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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 20, 1940.

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IN R.A.F.'s GREAT RAID

dropping its bombs on the northern part of the island.

Simultaneously, heavy firing was heard from the direction of Heligoland Bight, and many bombs were seen exploding on Hornum, at the southern point of the island, and on the Hindenburg Dam, which connects Sylt with the mainland.

The detonation of a single bomb was heard at 8.40 p.m., and a few minutes later there was a violent explosion followed by a brilliant flash which lit up the whole island.

WALL OF FIRE ACROSS ISLAND-

The terrific explosion, which broke windows 38 miles away, was followed by a series of smaller explosions, the R.A.F. bomb obviously having hit the Nazi munitions depot.

The gigantic_explosion was followed by a perfect frenzy of anti-aircraft fire, tracer projectiles of all colours lighting up the sky.

"It was as if a wall of fire had broken out right across the island,” said the Correspondent.

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Members of the House of Commons were electrified when the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, rose to make an announcement.

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SEVERELY ́ DAMAGED

As the British machines finished their story to London, bombs were dropping on Hornum, the Nazi air base on the Island of Sylt.

LATE NEWS

Sylt Extensively Damaged

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-IL is learned in London that the raids on) Hornum werę carried out by a strong

which bombers

attucked singly in relays and maintained al- most continuous naguults on the sea- plane base from

from soon after dusk until

FURK

One message relayed the information that the Nazi force base had been severely damaged.

Full details of the raid are still awaited from the the early hours of the morning British machines.

This is the first time in the history of aerial warfare that the story of a battle has been released for publication while the battle has been in progress.

Only the science of modern radio communication has made it possible.

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter). FINNISH

The Air Ministry made the following announcement early this morning:

and

"The Air Force alfucked severely damaged the German nir base al Hornum on the island of Sylt! to-night.

"This is one of the shore bases from which enemy aircraft operate against) British naval forces and merchant shipping.

This netion follows the attack upon our own shore bases in the Orkneys."

The attack on Hornum was quickly! announced in the House of Commons by the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley

Wood.

The Minister sald the report was based on wireless message received from one of the leading machines.

He understood that the attack was still continuing.

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Moscow Pressure To Be Ignored

A vast quantity of bombs were dropped and curly reports indicate that extensive damage was caused to the hangars, workshops and slipways. The first aircraft to reach the island identified its target by the aid of bright moonlight.

Waves

Later, as successive

of fres R.A.F._machines attacked, the started by the first bombs provided n guide to their targets.

By 3.3

3.30 am. all aircraft due back at that time had safely landed and preliminary reports of the pilots are now being analysed.

Typical of these was the following report from the captain of one of the first aircraft to reach Hornum,

"One bomb was observed to burst between the hangars," he said. Then three bursts were observed just north of a hangar. Two bursts were ob- served between the base and the alipway."

The captain of another aircraft 19 istated that

an enemy fighter was

rear gunner,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, March (UP).-Premier Rytl's Cabinet driven off by the accurate fire of his will resign to-morrow as a matter tions have been exchanged with of form after the peace ratifica-

Russia.

Air Ministry's Communique

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)---The

The measure is being openly dis- cussed in the press and it is not ex- Claim Raider Downed peeled that the new Cabinet will Air Ministry has issued the following LONDON, Mar. 10 (Router).—The eliminate the policies followed by M. communique: "Our attacks on Hor- Gerninns claim that one British Tanner as Foreign Minister, and that mum were spread over a period of bomber was brought down in the Sylt pressure from Moscow will bejabout seven hours, raid, an offlelal Nazl news agency ignored. com sayt,

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"All our aircraft have returned safely with the exception of one machine, which is overdue and must be presumed to be lost.

Delegation In Moscow wise no duminge was done, the agency MOSCOW, March 19 (UP)-The three waves, the first at 7.57 p.m., the Pansikivi arrived here at 5.12 p.shows that the damage reported

over in Finnish delegation headed by M. second at 8.58 p.m. and the third at|to-day. - 9.16 p..

Eyewitness Account

"I saw one R.A.F. bomber. BD- parently crippled, flying low out to sea, but it was not pursued, says the "Exchange Telegraph" Correspondent

at Hoemoe.

"A 8.45 pm. another attack wus Inunched on Hornum and I heard the

detonation of ten bombs, ·

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MOSCOW, Mar. 20 (Reuter) -The Business was on a restricted scale to state that reports that the U.S.S.R. Tass Agency says that it is authorised One reason for this would appear to does not object to the conclusion of! be that sellers are not disposed to the so-called defensive alliance be- distinct tower their prices. This is well British borne out by the prices paid for such do not correspond with the facts. tween Finland, Norway and Sweden and transactions as recorded during the such an athance would be

Following several other attacks, another wave of machines came from the north dropped bomba on List and ffornum.

on day.

The planes continued over The Island and dropped two bombs on Vantun. Then one of the machines flew back to List and dropped another bomb. It was greeted with an amaz- ing barrage of anil-aircraft fire. but was not hit.

"The next attack was launched at 11 pm. We heard the roar of the British machlues as they Bew to their destination and then the thud of their bombs.

"All along the mainland people stood and watched the explosions, the resultant fires and the pyrotechnic display furnished by bombs, anti- aircraft shrapnel, star shells. and searchlights.

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COPENHAGEN, Mar. 20 (Reuter). According to a telegram from Esbjerg, two planes of unknown nationally flew over the Danish pen- insula 00 miles from Sylt and dropped bombs. It is not known whether they caused any damage.

Ten minutes later two bombs fell near the town of Hvilesande, shatter- ing the windows of nearby houses.

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VATICAN CITY, · Mar. 19] (UP);-

Responsible Vatican quartera revealed to-day that Mr. Sprden hose valued at $70 from the Sumner Welles had informed His arden of "Longridge," the realdence Holiness the Pope that he had of Mr. A. H. Compton, Repulse Bay received an assurance from Road, yesterday. Signor Mussolini that Italian re-

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visionlat demands would not be can be limited to its present bounds. advanced as long as the present

The Pope is believed to hayo in European

remained formed Mr. Welles, on the basis of diplomatic information reaching the The Pope is reported to have Holy Seo, that Rumania sppears at sured Mr. Welles that, in his opinion. present to be heading towards a Signor Mussolini's amurance merited secure noutrality; that Yugo-Slávia la absolute' fasih..

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