1940-12-06 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1940.

DUSSELDORFBOMBEDFOR TWELVE HOURS BY R.A.F. Heavy Raids From North Germany To Turin British Italy's Main

Trawlers Lost

Four British trawlers

and one drifter were re- .cently lost through dam-

Arsenal Heavily Hit

R.A.F. BOMBERS on Wednesday night

age sustained by mine-made an attack on various objectives in the sweeping.

An official Admiralty communi-

que issued in London yesterday

alluded to the fact that the Ger- man High Command" lay con- tinual stress, upon the mining of British ports.

These ports and their.

ар-

proaches, stated the communique.

are kept clear of mines from day to day by the tenacity and cour age of British mine-sweeping forces.

•

The enemy is using all man- ner of devices to prevent or

STOP PRESS

Regarding persistent reports: concerning British credits to

Dusseldorf area where fires and explosions China, Reuter learned in Chung- resulted from the bombing.

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Another force of British aircraft, states the Air Ministry, bombed selected targets at Turin and considerable damage was observed by bomber crews.

Other targets attacked included the ports of Antwerp and Calais and several enemy aerodromes, "hinder the sweeping of these as well as searchlight and anti-aircraft gun posi-

mines.

tions.

king yesterday that while no de- tails can be obtained, some form. of British assistance to China will

conversations between the British

be forthcoming as the result of and Chinese authorities. — Reuter.

.

operating on the

A new and important angle to the Japanese blockade of the western outside roads area in Shanghai appeared with the operation of Japan- ese-owned buses along Although the success of these

One British aircraft is missing]

certain streets devices has been

of the limited and is from the operations over Italy but

12-Hour Attack likely to

zone. decrease, they impose all other aircraft returned safely. losses like the

Latest reports from the Albanian These are above mentioned

Our aircraft continued to raid war-front indicate that the Ita- routes of vehicles of the British- The big Mannesmann Rehren- Dusseldorf at intervals for nearly lians are retreating westwards to-owned China General Omnibus upon our sweeping forces.

The trawlers lost are the Ethel ing some 6,000 people. railway

werke armament works, employ- 12 hours.

wards the coast, not into the north-Co,, which have not been permit Taylor, Amethyst, Elk and Col-yards in

One pilot saw "fifteen to twen-ern part of the country. verton, and the drifter the Christ-

the Derendorf district, ty good fires" in an round the

ted in the area since the start of mas.Rose.

Severe fighting is proceeding the blockade. · -· ---- quays, and dockyards along the Derendorf railway yards and the round Argyrokastron. ✔ There

Rhine and at Dusseldorf, and coal flare of fires striking up through are nc casualties in Amethyst und Elk, -- Reuter.

and gas plants were among the the cloud banks told of-crippling main objectives of our raids. NEW ZEALAND ARMY RUGGER SUCCESS The New Zealand Army rugby team yesterday beat Oxford Uni- versity by 21 points to 5 at Ox- ford.

There was much cloud but the first arrival was lucky in finding a gap and over a dozen fires fol- lowed the bursts of his high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs.

annual inter-Varsity match Oxford meets Cambridge in the Dec. 7.--Reuter,

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Turin Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal at Tufin was the chief objective of our attacks on Italy and much was done to reduce the arsenal's output of guns, tanks, ammuni- tion and other instruments of war.

The British pilots flew through dense cloud until they reached the Alps but the clouds suddenly cleared and visibility over Turin was excellent,

First news of the raid received in England was a message from one pilot: "Raid successful, wea- ther perfect," states the Air Min- istry news service.

Several hours later the first of the aircraft returned.

Fiat. Works Hit

On the way to the arsenal one bomber placed a stick of bombs. across the Flat works but the majority of the attackers concen- trated on the Royal Arsenal,

EGYPT'S

NEW

MINISTER

Flares were dropped and a Abdul Haid Feadaoui large fire started Immediately. Pasha was yesterday ap- Grey smoke curled up for 2,000 to. 2,000 feet~-

pointed Finance Minister

of Egypt in succession tol Hassan Bey Sadek, who

Other, bombers quickly appear- ed and for two hours, beginning shortly after nine o'clock, they becomes Minister of De- bombed the arsenal,

Fires and explosions were so fénce.

numerous, according to the report The new Finance Minister is

of one pilot, that it was impossible. a Royal Councillor, and lawyer

to distinguish the effect of bombs falling among them.

Fierce Explosion Seven minutes after the last bomber left on the return jour ney a flerce explosion was heard. and flames shot up again and were visible for 50 miles on the homeward journey.

Large fires were also started at the Fiat works,

Two bombs burst on the roof and one large explosion was ob served:

A subsidiary Fiat factory, manufacturing both motor and aero engines was also attacked. Two sticks of bombs", burst directly on the main buildings atter which a glow-was visible, Fond later it was clearly seen that

an internal fire was fuging. Reuter.

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of international fame.

He had been offered Cabinet posts many times previously. but always refused them. A Hassun en-

gian Bay Sadeh, is an ou ledge will be valuable to the Government in the air_raid pre- cautions programme-Reuter,

It is understood that the 'Shang- hai Municipal Council and they Consular Body are gathering the iacts in order to file a strong pro- test on the operation without fran chise, license or any other au- thority, of buses along what are still considered extra-Settlement roads. Reuter.

Sir John Latham, Aus- tralian

Minister to Japan, arrived in the Colony this: morning en route to Tokyo.

He was met by Captain Batty- Smith, AD.C. to His Excellency the acting Governor, Lieutenant- General E. F. Norton.

Sir John was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. P: Shaw. Mr. Shaw: has been appointed. Third Secre tary to the newly created Austra-- lian Legation in Tokyo..

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