ENEMY REPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1940, Page 5

ENEMY REPORTS

BIG CAMP IN NORWAY. (United Press'Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). STOCKHOLM, Sep. 15. “Dagen Nyheter’s” Oslo correspondent says: Germany has created a vast military zone on the southwest coast of Norway*. A . large section of this area is reserved exclusively for German troops.. BERLIN RAIDED. BERLIN, Sep. 15. An air raid alarm was sounded here on Sunday night from 11.28 p.m. to 11.57 p.m. It is claimed that the raiders were driven hack. There was a second alarm after midnight, which lasted half an hour. FOREIGNERS’ TOURS STOPPED LONDON, Sep. 16. t *-‘Tho- -Tfmes” report)* from Berlin, stating: “Foreign correspondents have been informed that tours of inspection in bombed areas have ceased. Any correspondent attempting, without being authorised, to visit these areas, or sepding out reports differing from the official accounts, will he instantly expelled from Germany. No correspondent can send out accounts of air raids before the official story is despatched. The ( public are also prohibited from visiting bombed areas. I

GERMAN STATEMENT’. BERLIN, Sep. 15. A communique states: “Yesterday and last night, we continued our 'revenge attacks against important military targets in the Midlands- arid southern England, especially in London, where docks and harbour equipment were hit. We bombed harbour equipment at Liverpool, a* factory at Warrington, and several aerodromes. Our planes sank an B,ooocon merchantman. • “The enemy dropped bombs at several points in Belgium, Holland,, and Western Germany, hitting a troop encampment, where seven were killed and 16 wounded. •The enemy yesterday lost 30 planes. Five or ours are missing “Tho Berlin raidio anounced, this afternoon, that a number of German planes were known to have reached London, and to have dropped many bombs. The West India docks were again the objective, and fires were started.” DOCK FIRES. LONDON, Sep. 15. The Berlin radio announced that on Sunday afternoon, a number of German planes were known to have reached London, and to have dropped many bombs. The West India docks were again the objective, and fires were started.