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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940. -PAGE 7

THOUSANDS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLS SECRET VARNISH ON BRITISH

GREET WAVE UPON WAVE OF

PLANES

TRACKS, GOODS

ATTACKING LONDON

TERRIFIC DOG-FIGHTS:

VANS DAMAGED 73 DESTROYED: BATTLE

IS STILL IN PROGRESS

AT POTSDAM

RLY. STATION

LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter) --- The German Wireless states that the R. A. F. attacked Berlin during the night and this was confirmed by an Air Ministry communique today which states that R. A F. bombers arrived over Berlin at 11.30 p.m.

The frat bomb was dropped on the German capital at 11.37 on a railway yard at Potsdam Station, damaging tracks and goods vans.

Bombs also fell in the Tier- garten which is Berlin's Hyde Park, and In northern parts of the city.

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter)---What appeared to be one of the biggest air battles of the war developed on Tuesday afternoon when a big force of German planes tried to break through to 'London.

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They were met by thousands of anti-aircraft shells and London, heard the biggest barrage since the war be- gan. Wave after wave of German bombers thrust at Lon- don and terrific dog-fights ensued while bombs dropped.

Reuter's correspondent, des-new and deadly stars-hundreds cribing the scene over the of bursting shells, heart of the city, said that

It was the heaviest fighting Reuter's correspondent had heard

Britain's Prime Minister Inspects coastal defences. Mr. Churchill at one of the newly fortified points on the east coast of England.

planes could be seen twisting froin his post on an 80-feet high GEN. ANTONESCU HUNGARIAN

rooftop.

Some shella burst overhead APPEALS

with a tremendous crash.

Incendiary bombs whizzed down FOR SUPPORT

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but in the early stages

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and turning at a great height in their efforts to escape the ..barrage. Although the German announcer Amid the red splashes of states that the British raiders ploding sheils, the raiders could were kept back by heavy A. A. be glimpsed only for brief barrage; he admits that the busi-ments. All the time, ness centre of the city was attack aircraft fire was deafening. ed and premises set on fire.

GOVERNMENT ENRAGED

NEW YORK, Bept, 12 (Reuter)-| Defying German threats to raze London if Britain does not stop bombing Berlin, the R. A. F. on Tuesday carried out one of

New York papers.

struck.

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Spitfires and Hurricanes

met

the ralders, broke up their forma- tions and joined battle.

of the

MIDNIGHT BATTLE LONDON. Sept. 12 (Reuter) The battle over London was still One German machine after an- other was seen hurtling

in progress midnight

as

ap- to theproached. ground.

THIRD RAID

of others.

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BERLIN, AUG. 30-WELL-INFORMED GERMAN AIR FORCE. "SOURCES CLAIMED TODAY THAT BRITISH BOMBERS used in

the recent night raids' over. Germany were painted with a secret: type of varnish which made them invisible in the light of the strongest German searchlights, writes Dana Schmidt in the

Manila Bulletin,-

The varnish, which is a thick black painted on the underside of the planes, according to these sources, was an invention, the secret of which the British alone possess.

These sources claimed that after, liitle-on the couch. When I a British bomber had been shot awakened again, the building was down recently, the underside, vibrating from near-by anti-air- which was painted with the secret craft fire as a new wave of the varnish, was held up to the ray of bombers flew over the city. au automobile headlight and im After almost three hours the mediately became invisible.

steady howl of sirens signalled the end of the raid, but the propa-

SHOOTING "SHADOWS

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According to these sources, Ger-ganda ministry had already phon. man anti-aircraft batteries haveed and announced a trip would be been able to shoot only at shadows taken to workers' dwellings in east of the planes on the clouds while Berlin as well as to military objec- the planes themselves remained tives which were not hit.

We tore through completely invisible.

the chilly Well-informed German air force dawn at 5 am. behind a motor- sources further revealed that the cycle to Kottbusserstrasse," about British planes which raided Berlin miles from Goerlitzer railway two bombs had in the past few nights have flown station where

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at heights ranging from 6.000 to torn up the street directly over 15,000 feet. The frequent varia-the underground railway and time rald, it did not appear that bigi

BUCHAREST, Sept. 12 (Reuter)

BUDAPEST, Sept. 12 (Rester)tion in heights and tone of the bombs still lay somewhere in the high explosive bomba were being An appeal to all-Rumanians to Hungarian troops have reached engines was stated to have made dark. “ the antl.

support the used.

present dictatorial the capital, Cluj, while continuing work of the German sound-detect- THICK WITH GLASS regime and work calmly and their occupation

of the ceded ing apparatus highly difficult.

The streets were still thick with perfect discipline was made by portion of Transylvania. -- Rumania's dictator. General An-

NUMBER OF WAVES.

glass from countless windows al- tonescu, yesterday,

These quarters stated that the though 'almost every resident ORDERLY EVACUATION

RAF raiders apparently came over within two blocks had already "The regime," he said, "de- sires to relieve hardship but will

BUCHAREST, Sept. 12 (Reuter) in a number of waves with each been moved into new quarters. There were times when

wave apparently remaining from The father of one of the victims'' Rumanian delegation to deal ruthlessly Other enemy machines appear-many.planes were over the city with any attempt to upset it."

leaving here for Budapest tomor-10 to 15 minutes over Berlin, and remained, telling us with perspir- the most violent and most specta-their formtions were

ed later at a great height, but that their drone rose above the The General warned the counow to discuss the questions aris-then returning home, followed by ling face and staring eyes that his

broken br crash of gunfire.

another wave.

16-year-old daughter had been cular assaults. on. the German

try that he would punish severe-ng out of the ceding of part of British fighters, As the raiders New gun reports capital so far. according to re-went off in full flight, the "All singing across London. The high nature.

German air force officers des killed as she ran past the doorway Transylvania. sent echoes ly any movement of an anarchist

cribed the fights to Berlin, par on her way to the air raid shel- ports from London and Berlin to Clear" at 4.40 p.m. BST came to resonant note of one explosion

An official communique issued ticularly in bad weather, as re-ters. Five other persons had been A communique issued by the here last night states that the markable feats of navigation killed in the same doorway. London with dramatic suddenness. was followed by the deep "won" President and Council yesterday evacuation of the seventh zone in The German high command The German officer acting as stated that measures have been Transylvania was carried out in announced that British losses in propagands ministry guide drove Guns answered one another intaken to effect partial demobil-orderly fashion without incident Wednesday's operations were 54 us to the Klingenberg electric. swelling the thundereas chorus sation of the army

reduce The remainder of the ceded planes and one barrage balloon works, about seven » minutes from as group after-group of planes requisitioned articles to a mini-territory is being evacuated on against 15 German planes missing, Kottsbusserstrasse in east Berlin came In The heavy explosion mum,

Thursday and Friday.

claimed that German planes in- where all appeared, normal. Off- flicted heavy damage over a wide, ciais assured us" no "bombs had area in the British Isles, and con-dropped there. firmed that "several" persons were At Tempelhof airdrome in south- killed in the British raids, Thurs-east Berlin we walked across the landing field and "saw some 60 passenger_planes of all ·· types. : There were no military planes and "British planes during the night'

no signs of bombs. The same was carried out a planned attack on the case at Slemens Electrical the residential quarters of the works and the arms factories of Reich capital," the high command! Siemenstadt in north-west Berlin

"Numerous civilians

where several thousand · workers were killed or.. injured, and fires were calmly proceeding to work. were caused in the "attacks on many houses."

LACQUER ENAMEL The high command said British BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 30.-The planes also raided the Leuna Pratt-Lamberg eramel company -alter

Works, but "the Anti-aircraft guns crashed tato Fuller reports are now available the bombing

damage for several

was today announced development of Hife with a shattering roar but

of Tuesday night's energy not a searchlight cast a beam vity over the London area.

German long-range guns mount-

central and western Germany were military planes, enabling them to |across the clear sky, it by a REPORTS UP TO 8.30 PM ed on the French coast opened

botabed, but there was also no "change" colour: to conform with LOYAL SUPPORT strong moon and spangled with GMT, SHOW THAT 73 ENEMY fire after bombs were dropped, LONDON, Sept. 12 (Renter) damage caused that was worth the terrain. It was said that the AIRCRAFT WERE · DESTROYED¦ sending six gun balvoes across the Indians in all walks of life. have

mentioning."

UB, army la experimenting with it. BY OUR FIGHTERS. SEVENTEEN sunlit Channel. Shelling continu- contributed nearly £1,250,000 to that two British fillers had hung said that it had experimented suc

Police told me during that raid (In Washington, the air corps ÖF OUR FIGHTERS WERE LOST ¦ed at intervals at dusk tonight, the Viceroy' War Purposes and from their parachutes for almost cessfully with such an enamel for CZECH SQUADRON BUT THE PILOTS OF

The attack on the Dover areas | St. Dunstan's Fund. No appeal ten minutes in the eastern sky. several years. The trade Journal. began a few minutes after the air for this fund was launched, "but Residents could see the glow from "Auto Serviceman" said meanwhile raid, had begun along the Kent since the war began spontaneous several attics ignited by Incendiary that a graphite compound makes

donations from a lakh of rupees bombs in the east.

The German Government described as enraged.

gunfire.

The messages told of British high "explosive and Incendiary bombs raining on the heart of There was a brief interval, then Berlin and hitting the Reichstag, the warning signal was again among other buildings, while the sounded shortly after 5 p.m. and Potsdam railway station was also the day's third daylight attempt from a bomb in one district was on London commenced. Nothing Is of importance developed the answered by frantic bashes of

London area and the "all clear" was again sounded at 5.22 p.m.

Some of the machines which BERLIN, Sept. 12 (Router)-

passed over London In the second The High Command communique rald yesterday are believed to states that during the night, Erl-Include the notorious "Yellow tish planes again scattered incen-

Goering's Nose Squadron,” diary and explosive bombs on reformation.

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sidential districts in severni towns in Northern Germany, including Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin,

"MANY FIRES

Numerous fires were caused also damage to property, and working class dwellings,

Fifteen persons were killed and 41 injured.

OF CANADIAN

PEOPLE

OTTAWA, Sept. 12 (Reuter)— Mr. Mackenzle King, the Fremler or Canada, has cabled Mr. Wins- ton Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain, expressing the loyal sup-

emergency.

At one time a couple of search- lights fitted across the sky for a few minutes hut soon went of again.

Suddenly, there WAS a vivid splash of light in mid-air, a rend- ing sound, a force whining and an appalling crash, followed by three or four smaller explosions

NAZI LONG-RANGE GUNS

day morning on Berlin. POUND DOVER FOR HOURS

LONDON, Sept 12 (Reater)-London received its fourth air raid warning at 1.37 p.m. BST last evening, but, in the meantime, Dover was being both bombed and shelled.

The town experienced its great- est, attack of the war, with mass

and a great cloud of smoke shot aerial bombardment followed by CONTRIBUTIONS

Lan-up to the sky...

DEADLY STARS · LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter) The most intense - barrage doners have ever heard was dung up when German raiders appear.. ed over the capital

RAIDS ENEMY

TERRITORY

LONDON, Sept 12-(BWS)

territory,

73 DESTROYED -LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)

ABE SAFE.

communiquer

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the scream of heavy shells.

A few persons were killed and others are reported injured.

The shelling continued

acti-hours.

THREE

coast

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admitted.

| MAHARAJAH GIVES slight Several other points in a lacquer enamel to camouflage

30 LAKHS -

planes invisible when they are

SLEPT A LITTLE

| higher than 100 feet, but furnish- After the firing ebbed I slept a ́ed no further details.).

SPOKESMAN STATES

DESTRUCTION OF BRIDGE EMERGENCY MOVE

Although much damage Wes done to private property, it was

HIGH-FLYING RAIDERS less than on the previous night

to a few annas—have been comings Twelve German heavy bombers in. and casualties were fortunately new from the sea to a west very much less severe, adds the town, Aying at about 15,000-feet their money to be used for others Some say what they would like port of the Canadian people of Czechoslovakian bomber squadron Incendiary bombs started many the bombers flew over the town's their pride in standing shoulder recently formed in this country

Anti-aircraft guns opened fire as leave it to the Viceroy's decision. to shoulder with Britain in dire has made its first rald over enemy ares but only one major fire was balloon barrage.

Over £500,000 has thus gone caused and all are under con- The

directly to the British Exchequer escorting Messerschmitt} He added that Canada is re- doubling her effort in speeding up attack on raway goods yards in They took part in a successful

The work of the are services the bombers.....

fighters circled above and beneath or to organisations providing com- forts or relief to war victims. The production.

Brussels and when. Whey arrived has again been beyond praise Shell puffs dotted the

sky largest single sum, nearly £300,- over the target the crews round and their arrangements for mu-around the raiders and one

000, has been for the purchase of tuai they were in a cloud.

assistance are working seen to explode in the air.

fighters... Two of the pilots came right

smoothly.

This is When the bombers flew over the

not the only fund in

CHUNGKING, Sept. 12 (Central)-----Officially confirming the Full reports of casualties are town, they loosed a shower of India, of course. There is also the

blowing up of the bridge that spans the Red River, linking the Chinese border town of Hokow and the Indo-China border town One wrecked a house.

Red Cross and St. John's Ambu- are known to have been

killed

DIVE-BOMBING ATTACK laner fund and the war, purposes

of Lackay, the Chinese military spokesman described it as an and 280 Injured.

London, Sept. 12 (Reuter)-A funds of various Governors. '......

emergency measure" for self-defence, To the localities attacked must convoy of enemy ships was sighted The State of Baroda has sent "Not only have we blown up the now be added a town' on the from the English coast yesterday another contribution of 70 lakhs, bridge." declared the spokesman south bank of the Thames afternoon.

the Maharajah giving 30 lakhs in an interview with Central News, estuary. where a number of There were at least 12 ships, and the rest being contributed by "but we have also torn up a sep houses were demolished and fair-sized vessels, near Cap Gris business houses,

tion of the railway tracks as a several persons killed.

Nez, making towards the harbour.

precaution against Japanese at- at Boulogne.

tacks on Tunnan through Indo-

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AGREEMENT ON down and broke the cloud in the not yet available but 18 persons bombs.

TRADE

AND PAYMENTS

“MANCHUKUO" AND

GERMANY

says: "The

Ara

face of anti-aircraft bombed right on the target.

and

EPILEPSY AND HEREDITY

MONDAY'S CASUALTIES "The total casualties" on : Monday

The dive bombing attack-or

ANTI-SUICIDE MEASURES

How large a factor in the deve TOKYO Sept. 12 (Reuter) The impment of epilepsy is heredity2 agreement on trade and payments This question is frequently asked night are now reported to be in Dover and the shelling of the area between Manchukuo" and Ger- by those planning to marry and many has been renewed with some have children who have what they the neighbourhood of 400 killed by German guns on the French modifications, the Foreign Office term an epileptic strain in their of the fatalities occurring when cover the movement of the con- and 1,400 injured the majority, coast were apparently intended to announced this afternoon,

family... A communique

an elementary school in the East voy

Frécautionary-measures against No precise answer can be given. End of London, which was afford-

British guns replied. Foreign Office has received an But it may be said that heredity ing temporary shelter to families

people taking their own lives by Later large forces of RAF jumping from buildings, were dis- official report, from the Japanese play less of a role in the deve-whose homes were destroyed, was bombers passed over the south-cussed by managers of various Ambassador in Esinking as lopment of epilepsy than it was hit and collapsed,

cast coast, heading towards the Chinese teahouses and restaurants follows Since the termination of formerly believed to do. To begin

French and Belglan, coast lines. Agree with epilepsy described a group over this country yesterday-(Wed-bombs

There was little enemy activity

at a meeting wit the Manchukuo-Germán

It is believed that a number of

It has been tentatively, decided "ment on Trade and Payments on of clinical manifestations rather nesday) until about 2 pm. G.MT.Galatea

were dropped east of May 31 of this year, the Gover- than a single well-defined disease. when a large number of enemy

that porches and windows of tea- ments of the two countries have What is commonly called epilepsy aircraft approached the London WHAT HAPPENED? been adopted by a few teahouser houses should-be- guarded with fron nets. Such a measure has carried on conversations regard really embraces a number of con-area, ing measures to be subsequently valsive disorders,

The enemy was driven off but About 3,30 o'clock yesterday in Queen's Road taken.

In the case of epilepay we ceat reports so far received show that afternoon a large crowd of Chi- It has also been suggested that These conversations have reach with a condition for which in some damage was done, mainly nese gathered in the vicinity of anti-suicide posters and slogans ed an agreement of the viewa many cases, there are clear exo- in three districts south of the the Oriental Theatre In the Wan-should be introduced in order to concerning some modiñcations in genous (non-hereditary) or the agreement and the extension vironmental, exciting or precipi Bambs were also dropped in an- police, with batons drawn, suggest-tice

chai district and the presence of warn customers against the prae of the validity of the agreement tatine causes reported the other attack on a town on the ed that something was amiss

However, this measure has not for another year by making it eugenical sterilization investiga-south coast where some casual-Inquiries from the Wanchal been considered by Chinese res retroactive as from June 1 of 1418, zion committee of the American ties are reported. a number of Police Station last night elicited no taurants since practically no sul

Neurological Association

which were fatal.

information

elde cases have occurred, there:

en-river.

"CHITEC

spokesman, In violation of in- ternational law and Sino- French treaties the Indo-China authorities have since June denied the Chinese the use of the railway.

"On the other hand, concluded the spokesman, the French are These defensive measures have now permitting the Japanese to been taken, explained the spokes- use the railway for military opera- man, as result of reliable informations. To frustrate the Japanese tion that the French authorities at plans, therefore, the blowing up Vichy have steadily given in to of the border railway bridge and Japanese demands for transit of the tearing up of rails are justi troops through the colony

flable measures for self-defence,”

"Intelligence reports," em- phasised the spokesman, “reveal that even technical problems concerning the landing of Ja- panese troops, such as time and localities and scope of opera- tions, have been discussed in the Franco-Japanese negotia- ttons"

HEAVY JAPANESE

* CASUALTIES CHUNGKING, Bept, 12 (Central) -Supported by artillery and planes, Japanese forces at Mochi- shan, on the west bank of the CANNOT BE IDLE

Yangtze River opposite. Ichang, Under these circumstances de-launched an attack on the Chi clarea the spokesman, "we are not nese positions at Mochfatien near- expected to sit idly by dựng noth. by on Sept. 7 ing, while the French are glving After a serions, encounter, enemy troops permission to use the Japanese were thrown their territory as a base for attack. back with heavy camalties. on our territory."

Several Japanese Furthermore,

pieces were destr

said with