CHANNEL DUEL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 218, 13 September 1940, Page 7

CHANNEL DUEL.

LONG-RANGE GUNS. Convoy Of Enemy Ships Seen Near Cap Gris Nez. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Reed. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 12. A convoy o"f a't least 12 fairly large enemy ships was sighted yesterday afternoon in the Channel near Cap Gris Nez on the way to Boulogne. They put up a smoke-screen and also were covered by a dive-bombing attaek against Dover, which was also shelled by guns mounted on the French coast. British guns replied, after which Royal Air Force machines disapj>eared toward the Franco-Belgian coastline. It is believed they were dropping bombs east of Calais. The long-range duel across the Channel continued after dark, interspersed with the chattering of the defence against lone German fighters and dive-bombers. It was Dover's most severe shelling of the war, and some people were killed and others wounded. It is believed that fewer than a dozen persons were killed at Dover in yesterday's bombing and shelling. Rescue •squads are still digging in the debris. Those killed include a tliree-montlis-old baby, a sentry, and also an aircraftsman, who was pinned under the wTeckage for hours. Hie repeatedly assured the rescuers, "I am all right." He died when freed.