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ON the South-East Coast where a German plane crashed on the beach
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT STATEMENT
GENERAL
WONDERFUL RECORD OF
CANADIAN PILOTS Squadron Brings Down 55 Raiders In Six Engagements
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter) A wonderful record in the de- fence, of London has been achieved by the fighter pilots of the original “All Canadian" squadron of the RAF. formed in England, says "Reuter's" air correspondent.
It was revealed last night that in the past fortnight they figur ed in six fights. Fifty-five enemy aircraft made up their total "bag." The Canadians lost only two men.
On September 18 the "All Cana- enemy aircraft claimed by the dians" helped to give the German R.A.F. They fought side by side bomber force the biggest beating in several recent battles. of any which have tried to reach{ LONDONERS CONFIDENT the capital in daylight. Together
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter) - with Spitfire and Hurricane, pilots Air Marshal Bishop, Director of they met the enemy-flying in two Recruiting of the Royal Canadian
ON DAKAR OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED PRESS large formations at 7,000 feet Air Force and of the Empire all
Three Submarines Sunk By British: Vichy Claim Hits On Resolution And Barham
LONDON, Sept. 26: (Reuter)An official statement issued here yesterday morning stated that the Allied forces were being withdrawn in order to save the lives of Frenchmen:
The French Admiralty claims that two British battleships were torpedoed during the action and that one of them withdrew from the action with a strong list.
No mention of serious damage to any British vessel is madë in the long British statement on the operations.
return compelled to
BLDG. DAMAGED
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuters The Associated Press bälld- ing in London was among those damaged during Tuesday nicht's-raid-while Selfridges. and the Indian -Students' Hostel have also been damaged during recent raids,
DUTCH AIRMEN POPULAR IN R.A.F. MESSES
LONDON, Sept. 26
well out over the Thames Estuary. training scheme, who recently ar- Leading the attack, they dived rived in London, said yesterday on the first group of about 20 that the absolute confidence of bombers which at the start were Londoners is incredible until you in close formation, split them up see it.”
and shot down nine Dornier 17's It is exactly like being on leave and fives junkers 38's.
during the last war" he said. The Squadron Leader sald: “The (He was an "ace" in the Great sky seemed to be full of Spitfires war.) and Hurricanes queueing up to
"Life is going on just as usual,” attack the enemy aircraft. It was he went on "I would never have the finest shambles I have ever believed it possible.
been in. We had position, height "I had no difficulty getting a
East
and number. The enemy were a dirty-looking collection."
On September 7 when the air battle over factories, docks and railways in the Greater London The circumstances which led to W be
(Reuter) area' began with a mass attack the British withdrawal are ex-fre unless fire ceases."
"As the fire of the shore bat-Dutch airmen, in planes they by daylight, the Canadians chas plained in a Ministry of Informa-
from Holland. ed a large formation from flew to England tion announcement, which states teries did not cease the fire was have attacked several U-boats re- London" to the coast and shot
both Els Majesty's that it had never been the inten- 'returned und
They have, of course, a long re-six "Messerschmitt 110" fighter- tion of the British Government to ships and the short batteries in-cently, it was revealed yesterday. down four-"Dornier 215" bombers. two single-seater. enter into serious warlike opera-curred casualties.
cord of air combats. Tutch pilots bombers and tions against those Frenchmen
On the last occasion of a mass who felt it their duty to obey the
are popular in RAF. meses where fighters, they are regarded as staunch allies:
September 15, command of the Vichy Govern
attack, made en and good friends. ment.
Many of them have families in both the "All Canadians" and the The announcement states
their home country and ali are pilots of the first, Royal Canadian SUBMARINES SUNK "General De Gaulle had good rea-
determined to perform any task Air Force squadron to reach Eng- The British naval commander son to believe from Information
which will advance the day when land did their share in bringing the French authorities large warned
down the record number of 186. him that a that reached
the invader, will be driven out. proportion of the French popula that submarines would be engag- tion of Senegal supported the ed if they left harbour,
Free French movement, and would welcome his arrival and that a similar__situation might be estab- lished there to that which exists in French Equatorial Africa.
NAZI "INFLUENCE
"He therefore proposed to His Majesty's Government that ne should proceed there with some troops at his disposal with the goodwill and support of Great Britain.
i
"Fire from the French battle- ship Richelleu was joined to that
and con of the shore batteries sequently her Are had to be re- turned.
In spite of this warning,
three submarines made attacks
on our ships and active mea-
FINLAND'S BREACH OF
sares had to be taken against NEUTRALITY Reports reaching London from
taxi during the air raid last night to go to a friend's house, although when I got there a piece of shrapnel broke the sky-light in the hall as I went in:"
People went about, shopping, and hotels and restaurants were used during air-ralds just as thongh nothing was happening.
TERRITORIAL FORCE FOR N.Z.
*
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Beuter)— Six thousand New Zealanders will
to forin De chosen by ballot new territorial force. They will be chosen out of 16,000 men who are Hlable for military service.
Other forces will be started in Finland, says Reuter's diplo the same way for duty overseas.
By the end of the year. New matic correspondent, confirm it them with the result that two
will have sent 1.465 was announced officially in Hel-Zealand" were sunk. The entire crew of
PASSAGE FOR NAZIki yesterday that during the pilots, observers and air gunners one, fortunately, Was kaved,
next few days German troops to England and Canada. Already, and they will be repatriated
TROOPS, SUPPLIES
1,000 New Zealanders are in the an leave from Norway' will pass at the first opportunity.
under Joint R.AF. and 18,000 more have LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter). —through Finland The forces of General de Gaulle
German ETY control of the
and volunteered as pliota or techini- to make a landing Finland has committed attempted
¡ clans," which was not successful, and breach of neutrality: she is now Finnish authorities.
Sweden
the Mr. Fraser, BRITISH PROTEST
New Zealand "His Majesty's Government when it became plain that, only a following the example of
LONDON, Sept. 28. (Reuter) Premier, says that when the Em were all the more ready to afford major operation would secure the in allowing passage of German
supplies to Norway It is officially announced that pire arr training scheme reaches General de Gaulle this support as fal of Dakar, it was decided to troops and
the British Minister in Helsing- its peak, New Zealand will be milormation had reached them discontinue hostilities as it had through her territory.
An official Helsinki announce fors has been instructed to pro-supplying 900 fully trained plota that German influence was spread never been the intention of His
Majesty's
of test strongly to the Finnish Gov-and 800 technicians every year · Government to enter ment says that movements ing in Dakar.
NEW APPOINTMENT "Meanwhile, whilst the expeği-
operations "German troops and transport of ernment against their nto serious warlike
WELLINGTON, Sept. 26 (Henter) tion was on passage the Vichy against those Frenchmen who felt German supplies is taking place agreeing to allow German troops
Northern Norway and to pass through Finland on their-Major-General Sir Andrew Rus- Government despatched three it their duty to obey the com- between
sell, who participated in the Dar- cruisers from Toulon which pass- mands of the Vichy Government. Northern Finland subject to cer- way to Northern Norway.
It is stated that this action con- canelles campalan, has been ap- General de Gaulle himself was tain conditions and control mea ed through the Straits of Gibral-
stitutes a clear breach of neu-pointed Tnspector-General of thi tar and eventually arrived at most anxious that he should, not sures..
New Zealand military forces trality and international law.
Dakar.
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NO HINDRANCE **
VICHY. CLAIM
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the ·an- 'troops
be the cause of bloodshed to his! A Finnish Government spokes fellow-countrymen.
man compared them with trans *"The forces concerned are, port facilities granted by Sweden "It is no part of His Majesty's Government's policy to nterfere, therefore. now being withdrawn last July.
TROOPS AT VASA with the movements of French from the region of Dakar."
Shortly after came men-o-war so long as they are.
A communique issued in Vichy nouncement that German not destined for ports under Ger- man control. For this reason no by the French Admiralty saga were landing at Vasa (Nikolais hindrance was put in the way or that the attack on Dakar was re-tad), a Finish port halfway up the the vessels in question passing sumed just after 9 a.m. yesterday, Gulf of Bothnia From Vasa through the Straits of Gibraltar.; adding: "One of two torpedoed railway runs up along the coast "When, having done su tne, British battleships withdrew from to Tornea, on the Swedish-Finnish border. where it is linked with the pursued a southerly course they the action with a strong list." were permitted to proceed. They therefore, reached Dakar, without, tions, interference.
'i Dealing with Tuesday's opera-line runing to Narvik,
the communique repeats Obviously the Germans have When later they details already announced and been driven to this in an effort put to sea again steaming south adds: "In the course of the ento escape the attention of the Bri-
Our cruisers scored tish submarines, It was thought that they might gagement,
Finland, in granting this faciíi- be attending to interfere with the several hits on Barham and Reso- situation existing in French Equa-lution, as well as on a cruiser of ty, has committed a grave breach
of neutrality, torial Africa which has already the Kent class "de
declared for de Gaulle,
*Ships of the Royal Navy. intercepted their passage, and insisted upon their reversing their course which they even. taully did, two of them return- ing to Dakar and the third, which was suffering from gine-trouble being towed by: one of His Majesty's ships to- wards Casablanca, pobol
REPRISAL RAIDS ON GIBRALTAR
BY
FRENCH BOMBERS: VICHY CLAIMS LARGE SHIP HIT
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Beuter) A Gibraltar message says that 100 bombs were dropped on Gibraltar on Tuesday from 20,000 feet by planes of the French type. They appeared to number around. 20 although a Vichy report says that 100 planes took part in the rald. "On the morning of September. It is interesting to note that bases despite the lively anti 23, the emissaries of General de the Gerdiana reported the rald aircraft fire from British guns. Gaulle, flying the tricolour and before it took place.
BOSTILE RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY'S RAIDS BERLIN, Sept. 28 (Reuter)
planes continued" their buildings and Bombardment of Gibraltar yester- lant at Dakar and were met with roads were damaged and casualties day morning, according to a hostile, reception, were fired totalled four killed and 12 wound Algeciras despatch to the Official
-1 ed:
German News Agency upon and seriously wounded. -
white flag in order to show theit The Falding planes were engag French nationality and their "ed by anti-aircraft batteries and French peaceful intentions, attempted to warships. Some
It is added that unita of the "Batterics of the port opened It is officially announced by sire on one of General de Gaulle's the Visby Government that by French Fleet which had been. warships and subsequently on His way of reprisal a large number stationed in the straits continued Majesty's ships which were stand- of aircraft of the French Air on their course towards the Atlan ing by in order to render Central Foren bombarded Gibraltar on tic.
de Gaulle the support and assist Tuesday dropping 45 tons of bombs A Tangler report states that on the arsenal and the southern, relays of French bombers passed ance he needed.
over here between 2 p.m. and 3 Before returning the French part of the Mole. fire the Admirat Commanding a large ship in port was hit and pm, yesterday and the subsequent made the following signal in plant a large number of fires observed bombing of Gibraltar was clearly
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