1940-09-10 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 10, 1940.

HAMBURG BOMBED

METHODICALLY

Three-Hour "Strafing By R.A.F. Bomber Relays

Hundreds Of

Incendiaries

UNDETERRED BY A STORM OF A.A. SHELLS, THE GLARE OF SEARCHLIGHT CONCENTRATIONS, PATCHES OF THICK CLOUD AND MUCH GROUND HAZE, RELAYS OF R.A.F. BOMBERS CRUISED OVER THE GREAT DOCK AREA OF HAMBURG FOR OVER THREE | HOURS AND METHODICALLY PIN-POINTING THEIR TARGET, RE- LEASED SALVO AFTER SALVO OF HEAVY BOMBS AND HUNDREDS OF INCENDIARIES, SAYS THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE.

Repeatedly sticks of heavy bombs were seen to crash across the docks and port instal-

CARRY ON SPIRIT INlations. Many sticks of high explosives EAST END broke out in many parts of the wide target

straddled the Blohm and Voss yards.

Fires

DOVER SHELLED FROM GRIS-NEZ

GERMANS DISLIKE

THE

The shelling of ANSWER

Dover by long-range guns from across the Channel was com- menced last night for the first time for a fortnight.

Ari official com- munique, recording. that the shelling, says the enemy's gunfire was returned. Reu- ter.

area; some died down but others burned FORGOTTEN

"The real victims of the fiercely. war as always are

SHIPS TO

SERVICE

the poor, but they, like all The crew of one aircraft saw wharves and the other people, are a railway station on the north bank of the GO INTO carrying on as Mr. Chur- Elbe burning, another fire near Hanshafen chill predicted they would and a third near Altona.. --grimly but gaily," re- ports the London corres- pondent of the "New York Times" to his paper.

"Evidently the British have not had enough. This is proved by their new attempts to attack last night," commented the Berlin newspaper "B Z am Mittag" yester day.

In fact, Germany is now grimly: preparing for fresh R.A.F. attacks: and printed instructions have been sent to all Berliners, urging, them to go to bed early and 'get their sleep before midnight.

They must set their alarm- clocks for midnight and remain dressed. The leaflet admits that they can expect to go through what the population of the Rhein- land and Hamburg have been go- ing through for months past,

They are also advised to make. their cellars "homely" as 'a greater number of R.A.F. raids: can be

the expected during longer 'monāks ahead. The police are put in charge of. A.R.P. work, and have the power

One aircraft dropped bamus. An armada of "forgotten ships" to force people to take shelter; which hit the main outer har owned by the United States Mari-to insist on the erection of shel- bour and some of the adjoining time Commission are to go into ters; and to demand any help ther

while another scored service after years of idleness, think necessary. quaye, three hits alongside the Inner

Disobedience will be punished The armada comprises more as being harbour.

"resistance"to" public One pilot could not locate his than 100 ships, lying in various order."

word bulit target owing to bad weather. He U.S.A. ports, which returned to the English coast, during the last war and are now afresh and obsolete. They are to be made bombs checked, his position

success-ing the war.

One of the early raiders,| dropping a stick across the docks, saw two fires on the north bank close to The correspondent of the Stock- holm paper "Afton Bladet," des-the mouth of the Elbe cribes the evacuation of people Tunnel..... from burning houses in buses) which "appeared like a miracle to take them and a few of their be- bursting among dock buildings set off again for Boulogne, this available for charter or sale dur. longings to safer places."

while a fierce A.A. barrage con-time everything going.

and scores of brilliant fully. He goes on to say that "only tinued the complete absence of panic searchlight beams swept the sky. mitigated the impression of the terror of modern war."

Other

airmen saw

Intense Barrage

An American correspondent sums up his verdict on the recent Meanwhile enemy shipping Nazi air raids:-

Reuter.

PALESTINE SPITFIRE FUND

Several Scraps

This move has the almost un- animous approval of operators, shippers and the Maritime Com- Calais docks were also bombed mission. It provides for the lift- at dawn yesterday morning.

Reuter.

A GOOD DAY'S WORK

Two Fighter pilots due, fór.leave spent a profitable afternoon:

a

ing of those sections of the U.S.A. Shipping Act "sterilising" vessels gathered in French and Belgian There were several encounters in the laid-up fleet more than 20 "The damage was heavy, but, Channel ports was again heavily with enemy fighters. A Messers-years old during the existence of relative for a city the size of Lon-bombed by the R.A.F.

chmidt 109 pursued out to sea a President Roosevelt's neutrality don, not worse than a bad cut The fact that the Germans are bomber which had already drop-proclamation. on the face when shaving." Intent on screening these con- ped its bombs.

Pilot No. 1 encountered a sec- centrations from observation and The British machine flew down "Safety Valve"

tion of three Me. 108 Fighters attack is shown by the very to sea level and as the enemy

while out on patrol between tea heavy A.A. defences which closed in

There is no immediate need for and dinner. He shot down two the rear gunner fired. cently have been established two quick bursts. The Messers-the ships, but they are to be made either shot down or disabled along the coast,

chmidt broke away.

available in case the need arises, third, and himself returned un- The burrage was Intense and

Shipping men regard the legis-scathed to his base. the British aircraft had,, to find] The official Air Ministry com- their way through a curtain of munique says that our bombers in lation as a "safety valve." They

think that the spreading of war "I got the first one" he said, of routine reconnais- will make uncertain the avail-"as he came at me head-on, and fire to reach biectives. the course

Raids on py VALLE an before sances attacked shipping_in

ability of the merchant ships of then half-rolled away. I put a until 4.30 ports of Dunkirk and Boulogne certain other countries.

burst into his belly and the Me. Sea. and convoys in the North

went down in flames. The other Five of our aircraft are missing. More than 20 of these laid-up two then made attacks, climbed ships were bought by Great Bri-up, and headed for Germany in tain before the war began to pro-formation but I caught them and vide scrap metal.

sent one of the two down in flames. The other had smoke and fuel pouring from him."

· ARABS, JEWS, AND BRITISH 9. p.m. and SUBJECTS IN PALESTINE yesterday h HAVE CONTRIBUTED £28,500

According

TO THE "PALESTINE POST" tish aircraft had to contend with the Bri-

SPITFIRE FUND.

A Spitfire, belleved to be the rain, sleet, thunder and lightning.

the

an-

Eight 'Planes Lost

The first fighter to have been provid- Vivid Sheet Of Flame

communiqué also ed by an Empire railway com-

nounces that despite severe wea- pany, has been given by the Bom- As the bombers "released their ther conditions over the Contin- bay, Baroda

and Central India salvoes bursts were observed in ental coast line strong forces of Railway.

and about the Leopold Basin and pur bombers carried out opera- a little later one of the observers tions against enemy and enemy saw a vivid sheet of fame. bccupied parts, barge concentra- Strings of barges in the docketions and shipping at Hamburg, were located by another aqua-Bremen, Emden, Ostend, Calais dron and after bomba had Burst and Boulogne.

Reuter.

STOCK EXCHANGE QUIETER

$1,000 ROBBERY

Pilot No. 2 went out on a low strating expedition along a road of which the enemy were suspect- ed to be making heavy use.

"There

were formations of

Accused of stealing $1,000 and troops, lorries, armoured cars,

in many parts of the target Widespread damage was done a quantity of jewellery, from No. tanks and fuel supply vehicles," area a fire broke out,

to oil tanks and ammunition stores 59, Cumberland Road on August he said, "about every. 20

Just before 10 p.m. another and many fires started. basin was hit and over five hours our 'aircraft.. failed to later another attack on the same Reuter. basin resulted in a flre.

One of the fires started in Ostend decks was estimatedī, to}} cover 10,000 aquare yards.

The undertone of the London Stock Exchange remained steady yesterday though business was somewhat quieter.. Leading indus- trials occasionally strongthened After another aircraft. had while coppers were also support-bombed some vessels tied up to edi Gilt-edged "eased fractionally the quay, there was an explosion and-Kefire encountered small lateco violent that the aircraft, flying Cape sales which were responat 11,009. feet, was flung about. sible for the easier close. Olls] were fully maintained. Wall Street were easy-Reuter.

Bombs In Boulogne

Yards Eight of 27, Li Hung, allas, Li Yun, 24, as far as the eye could see. One return.was remanded three days by Mr. field to the south of the road,

E. Himsworth at Kowloon this was completely full of vehicles morning.

and troops. I attacked all along | Li ́was alleged to have stolon the road.” Itwo H.K. and Shanghal Bank

RUMANIAN POLITICS

$500 notes, a gold neck chain, aj During the whole of this time, Jade, buckle, two gold bangles, a Pilot. No. 2 was under heavy firo wrist watch, 's gold hair press, from pom-poms. But he still and two gold finger rings from had some ammunition left, and [Chan Yiu-chun.

decided to use it on the field- ALL RUMANIAN POLITICAL He was alternatively charged which he had not spotted unul TRIALS WHICH HAVE BEEN with receiving, the money and his second flight down, the rond. HELD DURING THE LAST jewellery knowing they had been By this time, the neighbourhood EIGHT YEARS WILL BE RE-[stolen. v

of the road had become too un- First bombs fell in Boulogne OPENED AND THE ACTIVITIES Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman, who is in healthy for an immediate return. harbour soon after 5 p.m. when OF THE JUDGES TRYING THEM charge of the case, stated, it might to be possible. He therefore, flew aircraft flew over the harbour and ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED be a committal case, and he was off in the opposite direction, and successfully bombed shipping. UNDER A DECREE ISSUED awaiting instructions.

Later in the evening a group of YESTERDAY BY GENERAL AN- bombers which evaded the bal-TONESCU, THE. NEW RUMAN- The International Rubber Re-loon barrage and were grooted IAN DICTATOR.

Special trains for Ministers will A sampan painted in green wis gulation Committee yesterday re-with_varl-coloured star shells, ar- vised to 90 per cent, the quota for rived over the town and one of be abolished and close check will round drifting in Tal Tam Bay August to December, Incluiulve them dropped a flare which clear-be kept on ministerial expenses. yesterday, and was taken, to the "was expended in

attack." Yaumati Police Station. Reuter. Reuter.

lly illuminated the targat."

RUBBER QUOTA

REVISED

SAMPAN ADRIFT-

took cover in the smoke clouds rising from an area which had been heavily-bombed earlier in the day. Thon he came back,

"All my ammunition," he said,

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