NAZI BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

Southland Times, Issue 24339, 21 January 1941, Page 5

NAZI BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

FIGHTING BY NIGHT OVER ENGLAND RAIDERS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF COUNTRY (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received January 20, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, January 19. British fighters shot down a German bomber in the English Channel this afternoon and two raiders were brought down over the south of England tonight. Despite a heavy mist over the Straits of Dover tonight raiders were reported in several parts of the country. The main force was apparently concentrated on a south coast town, on which incendiary bombs were showered, but fire-watchers extinguished most of the fires. London had two raids before midnight. Raiders were also reported over towns in the West of England, the west Midlands, east Anglia, the east Midlands and the south coast. Two of six persons taken to hospital after a train was machine-gunned, died. TRIBUTE TO BRITISH COURAGE (British Official Wireless) (Received January 20, 7.30 p.m.) RUGBY, January 19. A much appreciated tribute to British courage is contained in a letter containing a pound note sent by a correspondent signing himself “H.R.E.” to the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook. The writer found himself in Sheffield during a heavy raid. “I was in the British city on the night of a German ‘blitz’,” he says. “I enclose a small donation—all I can afford—for your war effort as a tribute to the brave and heroic people of that city. All my life, until that night, I thought wt> Irish were a long-suffering and brave race, but after 10 minutes of the murderous German bombardment of your women and children the childhood daring of my country left me cold, because never in world history could such bravery be displayed as I witnessed among your people that night. We Irish think we are tough, but, sir, can you British take it? Good luck to you. Victory will surely be yours.”