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THOUSANDS OF INCENDIARIES ARE U.S. WAR SECRETARY'S SPEECH
RAINED ON HAMBURG AND BREMEN: BIGGEST FORCE OF BOMBERS EVER SENT
MORE AIRCRAFT OF THE BOMBER COMMAND THAN EVER BEFORE PARTI- CIPATED IN THE RAIDS ON HAMBURG AND BREMEN ON THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN INCENDIARIES DROPPED WERE TO BE COUNTED IN TENS OF THOUSANDS AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES IN HUNDREDS OF TONS, states a Reuter message from London.
Hamburg and Bremen were covered in smoke and fires so dense that in the words of one pilot's report, it was impossible for observers to distinguish separate fires.
GERMANY'S SUBMARINE AND SHIPBUILDING YARDS WERE REMORSELESS- LY BATTERED" AND LEFT BLAZING.
The moon and the weather favoured the attack, and the British aircraft were in fact not prevented by either the night fighters or A.A. fire from streaming over both. cities in a constant procession and discharging whole bomb-loads on the appointed targets
87 GERMAN BOMBERS
DOWNED IN 8 NIGHTS
Pilots' reports speak of the terrific explosions" of some rising to 10,000 feet" and of
BIG EXTENSION OF AIRCRAFT IN AUSTRALIA
FACTORIES
CANBERRA, May 9 (Reuter)---å big extortion in the AUSTRALIAN aircraft factories is planned.
This was announced by Senator McBride, Minister of Supplies and Munitions today.
He said that they must have [more and better planea
The details will be announced when Mr. R. G. Menzies, Austra- lan Prime Minister, returns from his tour of Europe and America.
Initial plans are ready, declared -Senator McBride, and all aircraft factories. will be extended and some will probably be duplicated.
dropped into the heart of
the most powerful bombs Ixion Sunk
raging fres."
TRIUMPH OF FREEDOM STEED
MEANS TOTAL CRY FOR THE
History Of Anglo-American Commerce
Naval Relations
Mr. H. L. Stimson's speech means the total cry for the triumph of freedom," said MR. H. WICKHAM STEED, the recognised authority on world affairs, when he broad- cast" "from London yesterday and discussed, particularly, the history of Anglo-American naval relations.
Raider Sunk By Ex-China Stution Cruiser
LONDON, May 9 (Regter)......... An Admiralty communique issued today announces that a German armed merchant cruiser acting as a commerce the Indian Ocean has been intercepted and sunk by the British cruiser the Cornwall
Before reviewing Mr. Stimson's speech of Tuesday. last, which he described as the big story of the week, and something of the background of which he (Mr. Steed) knew he thought it well to clear the ground on some other matters even if they did not stand on the same level.
"Last Sunday we heard end in victory for them in 1941. Herr Hitler harangue his so-So he was not comfortable when called Reichstag," said Mr. he spoke of the weapons that the
ralder in Germans would have to have for Steed. "What struck me most next year and when he tried to was the minor key in which dispel the lurking dread of final NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuter) Herr Hitler spoke. He was defeat by telling them that they The British vessel EXTON (10.263 tons, Liverpool), well-known in the surely and defiant but by no would not have to go through an-
other 1918."
Mr. Steed, mentioned that this Far East, was torpedoed in the At means cock-a-hoop. When
losses in the Balkan cam-been cut out of the version which Built in Greenock in 1912, the paign were only a few thou was sent abroad and be drew a Ixion is owned by the China Mutual sand I thought of his per-comparison between the manner Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Credits | 1900
Butterfield and Belformance In 1934 as setting in which the members of the
up a stausucal Standard or Reichstag has fected. Kerr T damage was done in the Humber subsidiary attacks were made on
Ter's speech to order and the spon his truthfulness: are and preliminary reports in Berlin, Emden and several other SIMLA, May 9 (Reuter)—The
taneous cheering "which marked dicate that casualties are likely to targets.
grand total subscriptions to the "Herr Hitler knows, and Dr.the recent debate in the House of "Our success may in time make be heavy. One North Midlands High explosive bombs" caused All-India Defence. Lowns is now Goebbels knows, that they provats Commons, the Germans give
häd moonlight area
"substantia! damage widespread destruction and many over £41,000,000..
ed the Germans the war would nights a miss." maid MAJOR done, but casualties are not ex-great fires were seen raging in the ALLEN MURRAY, B. B. C. com-pected to be heavy.
shipyards and industrial quarters
LONDON, May 9 (Reuter)-THIRTEEN ENEMY BOMBERS WERE DESTROYED LAST NIGHT over Britain." The total for the first eight nights of the current month, is 87. An aggregate of 87 German bombers were destroyed at night during the month of April
GERMANS MAY GIVE MOONLIGHT NIGHTS A MISS
mentator, in A broadcast from London last night.
RECORD NUMBER
LONDON, May 9 (Reater) The
RAF. sent a record number of antic according to maritime eir. he said that the German part of Herr Hitler's speech had
An Air Ministry communique planes over Germany last night in says that heavy enemy air attacks the heaviest rald of the war, in were made on Thursday night on which Bremen and Hamburg were the Humber area and two districts the main targets.
in North Midlands Confiderable Besines Bremen, and Hamburg.
"NOT SERIOUS
A North coast town was also at-
of both Hamburg and Bremen,
We lost ten bombers in these
Coast.
British fighters, he said, had tacked, but the number of casual-night operations.
In daylight yesterday, shipping maintained their night successes ties reported are not very serious. and since the beginning of the Bombs were also dropped on other was attacked off the Norwegian month and claimed 87 German areas mostly on Eastern England. ralders and people in London were asking "How many last night?"; with a marked note of confidence in their tone.
including the London 'district.
Eleven bombers have been des- troved by RAF, night fighters, ten over this country and one over
There had been a constant rige | France.. in these night muccesses since
A German escort vessel was hit and set on fire.
eles.
ESSENTIAL MATERIALS
FOR WINNING THE WAR
MINNEAPOLIS, May 9 (Router)-"These are the trump cards in the hands of freedom-OIL, COPPER and RUBBER" said LORD One aircraft is missing from the HALIFAX, BRITISH AMBASSADOR, to AMERICA, in a speech at day operations.
the Minneapolis Rotary Club.
Aircraft of the Coastal Com- North-West Germany, including mand attacked the submarine base January, Heavy raids had been Hamburg and Bremen, were at of St. Nazaire last night.
made this month but neither side tacked by the RAF on Thursday had revealed the numbers of night. It is learned in London
bombers used.
Weather conditions had been perfect for the night pilots but it would be idle to suggest that the problem of the night raider had been solved.
that the attack was heavy.
BIG US. ARMY MANOEUVRES
BY-ELECTION RESULT
Lord Halifax listed these three as the most essential materials for winning the war.
He pointed out that the British Commonwealth nations dispose of some 70 per cent of the world's supply of off, 85 per cent, or the world's copper is still beyond Hit- ler's reach and no less than 91 per
the bard simple
The British Ambassador de- clared that today there were signs that the time was "ap- proaching when "free produc- tion" would be double the. total of the Italian płoduction;" not only industrial - but raw materials and food as well. "Already the battle of the Atlan
CRITICISM DEMANDED
"Herr Hter dares not allow even his gangsters to criticise his doings", said Mr. Steed, "On the other hand, not only does the British Government like its Par- llainent to criticise. its doings but; public opinion demands it.
Mr. Churchill knows that our people like to know that theft, Parliamen- tary watchdogs are not asleep, and that they can bark and even bite.
"This is democracy in action and · Mr. Churchill had the whole House with him when be sald, We have no need to fear the tempest-let it rear, let it rage'.
Over
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The raider is believed to be of 10,000 tons with a speed of 19 knots. She was probably. armed, with six 5.9-inch runs and carried torpedo tubes and mine-laying equipment,
Twenty-seven British mer- chant seamen, who were held (aboard the raider, have" bien.
Fifty-three of the German crew, of the raider survived the action and are prisoners of
WAT.
The Cornwall sustained" sti- perficial damage but her Bight- ing efficiency is in no way im-. paired.
H.MS, Cornwall was former- Jy on the Chins Station. She is of the 10,000-ton Kent class, was completed in 1928, and carries three aircraft.
INDIAN A.R.P. DIRECTOR
CALCUTTA, May 9 (Reuter)— The Central A, R. P, Training School is opening here "early this month.
An Inidan A.-R. P. expert with experience from England has been" selected as first Director.
"It is raging over the Atlantic, and it is roaring over England and Germany", continued Mr. Steed. "The Battle of Brez may TOKYO, May 9 only be just beginning, and yet Japanese
(Renter)---Six
civi engineers were
LONDON May (BWS)-The cent. of rubber. result of the first contested "These Parliamentary by-election for some facts which constitute the chal- months was announced today when lenge to those doubting minds tic is faging and it will be decided through the tempestuous cloud selected by Home Ministry to be SHIPPING LOSSES
NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuter) Captain Bast] Peto (Conservative) which cannot, see the certain as-by sea power.
comes something more than a sent to Afghanistan where they Shipping losses for last month, The largest manoeuvres the world was returned as member for the surance of the ultimate collapse
The great assistance you are symbol of right in Abyssinia where will aid in building roads. The he added, were not yet published has ever seen" will be started by King's Norton Division of Birming- and the defeat of Hitler."
giving us by your watchful zaval the Emperor has returned to his engineers will leave TOKYO on but it was known that there had the United States Army, beginning ham."
Lord Halifax declared nothing patrols outside the combat zone
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3 May 15, been an improvement in our losses on May 24.
would make the British people be makes it more and more possible in the Atlantic.
The exercises will be centred
lleve that all they stand for can for us to strengthen our defences Speaking of the formation of largely in Louisiana.
BOMBAY, May 9 (Reater) go down before so vile and base in the most dangerous areas."
the chairmanship Over half-a-million men will take Under the Merchant Navy Reserve, Mal.
JOINT ACTION. of a thing, as Nazism has proved
Joint action by the United States Murray said that the basis of the part in the tactical fighting exer- Brigadier Wood, Director-General of itself to be. There can be no com- scheme was to provide against clse which will come as a climax to Supplies, a meeting will be held promise in this present struggle." and Britain would enable the sea- unemployment. All men who had the manoeuvres.
here of the Cotton and Textile
WAVE OF TERROR" planes, between production and. left, the sea since Jan, 1, 1936, must
combatant, be kept open "with Two armoured divisions, the Manufacturers to discuss the
He mentioned some of the hor- such help as you feel able to al- register in thie Reserve by the Army Air Corps and parachute supply of textiles and means of rors with which the late "wave of low your Navy to give us."
troops will take park. ||
accelerating the production.
terror" had been launched on the
In conclusion, Lord Halifax, hav- Poiteh citizens estimating that ing referred to the Nazi destruc 40,000 Poles had been murdered tion in Plymouth and Bristol, said, during the last few months by the the free spirit of man which German authorities.
drove Cabot and the pilgrim "The British Commonwealth na-fathers to leave Bristol and Ply- tions are determined as they have mouth more than 300 years ago Kever been determined before to shall not be extiriguished. make an end of this man and his "We are determined, if need be, abominations once and for all to give our lives in its defence."
end of this month.
-On Other- Pages
Page
2 Taul brothers. win tennis title: Valley training times; Softbal dance.
3 Radio programmes: Coming
events: Cinema notes.
4 Gen. Blamey's inspiring message; Plot against Roose- velt?; Berlin and Rome
allent; Swedish tribute to
Churchill: Sino-Japanese 'hostilities.
Clarification Of Role Of United States In The War Is Expected.
SPEECH BY ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuter)--PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT'S speech next WEDNESDAY to the PAN-AMERICAN UNION is eagerly awaited as it is expected to bring a
Today's News Summary
THE "HEAVIEST RAID EVER” was carried out by aircraft of on Thursday night. There were terrific explosions and, according to reports by
· CLARIFICATION OF THE ROLE OF THE UNITED the Bomber Command over Bremen and Hamborg STATES IN THE WAR.
It is felt here that the situation has now reached a point where | pilots, some rose to 10,000 feet only the President himself can determine the issue and chart thể extended
5 Warm welcome
Governor of Macao and Ma- dame Teixeira; Police. and Press: HLK Singers scOTO again; Pemeral of detective.
# Leading article: Firm Beller
In Victory.
8 Catholic news and notes:
Round the Police Courts; Body found on beach.. 11 Volunteer Orders.
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Final Selections For Fifth Extra Meeting At The Valley Today
2.
BY "LAST QUARTER". RACE 1 (2 P.M.) Schmetterling
Surprise Again Sydney Diamond
RACE 6 (4.30 P.M.)
1
Blue Field
Rose Jane
3.
RACE 2 (2.30 P.M.) Jober
Dashing Beauty
King Kong
2
National Victory
Night Express ....... 3
Galveston Bay:
RACE 7 (5 P.M.)
Odin
-RACE 8 (5.30 P.M.)
Ratio Decidendi Riverside
RACE 3, (3 P.M.)
Endeavour
Baffin Bay Viceroy
2
3
Lodestar.
on
RACE 4 (3.30 P.M.). Shuttlecock
1
RACE 9 (6 P.M.) Roolfly
Cheerful Star
2
Gay Fox
RACE 5 (4 P.M.) Bredon
National Reform
Rising Star
BRITISH FIGHTERS CONTINUED their night successes Nation's course.
Thursday when they accounted for 13 enemy raiders bringing the The opinion appears confused, by the actual part played by Pre- | total "bag" since May 1 to 87 which is equal to that for the whole sident Roosevelt in the Interventionist campaign.
of the month of April Some believe the President has inspired a drive to sharpen the A THERE IS NOT MUGH news of importance to report from Iraq. American's awareness of the war situation while others suggest the There has been rioting in Basra but not of a serious, character."" President is perplexed by the weighty decisions for peace or war "AN INDICATION OF the role of the United States in the war which he required to make and claims that he has not yet made up is expected to be given by President Roosevelt In a speech next his mind though favouring the convoysS.
fa week. Hence, the people holding the latter view, believe the interven=" * REGARDING THE FIGHTING in Abyssinia, official circles in tlonist campaign is really directed to influence the President himself London express no opinion as to the likely duration of opera-, to come to a decision.
tions.
3
A Blossom Time
Graceful View
RACE 10 (6.30 P.M.)
Twinkling Star
Bendigo
Cocklerol
DAILY DOUBLE
BREDON and DASHING BEAUTY
2.