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BUTTER

NAVY CASUALTIES

IN AIR RAID

DARING GERMAN EXPLOIT FAILS AT HIGH COST

TWO BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS AND THIRTEEN MEN WERE KILL- ED IN YESTERDAY'S BOMBING ATTACK ON UNITS OF THE FLEET AT ROSYTH, IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.

In addition, twelve officers and men were seriously injured by bomb splin-

ters. Others were slightly injured.

In its main objective, however, the German air attack failed completely. No British warship received more than superficial damage, though H.M.S. Southampton had a narrow escape.

At the same time, although the exact number of 22 U-BOATS

German losses is not officially stated, official reports suggest that at least six German bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire or by R.A.F. planes.

One German plane crashed in flames in the Pentland Hills,

eight miles south of Edinburgh.

SUNK

Paris, To-day. The Paris wireless last_night_re-

ported that 22 Nazi U-boats have been

sunk, including the one that torpedoed the three French ships, Bretagne,

Two were shot down by A.A. fire in Fifeshire, on the north-Louisane and Emile Miguet.

ern side of the Firth of Forth.

Three planes were shot down by R.A.F. fighters and fell into whose name was at first misreported.

the sea.

The German attack was concentrat- ed, primarily, upon the British sub- sidiary naval base at Rosyth, which is on the Fifeshire side of the Forth about eleven miles to the W.N.W. of Edinburgh.

The air battles between R.A.F. squadrons and the invading machines, however, ranged across Edinburghshire and Fifeshire, and over the Firth of Forth right out to sea.

It was the first German air. at. tack on

Britain which had been

war seriously pressed since the began, and a very determined at- tempt was made, without success, to score vital hits on British war. ships and the famous Forth Bridge.

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It is revealed in the latest official communique that as a preliminary to the attack, `German aircraft connoitred near Rosyth during morning.

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FIRST HIT

One bomb glanced off the cruisér Southampton near the bow and sank the Admiral's barge and a pinnace lying empty alongside. This was the first aerial hit of the war on a Bri- tish ship.

There were, three casualties on the Southampton and seven on the orulser Edinburgh from splinters.

Another bomb fell near the de- stroyer Mohawk, returning to port after convoy duty.

It fell in the water near the Mohawk, causing 25 deck casualties.

Only superficial damage was done to the British ships, which are all ready for sea.

Soveral bombers“ were

brought the down, out of the 12 or 14 taking part. Three were brought down, by R.A.F.

At 2.30 p.m., a series of raids be-nighters. gan.

the These were on ships in Firth of Forth and by about a dozen machines.

All anti-airbraft Batteries opan- edfires and R.A.F. fighter squadrons went up to give.com. bat,

On, mau cái Was done. British ships.

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FIRST CONTACT

The first contact between the R.A.F. and the enemy was at the Isle of May, in the mouth of the Firth of Forth, at 8.85 p.m. Two enemy" "planes were

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PETROL PRICE UP IN ENGLAND

London, To-day.

The latter is a 15,000-ton tanker,

All the tanker's crew are safe. Reuter,

LIVING COSTS IN BRITAIN

London, To-day. The Ministry of Labour an. nounced last night that the cost of living increased by 10 per cent in September. At the begin- ning of the manth, living costs were the same as in September last year-Router.

KHAKI FOR EIFFEL TOWER

Paris, To-day. The famous Eiffel Tower, is going into khaki.

During the next fortnight, 80,000 tons of khakl paint will be used in an” attempt to make the famous tower less conspicuous.

Fourth highest building in the world,

the Eiffel Tower is 1,000 feet high.---

Reuter.

· SEVEN MISSING

Paris, To-day. Seven of those on board the Bretagne when she was torpedoed are still miss- ing.-Reuter.

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