RAIDS ON NAZI RASES

Evening Star, Issue 23564, 1 May 1940, Page 7

RAIDS ON NAZI RASES

OSLO AIRPORT HEAVILY BOMBED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE (British Official Wireless.) ' RUGBY, April 30. (Received May 1, at 11.35 a.m.) Oslo's principal airport, Fornebu, t which the Nazis are using as a base for troop transports from Germany, -was attacked for the fourth time last night by the R.A.F. bomber command. The attack took the form of a series of raids starting shortly after midnight and continuing for over an hour. Attacking singly and in succession, the British aircraft dropped a large number of high-explosive bombs on the aerodrome across the landing ground. Parachute flares were dropped to assist observation, and bursts were seen in a line spreading from north-west to south-east. In spite of strong opposition from gun batteries and searchlights, which increased in intensity as the raid developed, all the attacks were pressed home. At the cost of one aircraft, which failed to return, considerable damage is believed to have been done to the airport and the aircraft dispersed round it. ANGLO-FRENCH UNITY THE NEXT GENERATION PREPARING THE GROUND (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 29, The Board of Education, in a memorandum issued to schools, elaborates the first steps to be taken for the encouragement of a wider understanding between the school children of Britain and France. It is pointed out in the memorandum that by extending among the people of both countries, and especially the generation that will be growing up after the war, an understanding of each other's outlook and way of life, a bond of sympathy will be created that will lead to mutual appreciation of the many different qualities possessed by both peoples as well as of their culture and achievements and of the spiritual values in defence of which they fight. It is the board's aim to discover what are the best ways of preparing the ground and of sowing seeds from which will spring in later life knowledge and understanding of France and her cultures. Some account is given of the measures being taken in both countries to achieve this end. In France an exhibition van will tour the provinces with a display of objects illustrating Britain and her Empire. Special lessons are to be given in schools, and publications dealing with different aspects of British life and literature are to be issued. ' Special programmes dealing with this country will also be broadcast by French stations. In this country special talks are now being broadcast to schools, and the board has undertaken to issue a series of leaflets, advising on how best to make use of films or books on France or French newspapers and on how to develop correspondence between the children of the two countries.

RUGBY, April 29