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LONG=RANGE GUNFIRE BRITISH GUNNERS ACTIVE (United Press Asn.—rccc. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 17, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 16 Heavy rain to-day broke many weeks of fine weather off Dover. The sky over the straits was overcast by low clouds and mist. Over the sea the French coast was silhouetted against a pale horizon. The German long-range guns on the French coast began shelling the Dover area at 11 a.m. The bombardment opened with a salvo •while the town’s main streets were crowded with shoppers. Four salvoes were fired in ten minutes and then the shelling ceased. Eleven Dover people were wounded. It is understood the German guns were replying to the bombardment of the French coast from British long-range guns, firing 24 rounds across the Channel.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 5
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