1941-08-13 — Page 34

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1941.

RETURNED IN FULL MEASURE

Germany Bombed More Heavily Than Britain

Two Thousand Tons Dropped On Ruhr Districts

(By Reuter's Air Commentator)

THOUGH COLOGNE HAS BEEN RAIDED

SUEZ CANAL BERLIN

ZONE AGAIN

RAIDED

The Suez Canal Zone was raided on Monday night by Ger- man 'planes. Eight were killed and 13

NAZI RAIDS injured.

ALMOST 100 TIMES DURING THE WAR YES- ON SUEZ

TERDAY'S DAYLIGHT

ATTACK BY BLEN-

HEIMS - DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY THE STRONGEST DAYLIGHT ATTACK YET MADE ON GERMANY – WAS ONLY THE THIRD AT TACK OUT OF HOURS OF DARKNESS MADE ON COLOGNE SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES.

It is pointed out in London that an at- tack such as yesterday's entails a journey over more enemy and enemy-occupied terri- tory than any other yet attempted in daylight, and the weight of bombs must have been very considerable.

this

American

Of Cologne, More sidelights on the punish- ment the RAF. is inflicting un said: "For four nights there was Germany were reflected yester- no sleep for anyone. day when It was declared in an "Five very heavy bombs fell authoritative quarter that the on the main railway station, R.A.F. has bombed Germany this almost wiping it out, and very summer just as heavily as bri- great numbers were killed." tain was bombed last winter In public places and on the

and this in spite of the fewer walls of damaged buildings The hours of darkness available.

following Inscription is appearing | German communiques, it was more and more frequently: "We pointed out, make a regular prac-

thank our Fuehrer for this."

tice of referring to "single Bri- Reuter. tish aircraft," and 'weak forces," and these expressions are used irrespective of whether the R.A.F.'s visitation is comprised of three, 30 or 300 or more air. craft and forces of 300 British raiding aircraft are now by means uncommon.

2,000 Tons

110)

In just over three weeks dur-

the Ruhr.

SOVIET TRIBUTE

Stressing the failure of

The savage Nazi attacks on the Suez Canal region last week when raiders

At Alexandria the casualties were four killed and eight slight- ly injured. Reuter.

deliberately sought out R.A.F.

the civilian population caused the greatest in- dignation.

'I ne Germans dive-bambed

CASUALTIES

civilians indiscriminately and THE

FOLLOWING

BOMBED

BY SOVIET

In the Soviet air raid on Berlin during the night of August 11/12, says Moscow radio, high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped.

All the Russian 'planes returned to their base.

A Russian bomber

reported missing on the previous night was traced and has now also re- turned.

Moscow Raided

German bombers on Monday night bombed military installa- tions in Moscow and several im- NAMES portant railway junctions, accord- caused the most casualties in the, APPEAR IN THE

LATEST ing to an official German

com-" non-European quarter of Suez, CASUALTY LIST ISSUED BY munique yesterday. where the houses are not THE AIR MINISTRY YESTER- Large fires and violent explo-

DAY:

sions were caused in railway in-

strongly built

About 7,000 refugees flocked to| Sergeant S. R. Rishworth, of stallations. the various parts of the Nile Simla, killed in action while ay- Operations on the eastern front Della last week to escape the ing in operations against the are continuing favourably, the bombing In the meantime, enemy.

communique adds.-Reuter, however, anti-aircraft opposition is increasing and the raiders are finding it more and more difficult

Acting Flight-Li, H. C. Hilton, to penetrate to their objectives. of Dagshai, posted as missing. Reuter.

Reuter.

Sergeant K. E. Corrie, born in Calcutta, and

Direct Hits On Power Stations

THE R.A.F. CARRIED OUT extensive Germany to overcome operations over Nortuern France and Ger- mg June and July of this year Britain by bombing, a many in daylight yesterday, it was learned in over 2,000 tons of bombs fell on writer in the Russian London last night.

IN ADDITION TO THIS IN newspaper "Pravda” THE SAME PERIOD COLOGNE states: "In the course of RECEIVED 1,000 TONS AND BREMEN 500.

the war unprepared Eng- land has created an en ormous military machine of more than four million

Night after night, without ceas- visited Germany and this num ber is slowly but surely mount

ing, 200 British bombers or more

ing.

which men.

The German bombers attacked Coventry last winter carried one ton or at most one and a half tons of high explo- sive.

Powerful Blows

Squeal And Sequel

According to the official Ger- man broadcast organisation Trans- Com- ocean, the German High mand in supplementing a report issued on Monday afternoon stat- ed: "The German Luftwaffe, by destructive blows against the

·Soviet air force, removed the dan- ger for the entire world of being attacked by the Bolshevistic air force."

Within a few hours of this an- nouncement the Red Air Force bombed Berlin. British Wire-

less.

CONGRESS CUTS ARMY

These operations included the bombing of VOTE

a power station near Bethune and railway communications near St. Omer by Hampden bombers escorted by fighters, and an attack on objectives in Cologne by several squadrons of Blenheims.

Flying Fortresses attacked aero dromes at De Kooy and People on the south-east coast.tives at Cologne and bombing of

watched of England

another of Emden-Reuter. ing across the Channel yesterday armada of British planes return-

"The remorseless London and other cities, calculat- Ied

to terrorise the population, has had precisely opposite results

while the world sees every reason to expect very soon ever more The πάν British bombers important and more successful carry five, six or Boven tons blows against Germany by the each and these bombers are British Air Force which will at coming into service la large the same time be capable of sup

porting land operations against the Reich.

numbers.

It is emphasised that a raid by 100 such machines would be heavier than any raid yet made on England.

the

párt

A reduction of some $1,234,000,000 in the new Defence Appropriation Bill of $8,063,000,000 was objecvoted by the U.S. Senate Appropriation Committee Six Squadrons yesterday.

Passed by the House of Repre- The aircraft were promin-

"Six. squadrons of Blenheims sentatives on July 28, 1941, the

the Rhineland Bal ently outlined against masses penetrated fito

** carried approximately of white cloud towering above yesterday morning to attack the $7,100,000,000 in cash and the cliffs of Morthern France. great Cologne, power stations at $1,000,000,000 in contract authori- vals for over an hour, flying at a an Air Ministry communique.

They had flown out at inter-Quadrath and Knapsack" says! ty.

great height,

***Fighters accompanied the big bombers as far as Antwerp. Then

afternoon..

The activity indicated "Furthermore the British Navy operations following RA.F. night the bombers went on alone, and merchant fleet has proved raids on three cities of the indus-often flying less than 300 feet up capable of ensuring a constant! supply of oil and war materials trial Ruhr, in western Germany, in the 50-mile penetration of the Moreover, the now

Britian to England as well as to her bombs, besides being bigger, armies in Africa and Asia while aro more powerful than any German counterpart a

the German navy is chased from 2,000- lb. bomb is now described only world."

the surface of all the oceans of the en “medium.”

British Wireless.

The last month of serious raids on Britain was April the Ger mans claimed it as a record, but in June the RAF. dropped u greater tonnage on Germany thang fell on Britain in April.

HUGE NEW

AIR AIR BASES

Daylight Raid On Cologne

The Committee voted unani- mously in favour of eliminating army ordnance (the Bill pass- the $1,347,000,000 -fund for ad by the House provided for $4,760,203,813 or £1,190,000,000 German defence system, mazk

Tar the Army); BOTH POWER STATIONS

This amount is for the equip- WERE ATTACKEL AT 1100 ment and maintenance of a land A.M. AT POINT BLANK RANGE. force of 1,727,000 men plus criti- It was announced in London A GREAT NUMBER OF BOMAS cal items for a 13,000,000-man that British

HITS

AND army; $159,374,665 for the Navy; bombers ralded SCORED DIRECT Cologne, in daylight yesterday.

THE TARGETS WERE LEFT IN and $1,098,050,000 for the con- FLAMES. R.A.F. machines passed ovar

|struction of 641 cargo vessels and the south east coast of England Withdrawal Covered the acquisition of 350 others all day, without a stop to Nor-

Reuter. "Fighters met the returning thorn France and objectives much further Inland,..

bombers near Antwerp, covering

OPPONENTS OF Bombers and fighters, flying their withdrawal across the North very high, swept over in Sea, whilst another strong fores and diamond" formations, of fighters patrolled the Dutch BILL DEFEATED: one TWO HUGE AIR BASES, Crowds watched this endless pro- coast in, support. -

COSTING APPROXIMATELY cession and listened to the con

The US. House of Representa-- $5,500,000, ARE BEING ESTA: tinuous heavy roar which con- den bombers, with a fighter tives, by 185 votes to 146, yester BLISHED AT MAINE, NEAR tinued into the late afternoon,

escort, attacked the railways. day defeated an attempt to make As an American citizen who THE NEW BRUNSWICK BOR-

near St. Omer and the power an extension of military service was there said: "People in Ber-DER, TO SERVE AS FERRYING

Twenty 'Planes Lost station near Coinay in Pasade on a voluntary basis, says Reuter lin are so different from the Bri-POINTS FOR THE DELIVERY

Calais.

from Washington. tish, Berliners cannot take it. OF BOMBERS AND OTHER During

yesterday's daylight・ "THREE ENEMY FIGHTERS They were all running about Jiko WARPLANES TO BRITAIN."" raids, in which fighters escorted WERE DESTROYED BY THE FINLAND CALL-UP rabbits and everything was dis- The bases will be at Presque the bombers as far as Antwerp, ESCORT. FORTRESS AIRCRAFT organiseri

Isle and Houlton. The runways the RAF lost 12 bombers and ATTACKED THE AERODROME All men born in 1922 in Finland “EVERY GERMAN ACCOUNT at Presque Isle will exceed a mile eight fighters.

ACC

AT DE KOOY AND OBJEC and liable for military service OF. A HEAVY RAID ON BRI-in length.

Bombers penetrated 180 miles TIVES AT COLOGNE AND THE have been asked to report to the “TAIN CAUSES A GREAT WAVE It is understood British aviation Into Germany, scoring direct PORT OF EMDEN.

local military authorities for ex- OF APPREHENSION ALL OVER representatives_will be included hits on power stations at Quay, "Our losses in all there opera- | amination between September “ WESTERN GERMANY" AND among many officers to be assign- drat and Knatsack, which are tions are 12 Blenheims and eight and 2′′ ray1⁄2 n Helsinki telegram EVEN MORE IN BERLIN." ed to the bases.-Reuta

Cologne's" two power stations. "E fighters:"--Reuter,

to Berlin quoted by Reuter 2

Berlin is difficult to raid in the short summer nights but | Keral nearly 100 tons of bombs were dropped there recently in night.

Cannot Take It

"About the same time Hamp-