1941-04-03 — Page 3

Bristol Undismayed By Six Blitzkrieg Air Raids

WEATHER NOW Air THE CHIEF ALLY Activity

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent) In Africa

THE VIBRANT CITY AND PORT OF BRIS- TOL IS FULL OF NEW ENERGY AND PRO- MISE AFTER SIX AIR: BLITZES AS THE FAMOUS ALMOND AVENUES ARE NOW IN BLOOM WHICH SQFTEN SOME OF THE JAG- GED OUTLINES CAUSED BY WAR.

I have been behind the scenes of Bristol's blitz life and it seems quite clear that here, as elsewhere, the Luftwaffe has failed to ́smash down British resistance.

After suffering as heavy blows! relative to her size as Liverpool! and London. Bristol's economic life is unimpaired.

The weather, murky by day and wild by night, continues to be Britain's chief ally at moment, preventing a resump- tion of night attacks on a heavy scale.

NAZIS EXECUTE GIRL SPY

Twenty-year-old Ruth Schu-

the bert. of Hildeshelm, died on the

espionage.

These were cut short along this extensive base line in

the Battle of the Atlantic nearly 3 fortnight ago.

Resistance to the Nazi alr onslaught on this city. whose peacetime population of 500,000 is rising, is not at all passive.

A. A. Batteries

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The R.A.F. quickly chase quisitive reconnaissance 'planes by day and at night A.A. guns roll like thunder, turning away all but large formations of raiders.

There are two chief reasons why sober minded Bristolians believe their city can and will continue to shoulder her great -responsibility: there are the dock- ets, whom I saw turning round ships at Avonmouth in double. quick time as compared with be- fore the war, and Bristol's air raid personnel, whose organisa- tion is one of the most efficient in the country.

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These key workers keep vast flow of supplies running smoothly from ships into raji:. way and rail sidings, no mat.... ter how, intense enemy action||| may be inside or outside dock- land.

In keeping clear and healthy the very lifeblood of Britain's continued resistance, they are constantly aiming at higher! efficiency-Reuter.

LEGAL VIEW OF RIGHT OF REQUISITION

AT THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER INTERNATION. SAL LAW TO REQUISITION THE 28 ITALIAN, TWO GERMAN AND, 39, DANISH BHIPA... OF AWALIOHE THE AUTHORITIES);

TOOK CHARGE ON SUNDAY, CANAS MAINTAINED BY - PROF. GOODHART, AN AUTHORITY

NGS INTERNATIONAL LAM

ADCASTING FROM, LONG I, LABT. NIGHT IN THE \B÷0__HOME NEWS,

Every nation has a right, invit in-pressing nead-of ships, he aida to requisition foreign vessels in its territorial waters subject to the payment of fair compensation: Italy in 1915. seized 27 German shins, although the countries were ban at peace, Portugal, Brazil, eru and Spain took similar ac-

n. Heuter

LOW LEVEL

Boat on the New York Stock hange has sold for $22,000;

a decline of $93,000 from vibuk sale. This repre a new record low level

વીસમ

scaffold at Berlin for

The bombing of enemy aerodromes in Tripoli- tania and South African Air Force activities in Eri- | trea and Abyssinia are features

ITALIAN SUBMARINE SUNK

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It was officially announced in London yesterday that British submarine reports having sunk in the Mediterranean an Italian U-boat and

the of yesterday's R.A.F. Cairo communique.

The communique says the R.A.F. continues to give active support to the successful opera- tion of our ground forces in Eritrea.

inter- fighters South African cepted and drove off numbers of Italian planes in the Asmara

arca,

Italian tanker Laura Corrado (3,645 tons). Reuter.

FALL OF MASSAWA NEAR

The fall of Massawa, the Eritrean naval base on the Red Sea, is expect- ed. at any moment, the British military spokes man said, in Cairo. last night.

After the capture of As- tween Awash and Adama. Mo-mara the Italian forces tor transport was also bombed are making no attempt to

the port, defend

and machine-gunned at many other places.

Enemy aerodromes in Tripoli- spokesman added. tania

were bombed on Tuesday by our aircraft.

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They have taken the main road to the south and are at presept South

in full retreat closely pursued by In southern Abyssinia, African aircraft attacked enemy From all these operations our the Imperial, forces and..are, spi- communications and defences and aircraft returned safely with one fering from hammering by the various kinds of transport be- exception-Reuter.

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