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R.A.F. CARRY AIR WAR TO AXIS TERRITORY Crippling Blows Dealt To Enemy Armament Work

LONDON B. & (Bénter)-B.A.F. bombers on Wednesday - might made attacks on various objectivef in the Duane dorf arén where fires and explosions résulted from the bodibing, states the Air Minstry, which adds that another force of British aircraft selected (ürgelä at Turin and considerable damage was observed by the Bumble diewa.

Other target attacked included, cleared and visibility over Turin the porté of Antwerp and Calais, was excellent.

and several élémý serodromes as First news received in England wel as searchlight and anti-of the rald was a message from sirërafi Bud. positionia were in one plot,..."Bald successful. Was cluded.

ther perfect."

One British aircraft missing from the operations over Italy but all other aircraft returned safely

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FIAT WORKS BUMINEN

Beveral hours later the first of the aircraft returned. On his way MAIN OBJECTIVES

to the Arsenal, one bomber placed The bag Mannestang Rohren- & stick of bomba Burus the FIRE weke armament works employing works, vui the majority of the at- some 6,000 people, rallway yards tackers concentrated on the Rovi In the Derendorf district, quays

Arsenei.

ANOMALIES OF EIRE'S NEUTRALITY

FALSITY OF POLICY

IS STRESSED

GENERAL

Russia Reiterates Support For Chungking Government

MOSCOW, Dec. 6 (Reuter)—The declaration Just made to the Japanese Government by the Soviet Amismadar “that the policy of the Bown Uhien towards Chin vena'na an:hangõd” in the first important statement in Sino-Soving räzilotis Ir four months.

The last such pronouncement was made by the Foreign Com- LONDON, Dec. 6. (Reuter)-The fact that Eire depends on Britain, M. Molotoy on Aug. 1 when be declared: "Regarding our re- lưới che nhanh factors in her rations with the great nation of economic existence wid thất fnaficially Berinterest clearly existence, they ate us ever good- China which is fighting for ftw Fear in 8. British victory neighbourly and friendly in ac stressed by the periodical. Banks cordance with the Sodet-Chinese which generally reflects the view non-aggression päck of London mancial circlek.

and dockyards along the Rhine. Flares were dropped and a thigh |\

was started immediately. and Dusseldorf coal-gas plants fire

were the main objectives of the Grey more curled up for two to

raida.

explosives and incendiaries.

three housand feet.

beginning o'clock, they

Su

There was much cloud but the Other Lambers quickly appeared

two hours, first arrival was lucky in finding and for a gap and more than a dozen shortly after nie tires followed his bursts of high bombed the Arsenay.

Fires and explosions were oumerous, according to the report of one pilot, that it was imposs ble to distinguish the effect of the bombs falling among them. FIERCE EXPLOSION seven mlauter

after the last

Aircraft continued to rald Dusseldorf at Intervala for nearly 12 hours. One pilot says there were “15 to 20 good. fire" in

around the and Derendorf railway yards, and the flare of the fires striking up through the cloud banks told of the crippling damage

TURIN RAID

-The Royal Arsenal at Turin was the chier objective al

the

F

While the statement made to

15 RAIDERS "DOWNED” OVER ENGLAND

Coast Towns Shaken

It adds: "It is hoped, therefore, Japan dous not necessarily imply By Artillery Duel

that a clearer réalisation of the falsity of Fire's present position to normalize Soviet Japanese re

any setback to the recent efforts

LONDON, Dec (8)·(Renter) win" bring a spontaneous cñàäge

of Messerschmidts of attitude as a result of which lations, it does give the Fe to Formations

the south-east many rumours by publicly re which crossed Fire will cease to be an economie affirming Soviet friendship for coast of England resterday were and strategie ability to the Bri- China as represented by General-scattered in all directions by spit- tish Empire as she is at present.

issimo Chiang Kai-shek's Govern. Ares which chased them right ment,

across the Channel.

"The fanfasfle' idea that part of the British Isles shou'd

Nor does the statement lose in Bombs were dropped on one. barbour German representa. tives during the Bio and death

significance in that it is made in town but did no serious damage. [rešpotus] to a notification by An unsuccessful attempt was also S'IREFIG between the British

Tokyo that the anti-Communist made to bomb some anal ships Empire. End Gerianny B bat.

article of agreement just condud-in the Channel. but the ships onë exaràple of the donéry of

ed with the Nanking Government, replied 80 effectively that the anomalies to which Eire's neu-

is not directed in any way against raiders were driven off trality gives rise.

In the evening Benvy gains the US.S.Rand will not affect "It is untenable that

Japan's desire to adjust her rela

fre shock Chatel coast SAWIN sovereignty depends, in the lastrons with the Soviet

a, British and German long- ̈. resort, on the armed forces of the British Navy. Nor is it a question gan of the Roviet Army, discuss

The Red Star, the official or- radige guns fought a "violent merely of monetary cost: the deading the international situation,

artillery duel scrose the of the Jarvis Bay gave up their notes that with Britain and the

Straits of Dover. The cannonading was continu- lves to protect the Irish as well as United States reacted quickly to ing with unabated force after it English cargoes."-

the announcement of "agreement had and, rewarding the internal situs-hour.

Eire B

bomber left on the return journey CENTRAL NEWS tion in Japan, It declares that

4 flerce explosion' was heard, and flames shot up again and were 'sible for 50 miles on the home- ward journey.

Large fires were also started at

A subsidiary

AGENCY

FIRST DISPATCHES FROM LONDON

the Flat works. Two bombs burst R.A.F. attacks on Italy, and much on the roof and one large expló- | was done to reduce the Arsenal's son was observed. output of guns. tanks and am- Flat factory. manufacturing both CHUNGKING, Dec. 8 (Reuter) munition and other. instruments motor and aero engines, was also The Chinese Press this morning of war, stales the Air Ministry attacked. Two sticks of bombs gave prominence to the first dis-

burst directly on the main build- patches filed from London by the The British plots flew through logs, after which glow Wes

office of the Central News dente clouds until they reached clearly seen that an intertial fite Agency which is the first foreign the Alps. but the clouds suddenly was raging

bureau established by an öncial Chinese agency.

news servILA

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AFRICAN WAR New Zealand COMMUNIQUES

Assures

been in

An

progress for

ENEMY LOSSES Prince Konoge's political and eco-:

aircraft The number of enemy nomic measures are arousing ra- destroyed off the British coast 'sentrnext

yesterday has now increased to 15. The Red Star adds, "The in- including one enemy bomber shot ternal political situation is so hot, down of the south-west coast, that Army and Navy Ministers · The remainder were destroyed have had to demand the suppres-in. combats In the south-east. son of maurs and the activities states an Air Ministry communi- of those who are trying to under mine the Goverment."

Two British aircraft were last, but one pilot is safe.

VEHEMENT REPLY TO MR. MAXTON

Major Attlee On Britain's Way Of Life

Commenting on the opening of the bureau. the Chinese Ambas- sador to Britain. Mr. Quo Tai--chi. states that at a time of great in- ternational developments impor- tance must be attached to the Gen-

LONDON, Dec. 8. (Renter) totral News Agency expansion into Replying for the Government in

foreign news fields,

the House of Commons debate,

WELLINGTON, Dee. 6 (Reuter,

Enemy Store Dumps-New Zealand is with you

the last penny of our wealth, the

Bombed By R.A.F. last Inch of our property and the The first dispatches were devoted Mr. C. Attlee, Deputy Leader of

last drop of our blood.”

mainly to summaries of London the House, addressed his remarks CAIRO, Dec. 8 (Realer)A Bri-; The New Zealand Prime Minis- Press comments indicating conto Mr. James Marton who tish patrol successfully engaged a ter, Mr. Peter Fräser. large enemy working party in the assurance to the British people ina.“

gave this tinned Sovlet assistance to Chung-posed an amendment to the speech from the Throne and covered the ground of his collesgäes" · ́argu-

Kassala sector inflicting a number at a State luncheon marking the of casualties...

This further success in Sudan approaching end of Viscount Gal- was recorded in yesterday's G.HQ. way's term of office as

General communique which also states that

in the area west of Galibat Bri- tish artillery was again äctive.

frontě.

Clovernor

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

vefiemence.

fundamental *

qile,

down eight Messerschmidt 109's One squadron of Spitfires, shot

of the Kent coast without loss to themselves.

A Polish flying officer has shot down his second machine in five days,

MINE WARFARE

UNABATED LONDON, Dec. (Reuter)

Four British trawlers and one drifter were recently lost through damage sustained by minesweep-

pro-

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The

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Admiralty communique ). ments with all his accustomed alludes to the fact that the Ger- In a leading article on the fighte TOKYO, Dec. 6 (Retters-Ambe

man High Command lays con- ing between Thailand and Indo- the booming of a 19-gun” salut Major Attlee declared that therr tinual stress upon the mining of China, the infiuential

Chinese Japan's famous veteran states- CANBERRA, Dec. 6 (Reuter)--A was Mr. Fraser said that Viscount"

daily, Takungpao yesterday urged į maä, Prince Jaimut, was laid fallacy Galway would take back to thesis in the House of Represents throughout Mr. Maxton's speech; These ports and their approach-Thailand to cease operations and rest yesterday. King and people of Britain New Live Over the No change has occurred on other Zealand's admiration and grati-" hudéut was kvérted yesterday when between a terrible war on the one kept clear of mine, from day to world peace is established,

Commonwealth it was that there was the choice 26, states the communique, are defer territorial denatida mati!

Business in Toyko was com- -AIR OPERATIONS tude at their fight for themselves the Labour Party decided to accept hand, and all the beauties of pears day by the tenacity and courage Fighting between the two coun-pletely as a standstill as Covera

of British minesweeping forces.

tries will only facilitate the Jap stores, theatres and cafes closed ment offices, banks, department In the Western Desert, ist, and the peoples of the Domi- the compromise submitted by the on the other.

anese plan, the paper asserts. Bollum and Sidi Barrani were

"I am not in a position to any The enemy is using all manner

down as a mark of respect. bombed on the night of Dec, 3,

two when our war aims can be stated, of devices to prevent or hinder states an Air Ministry news bul-lums of Wellington the common weeks' dispute in which Labour contraed Major Attlee, but I the sweeping of these mines. Al- danger is regised, and the com-threatened to defeat the Govern can say that we are faving to though the success of these de- Aircraft of the Khodesian mon determination 1 to carry ment on the floor of the House stablish the peace of all free vices has been limited and is victory" concluded Mimie it included seven major peppies such as we cruised peoples likely to decrease, they impose points of the opposition polley. understand it, which is not losses like those mentioned above,

peace in which everybody la sub upon our forces. dued to the will of onë mán or ot MERCY CARGO OF FOOD

one nation.

letin.

Squadron has successfully raided corel trong tủ là ra phốt of Chelga. The dumps were burnt out.

STATION WRECKED

A "direct hit completely wreck.

niona.....

Government. "From Buckingham Palace to the The decision foliowed a

to

on Fraser,

ed the railway station building & MEDICINE FOR CHINA

Adarte while goods trucks on the sidings, et a group of huts near thất phon were also badly damaged,

? One of our reconnaissantè, air- "craft "faffled to return but with this exception all these operations were carried out without loss.

ROYAL VISIT TO

SOUTHAMPTON

Enthusiastic Cheers Accorded King

SHIPPED BY RED CROSS

•

A mercy cargo including five hundred tons of ries and cracked wheat, 1,000,000 sulfanilamide tablets and Infge quan- tities of other, medical supplies, is on the high teas, destined for the relief of wounded and famine-stricken Chiness, accord- · -- Ing Winförmádión received by the Phillipine Red Crbas: from the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, reports the Manila Bulletki.

ORDERED JUSTICE

"You mátist replace anarchy boge ordered peace and you must base that ordered peace on ederea Justice. We want to build a new world on the foundation of liberty

on giving the individual in every“. nation an opportunity to recòg- nise to the full his or her Deg- sonality.

↑ "It is directly there that you come up against the Foscist idea that the individual is nothing.

The rice and cracked wheat ing to Kunming via the Burma We believe you can broaden and

were shipped from Seattle, des- Rono

expand the princ.ples we have

tined for Shanrhal. An American Plans for the Chinese, rellet adopted here--not adopted only i

Red Cross advisory committee in measures were worked out over a but extended steadily to the Bri China will arrange d'stribution period of several months between tah Commonwealth and through- to needy Chinese.

American residents in China, who out the British Empire the ex- MEDICINE AND CLOTH compose the Red Cross committension of wider political, peractal A quantity of medicines and tee, Chinese health officials and and economie liberties an cloth were shipped from New York the Chinese Red Cross.

· PRIMARY: NEEDS

MAMOUR WAY OF LIFE":"

"In conclusiori* Wald Major

the law to the rest of the Attlee, "we cammół. I'y "abwn

world and we do not wish to do so. We can only, my; here is our way of life an

LONDON, Dec: 3 (Reuter on the Washington, which ar King George yesterday saw what rived the other day in Shangbal. The primary needs in free China Naal bomber had done to South Additional supples have been sent are for medicines for the sick and ampton, and standing by one of aboard the s. Express destined wounded and cloth for garmente the bombed civic centres he for Rangoon. Transportation will for rhinese civilians; food sup chatted with air-raid wardens be over the Barma road to free piles are said to be adequate at when the air-raid alarm sounded China. where distribution will be this time. Famine, however, is and a single Nazi spotting plane by an American Red Cross com- widespread in occupied China, and some of the warmest Ministerial was seen dying high while bursts mittee of which American Am-foodstuffs are needed, the Red cheers heard for some of anti aircraft shells appeared Vassador Nelson Johnson is Cross was Informed. around

The speaker set down amla

timé

honorary chairman and Major The Red Cross has purchased The amendment of the Indepen- Te King went on to Ports- Arthur Bassett is chairman, 15,000,000 tablets of quinine mouth where again there, was an

dent Labour Party, moved by Mr. Three representatives of the Java, Dutch East Indies, for de Maxton, was defeated by 341 air-raid alatin during the Royal American Red Cross are now in very in Rangoon Dec. 15. Other tes to four and the Address was virit. He saw some who brought Ching to supervise the handling medicines recently shipped from adopted fo over the recently acquired Ameri- or the Red Cross supplies. They New York include; 20.000.000 can destroyer

are Tr. John L. Baker, Walter tablets aspirin, 1,000,000 tablets

mands of gallors and work wesselius and Arthur Mire sulfanilamide: 20.000 pounds su 2.000 pounds chloroform, 5,000-dou men cheered as His Majesty walk- They passed through Mania by dium bicarbonate: 47,000 pounds yarde surgical gause; 40,000 Boun za turotign "THE EDCKYKTOE

proceed - "boric acid: 6,500 pouněk "Ettier: kipörtént cotton.

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The trawlers lost are the Ethel Taylor, Amethyst, Elk, Colverton and the drifter Christmas Rose

There were no casualties among the Amethyst and. Elk crews.

The cortege wended its way to Hibiya Park where the fun! rites took place. The streets were lined on one side by uniformed girl and boy students and on the other by troops of blue jackets.

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