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December 21, 1939.

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LONDON, DEC. 20 (REUTER).—IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT APPEARED FOR A SHORT TIME OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES THIS EVENING.

Searchlights were exposed and fighters sent up to investigate; but there was no contact.'

No anti-aircraft guns were in action and no air-raid warning was sounded.

The Air Ministry to-night denied the German High Command statement that a British flying bout was shot down.

It was stated that a British flying but yesterday encountered a German machine off the Norwegian const. The enemy was driven off and the flying boat return- ed to its base.

MYSTERY PLANES

CALLOUS MURDER RAIDS ON UNARMED

FISHERMEN ·

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The German planes are alleged to and machine- the men in the water,

have power-dived wounding one in the leg..

Kunned

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LONDON, Dec. 20 (Realer).--The latest fishing boat to be sunk by Nazi planes was the trawler Trinity, TOMORROW which was bumbed on Tuesday at 2

tish coust.

At least six of the German fighters on Monday were point sone 15 miles from the Scot- of the new type known as ME-1107

The German call them "destroyer planes." The German fighters made some 40.attacks on our Danish ship report, dived on to the machines.

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watched by The attack was

# mile Danish trawler which was away at the time.

The German plone, the crew of the Britisit trawler many times, bomb- img and machine-gunning it.

The crew took refuge in thu 110 until the Trinity was on the verge of sinking that they took to their beats.

One R.A.F. bomber brought down five enemy air cabins and it was craft.

On the way home, it was attacked several times, and even- tually got away with both front and rear gunners wounded and the centre gun and wireless out of action.

The Germans continue to make widely exaggerated claims concerning the flights of their planes.

The danger of the work is illus Semi-official circles in London! comment sarcastically that thetrated by the story of how one such bout found itself anchored at night inout successful Nazi flights are near a mine. their flights of imagination.

The best of all German stories, however, concerns R.A.F. attacks on the island of Sylt, which the RAF. denies having attacked.

The Nazis say that the R.A.P. dropped bombs on two towns in the island, the attacks being made at 2

p..

It did not dare to move for fear of being blown up and those on board ware thair file-belts all night.

The next morning, the anchor was hoisted and the bout slowly and cautiously moved that of the area.

After the Trinity had sunk beneath the waves, tight British Survivors were picked up by the Danish best and they were landed at Denmark to-dny.

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One fireman went down with the BLASTING DRAMA OF A COP WHO HAD TO

Trinity, while the cook died from his wounds nol resencd.

long after being TRACK DOWN HIS OWN SON !

Tumed Tail As R.A.F. Camo On Scone LONDON, Dec. 20 Reuter).- Bombing unarmed trawlers-spraylag the helpless crews with machine-gun fire-but turning tall when faced with

Royal Alt Furce planes

ph actual fact, however, the RALF. NDL LINER MAY faced Secilish trawler-men when they

says, no British machines were within

a hundred miles of Sylt at the time.

17 Planes Lost

The German air force has lost 17

plance in two air battles over Heligoland since last Thursday. The cost of the Nazl coastal defence Is In sharp contrast to that of the RAF. for the British coastal defence. During October and November, the Nazis last 21 inchines in raids on the British const.

The RAF Coastal Command lost not one single machine.

"Naval Victories"

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'Eye-wuess accounts of this latest the form of Geunan air activity in North Sea were given to-day by grim-

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brought their battered vessels dead and wounded into port.

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With the wheel-house practically blown away, the funnel and ventila- MIAMI. Dec. 20 (Reuter).The

with tors burst, torn and riddled Imperial Sugar Company of Galves-machine-gun bullets and 11 gaping has filed suit for attachment hole in the side, the Aberdeen cawler, against the German freighter, Arauca,

Star of Scotland, has been towed Into which put into Port Everglades,

bodies of two of port enrrying the Florida, yesterday, after being pur-

the crew killed by a bomb from sued by an English warship...

German warplane yesterday and two The skipper, describing the attack, members of the crew injured.

The plane circled round sald:" with bullets as we tried to launch a small boat."

said that the The skipper's son German plane turned tail when R.A.F. planes were sighted.

The Company claims that it had any tons of sugar aboard three Hamburg-Amerika Line freighters which put into neutral ports of the beginning of the war without deliver-

The Nazis are now claiming asing cargoes. "naval victories" the attacking" and sinking of defenceless fishing boats by their planes,

The Ashing boats are called British patrol forces. -To-dry-they-jubilantly announced that the British had lost 23 patrol boats.

The clalm is completely untrue. Only six, and not 23, were lost. They were ing hoals and bad; nothing to do with Beliain's defence forces.

The Admiralty announces that, the Navy has not lost a single ship in the past few days.

Fighting

"Murder Mines" Measures against Nazi planes lay- ing mines along the British coast in- clude not only nightly patrols over Heligoland but also operations by a "Balloon Navy."

The sult involves a sum of $38,500 Aruca Not Armed

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Three other trawlers-one with the FORT LAUDERDALE, Flo. Dec.survivors of a sunk trawler--reached of German 20 (UP)It la revealed that the port after the attacks German steamer Arauca is not armed planes... and may remain at Port Everglades Indeinitely.

Authorities are investigating whe- ther or not the British cruiser Orion entered United States waters and sist whether or not an airplane from the Orion flew over the Arouca while she was in United States waters.

GESTAPO CHIEF

IN ITALY

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The skipper of the Isabella Grieg which was sunk by bombs, said that two of the crew were wounded when

He said that even after the crew they were attacked by two Heinkels. had abandoned ship, the German bombers opened fire on the ilfe-buat and dropped more bombs.

"British Light Forcas" LONDON, Dec: 20 (Reuter).—An Admirally communique replics to the German High Command communique Issued to-day regarding the sinking' of "British light naval forces," includ-

The Admiralty communique states keway, Evelyn, Sedgelly and Trinity. New Choice and that the Ferri, Trinity were ashing trawlers.

unarmed coastal Serenity was

ROME, Dec. 20 (Domel).-Herring the Pearl, Serenity. New Choice, In order to intercept enemy air-Himmler, ehlef of the Gestapo, un- craft, balloons are now made fast to expectedly arrived here from Berlin bouts around various danger areas, to-day. und these boats are manned by young members of the balloon barrage of the R.A.F., tug-masters and fishermen.

It is understood that he will malce arrangements for a meeting between Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini,

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