FRIDAY’S ENEMY RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 29 July 1940, Page 7

FRIDAY’S ENEMY RAIDS

LOSSES OF SHIPS And Land Damage Claimed LAusi. IX .A. cable Assn.j (Received July 28, 7.30 p.m-> BERLIN, jury 27. A German communique states; The German air forc e yesterday (Friday? attacked Bntisn snipping m lue Engiisn Cnannei. Tney sank u 26,d83 ion merchantman. They alsn damaged a destroyer. i'n e steamer ‘’Sambre” was sunk in a strongly-guarded convoy. German motor torpedo ooats, as already reported, sank four British merchantmen, totalling 22,000 tons. They also set fire to a merchantman of 2000 tons. Our air force made a reconnaissance of the Shetland Islands ana the whol e of the English east coast, uespit e bad weather. Several fires were caused during attacks on harbour works at Hastings (in Essex) and elsewhere. Fresh attacks were directed against a\railway junction at Tubbridge Wells, and a large oil store hi i names Haven. British planes penetrated western and south-western Germany. They dropped a few bombs, without causing damage. Two of them were shot down. One of our machines was lost during an air battle over the Channel. CONTROL OF THE CHANNEL. GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE IT. (Received July 28 7.30 p.m.). LONDON, July 27. The German radio announced Germany .now controls the English Channel and that nothing which Britain can do will alter this.