OVERSEA CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1940, Page 1

OVERSEA CABLE NEWS

Terror Raids. Widespread Nazi night raids on Britain seemed designed only to terrorise. Italiaiis Draw Nearer. Space between the British and Italian armies in Egypt is steadily diminishing. Situation in Morocco. Various reports indicate that the situation in French Morocco is deteriorating, says the London Times. French Coast Ablaze. So furious was the latest night attack on enemy ports that many miles of the French coast seemed ablaze. Planes £or Britain. United States warplane deliveries to Britain, it is estimated, are 500 a month and will reach 1000 a month in February. Nazi Production Suffers. Production in Germany has been reduced by 30 per cent. as a result of British raid~, according to the Secretary of Air. Drifting Balloons. Steel cables trailing from dozens of British barrage balloons that were blown over Scandinavia caused damage to power lines. Daylight Raiu. Fail. Forty-eight enemy planes were destroyed at a ' cost of three British pilots and 12 planes in daylight raids in which the defenders hurled back the enemy. Infantile Paralysis Virus. Successful isolation of the virus of infantile paralysis has been reported by a Swedish bacteriologist, who says infection is rarely the result of personal contact. I rcreasing Prcssirre. Steady and increasing pressure on the German-held Channel ports is being exerted by the bomber command of the Royal Air Force to forestall the German invasion plan.