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GENERAL

GERMAN PLANES CARRY OUT SCATTERED

NIGHT RAIDS OVER BRITAIN ON FRIDAY

HIGH EXPLOSIVES FALL IN CENTRE OF LONDON: HOSPITAL DEMOLISHED

- BOMBS WERE DROPPED AND LONDON, SEPT. 8 (REUTER) MUCH DAMAGE CAUSED BY GERMAN RAIDERS WHO ATTACK- ED THE HEART OF LONDON DURING FRIDAY NIGHT: THE ELE- PHANT AND CASTLE, DENSELY POPULATED WORKING CLASS DISTRICT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE THAMES, AND ONLY A MILE FROM THE CITY AND THE WEST END. SUFFERED HEAVILY.

A considerable amount. of traffic passes through this district' but the Underground was running to schedule yesterday morning. trams were running by sam, buses were diverted and so were not alfected, and normal traffic was resumed 10 the only rallway put out of action by bombs,

Castle

district had

suburban

thrilling

Residents in the Elephant and stories of narrow escapes to tell. One man said: "We had all left. our shelter and gone back to our flats when bombs started to drop. We had no chance of getting back to the shelters.

was

a

terrific

"There

crash; demolished two pr three houses. windows were smashed. doors six bodies-four adults and two wrenched off and huge blasts. children--were removed from the

"There was only one man on the debris. top two doors. We ran upstairs and found him crawling out of the wreckage unhert.

"Then

CHURCH DEMOLISHED

|“PEACE THROUGH|| VICTORY"

NAZI RAIDERS ATTACK Petition Handed To

MESSERSCHMITTS

FOR SALE

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) Two" Messerschmitt fighters have been offered for-sale-in perfect condition in New York by Lord Heaverbrook, Britain's Minister for Aircraft Produc-

tion.

It was

revealed yesterday that Lord Beaverbrook is ask- ing 25.000 each. cash down. In the event of competition the planes will go to the highest bidder," "

Lord Beaverbrook guaran- 'tees delivery. He adds the money will be used. to pur- chase new British fighters,

4,000 GERMAN PILOTS LOST

CONVOY

DUTCH V. C. FOR MASTER

General Smuts

CAPETOWN, Sept. 7 (Router)--- A petition signed by over 634,000 South Africans, asking for "peace, through victory," was handed ta the Premier, General Smuta, at a LONDON, Sept. 7 (Router) great gathering in Capetown last The master of a Dutch motor night. vessel which fought an epic en- General Smuts said he felt ab- gagement with Nasl bombers was solutely convinced now that Hitler yesterday rewarded by Queen had lost, the war. Wilhelmina with the Order known He added he saw in the Anglo- as the Militarie Willemsordre, the American Agreement a little cloud Netherlands equivalent to the which would one day let loose a Victoria Cross.

Other members of the were decorated with crosses distinguished service.

thunderstorm that would over crew when Hitler.

for

MG-

Twelve bombers attacked 8 group of ships in which was the motor vessel. Bombs and chine-gun Are came very close but the Master fired his machine-gun at the raiders and one crashed tnto the sea,

JAP. CABINET CHANGES

(Reuter)

TOKYO, Sept. ཥ་ Following the assumption of the Navy Minister's portfolio by Ad- miral Koshire Oikawa, a change When foue bembers were cont the Vice-Ministership took LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter) centrating on the vessel, the -place in Tokyo yesterday. Vice- Official figures issued in London | Master Wils struck by a bomb Admiral Tello Toyoda being ap- yesterday reveal that Germany splinter which almost severed

pointed Vice-Minister to replace has lost 4,000 trained airmeninis leg below the knee.

Vice-Admiral Tokutaro Sumiyama, assigned to the

[sirice_the_air_war against Britain The crew were machine-gunned who has been

In a residential avenue flanking started. From June 17 to Septem-while abandoning the badly dam-Naval General Stati...

incendiary bombs fell a park in an adjoining district a

Vice-Admiral Toyoda has been Inspector-General of the Navy

TOOK TO RAFT" Subsequently the crew; with air force. their wounded, had to abandon the leaking lifeboat and take to

ber 6. Britain brought down 1,688 aged vessel.

which 686 German 'planes, of were heavy bombers and 408 fighter-bombers. Іл the week ending September 8 Germany lost the same period lost only 57. In Kra- 800 trained airmen-Britain in

week the RAF. last 143 fighters but 86 of the oilots baled

just outside the building and for church was demolished and the one horrible moment we thought vicarage extensively damaged. the place was going to catch fire." As the morning wore on the

One small factory In this dis- streets in the district were trict was wrecked but main dam-dually filled with bedsteads planos, age was done la a five-storey de-sotas. chairs and many little partment building. One bomb fell trinkets useless but of sentimental right in the middle of the strue value. ture and another cut off one corner."'

One resident had a leg broken and several suffered from cuts and scratches.

11 HOUSES WRECKED

the

Aut safely.

n raft and after two hours were picked up.

a blood transfusion and his ves- The Master's life was saved by

sel later brought in for repair. It!

The wail of air rald sirens greeted 0 fresh contingent of Canadian troops who arrived in.. England, it was stated in London east coast and the Thames Estuexample. yesterday. Although Nazi bombers ary were attacked appeared overhead no bombs were they were chased

Two houses were wrecked a few, dropped and streets away, and a reporter later off by British fighters. found homeless familles camping

in schoolhouses until accommoda.

tion could be found.

In one room 20 children were

playing happily.

Demolition and rescue workers were busy clearläg debris, looking

A

WAN

nine-year-old girl one of the victims of a Mes."

serschmitt which machine- gunned Bouth-east town

last night.

逸

She was struck and killed by

for survivors and salvaging bea bail of bullets while attempting langings

One resident, said: "It seemed as if everything was falling around me. My landlady was. I in bed and is now in hospital suffering from shock. :

"How I escaped" I

don't know.

as the kitchen and scullery walls

were buiging." --

them was injured.

to reach an air raid shelter. AFTERNOON ATTEMPT LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) - ¡London had its first warning late yesterday afternoon 18 hours after the last night warning.

near

the

Planes over the Thames Estuary, were intercepted by our fighters. One managed to dodge through and dropped bombs before being shot down into the sea.

It was stated in London yesterday that 48 German

planes were brought down on Friday. We lost 19 fighters but the pilots of nine-ars.... -safe.

Altogether 371 Nad planes were downed between Angust 30 and Sept. 5, 61 of them by A.A. fire.

شرمید

I

over

GREAT BRITAIN'S CHANCES TO-DAY MORE THAN 50:50 LONDON. Sept. * (Reuter) -

is stated that despite his severe Colonel Frank Knox, U.S. Secre- wound the Master set a wonderful tary of the Navy, arrived at Honolulu on Saturday to inspect naval bases. in the Hawaiian 15- lands. Col. Knox arrived in * Navy bomber and is belleved to be on his way to the DS. naval manoeuvres

PILOTS FROM COLONY

Interviewed. Col. Knox express- SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-ed his beller in the power of the RAF. recruits, who include New British Navy and said that big Zealanders-and-men born in Brianips had saved Britain. Be tain and South Africa, all of thought Britain's chances today whom come from civilian jobs in are far better than fifty-fifty. Malaya, Thalland and Hongkong,"

He added that he Would left Singapore yesterday for the have said this a month ago. Middle East, where they will un- dergo advanced" training.

47

not

NEW BASES WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) The Government has notified

A ship arrived at a British port yesterday with more New Zealand-the other American Republies that

naval and air force drafts.

ANTONESCU'S

His squadron was patrolling TELEGRAMS TO

20,000 feet over Essex

E

when he look. At

went up to have 15,000 feet' he saw eight German bombers 5,000 feet below him and he dived on them as they dropped their bombs,

AXIS CHIEFS LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) One of General Antonescu's first acts on coming into power was to

to Hitler send telegrams

TWO DOWNED Wing-Commander Drought An, aerodrome in Kent was un-down, two German bombers

attacked but bombs the East Coast during Friday's successfully One family had a remarkable dropped in the neighbourhood raids, escape. They were in their Ander-caused casualties. son shelter when a bumb struck A Cathedral, town in the West the wall at the entrance, bounced Country was bombed and a school off and penetrated the ground and other buildings before exploding. Not one of Cathedra' destroyed,

Two German bombers The raid on London was only brought down in ene of scattered raids all over without loss to the R.A.F.

One Junkers 87 was sent down the country during the night. The "official account says that thoughį

in flames. The Wing-Commander Mussolini. bombs

in were dropped

most The attack on the Kent aero- pulled out of his dive and attack- areas, damage and casualties, in drome was carried out by 30 ed again, sending a second Jun

first thought in this historic mo- general, were slight..

Messerschmitts which attacked at kers 87 down in flames.

ment is to do our duty to the. 16,000 feet. The raiders made off He then returned to the aero-Fuehrer and the German people."

when AA. guns opened up.

drome to welcome back his aqua--

To Mussolini, he said the Latin! Yesterday afternoon the north- 'dron.

star is rising and assured Italy of Rumania's loyalty.

"

HOSPITAL DAMAGED

The main attacks were carried nut before mid-night and after that time raids were curtalled.

High explosives were dropped in. East and South London. · Damuge was done to industrial installa- tions and houses, and there were several fires.

was

A hospital church hall and warehouse were hit. The hospital was badly smashed up but there were no casualties as there only a small staff on the premises, the patients having left some months ago AS

against bombing.

precaution:

In the North of England, u children's convalescent hospital was hit. There were

casual- ho ties.

Were the morning

KENT RAIDED

GREAT DISPLAY OF SEA-POWER IN MEDITERRANEAN: ITALIAN

· CRUISERS TORPEDOED BY SUB.

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)—Further detalls released about the sweeping of the Mediterranean by the British Fleet. Justliy the claim that it was one of the most successful sea and alr exploits of the war.

the naval and air bases acquired from Britain would be made avail- able to them on the

fullest co

operative basis for common de- fence of the Western Hemisphere.

POLICE FOR HOME DEFENCE

and Arkansas Chief's Plan

To Hitler, he said: "Rumania's For An Army Of

10,000

Creation of a 10,000-man “home defence" army composed of special- ly trained members of the 48 state police forces will be proposed to the International Association of

CABLE NEWS Police Chiefs at Milwaukee in

IN BRIEF

September by Superintendent Gray Albright of the Arkansas State Police

OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-An-

The programme, which would be other small party of children sent launched with the aid of federal to Canada by the Children's Over-fands, already has the support of seas Reception Board has arrived national police authorities, Chief and reported "all's well." The! Albright saya. company

consisted entirely of children from Lancashire.

The Fleet began its patrol from tive motor torpedo-boats. which the eastern end of the Mediter-shot out. Two were sunk and a

CHUNGKING, Sept. 7 (Reuter). August 31,thira damaged. A ranean on Saturday,

The Chinese Government yeste The British Fleet then went day announced the flotating of and continued 1; for six days. It formed one of the greatest dls-to Alexandria,' A boys school was bombed. The plays of sea-power ever seen; at headmaster was badly injured and four-boys were treated-for-shock

SATURDAY'S RAID

times, the Fleet was in sight of the Italian coast, and the trip gave an opportunity for, sending- strong naval reinforcements to the

LONDON. Bept. 8 (Reuter) In the early hours of yesterday, east. - morning 30 Messerschmitts cross- ed the south-east coast and dropped bombs from 30,000 feet... They were apparently aiming at RA.F. aerodromes but the mla!

slles fell in fields and no dam

age was done. One woman WILS injured. The raiders were, driven off by anti-aircraft fire.

Some families were evacuated trom one London district after bombs had fallen on houses and in the road. They were accom- modated in a school which had

It was not long before H.M. Submarine Parthian reported two hits with her torpedoes on Italian cruisers and destroyers.

No damare WBA done tu any ship by Italian bombers "which" "came over-from time Lo time and were driven off ́ ̧by British aireraft. Our ma- chines accounted for 15 Itällan aircraft and were also able to play a part in the attacks on Italian bases.

With a comparatively smal federal outlay, the Arkansas chief thinks, the nation-wide programme would be, an cf- fective bulwark against both Invasion or "fith column acti- vity."

$40,000,000 Szechuen provincial development bonds secured on the

"Without interfering with thei business tax of the province, and also the flotation of $8,000 100 An- regular duties, the state polles bonds forces could be easy and quickly, hwel provincial currency secured on the land tax of the trained in the art of military in- i telligence tactics, and aviation." province.

in Albright's opinion, ANKARA, Sept. 7 (Reuter) In the event of emergency, the Turkish defence zones were ex- plan envisions increase of the. tended by a decree issued here army to thirty or forty thousanda At Rhodes, they damaged nan-yesterday to include the Darda- "highly trained military experts. the main Italian fleet 150 miles are, barracks and other bulld-relles and all of European Turkey moblie, equipped and easily direct- away, but the battle was not; Ings, set of dumps on fire and except a narrow strip. Foreigners ed through a communication.net- joined. as the Italians turned and destroyed planes on the ground. may not travel in European Tur- work of radio and teletype." made off at top speed for Taranto. Other attacks were carried out on key except by rail or on one road. aerodromes in Sardinia and even They stayed there while the the Italians admit some damage British Fleet went on to plaster

was caused. Scarpanto with shells.'

A scout plane reported spotting

A reporter who was on a slip which the Italian radio .. haai

0.8. OBSERVER

average.

ATHENS, Sept. 7 (Reuter) MOSCOW, Sept. 7.(Reuter) The Greece's grain crop was estimated official organ of the Soviet Army, yesterday to be 30 per cent below Red Star,' says that the Anglo-last year's. Generally there has American agreement is a decided been a fall in crops, with the ex- A United States naval observer victory: for Americans friendly to ception of cotton, which is up to been prepared in advance for such "un at least twice said that was on a British battleship which Britain against the Isolationists.

Scarpanto was shelled at point-participated in the past week's an emergency.

actions in the Mediter The Mayor said he believed 30 blank range. One of the ships naval

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (Reuter) RANGOON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)- taking part was H.MAS. Sydney. ranean.

"The United States are no longer The Burma House of Representa- families were homeless,

In one street in the Eephant

M.T.B. SUNKANG He has been officially and in at peace with Germany," says, tives yesterday passed a motion the post the New York Post. We may not of no confidence in the Govern- and Castle In which people had Italian shore batteries did not definitely assigned to just gone to bed after the "all" fire a-single shot in exchange, and will make confidential re- be at war in the old-fashioned ment by 81 votes to 32,

way, but are at war none the less."Ministry is to resign. - clear a heavy bomb completely the only opposition coming from ports to Washington.

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