NAZI TACTICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23748, 30 August 1940, Page 10

NAZI TACTICS

BOMBING RAIDS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BRITISH PRESS COMMENT By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON, August 28 The change in Nazi tactics in the >air attacks on Britain, and the effects these raids are having, arc subjects of further comment in today's newspapers. The Times says the German night raids appear to be designed to interfere, at little cost to themselves, with the repose of day workers and the production of night shifts. The paper pays a tribute to the London underground rail- [ way service for giving an example of the ' necessary continuation of vital services during air raids, and adds that, as regards the psychological effect of the raTds, it will not, as is shown by the civilian population's behaviour so far, be seen in any loss of nerve. Last War's Deadly Lesson The Daily Telegraph says: "Germany and her rulers were shown in 1917-18 the different effects of night raids upon German and British morale. It appears that Nazism has now no choice but to risk a repetition of that deadly lesson. While Nazi aeroplanes hover to and fro over British suburbs for hours, British bombers are blowing up the factories, oil stores, communications and aerodromes to which Nazidom owes its power of aggression. "The structure of Hitler's Reich is being steadily weakened as the strokes fall on the great centres of armaments production from the Ruhr to Berlin and Dessau, and from Ludwigshafcn and Stuttgart* to „ L'euna and Leipsig, whereas the -results of German night raids on Britain are small and their military effect is negligible. "Fascism is receiving its share of the deadly British offensive, attacks on the industrial north of Italy representing the true strategic use of the air arm." Mass Raids a Failure The change in Nazi tactics is also noted by American observers and one radio commentator drew the following inference: "The mass daylight raids last week were far less successful than the Germans claimed; otherwise why were they not continued?" At the same time the reaction of practically all American correspondents in Britain to Monday night's prolonged air raid alarm in London is that the Nazis' sole object was to make as great a nuisance of themselves as possible. The London correspondent of the Swiss newspaper, Baslcr Nachrichten, says increasing air attacks against London have a strange effect on the population. The greater the number of raids the calmer is their demeanour. He adds that all bombs have fallen far from military objectives. GIFT FOR AIRCRAFT CANADIAN'S DONATION MESSAGE FROM MR. CHURCHILL British Wireless LONDON, August 28 The Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, telegraphing acknowledgments to Mr. J. W. McConnell, proprietor of the Montreal Star, for the gift of 1,000,000 dollars for increased consignments of aircraft from Canada, expressed admiration and added: "The hard-tried and enduring people of Britain know well that their brothers are numerous, powerful and true." The aircraft will be known as "McConnell's Squadron." ECONOMIC CONTROL TROUBLE IN JAPAN PRICE-FIXING EVASION TOKIO, August 28 The Japanese police have arrested Yonetaro Takiyama, managing-director of the Asano. Cement Company, on the suspicion of illegal transactions in cement, for which prices are officially pegged. It is alleged that ho sold 600,000 bags of cement, valued at 1,000,000 yen, at a profit of 300,000 yen- „ . During the two years of economic control, the police have handled a total of 480,000 cases, and 52,000 persons have been imprisoned or fined. The Asano case is the prelude to more strict enforcement. SHIPS FOB INDO-CHINA NO BRITISH CLEARANCE (Received August 29, 0.15 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, August 28 With reference to a press report that the British authorities are refusing to give clearance papers to ships bound for Indo-China, the position is that the issue of such orders is solely the concern of the commander-in-chief of "the East Indian Station. At his discretion he may take measures lie deems it expedient to impose in those troubled waters. Although no information is available here confirmatory of this press report, it may well be true that he has found it necessary to exercise his authority in the sense indicated. DOMESTIC SALVAGE RESULTS IN BRITAIN British Wireless . LONDON, August 28 The Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison, stating that the national domestic salvage campaign had made a very good start, announced that the value of salvage for July was a little over £.300,000, with some returns still to come. Tho figure for June was £200,000. Tho average value per thousand of tho population was about £7 for July. SEAT IN COMMONS LONDON, August 28 Mr. .T. H. Wootton Davies (Conservative) was returned .unopposed for the Heywood-Radcliffe Division of Lancashire. The death in action of Captain 11. W. Porritt created the vacancy.