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Evening Star, Issue 24285, 28 August 1942, Page 6

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ROTTER DAM SHIPYARDS BOMBED. RUGBY. August 27.—An Air Ministry and Army communique stales; “ United States Flying Fortresses, escorted by Spitfires, bombed shipyards at Rotterdam late this afternoon. Hits were seen in the centre of the target and on two ships iu the dock area. None of our aircraft is missing. FLAG INSTRUCTION FOR DUKE’S FUNERAL. Instructions have been issued by tlm Acting Prime Minister, Mr Sullivan, that flags shall be flown at half-ma-.t on all Government building:; throughout the Dominion to-morrow on the occasion of the Duke of Kent’s funeral. Air Sullivan also invited local authorities and citizens generally, whore possible, to do likewise.—Press Assn. DUNEDIN PILOT IN 'ROYAL CRASH. New Zealand Air Headquarters ■ lias received advice from the Air Ministry In Loudon that the second pilot of {ho Duke of Kent’s plane, who was also killed in the crash, . was Temporary Flight-sergeant 'Edward Francis lllacklock, whose mother, Airs At. C. lllacklock, lives in Dunedin. LMaeklnek was born in Dunedin in 1912. and at the time of his cnli. tment was employed by the New Zealand Government Railways . —Weii; uglon P. A. VAGRANT SENTENCED. A AYellingtou, Association message .state?; tint at AAViroa yesterday, Frederick Smith, aged 55, was sontmeed to one month, to bo kerved in AVnivoa gaol, on a charge of being idle and disorderly.