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GENERAL
LARGE FORMATION OF ENEMY BOMBERS SMASHED IN FIERCE BATTLE
LONDON
OVER SOUTH-EASTERN
ACCURATE A. A. FIRE DISCONCERT RAIDERS: FAMILY'S LUCKY ESCAPE
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LONDON, SEPT. 1 (REUTER)—THIE NAZIS RÉSUMED THEIR ATTACKS ON ENGLAND YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN A FORMATION OF ABOUT A DOZEN BOMBERS ESCORTED BY AT LEAST 20 MESSERSCHMITTS, SWEPT OVER A SOUTH- EAST ENGLAND DISTRICT. TEN MINUTES LATER A STRONGER FORCE OF BOMB- ERS FOLLOWED, ACCOMPANIED BY ABOUT.30 FIGHTERS.
The Messerschmitts could be plainly seen frolicking about in the bright morning sky. Once ten of them in single file roared round and round. An eye-witness des- cribed them: "They looked like silver flies whirling round a jampot."
The first formation of bombers was led by four ma- chines in diamond shape, the rest following in threes. Half an hour later the raiders returned "and scattered all over the sky heavily engaged by our fighters.
Reports soon came in off Workers in factories in the town
threw themselves on successes of R.A.F, fighters.
the ground One employee the explosions shook them
First report said at least as bombs dropped.
said
three, and possibly four when they were on the ground. raiders were believed to have been brought down.
One twin-engined bomber crash- ed on land. Three of the crew baled out and were captured.
A later report brought the morn- ing's bag up to nine. The total was brought up to 13 with the shooting down of four ralders in a battle over the south-east coast.
SECOND RAID
In the second rald cn London yesterday enemy planes were driven off and actually failed to reach the capital. ·
The third alarm to be sounded in the London area was heard in the early afternoon. when the un-. official score of enemy planes brought down was 14. Two Bri- tish fighters were then missir.g.
FRIDAY'S TOLL
OF RAIDERS LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)- It was announced in London yesterday that at least 62 enemy 'planes were downed on Friday, 58 by R.A.F. fight- ers and tour by A.A. guRS.
Nineteen of our fighters were lost but the pilots or 10 are known to be safe.
Birthday Of Queen Wilhelmina
CHURCH SERVICES
SPY SCARE IN
JAPAN
TOKYO, AUg. -31 (Reuler) - Japanese smokers will be remind- ed to watch against sples when- ever they light a cigarette. ·
The Tokyo Match Retailera Association yesterday decided "to place on sale 20,000 DORES of ratches with an anti-spy, slogan
Meanwhile anti-spy posters will appear all over Japan today.
The Yomiuri Shimbun. leading
EL
-HELD IN LONDON oko newspaper, recently carried LONDON, Sept. 1.
contest for anti-spy posters. (Reuter) -
The winning design shows A Yesterday, on the occasion of the
lantern with 60th birthday of Queen Wihelming lighted Japanese
of Holland, the King and Queen characters inscribed. "Beware of sent a personal message to the spies." Netherlands ruler in her place of
| exile In England."
SABOTEURS IN BELGIUM
Hundreds of telegrams poured into the Netherlands Legation, in London, including one from the Governor-General of Canada and LONIXON, Aug. 31. (Reuter)- Countess Athlone.
Acts of sabotage continue in Bel-
The South African Government,lum and the German army, of through its Charge d'Affaires in occupation has taken reprisals. London, sent a message
Yesterday morning the Gerina express-
the controlled Belgian radio announc ing the deep sympathy of Government and people of Southed in Flemish that a case of "sabo-"" Africa for the people of Holland tage had occurred in Leige pri and their
Wednesday night when Queen in their cala: vince on mity.
army cables were cut. over the district keeping high The message added: "Our ter-
This was not the first such case, the announcer said, and
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or seven planes took part. Soma above the range of searchlights vent wish is that you are long the German army was obliged i
He added: "I think about six
dived and dropped six or seven bombs and then Red. The bombs appeared to be high explosive. It was all over in a few minutes."
FREAK EXPERIENCE
Among the many experiences related in yesterday's air raids was that of a family who were evacuating to the country.
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which made a ring of beams. for
kept for your Government and 20 miles,
to put into effect an earlier threat Harassed by guns which shot people and that you will soon see to take reprisals. from all directions the raiders were the restoration of their indepen-
dence." driven off time and again as they tried to penetrate the defences,
A raider was shot down in 1 London suburb during the night; celebrated the altogether 16 provincial towns these anniversaries were raided during the night. bank holidays.
An Air Ministry and Ministry
Home Security communique states enemy attacks during the night were dispersed over many parts of the country.
A bomg scored a direct hit
the lorry outside
of their house, which contained ali their furniture. which was destroyed, The family them- selves had gone back into the .house to collect belongings
and not one was hurt.
hours sounding half way through the morning.
HAPHAZARD BOMBING Reports indicate that
although
a considerable number of enemy aircraft were engaged they "did not cause heavy damage.
London had one warning after another yesterday, the seventh in Shortly before the third alarm 25
High explosive and Incendiary enemy planes were heard over
bombs were dropped in the Lon the London area droning at a
Many people were on the way don area, apparently haphazardly. great height. Bursts of machine to work when the siren, went early Damage was done to houses and gun fire indicated they had been in the morning. Trains and buses buildings in residential districts. engaged by British fighters, continued their journeys normal- Some casualties were reported.
The enemy then dived out of ly.
In a Midland town bombs caus- the sun and were heard roaring Reaction of most train passen-ed damaged to houses and there down after which several explo-gers heading towards the City was were a number of casualties. sions resembling bombs were "Oh, damn it." They pulled down In other parts of the country heard.
the blinds according to instruc-bombs were dropped in some ur
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After about half a minute the tions and calmly resumed reading raiders appeared to be driven off their newspapers and books.
LITTLE DAMAGE.
STREET CROWDED. One enemy plane, which dived out of the clouds dropped bombs in a town in the London area.
The streets were crowded with shoppers. The sirens had noti been sounded, when explosions occurred. Women and children rushed for shelters and the fire brigade immediately turned out.
The plane zoomed away, after the first explosion and seven minutes after the last bomb was dropped the alarm went.
A heavy cloud of dust swept across the town. Buildings in the centre were shaken and glasses on hotel tables upset.
A fierce alr, battle developed over a south-east London area. Within 10 minutes a large formation of enemy bombers was smashed up by gunfire and British fighters.
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Dawn yesterday showed once again that German raiders had done surprisingly little damage and that casualties were few in their six and a half hour visit to the London area on Friday night which followed the shattering of the mass attacks on Friday when 62 German aircraft were des-. troyed: the night rald ended at 3.50 a.m.
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ban and many rural areas. Houses and buildings were damaged in
a number of districts and some casualties caused
FRIDAY'S RAID
All Belgian ex-Servicemen JTI three communes had therefore WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION beep arrested as prisoners of was Netherlanders all over the world Other reprisals would follow if
day. in Holland acts of sabotage did not cease
are normally
QUEEN WILHELMINA
Because of the tragedy which has overcome her country the Friday's ralds by the Nazis Queen signified her intention of were chiefly directed" against" R. celebrating her birthday private- A. F. aerodromes on circuits justly and quietly but Services in her around London. Our defences honour were held in three Lon- were on top throughout
don churches.
There were four raids on Lon- Led by Admiral Furstner and don and district. In one. 10 General Van Der Vyver. detach- enemy planes were destroyedments of the Netherlands Navy, in the London area alone. Waves Army and Air Force, merchant of bombers tried to approach the marine and fishing fleet journey- London's defences had a sur-city from different, directions, but ed to London to attend the ser-
sance raiders when they attempt- prise in store for Goering's nui-were driven off
vices.
Ab
One of the battles was watched ed to resume their' tactles over the by a party of people in a shelter
a formal celebration at London area at nightfall.
Queen's Hall yesterday afternoon, un bign ground. The noise of Anti-aircraft guns burst into gunfire and falling bombs was ter- Prince Bernhard replied in Dutch action with an accuracy that ob- rifle and the vibration was SO to an address by the Dutch viously disconcerted the occasion-strong that they thought that Minister, Dr. Michiels Van Ver- al raiders, who strove desperately their end was near.
duyen.
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ADMIRALTY GOOD WISHES
to evade the clinging beams of They went outside their shelter searchlights and made off harri- and saw a thrilling sight which It is believed several enemy edly.
made them completely forget their Among many messages receiv planes were "brought down. Several other districts in the nervousness, German planes were ed by Queen Wlihelmina was one Others, their' formation. broken. London area were visited and tearing across the sky chased by from Mr. A. V. Alexander, First scattered.
bombs apparently were dropped at our fighters.
Lord of the Admiralty, conveying Five parachutes were seen des- random
the good wisher of the Board of RAIDER IN FLAMES cending.
Admiralty and officers and men
"COLOSSAL SIGHT"
TERROR TACTICS
One of our planes was right of the Royal Navy, and declaring German machine. how proud they are to have
The Nazis again tried terror on top of
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An eye-witness told Reuter's re-tactics during the right in the There was burst of machine-gun fighting at their side the gallant porter the sight was "colossal" Midlands, north-west and several fire and then the Nazi dived to and indomitable Navy of
No sooner had the enemy ap other areas which were visited by the ground, its tall in flames. peared than our anti-aircraft gun. Are bombers. nors set about them with a terrific barrage which was followed by! Spitfires.
An eye-witness estimated about 10 raiders were engaged.
The al clear sounded in the London area after about minutes.
! Netherlands " Over one south-east area, 16 Nazi "planes met such an intense barrage of fire that the forma-
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Homes were damaged in some places.
"In a north-west district 'planes tion-broke up and made of came over
in relays dropping in different directions. Our fighters said that they thought that fares and high explosives.--- swooped down on them and one frst the 'plang was going to
Auxiliary firemen successfully raider was soor crashing in crash right down on them. dealt with incendiaries and heavy flames. 50
The Nazi pilot made a supreme AA guris put up a perfect bar- Another was attacked by three of effort, to recover control, lifted There were some casualties Intage.
our planes, pumping bullets into his plane over a train full of the attack on the London area In a Midland town, which had it rapidly. Suddenly it turned over Passengers and then crashed in a but the
Its longest raid, theatre and cine- and crashed. German pilots were sewage farm, numbers are not yet known. An eye-witness said eight ma audiences subscribed genere s-Bloating down in their parachutes
"The air was full of crashing bombs were dropped in one dis-ly to the local Spitfire Fund while in various parts of the district.
machines,"
an official of the trict from an unknown number of the rald was on.
One bomber crashed and all
company said,
One bomber crashed on a nur- sery and exploded. An adjacent house was set on fire but the bri- gade put out "the flames. In an- other district, a Home Guardsman was injured by flying bullets.
planes which dived out of the. One Midland town received new four occupants were killed. brilliant sun in a lightning swoop incendiaries of a petrol type..
RAIDERS INTERCEPTED R.A.F. fighters were seen to run across a stream of Nazi raiders approaching from the coast before bombs fell in the London area.
It was a heavier attack than usual, the raiders coming over in force shortly after dusk and were met by heavy gunfire. The sky was lit up for miles around by gun flashes for nearly four hours.
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An ambulance driver risked his life trying to
rescue them. He dragged, one man out and found that he was dead with a bullet through his head. The other four were trapped in the flames.
Four German planes were brought down in this area.
The Air Ministry news service says that an· All Canadian Squa- DODGED PASSENGER TRAIN
dron on Friday afternoon in single Members of a gas company's batrol destroyed eight Messer- Home Guard dragged another schmittą three Heinkels and a Nazi out of the wreckage of his fourth Heinkel already, damaged At one time the ground defen-plane, but he too was dead. A by another squadron. ces were dealing with four Spitfire shot him down. groups of bombers which came One of the Home Guardamen casualties..
One lady resident' said she saw two German planes leave the crowd, dive steeply and let loose; A few bombs were dropped but their bombs. She saw two bombs caused little damage andr leave one plane. They looked like casualties..
huge sausages,
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Terrific crashes 'followed. small works received a direct hit. Another bomb damaged houses,
RING OF BEAMS-
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