1940-09-14 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 14, 1940

DELIBERATE ATTACK

ON BUCKINGHAM PALACE Observer's Story: Five Bombs Dropped At Once

Cascades Of Water Shoot High Into Air

FIVE BOMBS were dropped by a Nazi daylight raider yesterday on Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen, who were in the palace at the time, were unhurt, but three of the palace staff received slight injuries.

Bombs also fell in Downing Street, with- out doing any damage.

It is feared that the enemy managed to kill and injure a number of civilians.

No damage was done 'in Down-

An observer just outside Buckingham Palace says that two bombs fell in the inner quadran- gle; the third hit the private chapel in the south-wing; and thefing Street.. remaining two fell in the road All this occurred during the between, the Victoria Memorial second and longest raid of the and the Palace Gates.

day, lasting for four hours.

The first sign of the attack was The first raid lasted from about the noise of aeroplane engines. A 7.30 am to 8.30a.m., and one: twin-engined, light bomber dived 'plane was shot down by two out of some clouds and, as it came rounds of anti-aircraft fire in over the centre of the Palace, the (south-west London. pilot cut his engines and the ma-: The plane broke up and two chine lost speed.

men were scen coming down in parachutes.

Then came the whistle of bombs and a series of explosions. Pieces of stone and masonry fell into Buckingham Palace Road, one piece hitting an electric light |

standard.

Incendiary Showers

The third warning was sounded late in the afternoon, and lasted The German 'plane then speed-for about 20 minutes. Some bombs ed up its engines and climbed were dropped in central London. back into the clouds.

Tour Of London

As strange as It may seem, members of the Home Guard "take cover" whilst undergoing shooting practice at Bis- Large straw Mexican type hats, are used to shield them from the sun. Photo shows a member complete with his 'Mexican' hat. (Copyright, Fox).

ley.

The second, and longest rald, was carried out by no more than from 15 to 20 'planes, which took full advantage of low-ly-browbeaten by Hitler and ing clouds.

hisito

The King and Queen, who were in the Palace at the time, were

generals on his visit to Berchtes- unhurt. Three members of the; A shower of incendiary bombs gaden, suffered a nervous break- Palace Staff received slight in-mostly from one plane, fell in own as a result of his treat-

Central London, without doing ment there and during the sub-1 juries.

The bombs which, fell in the much damage. All fires were sequent invasion of his country. inner quadrangle burst a water-quickly tackled, in some cases He was later kept in close con- main and cascades, of water shot sand-bags being ripped open for finement by Hitler's orders. up into the air.

sand to put on the bombs.

The bombs in the roadway Stations of the Underground | started small fire which was railway are not official shelters

a quickly extinguished by soldiers from Wellington Barracks and the Auxiliary Fire Service. ・・

Their Majesties visited the wrecked chapel and later left, according to plan, for a tour of other parts of London

damage had been done

bombs.

where by

A man who was on top of the

building said:-

"It

Indiscriminatej was not bombing. It was a deliberate: attack. "It was a terrible moment."

In Poland

but many hundreds of people sai Invading Poland, Hitler permit- on the platforms and steps during ted-his air-force-to-bomb houses the raid.

in which the President and Gov- Besides the bombs which hit ernment successively sheltered as Buckingham Palace, one explosive they fell back before the German bomb fell in a park and another advance. on a big building next to a hote 'n central London.-Reuter..

Hitler's Record

It will be recalled, in connection

The Nazi Fifth Column was so had efficient that the President hardly made a fresh neadquarters before. German hombers swooped down on it.

It was the same story in Nor

was

"I was petrified as I saw five with this second bombing of the way. When King. Haakon bombs coming down towards the

Royal residence, that the history making his way, northward to Palace.

of Hitler's acts of aggression rally the army after the Germans against Austria, Poland, Norway, seized Oslo, e und the crown Luxembourg and the Netherlands Prince were repeatedly bombed shows he has never hesitated to rom the air, and it is recorded the permit attacks upon the persons King had to lie on the ground in lof heads of States.

a wood in order to escape bomb- Both the Chancellors of Ausing and machine-gunning. Bombs also fell in Downing tria who had dealings with Hitler Street and other parts of London, were maltreated

by him. Dr. They were mostly incendiaries Dollfuss was murdered by Aus- and fell in showers in some places, trian Nazis-his assassination be-

An official communiqué says ing intended as the signal for that conspicuous buildings were Nazi Invasion..

Four Hour Raid

hit, Irrespective of their nature, Dr. Schuschnigg, after being

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Attack On Duchess

The Grand Duchess of Luxem- bourg was shot at as she at- tempted to escape into France during the Nazl Invasion and os. caped by a narrow margin. Again, the Queen of the Nether- angs and Princess Juliana were oombed by the Germans on their vay from the Netherlands t England. The Netherlands Gov- ernment had declared that Naz' parachutists had been ordered to capture the Royal Family at an arly stage of the invasion of the Low Countries.-Reuter.

IRON GUARD PARADES BUCHAREST

FEARS FOR

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

About five bombs are understood to have fallen in the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Two were.discovered in a street nearby and one of these, which partly buried itself in the Dean's court next

to the churchyard, is believed to be a 500- Ib. high explosive.

This bomb is caus- ing the chief concern. If it does explode it is feared serious damage might be done to the fabric of the Cath- edral. Reuter.

CABINET

CONGRATULATES KING AND QUEEN

THE WAR CABINET YESTER- DAY TELEGRAPHED TO THE TEN THOUSAND MEMBERSK IN G CONGRATULATING OF THE IRON GUARD PARAD-THEIR MAJESTIES ON THEIR ED THROUGH THE STREETS PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE IN BOMBING OF THEIR OF BUCHAREST. YESTERDAY THE

BATAVIA DRIVE FOR AIRCRAFT

Queen Wilhelmina's broadcast from London was heard in Batavia dis- tinctly.

Announcement of the purchase of Spitfires and bombers on be- half of Britain has caused the greatest satisfaction in Batavia, especially as a committee had been established in Batavia to collect funds for that purpose.

On the first day of its opera- tions the committee sent £6,000 to England to buy planes

The committée, in which Bri- lish and Dutch in the. N.E.I. are cooperating, has asited that as far as possible the planes should be named after islands in the Archipelago and be flown by Dutch pilots. Reuter

COMPULSORY P.T CRITIC

Those who wished, to make the "Service of Youth" scheme the. base for compulsory pre-military training were criticised by Mr. J. Chuter Ede, Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Board of Education, at a Haslemere, Surrey, youth rally. Compulsion, he said, would de- stroy the whole, basis of the work, Compulsion was also not practic- able.

At the moment, while we were recruiting, training and equipping a citizen army of millions, there were neither the premises nor the instructors to handle: 1,000,000 boys between the ages of fourteen and eighteen.

The physical and

recreational side of the organisation would be well provided for, but it should cover a far wider field, and ̈would give many opportunities for ex- tending the interests of young people in all walks of life.

Not only the young munition worker, but the young employed person in every calling came.with- in the scope of the organisation.

110 KILLED IN THURSDAY'S ATTACK

In the London. area the number of persons killed and injured in Thursday night's attacks was not heavy....

Fuller reports of the casualties show that 110 were killed and 260 injured in the London area.― Reuter.

FIGHTING ON KENYA FRONTIER

A Calro communique yesterday stated our patrols in Kenya were actively engaged in the northern- frontier district on a 200-mile front between. · · Walquaris and Turbi

They inflicted losses in the Kas- sala arca while enemy defences on the west bank of the river were heavily and effectively shell- ed. Reutër.

COMPULSORY

SERVICE IN BURMA FOR BRITONS The Speaker read out in the TO CELEBRATE THE 13TH AN-HOME AND ROYAL PERSONS. NIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDA- The King replied: The Queen Burma House of Representatives TION OF THE RUMANIAN and I are so grateful to the Was in Rangoon yesterday a message FASCIST PARTY.

Cabinet for their kind message. from the Governor stating the Like many other people we have Governor had enacted a National The route was policed by Iron now had personal experience of Service for European British sub- Guard officers and the demonstra-German barbarity which only jects Act, providing for compul- tion is described as one of the strengthens the resolution of all sory service of European British most orderly ever seen in Buchar- of us to fight through to final vic- subjects either in the armed forces Jest-Reuter.

tory.Reuter,

or in civil works." Router.