1940-08-31 — Page 2

HOW GERMAN BID TO "GET" LONDON WAS SMASHED

WHAT WAS APPARENTLY A DETERMINED EFFORT BY THE GERMANS TO PIERCE LONDON'S AIR DEFENCES WAS BROKEN UP YESTERDAY BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND R.A.F. FIGHTERS.

While London's sirens were sounding, terrific dog-fights were progressing in south- |4| east England districts.

AMERICAN MISSION

BOMBED-BY ITALIANS

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 31, 1940.

AMERICAN BASES IN BRITISH TERRITORY

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'President Roosevelt, speaking to the press at his Hyde Park (N.Y.) home yester- day, stated very cellent progress had been made in the.con- versations with Bri- tain regarding the ac- quisition of a naval and air base in Bri- the tish territory in Western Hemisphere. -Reuter.

'AMAZONS'

The enemy in large force and flying highTO DEFEND to take advantage of clouds, crossed several NATION

parts of the coast in the direction of London.

R.A.F.

BOMBS KRUPPS

R.A:F. bombers on Thursday carried out day- light attacks on enemy occupied aerodromes in Holland and on convoys and shipping along the Dutch coast,. stated Air Ministry communique in London last evening.

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The communique added that on |Thursday night our aircraft bomb- cd the Krupps works at Essen, oil refineries at Gelsenkirchen, Bot- trop and St. Nazaire, power sta- tions at Duisburg and Reisscholz, various military objectives in the Ruhr, and goods yards at Hamm and Soest.

From these day and night opera- tions three of our aircraft ́have' not returned. Reuter.

Krupps Explosions

Further details of the R.A.F. raids issued by the Air Ministry, news service show that high ex- plosives and incendiaries were dropped on the Krupps works at Disappointed at not be Essen.

According to the pilot of the As they approached the outer, Several German bombers were

landing aircraft: "There came four fringe of the London area they cut off from the rest and a series ing allowed to join the

Local Defence Volunteers, large explosions followed by two Two American mission-met an intensive barrage of A.A. of dog-fights ensued.

A Reuter correspondent stand- aries were killed and two re and fighters engaged them.

women have now formed smaller ones. A large fire start- Shortly afterwards 'a seconding on a northern height

ed immediately and two violent other Americans were wave of enemy 'planes passed a German twisting and turning their own defence corps explosions followed."

in a frantic endeavour to shake of Amazons.

A pilot who bombed the dog-fights off a British fighter

Cologne all works saw plainly. At one time six

of Mrs. Under the leadership tail,

a fire after, his attack. great practically sitting on were in progress at a

Another force bombed the height over the London area, while a second fighter was stand-Venetia Foster, wife of a naval

officer, and a member

the Duisburg electric power

station and long trails of white exing by below his tail.

Women's Voluntary Services, they which was set on fire. haust smoke curled in and,

have headquarters at 106, Great Attacks were also made on a out of the fleecy clouds.

Russell Street, W. C.

blast furnace near Bonn, Three bombers were seen div-

The pair circled in the cloud-

"We chose 'Amazons' for our aerodromes at and name to distinguish us from the Diest. one Spitfire while

suddenly what might have been other women's organisations waited outside

from a white sword shot

national the formed for At least six German machines British fighter.

Mrs. Foster sald, bean have reported to

"Our main object engage. brought down in this maht.

wounded when two Ita-over. lian aircraft dropped thir- ty bombs and then ma- chine-gunned the isolated station of the Sudan

who was:

his

"White Sword”

Interior Mission at Doro, ing into the clouds followed by less sky above the fields,

on the Upper Nile.

A report issued by the Gov- ernor-General of the Sudan says that one American and his wife ran out of the station when the attack began waving a large American flag, but they machine-gunned by the Italian

airmen.

were

are

two others

·Second Alarm

of

Dusseldorf

and and

service," Bombers At St. Nazaire

will be to

Bombers operating over France

It was a deadly stream .of

train women to use rifles.' We repeatedly hit the St. Nazaire oil tracer bullets and the rattle of machine-gun fire showed the hope to persuade the Government tanks and there were many big

with the explosions. British pilot had got the Ger- to allow us to serve

Local Defence Volunteers. man In his sights. Firing lasted a few brief se- As the enemy formations were

the German's broken up our fighters harried the conds and then

them renose went down, smoke poured dis- height

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also "at- Enemy ships were tacked at several points. Traw- lers and a larger ship were attacked from 1,000' feet,

were

"At the moment the Gov- ernment will not ·let women Join the LD.V., although there The missionary station is abso-¡Germans, worrying

are many fine women shots in

At Oberndorf a salvo of bombs lutely

isolated with no sort of morselessly back towards the from the fuselage and he

the country, and some of them fell between shipping and the are actually teaching military objective in the vicinity. coast, and within 45 minutes of appeared rapidly losing

men wharves, and some minesweepers The location and nature of the the first warning, London was behind the trees.

parashots how to shoot.

in, port at Den Helder station were known to, the Italian given the "raiders passed" A few moments later clauds

"Even such an excellent shot] bombed. Reuter. authorities. Reuter.

signal.

of smoke ross from the spot as Miss Marjorie Foster, who won where he disappeared.

the King's Prize for rifle shoot- Later in the afternoon enemy raiders were believed to be over Earlier in the raid heavy gun- ing at Bisley in 1930, is not per- His Excellency the Officer -Ad- ministering the Government has another part of south-east Eng-fire was heard near this region mitted to join the L.D.V."

land a number of detonations The Amazons were a legendary been pleased to appoint Mr. Wil- land.

which were thought to be bombs. nation. of women warriors organ-Liam James Carrie to be-Chair- A second air raid warning was The third warning in the Lon-ised and governed entirely by man of the Urban Council, with sounded in London after a form-don district lasted 50 minutes. women. ation of raiders was seen ap-

TWO NEW "PLANES FOR R.A.F.

THE DUKE OF KENT, 'WHO IS SERVING AS A GROUP

proaching a south-eastern dis- trict.

One Taken Prisoner

It is understood the formation! Each time the alarm was sound- was scattered by the defenders ed in London, however, fierce and some "planes turned towards fights were reported in the south- the coast. -

east coastal areas as raiders were In a dog-fight over a Surrey rounded up and either shot down town during the second London or driven off.

CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL AIR warning one enemy bomber was At times, there were six differ-

"FORCE, HAS VISITED

..R.A.F. STATION AND

AMINED

one

in AN brought down

and another ap-lent dog-fights going on EX-peared to

be so badly damaged district alone. Raiders came over] that it is thought to have crash-lin batches of 15 to 20 from differ- NOW ed before reaching home.

Jént directions; anti-aircraft bat- Įteries were in action immediately,. but in a matter of minutes our fighters were in action in every

TWO TYPES AMERICAN AIRCRAFT BEING DELivered in QUANT. ITY TO THE R.A.F, STATES AN AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE MÉSSAGE.

Baled Out

effect from 2nd September, 1940.

SOUTH AFRICANS DESTROY ITALIAN DEPOT

A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK WAS OF THE Three of the crew of the first case.

MADE YESTERDAY BY AIRCRAFT machine took to parachutes and All the 'planes were very high The types are the Brewster two were detained in hospital.

In the sky and there were a lot of SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE AGAINST A single-seater fighter and the Doug- When 12-high explosive bombs clouds about. It was clear, how- LARGE CONCENTRATION OF MOTOR TRANS- las light bomber.

They will be known as

the were dropped in one sparsely po-lever, that the Germans were being PORT AT MOGADISgio, ACCORDING TO AN Buffalo and the Boston.

pulated district one elderly man turned back or shot down.

In one district, at least six Nazi ANNOUNCEMENT FROM RA:F. <HEADQUART- The Brewster Buffalo was ori-died of shock and a few other

bombers were brought down and ginally developed for use by the persons received slight injuries.

·ERS IN CAIRO... German Watchers on a height in the soon after the fighting U.S. Navy as a deck landing fighter, but it will be developed

London area saw an aerial bat-jairmen were arriving in the town tle. One man said: "Thore as prisoners.

by the R.A.F. as a land fighter,

The Douglas Boston is a twin-beemed to be a swarm of -engined light bomber of unortho-

dox design. Reuter,

COUNCIL HELPS.

CONCHIES

'planes. In the fight I saw a German swoop down with smoke pour- Ing from his tail. A British! plane followed it,down and then} vstraightened out."

been sounded

aircraft enemy

The rald was carried out by waves of aircraft.

wave reached LATER SCHOOL AFTER

One man was taken prisoner, When the Jast wave reached by a Home Guardsman and as the target area, dense black he was being brought in by car smoke was rising to a height of

he threw some papers out of the 3,000 feet and fires had broken RAID WARNINGS

window.

out in the centre of the depot.

were engaged by fighters over usual, 10 for nine. Abomber encountered, but the rald was ings, and modifications in the nor-

The car was stopped and the It is estimated that several After the third warning had papers-collected.

hundred vehicles were destroyed. Later-school-openings after- The score of our defences on Some fighter opposition was night disturbed by air raid warn- Thursday was not as good as

to its the London area.

Ipushed home

conclusion fighterland Dagenham (Essex) Socialist

brought down by a Britl Dog-fights developed and bombs late in the evening brought the

all our aircraft returned mal work, are approved by the Council is to allow conscientious were dropped. Streets in the sub-total. number known to be

safely.

Board of Education. shot objectors to remain in its service urbs were crowded with

Other raids were carried out shop down to 10, while our losses were at full pay during the war.

by Royal Air Force' pers and many women who had nine. Seven of our pilots, how-

In a letter to the N.U.T., the One councillor, urging they attempted to complete their pur-

A building was demolished and Board say they confidently rely should follow the lead of other chases after the second warning ever, are safe.→→Reuter. Essex districts and either sack or ended had again to take shelter. suspend conscientious objectors, said it was "almost treason to en- courage them."

""Terrific"

OFF THE FREE LIST

statement

bombers.

a large fire started an' the re- on the judgment of teachers in

making such modifications of the they may Mas-day's programme as

and think it. It is not suggested that all' normal routine should be [abandoned, as It may prove

source of stendiness und strength to many.

a

sult of an attack on Tandche, In Italian East Africa. The naval workshops at The Import and Export Depart-sawa suffered direct, hits Reuter reporters who witness-ment is discontinuing the supply three large fires were started. It is announced in the "Gazette" the dog-fights from

free permit and another of that Mr. Harry Maughan Cockle open space in London described forms issued hitherto under the Malta Attacked ceased to act as Accountant, he noise of gunfire as "terrific Dutlable Commodities Ordinance. Treasury, with effect from 22nd ind the aerial battles themselves Applicants must print their own

A large formation of enemy forms at their own expense in ac-bombers, escorted by many fight-

Among the practical..steps.be→ August, 1940. ·

Twenty Garman bombers cordance with an official pattern.ers, raided Malta yesterdaying taken is to insist on children Some damage was done to civi- resting, either after the midday Meusru. H. Sando, R. A. Tron-llan property but the casualties meal, if taken at school, or dur- „of -British -fighters met them gove and D. R. Lyen have been, were only six civilians wounded. Ing the afternoon for at least halt

Reuter. permitted to quit the HK.D.R.

jan hour., and split up their formation.

It is officially announced that the Long Vacation in the Supreme Court will not be observed, thi ycar.

as "thrilling."

flow at a great height over 8 district in "London. A awarm

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