1940-09-19 — Page 2

NAZI

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940.

DESTROYER

SUNK

Blown Up. In R.A.F. Raid On Cherbourg Harbour

Harrying Of Invasion Ports Continues

OUR BOMBERS on Tuesday carried out daylight attacks on the port of Ostend, on` shipping at Zeebrugge, a convoy and barges off the Dutch coast and on the aerodrome at Ymuiden, states an Air Ministry communique issued in London yesterday.

On Tuesday night Bomber Command air- craft made heavy and sustained attacks on the ports of Hamburg, Antwerp, Terneuzen, Flushing, Zeebrugge, Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne.

Much damage was done to ship- ping and military stores. Gun emplacements in the vicinity

Ostend Safe

of The town of Ostend itself, apart Cap Gris Nez were also attacked. from a few houses on the edge of Other forces of R.A.F. alrcraft the railway yard, appeared to be bombed distribution centres atjuntouched.

Crefeld, Hamm, Ehrang, Oвṇa-j "At any rate there were no fires bruck, Soest and Brussels and or any other indication of it hav- the goodsyards at Stockum, nearling been bombed. Fires were all Cologne.

on the dockside."

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were

Coastal Command aircraft at- A Flight-Commander confirmed tacked Cherbourg harbour, where the opposition was slight. at least two supply ships sunk and many fires started. Two of our aircraft have not reported. to their base.

H.M.8. Ajax, the cruiser which, together with

Achilles" and "Exeter", defeated the German battleship "Admiral Graf Spee" in the Battle of the River Plate, has now recommissioned at - British port and is ready for further triumphe (Copyright, Fox).

BLINDED BY

SEARCHLIGHTS

"On my last trip the Germans! One of the pilots who filled the sky with everything they had. Thlt time a few took part in the raids on enemy fighters were about but Calais on Tuesday night they were all well off our track."

said that they located the A sergeant-pilot whose Chelsea target without difficulty which was believed to be a des-Germany's many indiscriminate and made a preliminary

Destroyer Blown Up

Two large ships, one of home was demolished during troyer, were blown up in Cher-raids on London, was so keen to run over it in the face of bourg harbour during an R.A.F.jsee his bombs hit the target at night attack, states the Air Min-Boulogne that he dived to 200 intensive anti-aircraft fire.

istry news service.

feet to make sure.

Much other damage was caused The rear gunner of this air

in the raid and when it ended there was a ring of flames around; the harbour from burning build- ings and vessels.

One of the pllots who attack- ed Ostend said: "We got hardly) any opposition at all; there were a few searchlights but nothing) to worry about. It was just like bombing on practice raids."

As he banked steeply to the] right, he was temporarily blinded craft was equally arixlous to by inary searchlights. Shells see the Бато result, for his burst all round the plane and in mother 'had been wounded in! a few seconds they were flying| the leg by bullets fired from low over the sea. Junkers aircraft which was sub-

They turned round, climbed and sequently brought down in made another

rum, successfully back garden-Reuter.

dropping a stick of bombs.

They also machine-gunned a searchlight before leaving.

Box Barrage

a

This pilot believes he hit an Three squadrons of Blenheim ammunition train, for explosions and Beaufort bombers of thé! which broke out were of "all sorts Coastal Command carried out of colours."

the attack on Cherburg harbour.

Two of his crew-the bomb} aimer and rear gunner, live inj the South of London. Both their homes have been destroy- ed by enemy bombers. *You can imagine they arc feeling pretty happy about show of ours."

this

X-rayed 11 times for STOMACH TROUBLE

suffer you

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Another pilot reported flying through a terrific anti-aircraft and searchlight barrage. This made no difference.. "We were able to complete our The attack was delivered in attacks, and dropped our bombs a gale and against sustained along the basin," he said. -Reu-

opposition from guns ashore and afloat which sent up a box barrage, according to one pilot, "so thick it was' like а fiery carpot."

ter.

on the quays, while shipping in the the Scheldt and a riverside dock and was repeatedly hit.

The Blenheims opened onslaught with explosive light incendiary bombs which started res to light up the scene.

One bomber scored six direct Hilts on ships moored to the town quay.

Then the Beauforts came inj Fires were seen on the docks and the first pilot'saw a long at Hamburg after they, were dark shape on the water. It was bombed early in the morning. a shilp of about 5,000 tons and Aerodromes were attacked in he got a direct hit amidships Germany as well as the

usual which caused a shattering ex-yards.-Reuter.

Do stomach? Do you know the agony of wind, Indigestion and stomach sickness? If so, read the letter. below, and follow the good advice i plosion. it contains.

futriace The

The pilots of two Blenheims Day And Night Attacks "I have been a very bad sufferer cruising overhead said the ves- with my stomach for nearly six sel suddenly became a years," writes Mr. J. H. "I have from end to end. tried hundreds of remedies, but] have never had anything to do me

Direct Hit

ITALY QUIETENS DOWN

There appears to be an improvement in the situation as far as Italy is concerned,

it' was stated in Athens yesterday, as the Italian Legation in the Greek capital announced that chil- dren of Italian fami- lies who have been on holiday in Italy are re- turning to Greece, on September 25.

Italian schools in Salonica and else- where are reopening at the end of the month. Reuter.

TERRIFIC ATTACK ON BOULOGNE

Terrific flashes of

flame lit up the French coast in the region of Boulogne last night as the R.A.F. launched a terrific attack on the German in- vasion ports.

The raid was apparently, the most violent yet: carried out by the R.A.F. on, Boulogne.Gun flashes stabbed the waterline and shells from A.A. guns could be seen as searchlights swept the sky.

The raid began soon after 8 p.m. and as it developed, many miles of the French coast seemed

to be ablaze.

As the raid developed fresh bombera of British

Waves

1060064. spread the attack to Calais, where big fires broke out, cast- Ing a red glow Into the night sky,

NAZIS SHOOT BELGIAN

"Flaming onions" cut through the searchlight beams and shell bursts studded the sky but al- most continuous bomb flashes showed the British pilots were HEAVY PUNISHMENTS ARE pressing home their attack-with BEING INFLICTED ON BEL-determination: The attack con-

into the night, GIANS ACCUSED OF BREAK-tinued well ING THE NAZI FOOD REGULA-Reuter. TIONS.

An Antwerp grocer was brought before a court-martial and sen- tenced to death for "plundering to

Air Ministry announces the detriment of the community."

He was shot Immediately. that at least two supply ships were Many others are being Aned sunk and many fires started at heavily and their stocks ure Cherbourg by our bombers.

It also announces day and night seized. The Nazis are said to bel as much good as your powder, then another Beaufort pilot attacks by the R.A.F. on ports in arresting people and confiscating↑ attended hospital'a long time; they put me under X-ray 11 times and got a direct lilt on the second Germany and Germatt occupied their food-stocks right and left-

Reuter. gave me lots of medicine, but ship. There was a succession of territory and much damage was never told me what my trouble vivid flushes and an explosion done to shipping and military tern frontier which have already was. I have not been able to eat which still reverberatca when stores.-—-Reuter,

taken so much punishment.

a decent meal for nearly six years the aircraft had climbed -but I am glad to tell you that turned for home.

and

Increasing Pressure

TWINS BORN IN A.R.P. POST

When Mrs. Alice L. Sabine, aged forty-two, of Bowles Road, Cam- berwell, SE., was rescued from a Arc-endangered house at midnight, she took refuge in a neighbour's She had to leave there as the

house.

Medley Of Fires flames were spreading, and went

At Calais a fire' 1/4-mile long to an A.R.P. post two streets

after taking only three bottles of Boulogne had another tremen- Maclean' Brand Stomach: Powder dous attack and one sortie just): I' can now eat a good meal with-after midnight was particularly! Steadily increasing pressure on was left, raging on the west side away. In the office of the A.R.P. out getting any pain. I shall al-successful. A quantity of bombs the German-held Channel ports of the Carnot Basin, and a med-post she gave birth to twins, a ways recommend anybody suffer-fell on barges and other ships by the Bomber Command of the ley of lesser, fires broke out in boy and a girl. ing from stomach trouble to take and flames could be seen 20 miles R.A.F. sent, on Tuesday

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