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RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND

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BERLIN GETS FIRST TASTE OF REAL Waves Of R.A.F. Bombers Attack Suburb Factories

BERLIN IN THE SMALL HOURS OF YESTERDAY MORNING RE- CEIVED ITS FIRST SERIOUS TASTE OF THE STRIKING POWER OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS BOMBS WERE RAINED ON SELECTED MILITARY OBJECTIVES AND IN- TENSE OPPOSITION FAILED TO BRING DOWN A SINGLE BRITISH MACHINE TO FURNISH BERLINERS WITH THE LEAST SENSE OF COMPENSATION.

FOCKE-WULF WORKS WRECKED

The attack is described in British official sources as completely successful. Import- ant war industries in the Berlin area were the

200 NAZI 'PLANES TURN TAIL

Nearly 200 German 'planes came over the south-east coast yes- terday afternoon in

waves.

They penetrated in- land at a great height but fled when engag- ed by R.A.F. fighters without dropping any* bombs.Reuter

primary objective and several factories were BEAUVAIS

left badly damaged and blazing.

The chief area of the attack was the north WRECKED

hit.

EX-K.C.C. PLAYER A PRISONER

Word has been received by Kowloon Cricket Club that Mr. G. F. O'Bryen, a former member of the club, is now a prisoner of war in Germany.

stationed O'Bryen, who was here with the Chinese Maritime Customs, was an officer on board the "Orama" which is believed to have been on transport duty in the Narvik operations and is "now at the bottom of the sea” as the re- sult of a German. torpedo.

'O'Bryen writes that he is al- lowed to receive as many letters as are sent him but says that their own output is limited and the

length of each letter is restricted

to 20 lines.

He states: "We had a long swim before being picked up and have

We were

lucky to be saved at all:

The scenery here is beautiful.

far are very happy. was

and north-west of Berlin, where industrial |(SPECľal to "CHINA MAIL") plant is situated, and it is considered signi- LATEST INFORMATION RE- (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAILficant that while neutral journalists were VEALSTHEAUVAISWTORICO-only what we stand in (those who Official sources in Lon- taken to a spot where a solitary bomb had LY DAMAGED DURING THE stayed to the end!).

FIGHTING IN FRANCE.. don reveal that R.A.F. gone astray and hit a residential area, none Lille and Troyes were also badly We are in a "gang" of five and so raids have frustrated, for were permitted in the zone of heavy bombing. [Damage to a less extent. the time being at least, The bombing is described of-serving the results of their done in Tours. Several old build- the appearance of the new ficially as completely successful. bombing, but when, several min-ings were demolished in Poitiers,

utes after midnight, another air-Saumur and Blois. Focke-Wulf twin-engined Intense searchlight activity al-craft dropped high explosives and Little information is available fighters which are suplied with some haze prevented se- incendiaries, the haze had clear-as regards damage in Brittany but veral pilots who attacked, about ed sufficiently to reveal four on the whole it is belleved, the posed to be superior to the 11 p.m, on Wednesday from ob-fires already going. in the south province escaped damage. Havas. Spitfires.

These had just gone into pro- duction when the factory was "devastated."

Military objectives due to be bombed in: the Berlin area include two factories -manufacturing Henschel observation 'planes, the Argus engine works and four im- portant aircraft metal factories.

Other targets include aircraft instrument factories, de-icing and propellor factories, aircraft parts.

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factories, aircraft timber yards, (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") parachute factories and accessory Diplomatic observers in factories making compasses, navi-Ankara, Turkey, predict gating instruments, etc.

Besides the Tempelhof aero-new Italo-Greek tension drome, the largest in Europe, following the Vienna con- in the Berlin area "crammed" ference.

there are two. other aerodromés

with aircraft: →→ Havas.'

SUCCUMBS

Strong British naval units are [reported to be patrolling either in or near Greek waters to support the Greeks if need be,

Funds have been appropriated in Greece for the construction of new. aerodromes, and brides 'and and widows have been asked to con-

TO WOUNDS

central part of the target.

Another Salvo

At 20. ̋minutes past midnight yet another salvo was dropped across the buildings. There was violent explosion and a large fire which was burning, fiercely) 15 minutes after the attack.

One raider bombed works near Tegel See, one of Berlin's lakes, and later. another pilot observed & fire at these works.

Nazi Plane's “Luck"

An R.A.F. Wing-Commander German 'plane shot down by Its sald on the way out he saw a

own defences.

Another pliot.described, how he had a sort of rectangular, run all round Berlin: This was a bomber from which the crew had seen a fire burning on the works 50 miles away on the homeward. Journey. One of the crew said: "At one

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") tribute their wedding rings to-time, when we were closer, it

wards the purchase of new planes, FONG TSE-TSONG, FORMER Havas. EDITOR or THE FRENCH NEWSPAPER “JOURNAL, `· DE

SHANGHAI" AND SECRETARY CHOLERA EPIDEMIC GENERAL OF THE ASSOCIA-L IN KOWLOON

TION "AMICALE SINO-FRAN-

seemed like a half mile long line of white fire.".

They dived from 12,000 to 5,000 feet to attack a power station, another objective at- tacked at Intervala from: 11:35 | p.m.. until after 1a.m.

Large Fire

One, of the first raiders

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It is amazing the number. ot old acquaintances опе meets. 1. have come across a chap who knew me in Hong Kang and - Beveral of the others ́have met old dritík, ing pais."

O'Bryen left Hong Kong about. -18-months ago. Whilst here he WEATHER FORECAST: - Wes-was a prominent member of the sterly winds, light to moderate, }K.C.C. first eleven, being a hard 2. freshening #later; bofing tojbitter, who could also bowl á

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Another pilot saw his heavy| bomba atraddle the target. Some raiders made a speciall attack on one objective only four (Continued on Page 16)

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