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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 8

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THE INVASION PORTS ANOTHER SEVERE HAMMERING (By Wireless) DAVENTRY, Sept, 25. Further vigorous attacks were also made on the ports on the other side of the Channel during the night. This morning heavy explosions, which were stated by people on the south-east coast to have been the most violent they had heard since the war began occurred on the French coast, suggesting that the Royal Air Force was carrying out another daylight raid on the invasion ports. FINLAND’S NEUTRALITY GRAVE BREACH COMMITTED (By Wireless) DAVENTRY, Sept. 25. The route which has been opened to the German forces through Finnish territory to the north of Norway extends from the port of Vaasa on the Gulf of Bothnia by rail to the Swedish port of Lulea, and thence to Narvik. The Germans have apparently been driven to seek this new route to northern Norway in order do escape the attentions of the Royal Navy, particularly the submarines. the latter having sunk several transports on their way to Norway recently. Finland’s concession to Germany constitutes a grave breach of the country’s neutrality. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND LONDON THE MAIN OBJECTIVE LONDON, Sept. 25. (Received Sept. 26. at 2 a.m.) An Air Ministry communique says: “The enemy renewed the air attack at night. The London area was again the main objective, but bombs were dropped on other parts of England and in Scotland and Wales. Fires were started, but the majority were soon under control. Bombs damaged many buildings and several hospitals were again hit. The casualties are not yet known, but some were fatal. There were few casualties in south-east England and in north Wales, where there were fires and some damage. Similar reports have been received from the north-west of England and the east of Scotland, where there was no material damage and the casualties are not known.”