Aix-La-Chapelle Gets Its Baptism Of The
SEVERE ONSLAUGHT BY R.A.F.
AIRCRAFT OF THE Bomber Command did great damage in Aachen on Wednesday night, states the Air Ministry news service.
This town on the frontier between Bel- gium and Germany, better known as Aix-la- Chapelle, was cleared for modern industry and development by a huge conflagration in 1855 which destroyed 90 per cent. of its buildings.
It lies i
district rict an mineral wealth, has many indu- į tries, and is an important railway town
It had been attacked by the R.A.F. before but not very often and certainly never on such a scole as on Wednesday night. As the attackers, undeterred by incessant A.A. fire or patrolling | fighters. passed through the defences, the town was brightly It first by the moon and then by drifting Bares and last by great fires.
Over In An Hour
The attack was all over in about an hour, and by that time the railway junction had been hit and factories set alight.
There were parallel lines of fire across the town and towards the end I wan often difficult, confusion of fire and in the rmoke, to see how much damage each new bomb had done.
AFTER ONE AIRCRAFT HAD SHOWERED ITS INCEN- DIARIES ACROSS THE RAIL- WAY THERE WERE 12 VIO- LENT EXPLOSIONS-REUTER.
CHINESE AMBASSADOR
LEAVES REICH
The Chinese Ambas- sador to Germany, General Chen Chien, left the Nazi capitol last evening with his stoff, states the official German news
agency.
He will go to Swit- zerland where he will await an opportunity of returning to Chung- king via America.— Reuter.
•
CHINA AND ROOSEVELT
NEW
ZEALAND
TRIBUTE TO POLES
·
Blitz Raid
Mr. Churchill, in announcing the certain destruction of three U-boats in one day, recently said in the House of Commons: "Not since October 13th, 1939, have I been cheered by such delectable tidings of a triple event." This photo shows U-boat priconers, ined up on the deck of the British destroyer which ɛank two of the U-boats referred to by Mr. Churchill, preparatory to being landed at a British part.
BILL
"IN
BIG OFFENSIVE U.S. ARMY'S SWEEP: FIERCE DOG-FIGHTS
ORDER FURTHER TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL DE- FENCE." PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT HAS ASKED CONGRESS FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF US$4,770,000,000 UNITED STATES PARTMENT.
FOR
WAR
THE DE-
The request was made yester→ day in a letter to the Speaker of! the House of Representatives and the bill covered eleven individual items, the largest of which was
$3,486,000,000 for Army ordnance.
approved
President Roosevelt yesterday Budget estimates - of $4,700,000,000 in new money for
AN AIR MINISTRY communique states >◊ that early yesterday afternoon formations of Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command, escorted by fighters, attacked enemy ship-the War Department. ping in the ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre. Six ships, totalling over 30,000 tons, were hit by bombs and it is considered that each of the vessels is a total loss.
14 Shot-Down
sum
This
is
the part of for national $15,000,000,000 defence and for Lease and Lend Reuter. purposes.
WEYGAND RETURNS
TO. PARIS !
in
Quays, dockside buildings and also were gun emplacements
General Weygand arrived It is now known that 14 enemy bombed.
from North destroyed in the Vichy yesterday Heavy bombers with a fighter aircraft were
says a Reuter despatch escort attacked a chemical operations over Northern France Africa.
from London. works and adjoining rallway in daylight yesterday.-- Reuter. siding at Choques, near Bethune.
"Although the Chinese and New Zealanders are not engaged in the same That the sacrifices of theatre of war, I feel cer- Poland and other coun- tain they are nearer to tries will eventually re-
In the course of these operations fighters had flerce each other than ever be- sult in a world free from escorting
attack is engagements with fore in thought, ideals unprovoked
enemy fighters which were unable to prevent the and spirit."
expressed in a message British bombers
their bilting This declaration was made yes- from President Roosevelt į targets. terday by the Chinese consul- to M. Raczkiewicz, Pre- general, Mr. Wang Feng, at gathering of Chinese citizens in Wellington,
"At the beginning of the oth year of the Sino-Japanese war I express deep gratitude to New Zealand for the moral
support given to China in the last four years."
sident of Poland.
The message was in reply to a telegram on July 4 expressing Poland's cordial wishes.
President Roosevelt said: "Your assurance of the unfailing friend- Mr. Wang - assured New Zea ship of the Polish nation for the fanders of his great sympathy in United States is deeply appreciat- their struggle and said they must ed. The American people are envisage the day when the British proud to have the friendship of the and Chinese would lead the way to people of Poland.. world Democracy and a new in- ternational order. Reutor.
Shanghai Man Engaged
The engagement was announced
“During the last two years, the herolo and determined man- <ner in which the Pollah- people have struggled and sacrificed in face of tremendous hardships
Sharp Losses
Twelve enemy fighters were destroyed in these combats, and 10 British fighters and two, bom- ters are missing, it was reported at first.
A. later announcement, how- ever, established that 13 Ger- man fighters wero destroyed and that one British fighter pre- vloucly, reported.. missing had returned and the pilot of another. .had been rescued.
British losses, therefore, were nine fighters, the pilot of one being safe. Reuter.
and deprivations has boon. DEATH OF DR. DAVID
Inspiration not only
an to thei
people of the United States but
to liberty loving people every- where
...
JOCHELMAN
"We are confident that the Dr. David Jochelman, chairman in London yesterday of Albert
and and founder of the Federation of William Burkill, O.B.E., of St. sacrifices which the Polish James' Court, and Mrs. Catherine other peoples opposing the forces Jewish Rellef Organisations of Isabelle Skinner, of 1, Prince's of aggression are making, will Great Britain and the Polish Row, the widow of C: A. Skinner, eventually result in the restoration Jewish Refugee Fund, died in of Dorchester,
of a world in which it will be England on Wednesday agod 73.
A close associate of Israel Mr. Burkill is a member of the possible again for nations to car- well-known Shanghai firm, A, Wry on with each other normal and Zangwill, he frequently visited Russia until he Burkill and Sons. which has friendly intercourse without fear England from large interests in Malaya rubber of sudden and unprovoked at- settled in England permanently
tack."-Reutor.
In 1913. Router." cstates-Noutor,“
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