Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie Bushmiller
NANCY
HELP!- MARMADUKE LEFT A NOTE-
HE'S GONE. OVER TO SLUGGO'S
HOUSE FOR A DINNER OF
PIGS KNUCKLES AND CABBAGE!:
HORRORS!
IMAGINE?- MY: SON EATING
SUCH FOOD -- AND IN-
SUCH AN AWFUL'
PLACE ---
November 18, 1940.
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HELP
UPSET
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Vivid Description of the Blitzkrieg
NAZI AIRMEN CRASHED IN SCORES IN THE FIRST MASS-RAIDS ON LONDON
had
At dusk the night raiders over once more, and London another alarm-the fourth in ninc hours.
London had three warning s during the day, but they did not represent three separate ralds. The fighting was continuous One bomber fell in flames on a from 9 a.m, to dusk.
sewage form. All the crew lost their came lives.
Crowds of people saw the dogfight which ended in this crash. ran out into the streets, and in one were shouting, "Bring him down," Cheers followed when after a burst: of machine-gun fire, they saw smoke pouring from the raider.
losa,
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soners were captured, six by Cana~
"The waves of Nazi-bombers begun to reach London was watched with police would. Do of his
down in flames over the London area, shopping centre men and women!Home Security told the story in these
the
WAVE AFTER WAVE OF GERMAN BOMBERS, AND FIGHTERS, 1,500 STRONG over a south-east town. Seven pri- IN ALL, ATTACKED LONDON AND WERE SMASHED BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES. IT dian soldiers, and the seventh by a WAS THE BIGGEST DAY OF AIR FIGHTING EVER KNOWN AND THE GREATEST-old boy and a man who were
rabbil-shooting. TRIUMPH YET FOR LONDON'S DEFENCES.
A fleinkel was shot down near a form. Two explosions were heard, Few of the raiders got as far as Outer London, but those that slipped through were cut off by our and a ball of fire appeared in the sky, fighters driven into the maze of London's balloon barrage and dealt with piecemeal.
breaking into three pieces, eventually the tall being flung half a mile from the body. By night the wreckage of Hitler's hopes lay scattered, "But they did not escape without attack. at the bomber formation,
A farmer One was certainly brought which, completely broke up. Then scending and went out with
saw a parachutist de- over the open spaces of London's suburbs and the country-down inland with a direct hit, and the Spitfire pilots attacked the bom-fork. Souvenir hunters were quick- a pitch- side of south-east England.
othera fled damaged across the bere singly. Channel..
.ly on the scene. Some tried to break One of the fierce dir-battles which of a swastika to display for a Spit- Many Waves
boy, afraid that preceded on attempt by enemy raiders, Are fund. One crossing the coast here from early tremendous interest by many thou-Nazi technique attained a new low
trophy, hid it up his trouser leg. inorning, mostly in groups of 20. The sands of people in south-east coast largest formation I saw returning towns. They heard loud bursts, of Ievel
A Hurricane pilot who Generally, the machine-gun fire, and saw our figh- had baled out was riddled with bul- numbered only 12. The home-going raiders were in twos and ters, 20,000ft. up, diving in and out less from three Messerschmitts which
threes."
among the enemy formalions.
swooped on him as he floated down The Air Ministry and Military of)
by parachute. Three German 'planes are belleved to have been brought down when words:
"Large forces
of enemy aircraft they raided a south-east area for the south-east coast in the second time. morning in three successive waves at A girl who had run out from a short intervals. Our air defences Hundreds of people BOW one half done to watch the spectacle developed resulted inny when the guns started, and watchers Summary, issued Saturday says. hairdressing saloon with her hair went into action and the battle which bomber brought down by A.A. fire. It was flying tremendously high
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official said: "I woudn't have missed it to ing scattered and driven back. speak to Clark Gable,"
There is little to, report due to the A small proportion of them ap-on the ground saw, two long trails Passengers in a suburban electric preached the London area and at- of smoke, and then the plane itself short morning session. Banks, Elec- train heard the roar of a fight de- tempted unsuccessfully to attack falling vertically at a speed so great trics, Trams and Lands remain firm veldo suddenly overhead.
several aerodromes in the Home was hard to follow it. There was while Ropes, Cements and Providents A tergeant major home on leave Counties,
a terrific crash and a These aricraft, too, were
column of, were slightly easier. shouted "duck," and with his fellow engaged by our fighters and dispersed. black smoke arose."
Lands $31 passengers he dropped to the floor "Bombs were dropped indiscrimi-
Lost Height for the rest of the journey, thinking notely in districts
Humphreys $7 the train was, the object of the Surrey. Slight damage is reported.
"Another formation of 10 bombers Gwcoping 'plane.
The number of casualties small, were attacked by A.A fire, which The daylight attackers came in One of the ralders, apparently but includes some killed. waves of 100, each selecting a differ-separated from the main fight by "Large formations of enemy air-accurate that the planes were lost after the first few rounds was so ent direction for the attack.
Three British fighters, was being craft again crossed the Kentish const in shell burats. It seemed impossible For out at sea they were met by chared over the district. Scores oftin the afternoon later apreading out they could survive. The formation the R.A.F., and soon the whole of people hastening from shops towards over a wide area and attempting to broke up, and, falling apart, were south-east England was a vest aerial home and public shelters stopped attack a number of RAF. aerodromes attacked by. Spitfires.
D
The British .battlefield.
fascinated on the pavements. Others in the Home Counties.
fighters hovered to pick their target, Compact forces of Splinres and came out of their houses to watch "Preliminary reports indicate that
shattering Hurricanes cut through the Germans, the night.
no serious damage was done to aero-and then dived with They wheeled, and then cut through' again.)
AIW onc enemy manchine dromer, although there was a small burst of machine-gun fire. being
harakatd by three British number of casualties, including some The bombers fed ni ways. One Most people sensibly look shelter, but thousands stayed in the open to fighters, that wove wild patterns in dlled. At one town in the Home made for a cloud; as he came out white exhaust vapour as they dived Counties industrial premises were a fighter followed him, so close they watch the spectacle in the sky.
seemed to be touching.
One of the night raiders was shot British Aghters were in action over London. They could be seen flashing in and out of the nearchlights.
High explosive and Incendiary bomb thoseling and another bombs fell on the outskirts. A fire
caused a fire at an institution.
Several times the ralders were caught in the London searchlights. Quickly the A.A. guns opened fire and the Nazis #ped chased by lights and bursting shells
Once a 'plane was caught in the lights it did not escape Ull out of ranje.
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of 'Kent and
a
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Saler
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To many spectators it seemed that on twisted after the enemy. They damaged and a number of people he planes-dkappcared, but the longkang Poppy Day collection this your
the RAF were employing neww-almost the end-of-the-fight,-tco, killed and injured... tactics. They seemed to concentrate come minutes later when some of the
first on breaking up enemy forma-, fghters withdrew, leaving the tout all points by our fighters, which like a lame duck, and Anally lost Crawford Ltd, (Collection tins) $23,70; They also saw the pursuing 'plancha Air Ministry News Servicn/height so much that he disappeared. Cheung Chau per Mim Mulliken (Colleg
Alons before diving in to the kill.
Watchers in one south-eastern
continue in a long swift glide on the tail of the enemy 'plane,
aren saw eleht. Germans shot down return triumphantly alter seeing his
in 40 minutes.
case
nkar
BUB
Ti is announced by the Secretary of the British Legion Earl Haig's Fund that the "The enemy were heavily engaged bomber was hovering and limping broke all records.
Previously acknowledged #29,201.30; ne inflicted severe lossen.”
A third plane was first hit by tion tina) $42.15: "Golf Match" V. R. adds these details:
Gordon $5.00; E. M. K. $9.00; Hongkong AA fire, and then attacked by Signal Company $40.00 Farther trav German bombers and fighters con-Spitfires. He too lost height to Bales $59.00. Total $25,440.41, ***** centrated attacks. for the second day rapidly that it was obvious he could
THE WAR, FUND One district of London had a Sumorisingly little damage was running, on aerodromes In south-cast not escape..
A total of $1,414.030.07 was reached on grand-stand view of the fighting.
caused by the
Saturday by the War Fund Inaugurated In nearly England. Three times Splifres and These people saw a formation of
raiders
The raiders were having a bad by the 8. M. Post. Ltd., with the fol- 20 Germans the most successful at bombs blindly when attacked, only
every
they jettisoned their liurricanes broke up. Jarge German
lowing donations: time. They seemed bewildered, and Guard Room, Murray Barracks, Odd formations, Lack of the day--tackled by the once or twice could they claim to In the first attack, shortly before some ded in the wrong direction,nt Dox (Further donation) $3.50
reached anywhere. have
midday, the German air force sent only to be driven out to where the Mess and Canteen Fund,
of HM.S.** Kenuine
objective. military
jover 150 bombers and about the name fighters were waiting for, thein. PH.8. "Chicken Feed" (weekly) The official German account of the numbers of fichter escorts.
Harbour Office "Nickels and Dimes" lay's Oghting significantly makes no
After crossing the Kent coast, the
(Weekly)
10.20 EMERGENCY REFUGEE COUNCIL mention of the attack on London. eremy spread out fanwise, formations
following donation
The S. C. A. Post has received tho Then the Spitfires got above them,
Berlin states that the raids were of 50 aircraft attempting to bomb
Refugee Council:
to the Emergency broke them into three, and forced leef by a formation of destroyer, Kent
Kent and Surrey aerodromes.
Sympathisers, $10. them several thousand feet down.
which engaged Spitures and afternoon and was on a smaller scale, 'olones,
second rald
took place in the The fighters seemed to pause to Hurricanes over the British coast for! pick their targets, then drove on the purpose of clcuring the way for but it was followed up an hour Inter Three bombers came down at once. following
moss raid. Once again The other bomb made a crater 25 formations of bomber-, by another Another bomber made for a patch fighters.
the enemy used more than 200 air-yards wide and five yards deep and of cloud. A Solifiro went after It, "A great number of air battles craft and widened the area of their scattered stones and lumps of earth There was a rail'e of machine-guns. developed from Dover to Eastbourne attack to north of the Thames. and the bomber fell out, while the and lasted on an average from five Spitore followed it down. This born-to ten minutes each.
British
fighters The Germans were flying at A great height, but a terrific barrage of accurate A.A fire broke them up and scattered them in every direction.
ber appeared to fall to the ground.
Forgot Peril
wirp and then a great sheet of smoke
behind it. There was a terrife crash
it fell,
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+
A
Decoy Ruse
"Farnborough aerodrome
Hangars
were
Patrolling
Two high-explosive bombs were dropped on a town in Kent during the morning. One fell on a road way, missing 30, houses by a matter of yards. Gas and water mains were was injured. damaged, and fires started. No ano
inio neighbouring gardens.
Within an hour the occupant put
He zoomed
above
Into
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burst
Know the joy
of good health
Good health is not possible if poisonous wastes are allowed to accumulate in the intestines.Chew Feen-a-mint regularly for proper elimination, Result: a better ap
up a notice reading, "Threepence to During the morning reld 11 Hurri- | 560 the crater, in ald of Dg. Barnardo's cane pilots inflicted a crushing defeat Homes.” on formations of Heinkels and Mes- A Spitare pliot who had been In wasterschmlit Jaguars.
roverni Another was, driven up by R. A heavily damaged,
engagements
over Surrey. fire until it was lost to view. Fighters destroyed, and several planes were British pilots first sighted 60 Heinkels able only to get in one!
Patrolling over the Channel, the Dorniers at great height. He was come across a formation of three big followed it and there were a few mn-destroyed on the ground."
brief Dying at 10,000ft, in sections of three. ments of intense machine-gun fire.)
This ecmmunique conflicts with the Then the Hurricane plots saw that
when he WTON out of Then the bomber came plunging
bmmunition. down, dead straight with first a thin more reliable account given by a flying above the Heinkels were
porter stationed in a coastal area: numbers of Jaguars, and, were large then dived on the nearest, crashing petite, more restful sleep, more Messerschmitt fighters, including the The Hurricane pilots dec
"Squadron after squadron
of higher, were Messerschmitts
deworately
the German from energy. Feel younger and far abeam." The German decided to at- to One after another, the bombers/crack formation of orange-nosed' tack the Henkel bombera first. They |
o spin away in Games, man began more fit with swept in and out of the machines, swe
зде Spitfire pilot
ilot leaped from his came hurtling out of the sky 113 sky.
few.nt the reported afterwards, parachute with
shot down two crumoled machine and landed by Feen-a-mint names. Six in all were shot down
Jand, as they object was plain They "effectively broke up the formation." Their at this point.
wanted to tempt our fighters up after The watching crowds forgot their them, so that waves of bambara Jaguars, shooting down six and des-burned to death,ALANCHOE &
The Hurricanes then attacked tho
Germana also peril and ran into the streets cheer could pass high overhead to and from troying probably two more.
wildly. Those who were in inland targets without apposition. In the same raid, six Spitore plots rowed a rifle from a barge and waded
A corporation ་ shelters heard the shouting and The plan did not work. Although dived out of the sun on about 80 over foreshore, mud at south-east 'péened' out..........
I must have seen at least 150 Messer Messerschmitt Jaguar fighter-bom- town to arrests Germain, one of Then they, too, foined the cheering schmitts, I did not see one dog-light bere. They were Dying three miles throng until the noise of the Our Sghters were otherwise--and high in four circles of 20.
les several who baled qui from three shouting drowned the
crashing planes over the town. of better employed. They were after engings overhead, the raftle
As the Spitfires dived to attack, 20 of the
The airman put up his hands and machine-guns and the boom that The Messerschmitt pilots were hurtled down in bombers,”
Messerschmitt 100 protecting fighters was taken over by a military guard, told that whather German had Crash
line astern and disconcorted. the end they did joined in the battle
and who'kopf back en angry crowdzy ed and exploded.
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| airman-goldirekt um glad át is fil Mrs. D. Berkelt who was travelling ed instructions to the letter. Keco- and were last seen falling with white est Down in
what all true Germans would obey-Two of the Jaguars were
were crippled heme from the Cite to her guburban ing discreetly out of range of our amoke pouring from the fuselage
ing
home
How around in
scratches
more than Three of the out but two
·FOR CONSTIPATION
Patirano
were
me said. "Our train was just out AA guns as much as they could, Ten more Spitfire pilots routed an Over this town 200, Germans cam ido a railway station when a bom sey
they now kimmed the too of the train style around in spectacular other formation of 80 German bo- from the mouth arty Flames were bursting from Sta, tafthey gleamed in the aunt
bars protected by about the same alrèraft, fire drove thêm and number of fighters, San cajerodas
won two bombers, came in dow But, with the fighters reling above, The U. Tares Germany plan [they] attempted and achieved nothing, R.A., squadron lender led a head-on down in a dog-night which;
|12|land @ Trigg Trend: then cranking Älänthralled civilian with " The bombers were, fiving Inéwaver miles out-log NEE
People in the train were so thrilled their unmolested evolutions.
that they cheerod.”
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