THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1940
EXTENSIVE R.A.F. RAIDS Sylt, Aalborg and Norwegian Bases Bombed
Enemy Ships Attacked in Oslo Fjord
London, To-day.
IT IS LEARNED THAT the Westerland aerodrome on the island of Sylt was subjected to almost con- tinuous bombing for 100 minutes during Tues- day night's raid by the R.A.F. This was the first
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ON GERMAN RAILWAYS
London, To-day.
Berlin radio announces that pleasure trips must be com- pletely stopped and journeys to watering places and spas are only permissible in cases of extreme urgency, owing to the "treman- dous task of the German rall- ways." Reuter.
raid on this aerodrome, though other points on SHANGHAI
Sylt had previously been bombed.
During the raid on Stavanger aerodrome, shortly be-
IMPORTS
fore dawn, about 20 enemy aircraft were heavi-INCREASE ly bombed and a number are believed to have been destroyed or badly damaged.
High explosive bombs played havoc,munication, with the already crater-pitted aero- | large force. drome, surface and one raider, mak- ing a dive-bombing attack at a low level, released a heavy salvo which was seen to burst near the side of the main runway.
A strongly burning fire was re- ported by one of our returning raiders, At Christiansand the raiders concentrated on runways and the aerodrome buildings. They evaded the barrage put up by the ground defences and registered many hits.
Two Planes Lost
was carried out by a
One hangar was hit several times and another is believed to have been badly damaged by bombs which fell between it and the runway. Fires were started on various parts of the aero- drome.
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AMERICAN LEGATION'S ADVICE
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Budapest, To-day.
The official Hungarian news agency explains reports in the foreign press that the U.S. Legation had advised Americans to leave Hungary.
"Some comments presented the measure as proof that the situation in Hungary was extremely serious. It has been ascertained, however, that the Legation merely sent circular let- ters to American citizens, as in pre- vious years. ›
"The Legation had no other object In view, in present ciroumstances, to Induce Americans to leave unless' they have serious - reasons for re- maining.
"From the despatch of these per- iodical circular letters it would be n SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. mistake to draw inexact conclusions CHINESE IMPORTS IN MARCH that the situation in Hungary, where INCREASED CONSIDERABLY calm prevails, is serious.”—Havaa. REACHING 57,000,000 GOLD UNITS DURING FE- AGAINST 44,000,000 BRUARY. SHANGHAI ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 7,000,000 OUT OF THIS' INCREASE.
At the time of the attack, night A strong import increase during operations were evidently being car-March was experienced in cereals im- ried out by the enemy for one pilot ports of which soared by more than reported lights on hangars and round 4,000,000 gold units to 12,500,000, con- the boundary of the aerodrome. These stituting 22 per cent of the total were extinguished as he neared the Chinese imports. objective.
DUTCH ARMY ORDER
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Amsterdam, To-day. Another big import increase is raw The ~commander-in-chief of the While these raids were in progress, cotton whose value rose by more than Dutch army has issued a press Or. other aircraft of the Bomber Com-1,000,000 to 8,000,000. March exports dinance forbidding the publication of mand were carrying out the customary amounted to 126,000,000 representing any printed matter dealing with na- Of the large force of aircraft em-security patrol over the bases of the an increase of 16,000,000. Tea repre- tional defence without a special per... ployed on the night's widespread German minelaying aircraft.
sented the most sensational increase | mit. operations, two failed to return.
with no less than 11,000,000 gold units. -Havas.
One aircraft detailed to attack Fornebu aerodrome, near Oslo, did not reach its objective as it sighted two enemy ships steaming north near the head of Oslo Fjord.
"SHIP DISAPPEARED"
One of these aircraft, patrolling off the island of Sylt was fred on by two
naval auxiliaries.
Selecting its target and diving from 4,000 to 1,500 feet in the face of in- tense A. A. fire, the British aircraft bombed one of the ships. The A.A.
ANZAC DAY
The R.A.F. plane dropped two salvos of bombs which burst close to the leading vessel and then de-fire ceased abruptly and in the words scended to within 150 feet of the of the pilot's own report: "The ship water and machinegunned the lead disappeared.” Another aircraft, patrol ing ship as it made for the shore.
ling a nearby area, soon after midnight The fourth successive attack on
came under fire from two large motor Aalborg, in Denmark, was made in boats. The aircraft at once made a low perfect weather, there being a cloud-level bombing attack dropping six gents of the Royal Australian Navy less sky and a full moon.
Aalborg Strengthened For the first time no enemy aircraft were seen on the aerodrome but the powerful. ground defences were alert
and the raiders were met by a bar- rage of fire over the target area and by the persistent attentions of a ring of searchlights outside the aerodrome. High-level bombing attacks were made and many hits were observed on the aerodrome.
Large Force
The rald on Westerland (Sylt) was carried out by a large force of long- range bombers. One hangar was hit several times and another ́ believed to have been badly damaged.
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The runways were successfully bombed and "fires started on aerodrome.
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The Arst bomber met only moderate fire, but as the attack developed, pom- poms placed round the aerodrome maintained a steady barrage of fire. -Reuter.
German Patrol Vessels Bombed and Sunk-
Aircraft carrying out offensive potrols off the Frislan Islands attack- ed and sank two auxiliary patrol' vessels...
The raid on Westerland, which is a convenient base for attacks on ship- ping along the coast of Norway and against the Allied troops' lines of com-
bombs in quick succession and on turning back to observe the results the pilot could see only one boat on the water. This aircraft was also able to observe the attack on Westerland from a distance and reported seeing a large explosion on the west side of the aero-
drome.
The 25th anniversary of Anzac Day, commemorating the Gallipoli landing, was marked in Hong Kong by a cere- mony at the Cenotaph this morning which was given enhanced colour by the presence in the Colony of contin-
An impressive parade in Statue Square preceded the wreath-laying ceremonies, which were witnessed by a large attendance.
Many men who took part in the Landing, some of them members of the Services, others in civilian life in the Colony, were present.
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Any articles likely to demoralise population or harmful to the Isecurity of the state, or spreading pro- paganda for any of the belligerente, áre also prohibited. Havas.
'CAT' BURGLAR · CAUGHT BY DETECTIVE
Mrs. Cairns, of No. 10, Carnarvon Road, this morning appeared, as com- plainant, in Mr. E. Himsworth's court when Chan Wong, 21, was charged with stealing clothing Cairn's house.
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from Mrs.
A Chinese detective saw
accused,
with two others not arrested, climbing down a drain pipe yesterday afternoon with a parcel. They were chased and he was arrested.
Sentence of six weeks' hard labour was imposed.
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