Sunday Post - 13.10.1940, Blaðsíða 1

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Sunday October 13th 1940.
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NELSON STEAMS AHEAD
Up rise the 16” guns of H.M.S. Rodney; ahead steams H.M.S. Nelson. Both are
battleships of the British Navy, both are floating fortresses. Last December a Ger-
man magnetic mine struck Nelson — she continued uninterrupted on her course
to port. Wave upon wave of German bombers attacked Rodney of Norway. At
long last one secured a hit with a heavy bomb. Result: a few splinters, and Rodn-
ey as complete a fighting fortress as ever.
British subjects in Ron-
mania advised to leave
immediately.
London, Oct. 12th.
According to news from Buc-
harest more than 200 German
Staff officers have arrived in
Bucharest, and at noon -to-day
lorries packed with German sol-
diers rumbled through the streets
of the capital. According to lo-
cal reports more than 2000 Ger-
mans have arrived in the Danube
delta together with several hund-
reds of Italian engineers amid in-
structors.
The British ambassy in Bucha-
rest has warned British subjects,
in Rioumania to return home im-
mediately as it might prove dan-
gerous for them to stay any
longer.
A mixed Committee of Rouma-
nians and Hungarians is to be
formed for the settlements oil
dispute between these two coun-
tries concerning Transylvania*
Roumainia is said to have appea-
led to the Axis Powers for arbi-
tration. , i
Ineffective German
air raids yesterday.
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London, Oct. 12th.
According to an Air Ministry communique issued at
three o’clock this afternoon, the German have lost at least
four fighter bombers in a series of ineffectives raids on
London. Since then there have been further air battles and
agency reports state that more German planes have been
brought down. Although the mam formations of enemy
planes were broken up and sent back over the Channel
one or two of the raiders managed to get over London, fly-
lng at a great height, and dropped bombs on one district.
The damage was insignificant.
It has been learnt in London
that one of yesterday’s raiders
was shot down last night off
Scotland by a British bomber
manned with a training crew.
In yesterday’s battles the Ger-
mans lost 8 planes and the Brit-
ish nine fighter planes. Six of
fhe British pilots are safe.
Last night attacks on London |
were hampered by bad weather
conditions. The raid was the
shortest one London has had
since the ligthning war began.
A large number of Dorniers
trying to raid Liverpool, were
intercepted by a British fight-
er squadron and sent scurrying
back again after a battle which
1 lasted a few minutes and
three Dorniers were brought
down. The fourth was seriously
damaged and later on the crew
had to bale out off North Wal-
es, where they were picked up
by a British boat.
The windows in Canterbury
Cathedral were smashed last
night but, fortunately, the
building itself was not damag-
ed.
Nans fight fire.
London, Oct. 12th. 1
A convent in London was set
on fire today by German incen-
diaries. The Mother Superior
and a few sisters fought the
flames until the fire men arriv-
ed and soon extinguished the
fire altogether.
Berlin admits damages.
Last night the R.A.F. got
through to their targets in spite
of extremely difficult weather
conditions. They bombed mum-
erous place in Holland and the
island Sylt.Wilhelmshaven was
also raided, erman officials in
Berlin have stated that the
British had raided not less
than 11 places along the coast
of Holland last night. They
have also had to admit the terri
fic havoc caused by the British
bombers on Thursday night at
Hamburg. When the German
admit heavy damages, they
certainly may be considered
to have been heavy.
Last night one of the Brit-
ish bombers was attacked by
two German fighter planes. —
The British bomber shot down
one of them and then the other
disappeared. All the British air-
craft returned safely.
In Libya the British bombers
have also been active. They
have raided Bengasi and To-
brouk and caused terrific da-
mages in both places.