THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1959
TRAVELLERS ON TRAIN HAVE GRANDSTAND VIEW OF GERMAN RAID ON ROSYTH
London, To-day.
BEST VIEW OF THE German air raid on Scotland on
SETTLING
Monday was obtained by the passengers of two EUROPE'S
trains which crossed the famous Firth of Forth Bridge during the raid.
A passenger on the 2.30 express from Edinburgh to Dunfermline said that at Dalmeny, the last sta- tion before the bridge, they were told by railway officials that a raid was in progress, and it was left to their discretion as to whether they wished to continue.
"Most of us decided to continue,” he said.
As the train passed slowly over the bridge they watched the raid on the huge structure.
"Two planes attacked, one near the -south shore and one to the north.
"They appeared to be diving over the bridge and dropped bombe a short way to our left. A huge column of water shot up." Another passenger said: "The planes swooped low over the top span of the bridge, and from a distance of from 200 to 300 yards opened fire on two cruisers at a range of less than 300 feet."
PLANE DOWNED
SEARCH FOR NAZI PLANE
London, To-day. Search parties were out yesterday looking for the German plane which was believed to have been brought down in the Pentland Hill.
-Reuter.
SOVIET STATEMENT ON TALKS
Moscow, To-day. M. Sarajoglu, the Turkish
Another eye-witness stated: "I saw Foreign Minister, left for
Turkey at midnight.
a German plane brought down in the
sea.
"I heard gunfire and looked up. There were three planes flying low and dodging about over the sea. One was a big black machine and was being pursued by two of our machines. "The German plane was trying to shake off its pursuers.
"I saw spurts of flame and heard the noise of machine-gun. Suddenly the German plane swayed, there was a cloud of smoke and the machine plunged into the sea.
"In a minute or two it disappeared under the water." - Reuter.
MOHAWK READY FOR SEA
London, To-day.
agreement
It is reported that no has been signed so far,
Tass Agency has issued, the follow- ing statement:-
M. Sarajoglu's visit provided the occasion for a comprehensive ex- change of views between the Turkish and Soviet Governments regarding the relations of the U.S.S.R. and Turkey.
The exchange of views was con- ducted in a cordial atmosphere, con- firming the friendly relations be- tween the two countries and their common efforts to maintain peace. The two governments reached the conclusion that it was desirable to
REFUGEES
Washington, To-day. -Addressing a luncheon given to the Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees, President Roosevelt urged redoubled vigour in helping the fore the war started, in order to copë
300,000 people rendered homeless .be-
with the possibility of an infinitely greater refugee.problem afterwards.
There were many vacant spaces where European settlers could live permanently, such as many positions in the African, American, Australian and Asian sections of the globe. Reuter.
DUTCH VOTE FOR DEFENCE
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The Hague, To-day. The Netherlands Government has asked for an extra defence credit of 100,000,000 florins.-Reuter.
FOUR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
London, To-day. There were only four civillan casualties in Monday's German air...raid, two of them....being women.
All suffered from bullet shrapnel wounds.
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One man was hit while work- ing on a house in Edinburgh...... Reuter..
SOVIET PRESSURE
ON FINLAND
Helsinki, To-day.
A more hopeful statement on the Soviet-Finland situa- tion has been made by the spokesman of the Finnish Foreign Ministry.
He said that while the question was serious, there was every hope of a practical solution.
Finland would go as far as possible to ensure a peaceful way out, and did not wish the talks to be prolonged more than was necessary. Reuter.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN GIVES FACTS OF ROSYTH RAID
London, To-day.
FIRST INTIMATION of a German air raid on Scapa: Flow yesterday morning was made by Mr. Cham- berlain in the House of Commons after giving.. an account of the Firth of Forth raid.
H.M.S. Mohawk was only super- maintain contact in future for a joint The latter raid, said Mr. Chamberlain, was carried
ficially damaged in Monday's raid on discussion of questions of interest be- Rosyth, and is ready for sea. →→→→ Reuter.
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Two civilians were slightly injured by shell fragments but the damage to the civilian population was negligible.
The naval casualties occurred H.M.S. Southampton, H.M.S. Edin-- burgh and H.M.S. Mohawk.
Altogether three officers and 13 ratings were killed or died from wounds, two officers slightly In- jured, 11 rating seriously injured, and 31 slightly injured.
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The damage to H.M.S. Southampton' and Edinburgh was slight and both vessels were ready for sea.
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The damage to the Mohawk superficial.
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The enemy were at once engaged by @ghter squadrons and anti-aircraft-
"Four enemy. bombers were "brought down of which one was shot down by gon fire. In addition a number of other enemy air. craft were heavily engaged and some of these may not have been able to reach home-
LOCAL ATTACK
As the attack was local and' appear- ed to be developing on only a shall scale and as our defences were fully ready it was not considered appro priate in this particular instance to Issue, the afrærafd warning which would; have caused, dislocation anch inconven- l·lènce over a wide areal.
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yesterday morning an alr raid took place on
The attack was made "by about four machines-Reuter.
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