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GENERAL
SPECTACULAR R.A.F. ATTACK JAP TROOPS ADVANCING
ON FRENCH COAST
COAST AUSTRALIAN
Raid Concentrated On The Gun Emplacements
Near Cap
Gris Nez
LONDON, Oct. 21 (Heuter)-The Royal Air Force stared a terrifle and spectacular attack on the French "coast shortly after dusk yesterday. The bombing was so.. violent that the ground on the English side of the Channel quivered as salvoes of bombs were dropped.
The bombing appeared to be concentrated on the German long range gun emplacements hear Cap Gris Nea. Although a low must hung over the sea, flashes of exploding bombs, esti- mated by watchers at the rate of 100 per minute could be seen on the Kent coast.
Searchlights played contusedly aircraft shortly after midnight as they tried to pick out the Bri- but very little damage was caused tish bombers and flaming onions and there were no casualties.
and streams of ariti-aircraft shells poured into the air from German ground defences until the air appeared to be sprinkled with tinsel.
Windows were shattered over u wide area but on the whole the damage, was remarkably light in relation to the ferocity of the German reply to the British bom- bardment across the Straits of Dover,
Early estimates put casualties only at one killed and two wound- ed. The duel lasted two, hours.
LIKYA RAIDS
2
A Cairo message states that the RAF... hammered away this week-end with increased strength at Italian bases and shipping in Libya.
SUCCESSFUL BAID
AIRMEN
READY FOR FRAY
NEXT YEAR
LONDON, Oct, 21 (Reuter)- "Highly-trained Australian pilota, observers, wireless operators and ar gunners will be in the thick of the fight early next year," the Australian Air Minister stated, ac- cording to the Sydney radio.
TOWARDS YUNNAN BORDER
CHUNGKING, Oct. 21 (Reuter)--&' Chinese press dispatch from Kwailin, Kwanrs), states that Japanese troops in French Indo-China are continuing their advance northward towards the- Yunnan berder
Japanese troopa ati. Langsan are said to be moving towards the
Rangat border in the vicinity of
Chenguankwan..........
The Chinese press here also gives prominence to reports of Chinesa successes in Cheklang. Klangs and Anhwe! Provinces.
"
JAP. DRAG NET
FOR GUNMAN
SEQUEL TO ATTACK Ä Chinese field "dispatch from ON GENDARME the Cheklang front states. that
CHUNGKING, Oct. 21 (Central) Japanese forces on the south bank
The Japanese gendarmes and The Minister also said that fur- of Fuchun River entered Chuch!
Japanese-controlled police are ther results of the Empire Air city on the night of October 18
making 1
wide search for the Scheme would be in evidence
DAWN ATTACK
gunman who shot and killed the next month when numbers ot At dawn yesterday morning Japanese gendarme corporal. pilots would have completed their Chinese forces launched a coun-Shoichi Sato, but so far no arrest ter-attack under heavy rain, has been made, according to a Stating that the scheme would asulting the south, west and north: Shangbai report. involve an expenditure of nearly gates of the city and (mally com- Barbed-wire barricades were £55.000.000 within the next two pletely occupying Chichi at 9. erected in Jessfeld Road and years, the Minister added that the am monthly quota of plots, observers and other personnel, was being speeded up.
course,
- NEAR EAST IN
LIMELIGHT:
BRITISH ENVOY SEES KING BORIS
In Kiangst Japanese forces attacked Fongsin to the north- west of Nanchang on October 14 but after heavy fighting the Japanese withdrew on the afternoon of October 15.
!
Connaught Road early yesterday. morning. Pedestrians and vehi- cles were searched by Japanese gendarmes and Shanghal Munt- cipal Police.
The attack on Sato was made in Yu Yuen Road in the western dia trict shortly after 1pm, on Fri-. In south Anhwel, Chinese. units day. He was hit by two bullets in attacked
which Nanling
Rushed was the abdomen. cleared of Japanese troops by the Japanese army hospital at Klang- morning of October 18 after severe wan, he succumbed to his wounds fighting, a Chinese report claims at 2.30 p.m.
to
the
AH RAF. machines returned gafery, it is announced in a communique which states "Aircraft of the South African Air Force operating from the Sudan, raided Barentu (Abys- sinia) aerodrome yesterday with "considerable success. Three Italian fighters on the runway were shot up and burn- ed out, while six other aircraft dispersed over the aerodrome,
LONDON, Oct, 21 (Reuter) - were severely damaged by gun-
The limelight moved this Week- fire but did not catch fire.
end from Rumants which is now, "R.AF. bombers carried out de facto if not de jare under the several raids on Gyra which re-German heel, farther south to sulted in explosions and fires Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. among buildings which could be Mr. G. W. Rendall, the British seen 15 minutes after the air-Minister Sofia, has gone to craft left the target on their way Istanbul to see his colleague, Six home
Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen and,
ADEN, Oct. 21 (Reuter-Some diplomatic says Reuter's pondent, before leaving he had a of the troubles the Italians are ing on General Lung Ynu, Gover- long talk with King Boris so that meeting in Abyssinia and British nor of Yunnan, the Ambassador is! he is able to acquaint his collea,,Somaliland
i.
"
A communique reports that on Saturday RAF. bombers straddled
NIGHT RAIDS a line of ships at the outer har- "Night raids were carried out at bour mole of Ben Ghazi ard Dirêdawa, bombs falling across caused u large fire at the Berka rafway buildings, and hangars, barracks.
"In North Africa, raids were carried out on Sollum, the Dode canese Islands and Benghazi,:
The barracks' telephone ea change and military headquarters at Ben Ghazi had been hit in raids on the previous night, of which detalls are now available.
in
corres-
CHÚNGKING
Trouble For FRENCH ENVOY FOR
Italians In Abyssinia
are recounted
CHUNGKING, Oct. 21 (Reuter) -The French Ambassador, M Herri Cosme, is expected to arrive in Chungking in the near future. He has already arrived at Kal- yuen, south of Yunnanfu, and is scheduled to arrive in Yunnanfu to-day at about noon. After call-
by expected to continue the journëv
gue with the King's attitude to Sothalls who escaped across the to Chungking the new moves h the Balkans Red Sea in an Arab' dhora, some idea of which it is possible
a
to deduce from the fact that the German press has launched Bercocampalan against
"At Sollum bombs fell on mill tary concentrations and a camp At Ihode's, Islands, direct hits West of Bardia, bombs fell on wara scorea .on administrative Boris. barracks and a large concentra-buildings near the aerodrome; also tion of motor transport.
on the paMELE.
At Hallaya (Hillfire Pass), near "Bombs fell among vessels moor. Sollum, bombs fell among anti-ed on the south side of the Mole aircraft guns at the military camp d'Italia at Benghaz while incen- some "and" at "Bug Bug, on anti-aircraft diary bombs also fell on the quay
emplacements.
* MORITZA BUMBED Another attack was made on Moritza in the Dodecanese Islands on the same night but the damage was not observed.
Diredawa was visited "and at-
tacks
on hangars there caused explosions followed by fires.
Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf, was bombed by four Italian.
Britain Can Now Talk To Japan
adjo'ning.
"One merchant ship is believed to have been hit."
ITALIAN ATTACK Italian aircraft have bomb- ed two independent Moslem states-Saudi Arabia and the little island of Bahrein in the Persian Gulf.
The raiders flew over the Holy Land, near the city of Mecca.
It is learned here that there were no casualties either in the raid on Saudi Arabia or Bahrein.
Д Duce had given an under- taking not to bomb Moslem terri- tory during the feast of Ramadan and has thus broken his promise as well as violating neutral terri
tory.
One Somali, who was recently in i the main British Somaliland towns of Berbera, Hargeisha and Zellar, King says that suppiles difficulties have forced the Italians to take a large part of their forces, out of British Somaliland,
NOTICE.
The public is hereby notified that the undersigned's petitions dated Sept. 29th 1940 to the contractors on behalf of their members for an extra allowance to offset the increased high cost The main towns in eastern-Abys-of living, on the basis 7 cents per sinta, according to these reports, dollar për head irrespective of are evacuated by troops and Italian
Those who remain exist for the most part on meagre pro- duce of the country.
TURKISH REACTION Sir Hughe has seen Mr. Sara- jbglu, the Turkish Foreign Minis- ter, and he may be able to throw, light on the reaction of Turkey towards a "possible Axis push further into the Balkans which will no doubt be influenced by the attitude of Soviet Russia civilians every night. They prefe scale of wages, which the Naval, No doubt the Axis Powers are discomfort sleeping in the country Whangpoa and Taikoo Dockyards hoping that Greece wil submit with small protection against moshave granted to their painters, tamely too, as did Rumania, but quitoes to visits by the RAF
have been very favourably receiv Most of the natives have long ed by the various contractors con with such an object lesson before
sinco left these "towns. bringm her eyes. Athens is unlikely to fall into the same trap. In this trade to a halt and depriving the she has the support of a British Italians of their labour. Repeated guarantee backed up by the Bri- appeals to them to return have tish Navy.
falled
I
LONDON RAIDERS FIND DEFENCES ON ALERT
It is obvious that the objective Yellow-Nosed Messerschmitt
LONDON, Oct. 21 (Reater)-The of the Italian attack was the im- face of Britain had been scarred Portant oil wells in the Persian but its spirit remained unchanged Gulf region, both on the Bahrein
Island and the mainland and unconquer:d, declared. Mr.
site. Arthur Greenwood, Minister with-, out Portfolio, speaking at Wait- fleki yesterday.
Mr. Greenwood said that one could not at this juncture prophesy who was going to be in this war and who was going to keep out of; it before it was finished,
"I am hoping that Japan will not be so foolish as to enter the struggle but neutral countries know
now that Britain is not about to be hustled, humiliated and beaten as nentral countries may have thought some months ago and that Britain is stronger than at the first impact of the attack.
With regard to Japan we can now talk to them in a way that might have been dangerous four months ago," he concluded.
“QUISLINGS” REWARDED
oppo-
It is known that neither Bahrein nor Saudi Arabia has any defences against air attack.
Nazi Hint To Civilians
BOMBERS FLY OVER
BUCHAREST
BUCHAREST, Oct. 21 (Beu- ter)-German bombers, wear- ing cross markings, flew over - Bucharest"yesterday-only-100- feet above the roof tops. The flights were apparently In- tended" ая an intimidating funt to civilians. Three ma- chines circled and dived steep- ly exactly above the British Legation....
F
Bombers Destroyed: Dover Balloon Barrage Attacked
LONDON, Oct. 21, (Reuter)—Following up Saturday night's ralds, the Germans were again, busy yesterday, but few machines mcceeded in getting through to London which, however, had experienced five alert 'periods by late afternoon.
A formation of enemy fighters and bombers crossed the Kent coast at a number of points but each time Tound both AA; defences and interceptor planes ready for them.
NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE.
Most turned tall but among |German planes yesterday were, those which got through were mainly over southeast England, twe single machines.. These dropped five bombs on the out- skirts of London, fortunately on roads and fields.
AA guns on the Thames Es tuary were twice in action during the afternoon
A-yellow-noted Messersch mitt bomber was shot down in a London street' yesterday afternoon. The pilot was kill- ed.
an
The damage they did, say Afr Ministry communique, was not heavy nor were casualties numèr- German planes yesterday were destroyed
ers
The raiders were mostly fignt
"or" :-fighter-bombers, which crossed the Kent coast in forma tion on several occasions during the morning and afternoon buúna i- tor Langon and the Thames ES- Another is believed to have tuary,
been brought down of the coast Some succeeded in reaching
It was seen streaking off to France London and bombs were dropped
The Rumanian authorities are with a fighter plane in pursuit on London, Kent and Essex but preparing the public for general and smoke was pouring from the none reported from elsewhere. Traitors in Holland who helped, al raid precautions. Posters ap: German
LONDON, Oct. 21 (Reuter)
the Nazis have been rewarded, it peared in the capital announcing The tighter returned later and is more or less openly admitted by that from midnight all lights did a "Victory roll, Nazis circles.
must be concealed and that dur SEVEN BAGGED A
Five attempts in all were” made to reach London from the Thames Estuary but Bri- tish Interceptors were there each time, and, after the AA. batterien, had given the raiders some "safroes three fierce dox- tirhia took place over two towns.
A 'German official, while dery ing the following days there will It is now officially stated that ing that Dutch Nazia will soon be an air raid alarm during which seven German aircraft were den- come into power, said that it is the public must take refuge in troyed yesterday. A only natural that derman Nazia shelters, Similar exercises wil Berlin claimed that nine british should sympathise with Dutch take place place throghout Ru-planes were shot down in the Nazis who had been friendly even mania, especially in the oil re Bunday ralds and that three Ger- before the invasion,
man machines had not returnen The German Commissioner had 20,000 German children are to their basar, Hits were claimed tinies attacked the balloon bar... shown this recently by appoint- expected to arrive in Rumania as on important military instanations rage at Dover, harbour but were ing Dutch Nazis to legal postaj refugees from Germany; they in London and on a troop en driven off by anti-aircraft" gun-; and giving another the appoint will be lodged with German fa- campment in south-west England nera without shooting down a ment of police chief of the Hague, milles
Operating at a great height single balloon:
o of the enemy fighters three
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