1940-10-26 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 1940

THREE-HOUR RAID ON BERLIN

Hamburg Shipyard Attacked For Over Two Hours

THE FAMOUS BLOHM and Voss ship- yards at Hamburg, the biggest in Germany, where new German surface craft and submar. ines are under construction, were repeatedly bombed for 21⁄2 hours during Thursday night's raids on Germany.

The Air Ministry News Service, making the disclosure, states that these yards have been extensively damaged in previous raids.

Much destruction was caused night free from raids. British and, many fires started in the pilots seem to have worked over- shipyards on Thursday.

time.

In addition, the dockside refinery at Hamburg,

with

oil its

annual output capacity of 400.000 metric tons, was attacked by separate raiding fores,

Tons of heavy. bombs and nearly a thousand incendiaries were rained upon the plant, scoring repeated hits and start- ing great fires in many parts

of the target area.-Reuter.

Overcast Sky

Bombing of targets in central Berlin at a "considerably lower altitude than in most of the R.A.F.'s 22 earlier raids ou the

German capital was carried out

on Thursday night, it was reveal-

ed in London yesterday by the

Air Ministry,

In a fuller description of the R.A.F.'s widespread,, attacks on Gormany and enemy occupied territory, the Air Ministry says weather conditions over Berlin.. were far from favourable to the British raiders.

"An overcast sky with clouds ex- ́tending in a deep bank" from 12;~~

000 to 4,000 feet met early arriv als. To make sure of hitting their targets-which included rallway centre they launched their attacks from a considerably lower level than in most of the previous raids on Berlin.

Extensive Damage

a

Over the city shortly, after mid- night these aircraft located and attacked the Putlilzstrasse and Lehrter railway yards where salvoes of high .explosive bombs

Drizzle and low clouds over Berlin enabled the British air- men to descend arid ascertain their exact positions. Some

bombs high explosive were dropped in the Berlin area, but apparently incendiary bombs were mainly used.

Great Glares

and

Many fires were started great glares. heightened by the clouds, appeured in the sky.

had been made on

The correspondent cays that Berliners are now learning the wisdom of taking shelter when the British 'planes arrive. He adds that the fact that hitherto no previous British raids night had led the people of Bex- a Thursday

lin to believe that the Berlin raid 'specialists among British pilots enjoy a night's leave on that night of the week-Reuter

M. HERRIOT IN "PROTECTIVE CUSTODY"

M. Herriot, former Premier and later Pre- sident of the Cham- ber, and the Mayor of Lyons, has been ar- rested and is in pro- tective custody at а place, the name of which is being kept secret, according to DNB quoting Vichy reports.--Reuter.

Sub-Lieutenant RB W. Timbrell, R.C.N., and Sub-Lieut. J.

W. Golby, R.C.N.V.R., who were recently decorated with the D.S.C., photographed with Mr. Vincent Massey, Canadian High Commissioner, (Copyright, Fox).

STEADY PRESSURE

OF ATTACKS

Over 90 per cent. of ******************* | Germany's synthetic oil

SKIRMISH OUTSIDE KASSALA

A British patrol again success fully engaged a party of the enemy outside Kassala on Thursday. The they withdraw, states the official enemy suffered casualties before

communique issued by GHQ in Cairo yesterday.

Quiet conditions reigned on other fronts.--Reuter.

EVACUATION COMMITTEE IN SESSION

THREE APPLICATIONS, for permission to en- ter the Colony, to remain in the Colony until next month, and for exemption from evacuation by Miss M. Dibden, (on behalf of Miss R. Little), Mrs. L. M. Fieth and Mrs. H. Kennedy-Skipton, respectively, were dealt with by the Evacuation Advisory Commit- places by shrapnel while press- tee in the Council Chamber this morning.

added to the extensive damage in flicted on these yards in previous night raids.

One raider was hit in several

Ing home his attack from a low level.

Other raiders which also sought out objectives in the heart of the city started a huge fire in one tar- get area which served as a beacont for others which came later.

Miss Dibden's application was rejected, the Chairman stating that it was not impossible for her to. find a substitute for M'ss Little, who had never been a resident of the Colony, to assist in the Babies' Home at Fanling.

The case of Mrs. L. M. Fieth

Nearly Three Hours was adjourned for a week, the

to

capacity has been bombed

and over 80 per cent. of

her refining capacity for treating crude petroleum has also been bombed and is either out of action or operating under great dif- ficulties.

Mr. Dingle Foot, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare, made this dis- closure to the University Liberal Club in London yesterday to illus- trate how British economic ̈ war- fare and bombardments go hand in hand.

Already, said Mr. Foot, there is! reason to believe that British bombers have substantially re- duced the number of new aircraft coming forward to replace Ger- man losses in the Battle of Bri- tain. Reuter.

AR FERRY SERVICE IN

During the black-out

Sea cadets of 16 and 17 are to play an important part in Britain'e war effort, for they are being given an intensive training course in signalling to- fit them az instructors to other cadets, and thus release men ́ ́required by the Admiralty for service afloat. The lads are carrying out their training in the 70-year-old-- "Bounty"; formerly a sailing ship em-. ployed in the Bristol tobacco trade. She has been acquir. 1 ad by the Navy League as a Sca Cadet Corps training chip and has been fitted to accommodate 48 boys, who work five hours a day for twelve days, and then raturn ... to their units.. Photo shows one of the boys lashing up his hammock on turning out. (Copyright, Fox).

exercises BOMB

ROOSEVELT BLACK-OUT HAT FOR WINDY USAGE

on 29th and 30th October, move- Iment of road traffic with proper- ly obscured lights' is permitted until the sounding of the Air Raid Alarm signal, when the lights on all vehicles must be extinguished, must remain and the vehicles

INVENTOR

DEFIES

TAX MEN

The last wave of the attack be-applicant undertaking to supply gan at 12.30 a.m. For the next the Committee with definite in- 75 minutes the British bombed at formation as 'to when she wil a lower level than in previous leave Hong Kong for Shanghai raids, crossing and re-crossing the Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton made a city's centre as they made indivi-lengthy statement referring

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has stationary until the sounding of dual bombing runs under con- laws, racial discrimination, and a new campaign hat. · stant heavy, fire from ground bat-reasons, why money, which she It is a tight-fitting, off-the-face the Raiders Passed signal.

said could be spent in strengthen-black turban, which she requested the sounding of the Raiders Passed Lesten P. Barlow, Baltimore Later arrivals found gaps ining and bettering the defences of for aiding in open cars. the cloud layer which made it the Colony, should not be spent possible to attack from a high on her evacuation.

teries.

from

er level where gunfire ground defences Waa less-in- tense, but poor visibility In all areas hampered detalled obser vation of the results.

She admitted having travelled on a British passport but insist- ed that she was an American citizen and did not come under the compulsory evacuation re- gulations.

On

signul, movement of traffic, with obscured lights, may be resumed.

inventör

awarded a claim of $593710 by the Government for a bomb patent, is "out to. put the heat on the tax collectors.”~-' f. Mr. Barlow declared, he would-

rocks the Capital" before, paying an estimated $412,817 in income. taxes on the money awarded han

"I'll fight the taxes with every

I don't want any legal means. thing for Barlow. I'm just out to put the heat on the tax collec- circumstances in her case.

I'll show 'em they can't While reading her ́statement, ¦ blue. She purchased them ·nt This service will cease on the tors. Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton was several Arnold Constable's in New York. sounding of the Air Raid Alarm rob honest mon t'mes Interrupted by the Chair- The chief campaign costume is signal, when the vessel will pro- "I'll admit I've got the law man, who said that the Commit- a simple afternoon street suit of ceed to the nearest Jetty, where against me. I know most people tee was not there to hear anything black wool and satin, its wool it will remain until the Raiders would just take it on the chin said on behalf of a number of per-skirt topped with a high-necked Passed signal is sounded. On the without 'nghting. But I'm going cons and that she should confine blouse, and worn with a short counding of the Raiders Pussed to carry the fight to Congress. The Berlin correspondent of the her statements to her own indivi- black cloth Jacket. All the dressen signal, the ferry service may bo The law is wrong and I am to

resumed, are -American desigris. "Afton Bladet" writes: After one dual case.

get, the law changed."

During the last campaign,

No movement of shipping or Mrs. Roosevelt pinned hør hat! on to prevent it from blowing other craft will be permitted be

tween sunset and sunrise with the off and halting the progress of

exception of the Star Ferry which will maintain a restricted the campaign motorcade. As the last cargo of high ex-

The new hat was a part of her, service between Hong Kong and -plosives and incendiary bombs

Her application was rejected, new autumn wardrobe, which Kowloon will all lights on board : 13-year walt. was unloaded, clocks struck 1.45 Mr. E. H. Williams, Chairman of also will be ter campaign war-the vessel extinguished or ob- a.m. Berlin's twenty-third raid the Committee, remarking that drobe, and which includes six scured, and with na navigation had lasted nearly three hours. the Committee saw no exceptional costumes-four black, one wind-lights alight.

Berlin Attacked

In a message from Stockholm, Reuter's correspondent summarisc the reports of Swedish Journalists on the R.A.F. raids on Thursday

coloured, and one a dull slate