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Power-Dive Bombing on Forth Bridge: Thrill For Thousands
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STORY OF ON FORTH
ERMANY'S FIRST AIR ATTACK ON BRITAIN, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 16, WAS DIRECTED AGAINST WAR- SHIPS IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH. FOUR, AT LEAST, OUT OF THE 12 OR 14 BOMBERS WERE SHOT DOWN. THERE WERE NO R.A.F. LOSSES.
Slight damage was done to two cruisers and a destroyer, with 35 casualties chiefly from splinters. Dive-bombing at Forth bridge failed. Thousands watched the dog-fights in the air. Shrapnel fell in the streets of Edinburgh; no civilian casualties. The official report, is as follows:
Edinburgh.
"To-day, October 16, be- miles alout the East Coast from was dodging about, and I could see tween 9 am. and 1.30 p.m.
spurts of fame coming from the; The fishing vessel was the Day machine-guns. several German aircraft re-Spring, which had been fishing near the May Island and was returning to connoitred Rosyth.
Port Seton with her catch.
"This afternoon, about half-past two, a series bombing raids began.
of
"Suddenly
the bomber turned round and it swung like n drunken Mr. John Dickson, Junior, Inverman. could, Port Seton, whose father is "There was a cloud of smoke, and the skipper of the vessel, said: it plunged into the sen about a mite "About three o'clock we were return- from the shore.
atroplane travelling at a high speed, appeared nitogether from the surface jing home when we saw a large black) "A few moments later il dis-;
"These were directed the ships lying in the Forth, and were conducted by about a dozen machines.
"All the batteries opened fire upon the raiders, and the Royal Air Force fighter squadrons ascended to en- gage them.
"No serious damage was done to any of his Majesty's ships.
"One bomb glanced off the cruiser Southampton, causing slight damage near her bow, and sank the admiral's barge and pinnace which were moored empty alongside,
"This was the first hit which German aircraft have made dur. ing the war upon a British ship
Bombs Burst On The Wator "There were three casualties on board the Southampton and seven on -board the cruiser Edinburgh from :splinters.
"Another bamb fell near the des- troyer Mohawk, which was returning to harbour from convoy escort.
"This bomb burst on the water and
British fighters and they made rings
"i was being pursued by two of the water.
round .
"One of the fighters immédiately They dived under-neath it
They made off in the direction of the Firth and then circled U}] again.
the other hovered both started firing into the tall of of Forth, and the German.
overhead until the arrival of a "The German plane swept round destroyer, which began to patrol the la a etrele and then suddenly heeled water neur where the German over and flopped into the sea, machine had disappeared as if search- and the machine floated for a short
"One wing struck the water first,ing for survivors."
During the whole of the 'rnid trains time. When, we came up three of continued to cross the Forth Bridge. the crew were clinging like grim Passengers on the 2.30 p.m. Edin-. death to an air-compressed lifebuoy, burgh to Dunfermline train had an and ench of the men also had a life-exciting experience who, the train belt of similar construction round his was about half-way across. chest.
saw one of the German
They THREW OUT ROPES
planes swoup down towards the "Just before the plane sank on-bridge. other black machine-o German Mr. David Archibald, of Dunferm- which was smaller than the other-line, a passenger on the train, said: came down, swept low over it and] "At Dalmeny we were informed that then made off.
an air raid was in progress and it was
"I saw some of our fighters go left to our own discretion whether we -after-it, -We-threw ropes to the crew would continue-the-journey- across of the initing pinne and when we the Forth Bridge. hauled them aboard
slowly
ive discovered "Most of us decided to continue, that they were all three wounded. and as the train travelled
"They told us that another member across the bridge we were able to of the crew had gone down with the watch the progress of the rald.
lane.
"Two plines, one neor the south
ان
the
"Great columns of water shot up."
DOWN TO CELLAR
"They were all young chaps. The shore and one to the north shore of innn who appeared to be the senior the Forth, appeared to dive over the had a bad eye Injury.
bridge and bombs were dropped a "Another had been shot in the ribs short distance to the east Its splinters caused 25 casualties to und we stretched him out on the bridge. the men on the deck of the destroyer. Į deck. The third man had been shot
"Only superficial
damage wash the urm and it was broken. caused to the vessel, which, like the "The three men were very grateful others. Is ready for sen.
For being rescued, and the leader, who "On the other hand four bombers spoke English fairly well took a gold at least out of the 12 or 14 were signet ring from his finger and gave brough down, three of them by It to my father for saving his life. Bghters of the R.AF.
"This is a ring for saving me,' ho
Mr. John Dickson Senior, skipper
North Queensferry woman resident said: "Muny people did not|| seek sheller, but stood and watched the planes being driven II,
"Apparently some of them were "The first contact between RAF. | mul,"
not at first aware that this was the aircraft and the enemy raiders took
real thing. place off May Island at the entrance of the Day Spring, suld they recognis- "On hearing the anti-aircraft gun- 10 the Firth of Forth at 2.35 p.m., fed the machine us
fire I and other women sought sheller when two enemy aircraft were inter-away because it was big and black. in cellars after assembling all the cepted.
"ti fell into the sea with a terrific children we could find,"
One eye-witness here declared that, SAW THE BATTLE
one of the German planes swooped as.
"They were driven down by our splash. aircraft from 4,000ft. to within a few fect of the water and chased out to seu.
German right
BURGOMASTER
MAX WIRES LORD MAYOR
DURGOMASTER MAX of Brui-
scia, who defied the Germans throughout the time they occupied liis eity in the last war, has tele- graphed to the Lord Mayor of London!
"When Great Britain, fatihful to its promise; courageously faces the trials of war, I express to you. to the members of the Corpora tion of your City, and to the population of London my feelings of the most enthusiastic comrade- ship--Adolphe Max."
The Lord Mayor has replied: "It is with heartfelt gratitude that I reply to your telegram. The eltizens of London never forget the great les uniting our City and yours, and will ever remem ber your generous sentiments al this time-Frank Bowater, Lord Mayor,"
The British Socialist Pari through their acting leader, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, M.P., recently broadcast to the Czecho-Slovakian people in their language and by Recret means the following:
"Now is the time to put an end to the brutal violence endanger- Ing all Europe. We are calling from London to Prague and Bratislava- are calling workers of Czecho-Slovakia,
"Remain firm. Keep your hearts strong in the violence. Remain true to the deeds and principles of the great Thomas Masaryk.
over
new
WAYD of
"Do not desert the flag, taken in our free country by President...Benca — and — ills -- col- laborators.
"The hour of your beration is near. Your tragedy has opened the eyes of the world. The cruel injustice now imposed open you must be righted.
British Labour Party de- clare that Czechs and Slovaks now under, the tron heel of Hitler will soon again be free,"
Mr. Greenwood also sent mes- rages to the Sociallat Parties of Poland, France, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
Gestapo Men At Home Of Kaiser TWO Gestapo spies were arrested recently by the Dutch secret police in the grounds of the ex-Kaiser Wilhelm's estate at Doorn. Mr. Dickson proudly displayed the An extraordinary feature of the gaged ten minutes later over Dul-gold ring he had received from the attack is that no air raid warning was strong action against the Nazi The Dutch police are taking Keith. It fell in flames latu the seo. German airman.
sounded in Edinburgh. "Within a quarter of an hour a
element in Holland, and the the boat at the little harbour, and an ometals described the whole affair as of the police moves simultane- A policeman with a stretcher met Edinburgh A.R.P. headquarters Dutch radio is publishing news three airmen received treatment at a
Two Raiders Down In The Sea
"Another enemy aircraft was_en-
sharp combat took place off Crail, and the second raider crashed into
the sen.
"We need to the spot, and when low as the topmost span of the Forth we got there the machine had almost Bridge, but failed to hit it with a disappeared. The airmen were cling-bomb, ing on to the floats."
NO RAID WARNING
"a mystery." doctor's surgery before being removed;
"A third German aircraft was to hospital. destroyed in pursuit,
The man with the injured ribs was
It was stated by a military official ously.
later that a practice had been The radio insists that the German- arranged test the East Coast de- Dutch frontier is now "hermetically
Two German aviators had been 24 years old and said that he was to fences, and it is believed that it was sealed" against foreign' penetration. rescued by one of our destroyers, of be married in January. Another of not at first realised that a real attack whom one has since died.
the crew was 30 yenri of age.
streets.
"No civilian counties have been An Edinburgh commercial traveller was in progress.
The Ministry for Civil Defence was after 20 minutes the ali-clear signal | reported and none occurred in the who spoke to the pilot when bel
why the was given, Royal Air Force."
landed told o reporter that the Gerast pight unable to say
Almost immediately afterwards wera warning was not given. The communique was jointly issued man had said to him. “We by the Admiralty, the Air Ministry much too slow to get away from the brought people flocking
The firing of anti-aircraft runs anti-aircraft batteries reopened fire.
Into the
FOURTH ATTACK and the Ministry for Home Security. first British fighters,"
writes Yesterday's,
the Naval Early to-day the Cologne wireless
Golfers making their shots on 21
The weather was beautiful and the Correspondent, is the fourth abortive station broadenst the following ver-peaceful golf course at Crall saw the sion of the German bombers' attack: battle in which these Germans had shell bursts high up in the sky were attack made by enemy aircraft on
clearly visible.
British warships since the war began. "On Monday afternoon between been shot down,
In view of the fact that the two 2.30 und 3.30 German bombers at- Mr. J. McNaughton, greenkeeper, tacked British warships. Two Bri- described the
to have been at cruisers appear One man, Mr. IL. Bartlett, had a anchor, the bombing does not appear to have been very accurate, and was
battle to 4
tish cruisers were hit by bombs of Chronicle representative.
New
HIS SOUVENIR
heavy calibre in spite of intense Are "I was busy working on a green at narrow escape.
by anti-aircraft artillery. Two Bri- the farthest point of the course over-
He was standing at the door of his certainly inferior to that of the R.A.F. attacked German tish pursuit planes were shot down looking the beach," he said, and shop watching the bursts of shell-flro machines which and two German planes are missing." heard the noise of aeroplanes over- In the sky when he saw a small object warships off Wilhelmshaven and Cux-
falling few yards away in the haven on September 4, Fishermen Saved Wounded
As on two of the previous deca- and I didn't pay any attention to them and discovered it to be a plece of casualties.
"It was a glorious sunny afternoon middle of the street,
He went forward and picked it up sions, the aircraft suffered several until I heard the noise of machine shrapnel, still warm.
A thrilling story of the shooting down of the bomber which fell in the sen off Crail was given by the crew of a fishing boat which rescued three of the crew of four of the German
machiro.
The fourth member of the crow of the bomber was drowned and the other ihren were all wounded.
These three were landed at Port Seton, a little fishing village a few
besd.
Kuns.
could see one big black bomber, which They were not very high, and I apparently was a German, being at: tacked by two Ogbiing machines
LIKE. DRUNKEN MAN' "The big black plane, which was bigger than any I have seen before,
In
the
The Forth Bridge was completed Shrophet fell also
Rosyth, towards the end of 1000 and opened South Queensferry. Inverkeithing. Dunfermline and by King Edward the Soventh, then
Prince of Wales, on Mareli 4, 1800,
The bridge is one of the largest in appeared, people the world-a mile and a half in length and 450ft., high from the base The air-raid warning was [given) of the deepest piers to the top of the only when tombs began to fall and cantilevers.
At South Queensferry, when German planes raced for shelter.
October 30, 1939.
By Walt Disney
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ALLIED PRESS ACCLAIMS U.S. EMBARGO REPEAL (Continued from Page 5). to send £00,000,000 air flect." United Press.
Canada Pleased
Ottawa, Oct. 28. The repeal of the arms embargo is welcomed by Canadians.
Canadians are particularly inter- ested in the purchase of American 'planes to assist the Empire air training scheme.--Reuter,
No Berlin Comment
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SIEGFRIED:. CAN IT HOLD OUT?
(Continued from Page 4.) cent reports that it is precisely here that the French are making their greatest efforts at the moment. -
IMPORTANT APPROACH From the Studio.
Cutting through the very heart of Radio Programme Broadcast by the Ardennes region, the Moselle ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.e's.orge, notwithstanding its meander- and on Short Wave from 1-2,15 p.m.1 course, has from time im- and B-1 p.m. on 9.02 m.e's. per memorial been recognised as one of second.
the niost important avenues of ap- H. K T.
proach through the mountain barrier not surprising that in 1014 it served into France from the north. So it is
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter
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12.30 Harry Roy and His Orches ira.
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the main line of communication one of the inviding CermEH 1.0 Loent Time Signal and Weather armies, nor should it be cause for Report.
wonderment that to-day the French 1.03 Selections from the Filma, are attacking along that axis. The 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, French moved rapidly up to the line Weather Forecast and Announce-of the Saur River, a tributary of the Moselie that Rows northwest past
The bare report was immediately ments. followed by a version of a broadcast 1.45 Chopin Concerto No. 1 3a Saarbrucken to Join the Moselle just speech, by Mr. Harry Woodring, in E Minor, Op. 11-Arthur Rubinstein south of Trier. East of Surrbrucken, which particular emphasis was laid (Piano) and The London Symphony they succeeded in getting a foothold on Mr. Woodring's denunciation of Orchestra conducted by John Bor-north of the stream. Succcenful ex- the interpretation of United States birolli.
ploitation of a crossing at Saar- defence measures as leading America 6.0 "For The Children."-Teddy brucken will force the Germans to Bears' Picnic (Kennedy and Bratton), evacuate positions on the north bankc The German news agency pub B.B.C. Dance Orchestra with Vocal of the Saar west of that town, and liches messages in which Mr. Henry Chorus; Singing Games, Joily Miller, teave no Important natural east-west Ford is alleged to have stated that Lubin Loo, Chalmers Wood's Or- barrier in front of the French. This repeal of the arms embargo would chestra with Vocal Refrain. Studio, line must be carried before any deep result in an industrial crisis after Story by Aunt Susan; Uncle Peter's advance can be made down the the war-Router.
Nursery Sing Song; Lullaby Moselle.
into the war.
Berlin Reaction
(Brahms), Elizabeth Schumann (So- It can therefore be safely assumed prano) with Orchestra.
that the south bank of the Saar Berlin, Oct. 27.
6.30 Closing local Stock Quoia- River is included in The Siegfried A source close to Wilhelmstrasse, tions.
Line, organised as an outpost and commenting on the United States) 0.32 Terence Casey at the Or-designed for use in defensive opera- Senate's, passage of the Neutrality ca Act, safd, "This might cause us to 6.45 hurry up."-United Press,
Germans Amused
Berlin, Oct. 28.
Authorised
1lous to delay the advance of tho and Dance Music
Variety French up to the Snar River. The with Michael Moore, Sydney main positions here can likewing bo Gustard, Dinah Müller and Others, (assumed us lying north of the river, 0.0 Lecal. Time Signal, Weather! This appears borne out by the recent Report and Announcements.
Factions, the French encountering 8.03 Saxophone Solos.
heavier resistance and counter-at- quarters here, said:
1.20 Stadlo-Hal Lorenzo (Plano); tacks on coming up to that line. "The Senate's vote is only the first and Toby Gray (Piano-Accordeon) Meanwhile the Germans are reported Act in the play and one never gives in a Jazz Recital. Blue Medlay to have lost no time in launching a criticism of a play until after the Blue Skies, My Blue Heaven, Blue counter-attacks also ogainst the Inst Act-in this case, the vote in Room, Bye-bye Blues. Piano Med-penetration made by the French the House of Representatives. ley, Poor Butterfly, Sweet Little down the Moselle between neutral "It is too early even to tell whether Headache, Rose-Room. When My Luxemburg and the Saar, from the play will be a comedy UT a Dream
Boat Comes In. Cowboy which It can properly be deduced tragedy," they said.
Medley. Empty Saddler, Boots and that the Germans consider it of great They said, they found the United Saddles, I'm an old cowhard. Re-importance. The junction of the States press reaction "amusing" but quest Medley-Deep Purple, Tea for Mosella and Saar Rivers, south of hardly in keeping with the speeches Two, Smoke gets in your eyes: Star Trier, will almost certainly be found given by President Roosevelt and Medicy. I saw Stars, Stor dust, very heavily fortified, 013 will the Secretary of War, Harry Woodring. United Press.
You're my lucky Star.
ridges between the numerous loops of the meandering Moselle that comunand. the, stream, and the valley....... WAR OF TRENCHES Assuring continuance of the neu- 0.15 London itelay-The News.
tral status quo in Belgium and 9.30 A Request Classical Pro-Luxemburg, is it too much to sup-
Allied Success
Amsterdam, Oct. 28. The vote in favour of repeal of the, rms embargo is considered here as a great success for the Allied cause. -United Press,
TWO NEW DOCTORS
8.50 Victor Silvester and fil Or clicstra,
9.05 Studio-Comments on Recent Events.
pose renewal of the
movement for four
gramme.-Tales From The Vienna
last war's Woods...Waltz (Johann Strauss);;
to the wor Blue Danube Waltz (Johann experiences an end
years, and the Strauss) Philadelphia Symphony Owar of the trenches instead? thestro cond. by Leopold Stokowski; If the Siegfried Line can prevent Vesti La Giubba (I Pagliaccia rupture into Germany, Belgium Dr. Gordon King, of University Leoncavallo) Enrico Caruso (Tenor) and Luzemburg remain uninvolved, Puth, has been added to the list of with Symphony Orchestra; Spania and if Germany does not collapse qualiled mexical practitioners. He Dance (Granados, arr. Casals), Vilo internally, the Allies may find them- is a Licentiate of the Royal College (Spanish Dance) Op. 54, No. 5 (Pup selves compelled to force Italy into of Physicians of London 1024, a per). Pablo Casals (Cello) with the open as a belligerent to enable Member of the Royal Collego of Plano necomp, by Nicolai Mednikoff; them to strike through northern Surgeons of England 1924, a Fellow Invitation To The Dance-Rondo Italy Into Germany's new province of the Royal College of Surgeons of Brillant (Weber, Op. 65), Im of Austria-on operation performed England 1026, and a Fellow of the Friedman (Pleno); Damnation of on more than one occasion by French Royal College of Obstetrics and Faust-Rakoczy March (Berlioz, OP armies with some success in Napo- Gynaecology of London 1930,
24), Philadelphia Symphony Orleon's time and with which every The name of Dr. (Mrs.) Irma chestra cond. by Leopold Stokowski; French office is intimately famillor Frommer (nee Edelmann), of Hul- Elsa's Dream ("Loghengrin-Wag- by study. wood Road, has also been added toner). Elisabeth Rethberg (Soprano)
the st. Mrs. Frommer is a Doctor and the Berlin Stuch mens, or LECTURE BY EUGENE CHEN of Medicine and Surgery of the chestra: Traumerel (Schumann, arr. Mr. Eugene Chen will speak on University of Bologna, Italy, 1037. Woodhouse), Sandy Macpherson
(Organ); Sonata In C Minor, Op. 45 "China and the European War," at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the South China (Grieg), Sergel · Rachmaninoff | (Plano) and Fritz Kreisler (Violin): College, Lion Rock Road, Kowloon, Serenade (Moszkowsky),
The In view of the fact that Mr. Chen's Maidens of Cadiz (Delibes), Miliza thesis on China's participation in the Korjus (Soprano) with Orchestra; Allies cause has aroused wide dis- Bolero (Raval) The Lamoureux Orcussions here and abroad, the College chestra of Paris cond. by Maurice authorities have decided to let his lectura be open to non-members of Bavel.
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