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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1940.

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BIG NAZI OIL PLANT

SPAIN'S ROLE TO BE DISCUSSED

Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, will be host at lunch to-day in honour of Senor Serrano Suner, Spanish Minister of Interior, who is due to arrive in Rome at 10 o'clock this morning from Germany.

The conversations will begin to-day, says the Italian news agency, which adds well-informed circles in Rome state the talks between the Spanish Minister and members of the Italian Govern- ment will be of the greatest im portance: DER KOT

Senor Suner will stay in Rome for two or three days Reuter

It seems likely that Sony Suner's visit to Rome is mostly for reasons of courtesy as the serious talking must already have been concluded in Berlin.

Senor. Suner popularily is sup- posed to be very friendly towards the Rome-end of the axis. Reuter.

GRIS NEZ DRENCHED IN FLAMES

DEVASTATED

Relentless Attacks By R.A.F. Bombers

Raiders Cover

ITALY TO

CLAIM THE PRICE

The Berlin corres- pondent of the Basle newspaper "National Zeitung" states that "an important diplo❘

·matic event" is ex-

pected to take place

shortly in Rome. :

He adds that it will

primarily concern Ifa ly and Spain. Reu

ter.

LIGHTER EXPLOSION IN YAUMATI

Wide Area of Reich

FIRES, FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSIONS VISIBLE FROM AIR- |CRAFT 60 MILES AWAY, MARKED A HEAVY ATTACK ON AN OIL REFINERY AND STORAGE PLANT AT MAGDEBURG CAR- RIED OUT ON SUNDAY NIGHT BY BRITISH BOMBERS, SAYS THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE.

The plant, known as the Braunkohlen

Nexin Company, is situated 200 miles inland U.S. NAVAL from Germany's western frontier, and was RUMOURS

subjected to a series of raids which began

shortly after 10 p.m. and continued for nearly ASKED IN WASHINGTON three hours.

Many fires started by incendiary bombs illumin- ated the target and guided following aircraft direct- ly to the objective.

Attacking in shallow dives and often from low level, the raiders straddled the oil plant with high explosive bombs leaving a trail of multi-coloured fires and spas- modic explosions..

Later arrivals, ・ adding their quota of bombs to fires already raging, saw them blaze up still more fiercely and spread rapid- ly across the target area. Raiders participating in this at- A mysterious explosion, tack also bombed the railway at which rocked the Star the southern exit of the city and Houses on the Kent Ferry, Yaumati and Mong started fires close to the main line coast were shaken by Kok Districts, occurred on Gasworks Hit heavy explosions last a lighter near the Jordan Other forces of heavy bombers night when the R.A.F. de- Road Ferry Wharf at attacked a large coal gas plant livered another big attack 10.15 a.m. to-day. on the German. invasion bases.

of the Straits of Dover.

4.

junction.

at Stuttgart and the Bosch fac tory which produces electrical equipment for the German Ser- vices.

Immediately after the explosion, the lighter burst into flames and A stick of heavy calibre bombs smoke curling several hundred fell across a gas works causing feet skywards was seen for miles ten separate explosions. around.

at

The Bosch works were bom-

barded for 15 minutes and are belleved to have been heavily [hit,can, a large, fire was seen blazing. In: the aros as bombing ceased.

Brilliant flashes from bursting bombs reddened the starlit sky and the reflection they cast upon the water. reached the British side fire Boat, in the charge of

Mr. V. Chittenden, proceeded full speed,to assist two fire engines Calais, harbour' and long- range gun emplacementa near in extinguishing the flames. Cap Gris Nez appeared to be The Emergency Palice Unit was

An aluminium factory at Bit- the main targeta. - At times, this also called out to control the terfield and rail-communication part of the French coast seem crowd, which gathered along the centres in Germany, were also. ad to be drenched NSHARE,

waterfront and Inspector successfully attacked during the Wright, of the Yaumati Police night.

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Vigorous resistance: kavas given by German: ground defences. Retit

| Station, took charge of the sitúa-

tion.

The lighter which belonged to

Great Fire

A power station near Antwerp the Hong Kong and Kowloon was bombed while other right Godown and Wharf Company, ralders maintained their was lying off the No: 38 Godown sure on possible invasion bases:

SUBMARINE between the Jortian Road. Ferry and attacked shipping concen-

CREW SAFE

Wharf and Yaumati, Police Sta-trations and “harbour ""; works at tion, when the explosion occurred. - Ostond, Flushing and Calais.

It is learned that there were lighter

Aerodromostaat Gifhorn, Desaru, Evere, Ascherslebr Schipol were also, subjecte night-attacke "by – heavy:

| chemicals - on board the

and these, it is supposed, caused CONFIRMATION OE THE BE

the explosion! LIEFCHAT OFFICERS ZAND Ekst MEN OF THE SUBMARINE The Police are investigating. SHARICARE PRÍSONERB - OF) -- As far as is known, there was WAR IS PROVIDED BY TWO | no-one on board the craft at the LETTERS FROM THE "COM-time of the explosion. 7. MANDER LT-COMM PNE At the time of going to press BUCKLEY RECEIVED AT HIS the fire was still smouldering, glow of a great fire started on HOME AT HOOTON, CHESHIRE, with the lighter badly damaged.the, aerodrome. YESTERDAY.

All the offffers and some of the ratings are believed to be safe.

Buckley was wounded but he says he is quitè all right now and very well looked after. -Reuter.

The No. typhoon signal was lowered

morning.

10.30 this,

At Schipol; main airport of Amstertiam, Jaticks of bomlis burst across the illuminated ·Hare patch and at Aschersleben low- lying clouds were lit up by the

Coastal Inferno

The bombardment of potential invasion basen on the Belgian, Dutch and French coasts includ.... od a third attack on the naval |

YESTERDAY ABOUT. REPORTS THAT THE UNITED STATES CONTEMPLATES, SENDING WARSHIPS ON A "GOODWILL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND

NEW ZEALAND, SECRETARY OF STATE ·CORDELL ·· HULI. base at Lorient where heavy dam-REPLIED THAT NO DEFINITE age was caused in large-scale PROPOSALS HAD YET BEEN raids last week.

MADE IN CONNECTION WITH

On Sunday night bad visibil- THE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ity hampered the attack but AND EXCHANGE OF VIEWS heavy calibre bomba were seen | NOW IN PROGRESS WITH BRI- to straddle the target.

TAIN ON THE FAR EASTERN

At Calais, hits were scored in SITUATION-REUTER. many parts of the dock area in the face of intense opposition from harbour gun batteries.

Other bomber forces raided the

CORRESPONDENT ASKED TO LEAVE harbour at Ostend where bombs Claire Hollingsworth, corres- fell across the outer harbour and pondent in Bucharest for the

and London on the new tidal harbour,

"Daily Express" was the docks at Boulogne where hits visited by Rumanian police yes- were registered on several main Fterday and asked to leave. the shipping basins.

country.

Bombs were also dropped

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The British Legation has lode- ed a protest.-Reuter.

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