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BRITISH AIRCRAFT FLY THROUGH CURTAIN OF FIRE TO BOMB CHANNEL PORTS

Salvoes Of High Explosives Rained On Hamburg: Direct Hits On Port Installations

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) - Undeterred by a storm of A. A.

patches shells, the glare of searchlight concentrations.

of thick cloud and much ground haze, relays of R.A.F. bombers cruised over the great dock area of Hamburg for over three hours and, methodi- cally pln-pointing their targets, released salvo after salvo of heavy bombs and hundreds of incendia rles, says an Air Ministry news service describing the latest R.A.F. rald on Bamburg.

Repeatedly, sticks of heavy bombs. were, seen to crash across the docks and port installations. Many sticks of high explosives straddled the Blohm and Voss yards. Fires broke out in many parts of the wide target area. Some died down but others burn- ed fiercely.

British Tars Take Over

United States Destroyers

EASTERN CANADIAN

GENERAL

45,000-TON WARSHIPS

FOR U.S. NAVY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Renter) The Navy Department announces that it has placed orders for 201 ships costing $39,861;- 000,000,

1.

According to Navy circles, the 201 vessels comprise seven battle- ships, eight aircraft-carriers, 27 cruisers 115 destroyers. 43 sub- marines and one repair ship.

The contract is the largest in the history of the Navy. PORT,

The

Navy acted immediately when President Roosevelt signed the Bill.

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Panama Canal Defences Strengthened

Sept. 18 (Reuter)-The first actual transfer of United States destroy- ers to Great Britain took place here

WASHINGTON, Sept, lu (Rep- Simultaneously with yesterday morning.

the anter) The Mai Department an- British sallors marched on board the contract, the Navy Depart- nouncement of the signature of

nounced that it has moved two several of the American warships, ment announced that officials were

groups of medium and long-range which Bitherto had reached signing contracts calling for an

bombing and reconnaissance Canada, after the American sailors additional expenditure amounting thening aerial

planes, a a step towards streng- had hauled down the United States to $31,653,000 for expansion of

defences, to the flag.

naval establishments. British Union Jacks. were holsted Officials are also negotiating They will

be stationed per- on the bows, White Ensigns on the contracts for approximately 2.400 manently at the new Army base sterns and the Captains' pennants, planes.

at Puerto Rico where they will be on the matrmasts-indications

able to guara hundreds of miles that the destroyers are actually in commission with the Royal Navy.

TERRIFIC EXPENDITURE

Panama Canal.

"

It is stated that completion of of the Atlantic approaches to the these negotiations will bring the Canal. total amount of money involved in the current series of contracts to

LONDON MUSEUM 4.000.706.000.

HIT BY BOMBS

The seven battleships provided | for in the newly-signed contract are of 45,000 tons, it was an- nounced In Congress yesterday:

The crew of one aircraft saw quays, while another scored three wharves and a railway station on hits alongside the, Inner Harbour. the north bank of the Elbe burn One plot could not locate his. ing, another fire near Hanshafen target owing to bad weather. He and a third near Altona.

returned to the English coast, checked his position afresh and set off again for Boulogne, this time everything going success GALLERY DAMAGED evening

This brings the total of these LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter-large battleships being built or on Calais docks were also bombed Owing to pressure of work due to order to 12. at dawn on Monday morning. air, raids all Police leave has been There were several encounters cancelled in Metropolitan London. with enemy fighters: A Messer- Two bombs fell on the London schmitt 109 pursued out to sea à Museum damaging a gallery and bomber which had already drop the root which fell in. The fire inped its bombs.

which started is now under con- The British machine flew downtrol.

One of the early raiders drop ping a stick across the docks saw two fires on the north bank close to the mouth of the Elbe tunnel, fully.

Other airmen Saw bursting among the dock buildings while a fierce anti-aircraft barrage con tinued. and scores of brilliant searchlight beams swept the sky.

CALAIS RÄID

CHANNEL PORTS RAID LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter} Enemy shipping gathered French and Belgian Channel ports: was again heavily bombed by the to sea level and as the enemy It is understood that no fere RAF in all night raids on Sunday closed in the rear gunner ared parable damage was done as alt two quick bursts. The Messer-valuable articles had been remov- schmitt broke away.

ed some weeks ago.

night

and,

find

The barrage was intense the British aircraft had to their way through a curtain of

tire to reach objectives,

CONVOYS BOMBED LONDON, Sept. 10 Router) Bombers in the course of rou-

Ralds on Ostend began before tine reconnaissances yesterday

KING'S

VICHY GOVERNMENT

PANDIT NEHRU

AND WAR

LONDON, Sept. 10 Reuter) - Pandit Nehru, the Indian leader. told a mass meeting in Allahabad Pesterdag:-

"The Nazis treat Asiatics 05 something between animals and for such a power." men. Indians cannot wish victory

"

DENOUNCED

In this connexion, it is worth recalling that a PONDICHERRY, Sept. 10 (Reu-Mr. M. N. Roy, the Radical So- few days ago ter)-The French Indian Colonial cialist, said, publicly: Government has rallied to the cause of General De Gaulle and denounced the Vichy Government, according to Governor Louis Bon-

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MESSAGE OF

si pim, and continued until 4.30 in attacked shipping in the ports of SYMPATHY repiled expressing appreciation of

the morning.

Dunkirk, Boulogne and convoys

According to one of the pilots.in the North Sexy the British aircraft had to con- Lend with rain, sleet, thunder and lightning.

Five of our aircraft are missing. Last night, in spite of severe weather conditions over the con- timentel coast Hne, strong forces!

3-HOUR TOUR OF BOMBED AREAS LONDON, Sept. 10 (Renter)

ex.

in of bombers carried out operations and against the enemy and enemy- The King's sympathy with the saw- očcupied ports, barge concentra-victims of the air raids 1s

tions and shipping at Hamburg pressed in a message received by were Emden, Bremen, Ostend. Calals the Chairman of the London

and and Boulogne,

County Council,

help British people in their fight "If we do not feel it our duty to against foreign Fascism and the intrigues of friends at home talk of freedom in vain "..

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LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter The death is announced. of Mr. Leonard Arthur Lyall, formerly The Chairman of the LCC of Shanghai. their Majesties' "gracious message of sympathy and assuring their Majesties that the "people will remain constant to their loyalty and fortitude,"

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As the bombers released their salvoes, bursts were observed and about the Leopold Basin

"WONDERFULLY "BRAVE" a little later one observer

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Router) a vivid sheet of fame.

His Majesty, the King made Strings of barges in docks

three-hour tour of areas in east located by another squadron

and south-east London yesterday. after bombs had burst in many Widespread damage was done] The message states: “Sir John inspecting the districts which parts of the target area,

fire to oll tanks and ammunition Anderson has been asked by the have suffered most in the raids. broke out,

stores and many fires were start- King to tell you of the distress "Everyone has been wonder- ed.

with which their Majesties heard fully brave," he said later. Eight of our aircraft failed to the news of Saturday's air raids. return.

During the course of his tour "The sufferings of the people of he saw, among other things, a London and elsewhere are much crater 75 feet across and 50 feet!

deep.

OSTEND IN FLAMES Just before 10 p.m. another basin, was hit and over five hours later another attack on the same basin resulted in a fire.

One of the fires started Ostend docks' was estimated cover 10.000 square yards.

ZURICH. Sept. 10 (Reuter-The in their Majesties' thoughts and informer Rumarian King, Carn, is, their Majesties. hope to be able to not expected to stay long in Swit to visit tomorrow

some of the zerland before leaving for Lisbon areas ot London which have

suffered the most heavily."

After another Aircraft had. but plans are not yet fixed. bombed some vessels tied up

to

the quay, there was an explosion, so violent that the aircraft, fly, ing at 11.000 feet, was flung about.

First bombs fell in Boulogne harbour soon after 6 p.m. when aircraft flew aver the harbour and successfully bombed shipping. STAR SHELLS

Latey in the evening a group

of bombers which evaded the bal-

H.M. Submarine Phoenix

REAL VICTIMS

OF WAR -

loon barrage and were greeted NEUTRAL COMMENTS arrived over the town and cne of ON LONDON RAIDS

with vari-coloured star shells,

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-

Presumed Lost

FORMERLY SERVED IN CHINA LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter)

An Admiralty communique states: that HM, Submarine Phoenix is

long overdue and must be con- sidered lost,

The Phoenix 15 a. 1,475-ton vessel and was at one time at- tached to the China Station, She was commissioned at Birkenhead in 1930 and spent most of her

from

He travelled specially up Windsor for his tour and was ac- companied by Captain Euan Wal- lace, MP, (Cons), for Hornsey.

All through the tour, the King was given a wonderful reception by the people, many of whom are homeless and bereaved.

NIGHT BOMBING PROBLEM

NO TIT - FOR - TAT CAMPAIGN

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)— The problem of night bombing is occupying the attention of the authorities.

them dropped a flare which clear- iy illuminated the target,

One aircraft dropped bombs The real victims of the war are which hit the main auter har always the poor but they, like all bour and some of the adjoining the other people, are carrying on as Churchill predicted they would, grimly but gally, reports the Lon- don correspondent of the New time with the China Squadron yesterday that both sides York Times to his paber.

The correspondent of the Stock- holm paper,

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night bombing. D.C. Ingram He added: "I think we shall get from burning houses to buses Wilmott, Lieut. P. A.

the answer before Hitler does. which appeared like a miracle to Lient. J.C. Ogle and Wt. Eng of fighter machines and pilots to We have the necessary reserves take them, with a few of their neer F. Pgler. There are no in-1 belongings, to safer places,

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dications that these same officers stand up to our present losses, He goes on to say that only the are still serving on the Phoenix Our policy remains as it was and complete absence of pante malti-¡ – A Reuter message states that we shall not be diverted from our

modern war. gated an impression of terror of British submarines operating in efforts to indulge in reprisals.

Mediterranean waters are adding,

We have formed a plan and

An American correspondent sime considerably to the Italian High think it best to stick to that plan up his verdict of the recent Nazi Command's difficulties in keeping rather than be led away into a air raids. The damage was heavy its army in Libya supplied.

tit-for-tat campaign." but in relation to a city the size

The submarine Osiris (Lient-

of London, it is not worse than a Commdr. J.R. Harvey) has. sunk

bad cut on the face when shay- an Italian supply ship of about Political Trials To

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3,000 tons and the submarine Rorqual (Lient-Commdr. R. H. Dewhurst) attacked's convoy of

Spitfire Gift From two supply ships, escorted by

Railway Company

BOMBAY, Sept. 10 (Reuter) The "Bombay, Baroda and Cen tral India Railway Spitfire No. I will shortly take the air in

Be Re-Opened

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-AIL : destroyer. The Borqual torpedoed Rumanian political trials which and sank both the Italian supply have been held during the last chips.

eight years will be re-opened and in the activities of the judges trying them are to be investigated under a decree issued yesterday by Gen- eral Antonescu, the new Rumaníar

Both these submarines were Hongkong before the war.

SIX SUBS SUNK LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)

Britain alongside other Aghters. The crew of the Canadian des- dictator.

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