OVER GERMANY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23954, 2 May 1941, Page 8

OVER GERMANY

BRITISH BOMBERS SHIPPING HARASSED ■MANY DAYLIGHT ATTACKS BERLIN AGAIN RAIDED 3j3y Telegraph—Press Association —Cop.vripht. LON.DON, May 1 British bombers were over Germany last night. The great German naval base of Kiel was the main objective of the British attack. Targets in Berlin, Hamburg and Emden were also bombed. Among the large number of bombs dropped on Mannheim o:i the previous night,were some of the latest and most powerful types. Large tires were started. Other aircraft attacked th? oil stores at Rotterdam. One British bomber is missing. In daylight on Tuesday many attacks were made on enemy shipping and one supply ship of about < r >ooo tons was set on fire and several others damaged. The Bomber Command, with a fighter escort, searched the French and Belgian coasts for enemy shipping. They found a convoy near Ostend and a ship of 20t)0 tons was set on tire. Another ship is claimed as damaged. Ships were also machine-gunned and the guns of the largest ship were believed to be disabled as they ceased fire before ■file attack was over. Near the isle ol Jia rwnmc. south-west ot the Channel Islands and a few miles from the coast of France, a supply ship ot 1000 tons was successfully attacked by other antra ft from a very low level. Otf the coast of Norway attacks were made on escorted supply ships. Diving to under "200 ft., two aircraft dropped bombs on the largest ship, which was between 40(10 ami 0000 tons and. immediately alter the bombs exploded, the ship was well alight. She made a quick turn toward the land. It is believed she was severely damaged, perhaps beyond repair. An Air Ministry communique states that from these daylight operations two bombers and one fighter are missinc. The Berlin news agency says British Aircraft on Tuesday night flew over {south Germany, but caused neither military nor economic damage, but destroyed or damaged numerous houses find" killed or wounded many civilians.

LITTLE ACTIVITY BRITAIN'S QUIET NiGHT WRECKAGE IN PLYMOUTH LONDON, May 1 A few single enemy aircraft crossed the north-east coast of Britain during the night. A few bombs were dropped, tut 'there was no damage or casualties. | Plymouth on Tuesday night suffered its fifth heavy air raid in nine nights, j The first wave of raiders arrived at nightfall and the attack lasted for hours without a lull. Many of the bombs merely tore up the ruins left by previous attacks, but numbers of dwellings were demolished, causing heavy casualties An old folks' home was severely damaged. . ~ ..... A German communique says l.armti. Lowestoft and Ipswich were attacked in addition to Plymouth. Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister of Health, in a speech, said 29.000 persons had been killed in Britain in air raids prior to March 31, and 40,000 injured. Eight German bombers were shot down in raids on Britain on Tuesday jiight, making a _ total _ of 88 night raiders shot down in April. 'SUBSIDIES SCHEME AUSTRALIAN PRODUCERS (Tired. 11.50 p.m.) MELBOURNE, May 1 Federal subsidies for primary producers as a result of loss ot export trade to Britain are expected to impose art additional £17.000.000 upon the next Budget. The acting-Prime Minister, , Mr. A. W. Fadden, indicated to-day that the subsidies would apply to the following commodities: Wheat, estimated at £10.000,000; butter, £5,000.000; meat, £1,000.000; sugar, £500,000; other items, £500.000

"STOP AID TO CHINA" TOKIO PRESS OPINION '(TtPffi 11.50 p.m.) TOKIO, May 1 The nationalistic newspaper Koknmin, referring to the eminently-favourable international position in which Japan finds herself, declared in a front-page editorial: "It is absolutely necessary to stop aid to Chiang Kai-shek by Britain, the United States and other third Powers in order to settle the ( liina hostilities." The Kokumin claims that a victory for the Axis is practically assured, and insists that the situation demands an expansion drive against the old order in Japan and collaboration with Germany and Italy to establish the new order in East Asia. ENGINEERING AND WAR ADVISORY COMMITTEE flßecd. o."> p.m.) LONDON, April 30 The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Hankey, will be chairman of an engineering advisory committee to be set up to advise the Government on engineering question* connected with /the war effort, says a British official wireless message. The committee includes Viscount Falmouth, president of the Conjoint Conference of I'ublic "Utility Undertakings, Sir Henry Tizard, rector of the Imperial College ©f Science and Technology, and seven other members. The committee will consider the resources of the engineering profession, and nominate engineers, suggest improvement in methods, advise on new devices and their production, and examine and test ideas and report to the Government.

REFUGE FROM EUROPE DIFFICULTIES GROWING fßecd. .5.1 p.m.) LONDON", April 30 Europe is fast becoming sealed For refugees wishing to 540 t<"> America. and Britons trying to return home are little better off, says the Daily .Mail's Lisbon correspondent. Between .'SOO and 400 Britons in Lisbon are awaiting repatriation apart from the residont population 'and 1500 more in unoccupied France. Most of them are drawing a consular allowance of £lO a month which is repayable. There are 70,000 refugees booked to travel via American Export Line ships. They will take a year to clear. Xo more bookings are being accepted, except from Americans, who have priority in the vessels. MR. BOOT IHi Y TN AIR FORCE CRecd. ,y.-> p.m.) LONDON, April 30 Mr. Robert Boothby, M.P., who resigned from the post of Parliamentary Secretary _to the Ministry of Food earlier this vear after a report by a Eelect committee, is taking up commissioned duties with the Roval Air Force, says a British official wireless me^af'tv