1941-09-09 — Page 8

BERLIN'S

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 9, 1941

HEAVIEST RAID

Twenty Bombers Lost In Attack

CAPTIVES KEEP

POULTRY

British officer prisoners at the Sulmona Camp, Italy, are going in for extensive poultry-rearing says the Red Cross,

SAFETY

FIRST

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SWEDISH CRASH

The fifth occupant of the 'plane which crashed in Sweden ar- rived in Malmoe by train; while it is now learned that the mem- ber of the crew who was injured sustained a broken leg.

The 'plane was returning from a rald on Germany. Reuter.

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Heart Of City Blitzed For Several Hours

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN BERLIN WAS [›0 DONE DURING SUNDAY NIGHT'S `R.A.F. RAIDS, ACCORDING TO AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE ISSUED YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON IN LONDON.

The communique states:

"The R.A.F.

last night attacked objectives at Berlin, Kiel and other places in Germany, and docks at. Boulogne.

'GAOL LISTENERS' GALL

The Nazi-controlled Paris radio has appeal- ed to the authorities to imprison for six months everybody who ⚫ listened to the B.B.C. and to confiscate their rqdio sets.

ALLIED LANDING

IN ARCTIC

was

"The

attack

on Berlin carried out by a very powerful force in brilliant moonlight. A great number of high explosive and Incendiary bombs were dropped in the attack lasting two hours.

"GREAT FIRES SPRANG UP IN THE CITY AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE. FOUR ENEMY NIGHT FIGHTERS OUR WERE DESTROYED BY BOMBERS. IN THE COURSE OF THESE OPERATIONS AND 20 OF OUR BOMBERS ARE MISS- ING.

"Aircraft of the fighter Com- mand attacked - a number of enemy aerodromea in occupied territory during the night. One of these aircraft is missing."

It was the heaviest raid on Berlin since the war began. The first bombers arrived just before midnight and the last did not leave until well into the small hours of the morning.

Like A Map

When they reached the city, the| lakes round the west were shin- ing

by in the moonlight and familiar landmarks, the crew

о

BRITISH

'PLANE DOWN IN SWEDEN

A

message from Stockholm states that British war 'plane crashed in Scania, southern Sweden, early yesterday morning after engine failure. The 'plane was burnt

out.

The crew of five baled out, four of them having been found safe, with one of them injured. He was taken to hospital, while the police are searching for the fifth. ― Reuter,

JAPAN

CUT OFF

found their way to the centre. Japan is virtually isolat-

"We could see the place like a

map," said a flight sergeant, "andled from intercourse with soon there were many Ares with

merce

one in particular blazing large Europe, said Vice-Admiral and fierce in the heart of the city Sakonji, Minister of Com- It is officially announc-as a further guide to the bom-

and Industry, ed that Allied forces have bers."

A great many high explosive broadcasting in Tokyo landed at Spitzbergen, bombs were seen to burst round and that the landing was a main railway station. Volumes yesterday.

For this reason, he continued, of black smoke poured upwards effected without enemy and, on the return journey, it was commerce was limited to the so

Asiatic co-prosperity interference.

a long time before the crews saw called the last of the glow of the many sphere in which "circumstances. prevent the smooth interchange. of materials.".

The main purpose of the land- ing is to prevent enemy use of the rich mines in the area.

The force was composed of Canadians, British and Norwe- gians,

fires.

Defences Ready

The defences of Berlin' were ready for the attack and the crews- Spitzbergen is a large island knew what to expect. Cones of

mass in

"WE WERE CLAMPED IN A

He emphasized the necessity. for drasle. control of consump-- tion, urging the utter abandon. ment of the profit-making: idea."

the Arctic Ocean, due, searchlights swept the skies and He urged the reclamation of north of Tromsoe in Norway. pursued the invading bombers. vital materials. This effort at The island group belongs to Anti-aircraft fire was incessant sufficiency, he added, was largely Norway.

and only stopped to let the night dependent upon popular moral,

Reuter. As a result of the landing, a fighters approach to conduct, considerable number of Norwe- gian miners has arrived in Bri- LARGE CONE OF SEARCH- tain to help the Allied war effort. LIGHTS," SAID ONE GUNNER,

Reuter.

"AND JERRY WAS PUMPING UP FLAK AS HARD AS HE COULD GO. ALL OF A SUD¬ DEN THE FLAK STOPPED AND I SAW A ME110 COMING UP ON OUR STARBOARD QUAR TERP

FLAK SHIP

BLOWS UP

"I gave it a burst and saw my tracer enter its starboard engine. The Messerschmitt caught fire and crashed down. It passed us. 50

Reuter

EVACUATION SHIP GOING

TO JAPAN

A cable from Reuter's. close that I thought it was going Tokyo correspondent, held to hit us."

up by the local censor, states that a British eva cuation, ship is scheduled to arrive in Japan on September 23, although there may be a few days

INDIA WILL PLAY

HER PART

A German flak ship was destroyed off Ostend yes- terday by a Spitfire of the Fighter Command, armed with cannon and ma- chine-guns, states the Air Ministry News Service in London yesterday. #2 in the present juncture in

essel is said to be less With 4,000 tons. 28. The Spitfire was on reconnais- menting still further the reso sance flight when the pilot saw of the Empire was expressed by Possibly in thousand, three falc. ships. He dived on the Maharaja of Jaipur). rday nationale and Indians are them and while firing his first when addressing officials of the ed to embark, which would seen burst saw one explode and the State on his return, after an abuto preclude the possibility of the superstructure disintegrate, sence of five months on active ser ship carrying Americans or other.

He commented on his return: vice in the Middle East.

nationals.

The unsholten bellot the will rise to play her part

It is highly probable that I hit He said that the Indian troops! The vessel is beloved to be a the magazine. I broke off the were full of enthusiasm and zeni former B. and S. freighter:: engagement while still 200 yards to get at grips with the enemy British Embassy refuses, to con“ from the wreckage. Reutez. ** again....]

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