1941-09-15 — Page 5

By BUD FISHER

MESS QUARTERS

NAZIS CAUGHT

NAVY IS ALREADY

NAPPING HELPING RUSSIA

Diving low over a Ger-

"THERE ARE many ways in which Naval man convoy located in bright moonlight off the help can be and is being given to Russia but west of Norway on Thurs-I am not going to help the enemy by going day night a Hudson air into details of what is being done,” declared craft of the Coastal Com- the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. mand scored two hits on Alexander, at Nottingham yesterday. the leading ship medium sized supply ves- sel, stated the Air Minis- try news service.

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A stick of heavy delayed action bombs was released when the Hudson was at little more than deck height and the pilot had climbed steeply to clear the ship's

masts.

"Russia is our ally and we will give her every possible form of assistance we can without stint or reservation," he added.

That policy had the full and may do so but they can only do so loyal support of every member of | for mischievous purposes and Government, he said, continuing: weaken our production drive and "If anyone likes to misunderstand also denude ourselves of or misinterpret that policy they of the fruits of that drive,

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"We will do so gladly because the cause is a common and a sin - gle one and what we do for Rus sia is done for the cause and so for ourselves."

After saying that no big naval

As the Hudson swept over the convoy the rear-gunner and wireless operator saw

pilot a violent

selected the explosion in the ship they had largest ship for a target. attacked.

The attack was delivered so swiftly that the Germana were takon completely by surprise action was expected. Mr. Alexan and the Hudsons encountered

der said that the Battle of 1 no opposition from the convoy.Atlantic was Britain's main pre- A second Hudson bombed a smaller ship and on explosion was seen on board.

Escort vessels with the convoy opened up heavy A.A. fre but the Hudson returned to base un- damaged.

Hudsons of another Coastal Command squadron attacked a large convoy off the Dutch coast early on Friday morning, scoring hits on one large and one medium sized supply ship.

The docks at Haugesund and an aerodrome in southern Norway were bombed on Thursday night The convoy was sighted off by Beaufort aircraft of the coastal Terschelling by a Canadian Ser-Command.

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occupation.

Recently it had gone very well but it certainly had not yet been won.

Quick On The Draw

Britain could derive immense encouragement from Presiden! Roosevelt's noble

message which made it clear beyond perudventure that both in the interests of de- fence of American democracy and the freedom of the whole world, Hitler was warned definitely not to show any of his pirate forces in the Western Atlantic.

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"If he does, the United States Navy shoots first and I bellevo it it a navy which is quick and accurate on the draw.

"Please also remember that the President said his patrolling ships and aeroplanes will protect all merchant ships not only Americår but any flag engaged in his defen- sive waters. I cannot but com- ment that that is indeed a magni- ficent indication of the collabor- ation of President Roosevelt and Mr. Winston Churchill for it will be an untold help to the Royal Navy."-Reuter.

AUSTRALIA'S AIRCRAFT EFFORT

OVER

1,000 AEROPLANES WILL HAVE BEEN BUILT IN AUSTRALIA BY THE END OF THE PRESENT YEAR.

Next year production of aero- planes, it is estimated, will reach 7,000.

These figures have been given in Melbourne by the Aircraft Production Commission, which revealed at the same time that b plant has been constructed for the_manufacture of freproof pet- rol tanks.-Reuter.

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