HEAVY BOMBING BY R.A.F.

Southland Times, Issue 24236, 20 September 1940, Page 5

HEAVY BOMBING BY R.A.F.

ITALIAN OBJECTIVES ATTACKED

GERMAN BOMBERS IN MEDITERRANEAN

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received September 19, 11.50 p.m.) LONDON, September 19.

The Royal Air Force in the Middle East has been continuing its attacks on Italian gun emplacements, aerodromes, supply depots and wireless stations. At Ben Ghazi hangars were destroyed and fires were started. Italian transport columns were attacked at BuqBuq and at least 10 fires were started. Aerodromes and barracks in Eritrea and Somaliland were bombed and buildings were demolished. On the other side of Ethiopia direct hits .were scored on wireless' stations by units of the South African Air Force operating from Kenya-

It has now been disclosed that German planes are operating in the Mediterranean. Two German bombers were shot down in an attack on Malta. One Italian flying-boat was also shot down in this raid. These fell victims to the guns of Hawker Hurricanes and Gloster Gladiators. The crew of the Italian flying-boat was rescued by a British ship. ATTACKS ON BRITISH FOOD SUPPLIES (British Official 'Wireless) RUGBY, September 18. Britain’s Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, stated today that the recent enemy air raids had been directed at Britain’s food supplies. After visiting the East End to see the damage done to food supplies he was able to say that the extent of the damage was at the most one day’s consumption of a particular commodity. The damage to other food commodities had not been more

than could be put right if the whole population said: “We shall put this right by going without one meal.” The air attacks, said Lord Woolton, had provided a real testing of the Ministry’s organization covering the whole of Greater London. “I do not think it has failed in any particular in spite of the fact of having the premises immediately next door to the Ministry’s offices razed to the ground,” he said.

Lord Woolton revealed that provincial stocks of food had had to be brought to London on one day to replace the destroyed stocks. Not much was wanted, he said, but it was a nice piece of work. Within 12 hours the needed stocks had been removed from a post SOO miles away to the London area.