which artillery, aircraft and tanks participated.
In the attack on Lys the oppoo- ing forces swayed backwards and forwards but finally the original positions were fully maintained.-
Two other attacks were also fronts "from": she to Both attacks com Que
Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Felix-stowe Harwich, Clacton. launched on Frinton, Walton Southend Mar- ten miles wide. gate, Ramsgate. Broadstairs, Band pletely failed
A special announcement broad- wich, Dover, Deal and Folkestone.
Arrangements are being made cast from Berlin claimed that an for children, whose parents wish aircraft carrier had been bombed them to go, to be sent to safer and sunk off the Norwegian districts in the Midlands and in coast
Well-informed circles in London. The movement will start next state that there is no truth what-
ever in this claim." Bunday.
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