1941-05-06 — Page 3

LIVERPOOL CARRIES ON:::FOUR BLITZ NIGHTS

At Least Eight Nazi Bombers Shot Down On Sunday

THE NAZI AIR FORCE LOST AT LEAST EIGHT BOMBERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT TO THE FIRE OF BRITISH NIGHT FIGHTERS, A.A. GUNS AND A DESTROYER WHEN THE PRINCIPAL TAR- GETS WERE NORTHERN IRELAND AND NORTH-WEST ENG- LAND INCLUDING FOR THE FOURTH NIGHT IN SUCCES- SION MERSEYSIDE.

The destroyer Southdown, it became known: last night, raised the night's total to just half that of Saturday night when she was attacked by a twin-engined German bomber.

Her fire caused the raider to burst into flames and crash into the sea, and Southdown proceeded on her course without having suf- fered any casualties.

After four days and

nights of raids Liverpool YUGOSLAV

is carrying on.

were con-

Following a special meeting of the city's Emergency Committee, special arrangements sidered, and a statement was issu- ed saying that Liverpool had passed through a serious trial The Committee expressed its great appreciation of the spirit in which citizens had met the crisis.

It was a great inspiration, the Committee added, to know that Liverpool had not been behind other cities In its realisation of the Importance of maintaining the steadiness of civic life.

·Belfast Raid

SHIPS IN

THE GERMAN DILEMMA

Colonel Kleen, writing

One of Britain's newest acquisitions, H.M.S. Reading, a Town Class Destroyer.

in the Stockholm "Vecko- D.EL'S AVENGING

journalen," declares that despite Germany's tre- mendous victories there is no triumphant rejoicing|

JA

BOMBERS

in Germany, for in fact, Bernhard's U.S. PORTS

ROOSEVELT ON FINAL TRIUMPH

A message expressing confid- ence in the final triumph of the With the objective of Prince

Democracies has been sent by amalgamated Dutch President Roosevelt to the Pres1-2

on the occasion dent of Poland, of Polish National Day and the 150th anniversary of the Polish) Constitution,

as a German has said, East Indies Spitfire Funds in sight, "The more victorious the ensuring the purchase of a squa- dron of Rotterdam bombers, to avenge the city's destruction, ef- forts are now being made to raise a number of money to purchase motor torpedo-boats for the Royal Dutch New to assist the struggle at sea-Reuter.

The U.S. Coastguard more worries.” authorities announced German administrative machin- yesterday that Coast-ery is being strained to its utmost as well as German finances. The guardsmen boarde German people

are bearing such Yugoslav ships as a pre- burdens that they cannot rejoice. three cautionary measure at demand for a new one-there is Brooklyn, New York, but no sign of a decisive victory. Why? The Germans are fighting the declared the ships have British Empire backed by the

United States. not been "seized."

For the second time in weeks the Luftwaffe crossed the

Irish Sea on Sunday night to strike Indiscriminately at

the patriotic Northern Ireland city of Bellast, writes Reuter's stuff re- porter.

Amid the misery of ruined homes, fortitude mingles with

tremendous relief that casual-

tles were not as heavy as at

first feared.

The blow was, however, severe

This announcement followed u report in the New York "Journal American" that the Yugoslav ships Screca Nepi and President Kpajpic had been taken over.

as the official communique shows The Coastguardsmen said, with its reference to "much dam- "When the Coastguard receives age to commercial, industrial and certain rumours we take certain residential property."

Gallant Nurses

action."

The "Journal American" re. ported that the President Kpajple had attempted to flee but was captured off Staten Island at the entrance to New York harbour.

At a hospital hit in a previous raid and damaged again on Sun- day night, I have just been told of the gallantry of nurses who shepherded their patients-most- ly women and children — to Coastguard headquarters stated safety as flares swept part of the they understood

the reason for building:

the move was to determine whe- Their calm courage was match-ther the officers and crews of the ed by A.R.P. workers and vesse.s were loyal to King Peter ambulance drivers who battled or to the new Government estab- through the night to check fires lished in Yugoslavia by the Ger- and to bring in injured, and by mans. those ordinary men and women whose homes have gone but who, since they felt they are in this

Loyal Crews

war as completely as any part of Inspection of the ships is be- Britain, now are not dismayed believed to have established that cause they have felt its full they are loyal to King Peter and severity.

to Britain and no further action

ONLY A FEW HOURS AFTER is being taken, although a close THE SUN ROSE ON THE BAT- watch will be kept on the ships. TERED CITY TIDYING UP PRO- CEEDED 'AS SWIFTLY AS POS- SIBLE.

Meanwhile two #German 'planes were shot down" dur- Ing daylight- yesterday... when a amali, number of enemy-aircraft "crbsged the south east coast of

Britain,

There are 17 Yugoslav ships in U.S. ports at present, Reuter,

Every victory is followed by a

Ninety million Germans, sup- ported by 43,000,000 Italians, are two world Powers of fighting 661,000,000 inhabitants, possessing and war potential material greatly superior to the Axis pow- ers and aided by the rich Dutch East Indies.

IF THE GERMAN WAR MACHINE COULD GET AT THE ANGLO-SAXON POWERS, THE RESULT MIGHT NOT BE IN DOUBT BUT THE SEA COMES IN BETWEEN.

Food And Oil

There is no indication that Bri- tain cannot ride out the storm, towns and sunk despite bombed ships.

The conclusion is that the Ger- man army can score victories but cannot exploit them.

When there are no more battle-

fields left, the War will become a fight for food and oil, and in that 7 fight the Anglo-Saxon World powers have the upper hand.- Reuter.

MIGHTY

President Roosevelt assured Poland of "our unfailing friend- ship and understanding and our corîfidence in the final triumph of the forces of the Democracies."- Reuter.

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THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM- WILL BE WON "BECAUSE 'CANADA AS WELL AS BRITAIN AND ALL THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH HER WILL STOP AT "NOTHING WHICH CAN EFFECTIVELY BE DONE" TO ENSURE THE OVERTHROW OF

NAZISM, DECLARED THE CANADIAN DEFENCE MINIS TER IN A SPEECH AT TORONTO YESTERDAY

VAN KLEFFENS' Bombs were dropped at a point ISIT DOWN UNDER in the south-east and there were bursts pr machine-gun- fire but

The Netherlands Foreign Minis little damage and no casualties..ter, Dr. van Kleffens, and M. Wel-

He believed the events of the ter, have arranged to visit Aus- tralia. on May 12 for six days, past week the steps by the They will then go to New Zealand U.S. for incrensod ald to Britain and on May 24 will proceed by air-had given the Ehemy a mighty to San Francisco Router,

By “Accident””

One plane was destroyed by an R.A.F. pilot who was mere ly out testing hiờ guna. He and his squadron leader were mak- ing for a suitable place to fire, cannon shells when two Ger- #man"fighters Wareg spotted...

It is now known that in the at- tack on. Merseysider on Friday

night another enemy bomber was shot down by AM.ro, making a total of six destroyed that night.

Reuter,

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Reviewing the growth of Canada's armed forces, Coll Ralston said the Navy now had over 180 ships compared with 16 before the war, while the Air Force had grown to a strength of 50,000 men-Router.

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