“RING DOWN CURTAIN”
CLAIMS BY GERMANY FINAL SCENE IN TRAGEDY LARGE MERCHANTMAN SUNK (United Pre-ss Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlg-ht) (Received Aug. 24, 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Aug. 23 The Government spokesman said: “ German long-range guns are beginning to ring down the curtain in the final scene of the English tragedy.” The German new agency stated that Junkers bomber sank a 15,000tons merchantman which was entering the Moray Firth last night. A communique states: Our fighters’ formations attacked convoys, one off Berwick and the other in the Downs, and secured several hits on four merchantmen. They also bombed an aerodrome at Manston. Some air fights developed in south-eastern England in the course of the day, in which our fighters were successful. Fires and explosions showed the success in the night attacks against several aerodromes in Cornwall and Wales, an aircraft factory at Reading, and aero-engine works at Rochester. British Harbours Mined We continued mining British harbours. British planes on the night of August 22 dropped bombs in West Germany, destroyed an apartment house, and damaged several other houses. Some civilians were injured. The enemy on August 22 lost 11 planes and two balloons. Two of our planes are missing.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 7
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