RUTHLESS AERIAL WARFARE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21360, 1 June 1939, Page 9

RUTHLESS AERIAL WARFARE

MORE DEADLY BOMBS Slaughter of Defenceless Chinese Effect of Air Warfare in Spain Making Life Impossible United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, May 30. The Hong Kong correspondent of “The T”nes” says that the Japanese ben. bed Kwantung, killing 40 civilians. A new’ type of bomb was used, exploding ’ tcra.'ly, killing even cats and chickens. LESSONS FROM WAR IN SPAIN ME: ACE IN THE AIR United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received May 31, 5 5 pan.) ROME, May 31. Stressing the effectiveness of air bombing, General Valle (Italian Defence Minister), introducing the Air Estimates in the Senate, referred to the lessons of “the tw r o ’..vs which cir aviation had recently wo:-.” He said l Valencia, Barcelona and the centre of Madrid were still intact it was only because General Franco wished to sprre them, but the harbour quarters of Ba celoi - and Valencia to-day show how an nhabited area can be reduced to a heap of ruins, where it would he impossible for life of any kind to exist. Air action against ships —c equally effective. In all, 162 had been sunk or damaged in the harbours of Eastern Spain.