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August 28, 1940.
SHE WAS THE FIRST COMPH GIRL R.A.F. RAIN DOWN BOMBS DAY & NIGHT
Flying-Boat's Exploits
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Daring Raid On Nazi Planes, Fuel Dumps
LONDON, Aug, 27 (Reuter)—Details of a recent exploit by n Sunderland flying-boat off Tromsoe, Norway, were released to-day.
The crew saw eight Heinkel 115 scaplanes in the water.
The crew saw eight Heinkel 115,tacked five German supply ships in seaplanes in the water.
Tromme Sound, raking their decks with machine-guns
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They dropped three heavy bumba from 800 feet and saw the make direct hit, while the other two were spotted nid the planes dived down. Dear missen
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The front gunter got in several sustained bursts into them and the
ying-boat then resumed its patrol
The distance covered (27) thin particular night was longer then the (flight to Rome and tuck
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CONTINUOUS ATTACKS
ON NAZI AERODROMES
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). ----An Air Ministry communique states that yesterday R.A.F. bombers made daylight attacks on enemy aerodromes.
The scope of these attacks was greatly extended last night. Twenty-seven aerodromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium and enemy-occupied · France were bombed.
Over Nivelles aerodrome, one of our bombers, returning from Ger- many, shot down an enemy bomber returning from England.
Oil Plant Bombed
Apart from attacks on Italian ob- Jectives, the main strength of our bomber force last night was directed against synthetic oll plant at Leuns, west of Leipzig, and on oil depot at Frankfurt,
At Frankfurt, an nicèraft factory was also attacked and at Griesham, on the outskirts of the city, an ex- plosives factory was heavily bombed.
At Horchat, Cologne and Leipzia, varitum objectives were attacked and supply depota at Honum and Schwerte were also bombed.
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FROM THE PROCEEDS of an appeal launched from Calcutta
From these widespread opera- tions which continued throughout the night, all but one of our aircraft re- "to all loyal citizens of every race and creed” it has been possibl turned safely.
Another in rising from a daylight purchased by the fund.
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raid.
Further Details
Further details of there raida Innued by the Air Ministry news service show that one of the main objectives. In Germany was the Dre Trust at Leuna, which suffered heavy damage during in RAF raid on August 10, The works are one of the largest chrenical plants in the world and in Just night's attacks,
the criders were unable, owing to cloud and bar, to find the objective, but lechery, arriving later
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One aircraft dropped several bomba right acrom the large and at cat two of them were seen 10 fall on the malu building.
Four minutes after this attack, le palot of another machine observed a vivid green flash wh nfte: Film bombs had fallen
Fire Started
Fures broke out in various parts of the target aren and in the middle of The raid, one of the attackers scored further huts on the main building.
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London Danced & Sang
During The Air Raids
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Router).—"Well, what did you do last night?" was the question everyone was asking in London this morning, and there was quite a variety of answers.
NAZI AIR
LOSSES
150 In Three Days
Theatres and cinemas were crowded when the raids started and although the warning sirens were announced from the stage. Jonly mere handfuls left. Those who stayed got full value for their money.
In many places the entertainment continued for the full period of the raid which lasted six hours.
One cinema showed four full-
some
length films and when this had exhausted the manager'a supply, of members of the audience, There were three main attacks on them in uniform, went up on the Monday: the first at about noon on stage and gave impromptu perform-
Kentish town and nerodrome, the ances.
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Router). -Since Saturday Inst the Nazis Other explosions were also record-have lost over 150 planes in raids ext but the full results of the rald.
on England. apread over nearly two hours, unobserved owing to Intense aircraft fire as well as low cloud,
Similar success attended the at- tack on a oil refinery at Frankfurt. Nearly 50 explosive and over 400 incendiary bombs were dropped and fires of all sizes were seen to break
out.
Besides the oil refinery at Frank furt, an attack was also made un a large alt-froene fhctory there nesd within n short spopee of time pix buildinks were un fre
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second two hours later up the Thames At one West End theatre where estuary, and the third much later "Chu Chin Chow" a favourite of the
and Fortsmouth.
inst war is being revived, the audience One squadron which weni intostayed on after the show was over action against the raidera was piloted and in another there was dancing on by Czechs on their first flight since the stage and in the foyer,
Did "Lambeth Walk" leaving France.
Another squadron was manned by At Victoria Palace where "Me and Canadlaria flying in Canadian-built | My Girl" is having a successful run, Hurricanes,
Shiegemitsu 'Explains Diplomatic Shake-Up
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter) —"Reuter's" diplomatic cor- respondent writes:
"The recall of 40 Japanese diplomatists to Tokyo has been vigorously interpreted in both the foreign and the Japan Press, but the following statement by the Japanese ambassador, Mr. Shigemitsu, may be regarded as authoritative comment on this striking decisión of the Japanese Foreign Minister.
the audience joined the cast on the stage in dancing the Lambeth Walk. Other theatres gave several hours of free entertainment.
When the all-clear came the streets were crowded with buses and trams which had been waiting at the road-
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while trains left for the outer suburbs. Some Londoners were somewhat sleepy-eyed this morning, but no one was the worse for the experience,
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Amalgamation Plan Is Mooted In Japan
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NAZI DENIAL OF Amalgamation
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"Mr. Shigemitsu said: 'I think and � say that the recall of these heads of missions in no way implied a change in Japanese foreign policy as recently laid down both by Prince Konoye and the Foreign Minister. It might also be as well to add that my mission here in London to bring about a true Anglo-Japanese understanding has
LONDON, Aug. 27 the full approval and support of my Government, who are,
(Reuter).~~~German as I am, anxious to see that the relations be- tween our two countries firmly secured on a solid basis'."
Appeal For Support Of Vichy Govt.
By Ambassador, SHANGHAI, Aug."" 28 (Reu- ter)-Broadcasting to French- men in China yesterday evening; the French Ambassador, M. Henri Cosme, appealed for unity and urged all Frenchmen to sup port the Vichy Government.
res.
ponsibility for dropping bombs in Eire was dis- avowed by the official Ger- man news agency.
The agency states that it is learned in authorita- tive military circles that the "route over Irish terri» tory is not used by German- planes flying to England.” Furthermore the squad- rons concerned have been questioned and not "the slightest ground was dis- covered for the report
Aug. 28 (Domel)-
of 40 Protestant Christian denominations in Japan Into a united Christian Church of Japan is under contemplation, ac- cording to the "Nicht Nich! Shim- bun."
be
The new United Church, which will be independent of European or American guardianship, will economically self-supporting.
Sixty representatives of the vari- DUS denominations, including the Holy Catholic
Church of Japan (Episcopal). the Japneese Christian Church, the Japanese Methodist
Church, fist, Evangelical and United Brethren and the Methodist Protestant churches meet at the YMCA. on Monday to discuss the project.
About 300,000 Christian Protest- ants reside in Japan.
the Congregational, Bap
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Tracing the French defeat, he said
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France had abandoned herself to King's Park 1,255 (1,252); Matau-
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tomed herself to a too easy-going 1,407 (1,393); Morrison · Hill 544 national and international existence. (543); Tai Hang Squatters Camp The result was that Frenchmen (2,605 (2,477); Ngau Tau Kok Squate allowed themselves deliberately to tera Camp 738 (716); Kam Tin Joseon atrophied those very virtues 552 (2,854)(6 which are the best features of our
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