BARGES HIT

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1940, Page 7

BARGES HIT

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

BELGIAN PORTS PREPARING INVASION?

ENEMY CONCENTRATIONS

Sec. 12.30 a.m. London, Sept. 9. "Determined attacks on enemy shipping in occupied Channel ports were pressed home by our bombers on Saturday night in spite of poor visibility and vigorous defences," said an Air Ministry communique last evening. "At Calais bombs burst between the basin and the entrance to the harbour and direct hits were made on barges in the harbour of Ostend. More barge concentrations were heavily' attacked at Dunkirk. "Crossing the coast, other bombers attacked the Kruops works at Essen, more factories at Emden and Zweibruecken, and explosions followed bombing attacks from rail depots at Mannhelm, Ehrang and "Hamm. In the Black Forest further attacks were made on war materials stored in the woods and great fires 1 were started. Gun emplacements and I searchlight batteries near Calais were bombed and in an attack on the Colmar l aerodrome bombs fell through the roof - of a hangar and flames bursting through the doors set fire to aircraft outside. Aerodromes Attacked. "Other aerodromes attacked were Gilzerijen, Wesel and Krefeld in Germany. Brussels in Belgium. Querqueville in France and Soesterburg and Eindhoven in Holland. From these widespread operations all of our aircraft returned." An Admiralty communique stated: "Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm have again been operating over the coast of Norway. Skuas and Swordfish sighted two enemy supply ships. A hit was obtained on one of these and the ship was last seen abandoned and sinking. "The other was seriously damaged by near misses and was last seen stopped with a heavy list and abandoned by the crew. These were the only two ships seen. All our aircraft returned safely." British raids on Germany have been having their effect. Berliners have been

-j".-.------"---"---"- ----------- - - - - - urged to retire early in the evening and get as much sleep as they can before midnight. They are advised to set an alarm for midnight and then rise and remain dressed. It is disclosed that this is what the population of the Ruhr and the Rhineland have been doing for months. . People are also advised to make their cellars homely, for they can expect a great number of raids in the longer nights ahead. Effects of British raids are also being felt in Italy, where the public is taking aerial attacks seriously. At Turin factories have been ordered to provide satisfactory shelters for their works, and a corps of 1000 auxiliary firemen has been organised. Orders that precautions should be taken have also been Lssued at Milan.