A NET VENTURE

Serial Waves, Volume 1, Issue 1, 31 August 1940, Page 1

A NET VENTURE

Both the First and Second Echelons of 2 NZEF produced publications lf on the. voyage". 'These however were printed"in port". . • t To the Third Echelon has been left the honour of pioneering in a more ambitious project - the production in addition of a regular daily newspaper for - and by -all ranks. This venture has boon made. possible by the generosity of the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee who have presented the necessary requisites, including duplicator, typewriter and preliminary supply of stationary and stencils. To this Committee our grateful thanks are due. . . . . A small charge is being made for the paper (except for the first issue which is being distributed free),not for profit,but to enable prises to be offered for the best"contributions and to enable supplies of paper and stencils to be replenished. Articles both light and serious will be welcomed from all ranks, and should be handed in at the Ship’s Orderly Room, addressed "Serial Raves", If our ship possesses a Minhinnick, provision can be made for the inclusion of cartoons. Thanks to the courtesy of our Ship's Officers, the very latest cable news will be available each day. . . , , . This first issue of "Serial Raves" is therefore issued without apology, but with the cooperation of all ranks it is hoped that future issues ’/ill be even better. In particular, it is hoped to include a "gossip" column giving news of day by day doings on our ship, ~ V •,> *,• • ».• «.* *** *** *•>'* TODAYS TAR NETS Canadian News JO LONDON German planes returned on Thursday and at night. Nearly 200 Nazi planes wore turned back from. London late .in the day by British fighters, and fled to sea •without dropping bombs, 'The Air Ministry announced that 28 enemy planes wore shot down on Wednesday with the loss of 14 British. Up to Thursday evening 9 German planes were destroyed. The Thursday night raids on London were the 6th consecutive night attacks. LONDON While Gorman planes wg^ d raiding Britain, RuuF. planes on Wednesday • smashed at Berlin. The Air Ministry/that explosives and fire bombs. were loosed on a series of carefully selected military objectives, and on works vital to war production. Aircraft from 2 squadrons made a special attack on one objective only 4 miles from the centre of Berlin. A French language broadcast by the E. B. 0. .heard in New York said that a direct hit was scored on the important Goerlitzcr Railway Station in Berlin, which was set on fire. In addition to the Berlin Raids attacks were made on Military targets in Holland, France and other points. a large vessel lying in a canal near Rathencu 25 miles west of Berlin was destroyed." The Aircraft factory at Leipzig, the Junkers works at Dessau, oil plants Reisholz,Dortmund and Norenham and several airdromes were also hit. Two British. planes made forced landings. The Fleet-. Air Arm also made heavy attacks. 'Two remaining tanks at a German depot on the Norwegian coast were hit and a motor patrol vessel. was set on fire. Two direct hits were scored on a 2000 ton supply vessel. All British pianos returned safely. VIENNA Hungarian and Rumanian delegations communicated the suggestions of Rome , , and Berlin for a Transylvanian settlement to their Governments, Thursday, after two hour talks with the German and Italian Foreign Ministers in Vienna.' German spokesman said from various signs it can be presumed that on perhaps Friday results will be reached. Meanwhile in Bucharest reports were made rhat hundreds residents of Southern Bucovina and Moldavia were moving hurriedly into the ole Kingdom of Rumania, as they feared now clashes between Rumanian and Russian .troops. , Moscow was reported asking that the mixed Russian Rumanian Claims Commission should determine the value of property remaining in Rumania, of persons who moved into , Soviet occupied territory and that the estimated amount should be paid directly to the Soviet Government by the Rumanian . Government. "

LONDON General De Gaulle announced on Thursday night that the French Conor and the Congo had followed the Chad Territory in declaring themselves in support of Britain in the war French sources in London said that this development might vitally influence the outcome of the African war WASHINGTON 'The U S Senate approved on Thursday, a 5 billion dollar Defence Appropriation Bill carrying funds to start construction of 200 warships and 15,000 aeroplanes for the Army and Navy TOKYO 'The newspaper ’’Asahi’’ reported on Thursday that the Japanese Salvation Army had decided at once to sever ctions with the London organization, changing its name to the Salvation Corps WASHINGTON The House of Representatives Military Committee approved on Thursday the Burke Wadsworth Conscription Bill calling for drafting of men from 21 to 44 years of age LONDON Although the enemy made severed, attempts to reach London today, no bombs wore dropped over that area Attempted attacks were made from several directions at once the German planes being in groups of about 15 However, our Defence Force was able to break the groups up and eventually drove them clear of the coast and out to soa Up, until mid-night there had been no air raid alarms over London for over 24 hours, but EtSer/of England wore not so fortunate Many incendiary bombs were dropped in widely scattered areas, but no serious fires resulted In the North and South-East of England there were some casualties due to high explosive bombs but not many ■ One family was trapped for a number of hours under a fish shop which was completely ’polished, but voices could be heard from the collar below The number of German planes brought down today was not sc high, the number of announced figures being 10 German lost end 9 "British But of the 9 British, 7of the pilots were saved LATEST BULLETINS 'The Air Ministry states: Yesterday R A F bombers carried out daylight raids on enemy occupied aerodromes in Holland, and on convoys and shipping along the Dutch coast Last night our aircraft bombed the Krupp works at Essen, oil refineries and plants at Gelsenkirchen Bottrop and St Nnzairc, power stations at Djisburg and Reisholz, various military objectives in the Rhur, a goods yard at Hamm and Soest, and a number of enemy aerodromes in Holland, Belguim, Germany and F r onco From these day and night operations a total of 5 aircraft have not returned It '..'as learned authoritatively that up to 7.30 poia> (5.30 a»m> todays ship’s time) 42 enemy aircraft have been shot down in attacks on Britain today 10 RA F machines were lost, but 4 pilots arc safe 3 daylight air raid warnings were heard in the London area today, but unofficial reports . indicate no enemy aircraft were able to penetrate further than the outer London surburbs A pilot of a leading aircraft which attacked Krupps works at Essen last night sold after dropping his bombs, ’’There came four large explosions followed by two smaller ones A large red fire started immediately and two violent explosions followed" Other sections of the raiding forces continued the unremitting attack which the R A F have launched on Germany’s vital oil supplies An extensive number of oil tanks near St Naz-airp of which the enemy has been availing himself since the occupation of the French coast, ’/ere heavily bombed and repeatedly hit and many explosions resulted One of the pilots counted 15 separate fires A pilot bombed the Cologne oil works at 1030 this morning, and plainly saw a fire after his attack Another force bombed Duisburg Electric Power Station, which was set on fire, the flames shining through the darkness, in spite of clouds, for 25 miles Heavy bombs fell in a. stick across the works Last night’s attack on the Hamm goods yard was successful One pilot saw wreckage from railway trucks and metal from sidings hurled into the air after a salvo of heavy bombs had fallen Enemy ships were also attacked at several points yesterday afternoon 14. trawlers and larger shipd wore attacked from 1000 feet and as the bombs exploded the ships were violently slewed around and a mass of black smoke arose Practical difficulties in catching aeroplanes in the.searchlight berms were among interesting pieces of information about anti-aircraft defenses revealed in London Searchlights have to rely on the sound of engines to give direction, . and even with indicators to help, the fact that sound travels slowly gives modern fast aircraft an opportunity to get away Thus, if flying at 20,000 feet the sound of the engines

takes 25 seconds to reach the ground, and in this time the aeroplane has travelled about 2 miles Once the machine is picked up it is comparatively easy.uo hand on . the target from light to light hen thid happens it is possible to give uhe heavier A/A guns an opportunity for effective shooting These guns take several seconds to open fire once the target is seen Light A/A guns -2 pounder Bofor and. Lewis guns are able to come into action in a few seconds, but these are only effective against low flying aircraft A/A guns have taken their fair toll of enemy raiders In the first three weeks of August, about 100 Nazi planes were shot down by them - some 50 by heavy guns, 50 by Bofors, and 20 by Lewis guns Considerably more were shot down in France There is much greater efficiency than in the last war In 1918 it was estimated that about one aeroplane was brought down for every 5000 rounds . Now the number is one for very much less This is expected to improve, for practice makes *poi*f*cct News has been received that General Catroux, formerly Governor-General of French j^ndo-China has joined General Do Gaulle General Catrouxwas relieved of his. office wishes to continue the struggle against Germany and Italy He has considerable experience in the near Bast and in Morocco and is one of the most outstanding figures in modern French Colonial history # # ❖ $ ❖ # -S; ❖ # £ t- Sp v