1941-09-26 — Page 37

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941 MUTT AND JEFF

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HAVE IT EASY!

HAVE ANY OF YOU MEN

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I HAVE

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GOOD. YOU GET UP FIRST EVERY MORNING AT FIVE, LITTLE BOY BLUE, AND

SOUND THE BUGLE!

*NEXT MORNING

Hits On

Direct Hits Vulnerable Spots

NEW EVIDENCE PROVING THE SUCCESS OF THE R.A.F.'S RE- CENT DAYLIGHT OFFENSIVES HAS BEEN SECURED BY RECON- NAISSANCE, STATES THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE IN LON- DON.

SPITFIRES PROTECT SOVIET BOMBERS

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R.A.F. fighters re- cently escorted Rus- sian aircraft in several bombing operations, it was learned authorita- tively in London yes- terday.

No fighter opposi- tion was encountered.

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Sunday's attack on the electric power station and chemical works at Gosnay, Bethune, was conspicuously successful.

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A strong force of British-fighters kept Messerschmitts away, enabling the British Blenheim bombers to make steady bombing runs over the great area of the works and al- most at leisure direct bombs at the most im- portant and vulnerable parts.

Power stations south-west

of Jamong oil tanks, where they were the boiler house received one and likely to do as much harm as possibly two direct hits, while the [anywhere in the plant. north-east boiler house was also hit.

Other bomba burst on rallway trucks, Several more fell along the south-west edge of the dynamo house and coal wash- Ing plant.

A coal conveyor and workshops were hit again" and again.

The chemical works received at least Blx direct, hita while- other bomba burst on the oil pipeline. Finally, incendiaries fell right

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Direct Hits

yard, bombed last Saturday by Hazebrouck's important railway Blenheims with, a fighter escort. received high explosives just where they were most effective.

Several direct hits were scored

at the point where railway trucks converge to form a bottleneck. A large engine shed and rolling- stock were also hit.

Saturday to the shipyards of the | Much damage was also done on

Ateliers, et. Chantiers dé Norman-- die on the banks of the Seine, at Grand Quevillė.

On U-Boat Shelters

Bombs fell on the workshop forming the east and south boun daries of the shipyard. Other bombs burst on and near the oil tanks, some of which were wrecked" in earlier attacks on these ship- yards.

On this busy Saturday Blen- heims also vigorously attacked Cherbourg docks.

**Oneštick of bombs burst on, the submarinė shelters, others bursting among harbour craft, Apart from these attacks on targets which have become essen- tal parts in the German

war

machine, bombers also made day. light raids during this busy week- end over the Norwegian, German and Dutch coasts. Reuter.

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RUSSIANS TRAIN FOR BRITISH TANKS

It is understood that the Russians are estab- lishing schools for the training of crews for Bri-

TO-DAY ONLY

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COMMENCING Breath-Taking Drama Dawning Young Manhood

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Russian military experts will visit Britain for tank instruction..

Tank production this week will. create a record and it is Govern- ment's intention that the recorri production should be maintained.

The voluma of tanko" and munitions to be sent to Rungla during the winter and spring of noxt year, wilf “bo a high por- contage of British production, le Efforts are being made to speed up transport so that British sup- plicg to Russia will strive in the shortest possible time,

Rollways and roads in the Mid- dle East More being developed in forder to tako increased suppifer from Britain to Russia-Ruutor:

Daily

2.30 6.307.30, 0.30 PM

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