AGAIN BOMBED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 185, 20 May 1941, Page 6

AGAIN BOMBED

BRITISH RAIDS ON KIEL.

OTHER centres also ATTACKED

SHIPBUILDING YARDS DAMAGED

(United Press Association—Copyright J (Rcc. 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The Air Ministry announces that bombers attacked Kiel last night, further damaging the important shipbuilding yards, fhey also btanbed the port, of Exn.den and the docks at Cherbourg. None of our planes is missing. The Fleet Air Arm co-operated in the attack on Cherbourg.

An Air Ministry communique giving this news says that *• planes of the Fleet Air Arm and the Coastal Command attacked the docks at Cherbourg last night. From all those operations not one British machine is missing. In spite of unfavourable weather another heavy attack was made by the British Bomber Command on Cologne on Saturday night. For the second night in succession, the industrial section of the city was left burning fiercely.

Boulogne and Rotterdam were also attacked, and other harbours in the Netherlands were the targets for machines of the Bomber Command ahd the Fleet Air Arm. Olio of the night homhOrs is missing, and in day operations on Saturday two British fighters were lost. Wave after wave, of Royal Air Forco bombers attacked the French coast from Dunkirk to Boulogne for the third successive night. The explosions, which . the heaviest yet heard, rocked houses on the coast of southeast England. Cap Gris Nez and Calais seemed to receive a specially heavy bombing. Twb enemy planes were destroyed over Britain last night, -when the raids were bn a very small scale. Although bombs Were dropped at two points in the-South-West of England, there was no damage and there were no casualties..

iSome slight enemy air activity was repotted round the coasts of Britain yesterday. There were no reports of any bombs having been , dropped. Off the south-east coast yesterday morning tWo MeSserschmitts were engaged by Spitfires and the raiders made an unsuccessful attempt to get back to their bases in. ‘F ran ce. One was destroyed .and the other severely damaged. '

ttMtY AND GERMANY.

TACIT CONSENT TO REQUESTS

report in tokio newspaper.

(Rec. 10.55 a.m.) TOKIO, May 19. , According to the newspaper “Nichiliichi,” a dispatch from Istanbul states that Turkey has given tacit consent to all German requests, including permission for Nazi troops to cross Turkish territory into Iraq. Three Nazi ships loaded with explosives and arms have already left Constanza (Rumania) for Samsun, a Turkish port on the Black iSea, whence the cargoes will be shipped through Turkey to Iraq. It is understood that a Nazi force numbering approximately 10,000 will soon arrive at Samsun to aid the Iraqis.