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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER
1941.
HEART OF BERLIN BLASTED Enormous Explosions And Fires Large-Scale War SERBIAN
MORE
CANADIANS Anniversary PUPPET Reminder To Huns SET UP
ARRIVE
.
Thousands of Canadian soldiers arrived in Eng- land yesterday to join the Canadian forces.
ENORMOUS EXPLOSIONS CAUSED BY THE HEAVIEST BOMBS AND A VERY LARGE FIRE NEAR ONE OF THE MAIN RAILWAY STATIONS, WERE OBSERVED BY THE CREWS OF American BRITISH BOMBERS WHICH VISITED BERLIN ON TUESDAY
NIGHT.
With them came American volunteers and more nurses, and they were welcomed by Rear-Admiral Sir Ar hur Bromley and Major-General T. J. Price, commanding the Canadian forces in England.
A message from Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Premier, was read by General Price. It said: "You have come to Britain to help
countries
in breaking the bonds that now
enslave
El "ope.
80
many
in
"In this island you, will be defending the citadel of freedom No greater honour could fall to
your lot."- Reuter.
V
NAZI REPRISALS The charge d'affaires of Guate- maia in Berlin has been informed that the German Government have found it necessary to withdraw the exequatur from the consuls of Guatemala in Germany, says Retter.
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At times, says the Air Ministry news service, there were clouds all round the outskirts of the city but over the city itself there were clearer patches.
The ring of clouds was so close that the low moon cast shadows from them on Berlin. By skilful navigation four-engined Stirlings and Halifaxes, weight-carrying Manchesters and á number of Hampdens were brought over the sea of cloud to the exposed capital.
it
The navigator of Halifax Until the bomber was within a Berlin the crew said searchlights
miles of were trying to few pick them
all the up
way. thought they were going to be thick were the There seemed to be about 50 in disappointed so
clouds, but then they flew into a sudden clearing.
one bunch.
Shells burst close to some of them. sending out clouds of smoke. One bit of shell hit the bomb doors.
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BERLIN SHAKEN
ALL NIGHT
The latest pounding from the R.A.F. was des- "We saw the River Spree and cribed in the American so found our way right into the city. We dropped our
press in front page stories
with and saw them burst among in- yesterday,
huge dustrial buildings and left fires
full-width streamers. burning."
bombs
The captain of a Stirling sald that just after they crossed the Dutch frontier they began hav- ing trouble with the inner port engine. Oli poured out of it. They carried on, however, un-
"Heaviest R.A.F. raid smashes at Berlin," says the "New York Journal and American."
Finding themselves completely impotent in the face of resolute guer- illa warfare in all parts of Serbia, the German authorities have now hit upon the expedient of forming a puppet govern- ment under General Neditch, thus trying to enlist popular support.
or -
The German authorities also announced the intention of ganising a Serbian army and in- troducing compulsory labour, hop- ing in this way to prevent able- | bodied inhabitants from forming
increasing guerilla bands.
Simultaneously they are pur- suing terrorist measures and the latest atrocities, according to in- formation reaching authorita. tive Yugoslav circles in Jerusa- lem,
Include the shooting of seven Intejlectuals from Alek- sinatz, including a woman teach: or and a judge charged of hav ing Communist sympathies, and ordering the execution of an. other seven from various towns for "subversive activities."
Effect of these measures has only been to exacerbate public feeling still further and cause ir- "Berlin shaken all night by ter-reconcilable hostility to the alleg- til they got to Berlin where they rifle R.A.F. raid." says the "Newjed new "government," Reuter.
saw other bombers being engaged by searchlights and guns.
They slipped in while the others were being engaged and got very little opposition except when coming out.
"Hell Of Explosion”
York World-Telegram."
Stories describe buildings and windows shaking and rattling all night, and some papers ex- press the belief that Russian *planes may have participated with the R.A.F. In the raid.
It is reported that the roar of
"We ran right across the city the 'planes was audible even above trom south-west to north-east the "terrific" gunfire.---Reuter. and dropped our .bombs. Fire sprang up almost immediately and a very good fire too, in the centre of the city. The rear- gunner could see it for 15 minutes afterwards.
"SOMEBODY ELSE MUST HAVE BOMBED OUR FIRE BE-
WE SAW SEVERAL MORE EXPLOSIONS IN IT.
DEFENCE
CAUSE STORY
"Then after a time we saw a hell of a great explosion and another fire started."
When they turned for home the Inner port engine was smok- ing badly and was in danger of
sure went right down, so they cut the engine out and came home on three engines. Reuter.
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DISBELIEVED
Alleged to have offered
LENINGRAD
STANDS SOLIDLY
Leningrad's defences have been so thoroughly organised by Marshal Voroshilov that the troops will immobilise large Ger- forces for many
man
months.
the city.
catching fire, then the oil pres-$1 as a bribe to an Indian There is no basis for German constable, PCB693, yester- | boasts that their troops have day, Tsang Fuk, 19, house reached a point 15 miles outside boy employed by Mr. Despite the Finnish claim to Ernest Moy, of No. 94, have captured Vilpuri (Viborg) Waterloo Road, was fined the Finnish-German advance on Leningrad from the north is very
POLITICAL
$10 by Major A. N. Mac-alow.
i. PROPAGANDA fadyen at Kowloon this The situation in Leningrad is
ming
FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT After the conviction. Mr. Moy HAST FORMED A POLITICAL told the Magistrate that he would PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT appeal on behalf of his boy, who FOR FOREIGN BROADCASTS, had pleaded not guilty. IT WAS LEARNED IN LONDON LAST, NIGHT THAT AN EF- The Indian constable stated that FORT IS BEING MADE TO at 10.30 am. yesterday he went ro UNIFY THE DIRECTION OF NO. 94, Waterloo Road Intending POLITICAL WARFARE.
to issue a summons against the
considered among the most satis- factory of the Russian front. As regards armaments, Leningrad is largely a self-contained unit and adequate, providing the important forces centred in and around the town with essential equipment.
Bogging Up
Plans are not yet complete. In owner of a dog, which was not At the same time the German any-case-a certain part of the muzzled. On entering, the con--forces are suffering unquestion- organisation must necessarily be stable alleged, accused offered him ably from the precariousness of secret and no announcement, will $1 asking him not issue the sum communications and supplies. therefore be made regarding per-¡ mons, - sonnel.
Reuter.
DEATH PARTS R.A.F. LOVERS
A month after becoming engag- ed to Miss S M.P. Coggins, an assistant section officer in the WAAF, Pilot-Officer........ John Piplady Brown, a Spitfire pilot, has been killed.
which are getting more difficult with the September weather, Mr. Moy testified that he had, a which is likely before long to bog few minutes before the incident, up the roads, except the rare given 81. to accused to purchase main roads. something.
Tallinn's loss, admitted by the Accused stated that when he Russians, became, inevitable but left the house with the $1 in his German claims in regard to Rus- hand, he was seized by the con- stan naval losses In this connec, stable, who was talking to another tion are described in Moscow as boy, and accused of offering the utterly fantastic and there is the bribe.
strongest reason to believe that the bulk of the Russian Baltio Flect is still intact. Reuter
After evidence by both parties, Major Macfadyen convicted.
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