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BERLIN WAS FOR 90 minutes on Satur- day night one of the main targets of R.A.F. activity over Germany extending from the

DR. BENES SPRING

Baltic coast to Leipzig and Cologne. PROMISE

Berlin had a taste of bombs of the heaviest calibre yet carried.

A. "definite transforma

A large fire was caused in an aero-engine tion in all military opera factory in a north-west suburb, the Moabittions" next Spring wa power station which is one of Berlin's main promised his people by D sources of electric supply, and the Putlitzs Benes, the Czechoslova trasse and Lehrter railwayyards were attack-President, in a speci ed with salvoes of high explosive bombs drop ped from a low altitude.

Another British raiding force localed the Brandenburg aero- engine factory. at Spandau, .a. suburb ten miles north-west of the German capital, and attack- ed with high explosive and in-. fire endiaries, leaving a large burning fiercely.

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Aircraft which made the 1,300- mile round trip to Politz, near Stettin, dropped several tons of cxplosives and incendiaries

HEAVY

DAMAGE

inevat IN BERLIN

on,

the Norddeutsche Hydrierwerke

the eve of the 22nd ann broadcast last night

versary of their Nation Independence Day.

The absolute- failuro of all Ge man attempts to invade Englar tho almost incalculable. losses t Germans have suffered in the aerial, adventures; the impenetr ble blockade of Germany whit will be ever more intensified growing British air superiority all these, Dr. Benes said, will le next spring to a definite trag formation in all military oper tions.

and

German-occupied countri

oil refineries and started tires Reports of widespread Internal troubles in Germa and explosions within the target damage in Berlin due to will do the rest.

area.

Big Fires

R.A.F. raids have been received in authoritative

straddled with sticks, of, heavy ance: are:

"This end of Nazi-lam will terrible, terrible to all who ha been guilty," he went on. At Cologne, the Union Rhel-quarters in London from neren Braunkohled plant was]

"We are well prepared for it attacked and big, fires started in reliable neutral sources.our country!" side a large factory building. Outstanding examples of effec- Referring to recent German

The Louna oil refinery was tive damage of military import-tempts to persuade the Czech calibre bombe falling across the;} The Siemens works, which centre and north end of the plant, causing, heavy, explo slons, and outbreaks of fire,

Docks and shipping at Hamburg! were bombed: three times while numerous. hits were, scored docità at Cuxhaven, and harbourij installations and shipping centrations at Antwerp.-Reuter,

DUST STORMS IN WESTERN DESERT

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supplies a great part of the Ger man army's electrical equipment; was severely damaged;

One-third of the Lacwa, alga- trical factory, is completely de- strayed;

Half a chemical machinery, face contory was burned down;

Severe dust storms in the West, ern Desert throughout Saturday were reported in a G.H.Q, com- munique issued in Cairo yester clay.

In the Sudan and Kenya British fighting patrols were again-active, From Palestine there is nothing to report-Reuter,

The AEG turbine works and the Maig motor depot, were, bad- ly damaged

slovaks to organise, meetings proffer expressions of loyalty that the world might suppose the Reich, Dr. Benes warned his pe were ready to collaborate with t

ple not to yield to this pressu — Reuter

LOST $1,400 IN A

Two of Berlin's principat power stations have ben -ther disorganlagd;

attacks.

Berlin's principal WEEK'S GAMBLING

Without Cas

Charlottenburg. went.: withou gas for two days, according a reliable report.j

to

After losing $1,400, in gambl}]

in naweek! Li Mun-chiu, 301 cook, returned to his employer. Saturday, and was arrested:

"He was sentenced to fo months hard. Inboux by Mr. Dislocation of Berlin's railway. Himsworth this morning for ster traffic was increased by damage ing $1,400 from the You Sa to the Underground, which “Is Pawn Shop, No, 2, Canton Ro the most popular means of tran- "last Monday, Ap sport. Ona attack destroyed "Dof-Sgt Bethell gald açcur many vehicles in the city's main took the money, from the safe a tram ́and) bus depot," - Reuter. absconded,