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Lightning British Attack: LONDON RAIDERS German Commerce Raider TURNED BACK In Atlantic: Haxby Crew

Tons Of Explosives Rained On Krupps Armament Plant

LONDON, Oct. 1. (Reuter). — Two tons of high explosive bombs were dropped on the Kruppe armament factory at Essen in a light- ning R.A.F. attack made from a high level, says the Al Ministry -news-service.-

in In addition to the objectives mentioned

the official com-" munique, targets included the docks at Amsterdamn and Flushing. aerodromes "at Schipol, Texel, Aldebroek and Bussum,

The weather was extremely bad.

SEVERAL FIRES

BY A.A.

| GERMAN FIGHTER

Relate Disguise Methods

LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-The tricks used by the German commerce raider In the Atlantic to disguise its appearance, in- cluding the use of a telescopic funnel and the frequent change of its flags and names, were described yesterday by members of Tip-the-crew of the sunken British steamer Haxbyy

DOWNED _LONDON,_Oct 7 (Reuter)

raiders began and run German their activity early yesterday.

Taking advantage of low clouds, several German planes crossed the coast and flew towards Lon-

They were landed at a Scottish port, nearly six months since their vessel was sunk. The Haxby was attacked and sunk on April 24, and the captain and 23 men were later transferred by the raider" to a captured Norwegian vessel... over the entire operations area and The raiding forces, which suc-don. They were met by intense by the British submarine Truant They were dramatically "rescued. the bomber crews had to contend ceeded in reaching the Ruhr. 1o-ALA fire and, were turned back with severe conditions, violent cated an ofl plant at Gelsenkir-before they could reach the cen-came to the surface off Cape Finis

(Lt. Commander Hassard) which electrical storms and widespread chen and for nearly half an hour tre of the city." low clouds" which necessitated the target was

terre and ordered the prize ship to bombed. A series the north-west district of stop bind flying over a great part of or minor explosions followed the the capital, # lone Germ

bursting of heavy-bombs-and-in-bomber swooped out of the clouds tish. prisoners and some of the

HMS Truant Look-off-the-Bri "Quays were smashed and a dry cendiary bombs, scattered across and dropped a number of bombs. Norwegians and landed them at dock damaged by salvoes of heavy the factory area, started several A Spitfire got on to its tall and Gibraltar.~*~ bombs during the attack on Brest. Ares, one of which quickly deve-the German crashed, One plot reported that his bombs.loped into a great blaze.

the route.

of

SECOND ALEET

GUNNER KILLED

A member of the crew of the

CRITICISM BY GANDHI

STATEMENT ON SIMLA TALKS

Gandhi in his recent

& long statement on interview with the

which struck a road by one of the In the raid on Hamm, explo- Later, during the second alert Haxby, said that her skipper re- WARDHA, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-The quays, caused a series of explo stons followed by outbreaks of fire in the London area, enemy planes fused to obey the order to heave-flexible attitude" of the British sions as if aminunition sheds had were seen in the goodsyards.

flying singly in relays, passed up to given by the raider, which official world was criticised by been hit,

the Thames Estuary in the direc- started shelling. More Ares were started in a rail way siding near Osnabruck, where tion London, while enemy The first shell killed the Haxby's Viceroy. heavy explosions occurred, after planes were again seen over the gunner and subsequent hits the bombs had burst.

north-west district of London. smashed the deckhouse and the The statement says that the ¡purpose of the Interview: was to

ralsunder-1 They clung to the wreckage and leave, no ground for the Germans put out boats and standing and to fight only on well- took them on board.

defined issues and without bitter-)

Frenchmen Throughout World Rally To De Gaulle

ROTTERDAM RAID

At Rotterdam heavy bombs burst along the dockside, and buildings on the north bank opposite the docks entrance were set afre,

The dock area on the south side

During the morning's air battles | Ufeboats, over south-east Bigland a Ger- man fighter was shot down."

可

SWEDES FIRE ON

The raider was a dirty-lookingness. ship. For upwards of two months, He asserts that Congress has no NAZI PLANE we were prisoners. Then a Nor-desire to mount to power at the! of the river was the chief target

wegian merchantman was taken expense of a single national in- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 7 (Reuter) and we were transferred to her. at Amsterdam and here great fires The

terest and assures the Viceroy that defence authorities BD- resulted from the bombing.

nounced that a

"For a further two months, the he would have no opposition from Germen multi-prize ship stealthily made its way Congress if he forms a Cabinet At Flushing heavy calibre bombs.engined aircraft passed low over towards German territory. LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-Free which struck the dock started a the Rift of Falsterbo in southern

composed of representatives of the French National Committees are train of explosions which lasted Scania on Saturday afternoon.

different parties. being created in all foreign counten minutes and started fres Warning shots were red and

tries, where there are importantį which could be seen far out to sea. the aircraft disappeared. colonies of French people, states a [communique issued from General

de Gaulle's headquarters. ITALY'S NORTHERN

מנו,

Already they

have been

set

in Brazil, the Argentine. Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Canada, United States, Egypt, South Africa, Australia and Mauritius.

In 20 other countries, private in- dividuals of French nationality have offered the services and General de Gaulle has appointed] representatives to form commit-

tees.

From all parts of the world the headquarters of the Free French forces have received messages reaffirming loyalty to the Free France, Movem:nt, These messages, it is pointed out, have particular significance after the Dakar Incidents,

General de Gaulle has replied, "reaffirming belief in final victory In co-operation with the Allies."

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ROME, Oct. 7 (Reuter) Troops of Italy's Northern Army, massed in the vast plain of Parma, were inspected yesterday by Mussolini who flew to Placenza for the purpose.

ITALIAN RAID ON MATRUH

·CAIRO, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-One enemy aircraft was hit and two others were believed damaged by anti-aircraft fire when enemy bombers,

escorted by fighters, ralded Matruh on Saturday, states an official communique from Gov. ernment Headquarters

The raiders caused only three casualties and little damage.

There is nothing to report from the other frontà.

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The infantry, artillery and en- gineer corps and the auxillary services of the Littorio Division which had its baptism of fire in the Spanish campaign were drawn up in serted array.

Duce watched the famous "rapid Standing ΟΣ e platform, the

march" of Bersaglieri followed by a procession of armoured cars and motorised batteries.

Il Duce, who earlier in the day Inspected at Trieste the motorised division, which participated in the ighting in the Alps in June, took off later in his private plane for Jan unknown destination.

NAZIS LOSE

250 PILOTS

BLACK BREAD "Our food consisted of black bread, potatoes, coffee and a little content to be in opposition as far Congress, he declares, would be butter and by this time was tell-as the war effort is concerned sa ing on our health.

long as the Government's in- mediate issue was the right of self- expression subject to complete ob- servance of non-violence.

"We had almost given up hope of being rescued when the Truant unexpectedly appeared."

The seaman added that al- though the crew of the Ger- man raider gloated over them, not all were Hitler's worship- pers. One of the hospital berth staff stated openly that Hitler was

crazy and that many Germans did not want to fight.

FRENCH DRIVE

AGAINST JEWS

NEW ORDINANCE

PUBLISHED

MADRID, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-The Military Administration in occu- pied France has just published an ordinance in regard to Jews who “will no longer constitute-a-pri-

vileged minority, says & Paris

despatch to the newspaper. ABC,

It is stated that all Jews must register with the police and pos

FRENCH CONCESSION

STRIKE OVER SHANGHAI, Oct. 7 (Reuter)— After nearly a fortnight's incon- venience to the public, trams and buses in the French Concession resumed practically normal

service on Saturday though the

bus routes, have not yet been fully

served.

The resumption was preceded by negotiations between the workers, the management and the con-

cession authorities,

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LONDON, Get 7 (Reuter-Dur ing the week ending at midnight on October 5, it is confirmed that German planes fost in battles over Britain amounted to 104, not in-persons of Jewish faith or whose cluding machines damaged probably lost.

On the bails of confirmed plane losses alone, German pilot losses are estimated to exceed 250. *

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In the same period the RAF lost 40 machines in or around Bri, tain but from these 21, or more than half of the lots were saved.

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ancestry includes grandparents.

two Jewish

The correspondent remarks it is a curious coincidence that at the same time as the ordinance was published in the occupied zone, Petain called his cabinet to- draft a law regulating the post- t'on of Jews in unoccupied France,

BRITISH ASSURANCE- NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (Reuter) An assurance to the Jews of America of Britain's good inten tions towards Jewry after the war, has been sent to Rabbi Wise by Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minis- ted Without Portfolio. It was re- vealed here yesterday.

Rescue Drama The message is described by

the American Press as the first public declaration on the Jewish Terrible Predicament question since the start of the

▸ Of Survivors

NDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter) - Drifting helplessly on the grey wastes of the Atlantle, two boat, loads of people, "survivors "of # lost ship, suffered severely from thirst.

Suddenly & Bunderland flying | boat @searching for submarines ( while escorting à convoy, swooped down. The crew had spotted two dots on the ocean.

war

It states that when victory la achieved an effort will be made to found a new world order based on "Ideals of jus- tice and peace" in which the *"conscience of civilisedha? manity would demand that

the wrongs suffered by the Jewish people in BO many" countries should be righted.” Reuter learns London that M Greenwood sent the message The survivors signalled that thes about a month ago through a bad food pat no water.

close personal friend who was The flying bost crew dropped soing to America on a lecture their own fresh water supply and tour. then went off to fetch a rescue

ship to the scene.

krk been saved in the last few months CEWOMEN ON RAFT by the good work of Coastal Com-

A few days later two women on

a raft were sighted from the

and they were also saved:anganu

mand aircraft

Sunderland flying boats both of the RAF and the Royal Aus. Telling these stories yesterday, tralian Air Force- the Air Ministry news pervice craft are states that nearly 600 survivors of the Atlantic avery day! shipă last in the Atlantic have convoye

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