WARFARE AT SEA

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21227, 25 September 1940, Page 8

WARFARE AT SEA

COMPARISON OF LOSSES BRITISH BELOW AVERAGE HEAVY ENEMY SINKINGS (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 25, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 24 The mercantile losses due to enemy action during the week ended September 15 were nine British vessels, totalling 29,246 tons; four Allied ships, totalling 12,575 tons; and three neutral vessels, totalling 7379 tons. Both the British and the total losses are below the average for the previous 53 weeks of 54,323 tons. Germany claims that during the same period 127,350 tons of merchant shipping were sunk. The German losses, captured, scuttled and sunk, up to September 22 amount to approximately 1,043,000 tons, and Italian losses to 291,000 tons, a total of 1.334,000 tons. In addition some 30,000 tons of ex-neutral ships which had been seized or brought under control by the enemy had been sunk. MINE=SWEEPERS HIT ENEMY SHIPS DAMAGED ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBING (omclal Wireless) (Received Sept. 25, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 24 The Air Ministry announces: During this afternoon a formation of our bombers, escorted by fighters, attacked enemy mine-sweepers in the English Channel. Hits were made on two vessels and another was damaged, by a bomb which burst close to it. An attack was made by enemy fighters, in which one of our bombers was shot down and one of the enemy planes was destroyed. TORPEDOING OF LINER IDENTITY OF THE SHIP (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 25, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 24 The evacuee ship which was torpedoed on September 17, with the loss of many lives, including 89 children, was the City of Benares. AMERICAN NAVY STRONGER IN ATLANTIC WITHDRAWAL FROM PACIFIC (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 25, 3.15 p.m.) SHANGHAI, Sept. 24 The Domei Agency’s correspondent at Honolulu reports that the United States is strengthening the Atlantic squadrons by gradually withdrawing units from the Pacific. CAMBRIDGE BOMBED NAZIS CLAIM REPRISAL Press Asn. —Eiec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 25, 3.15 p.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 24 A communique states: Our bombers nocturnally attacked London. Strong fires were observed near 'Millward and India Docks, also near Whitehall, Hyde Park and elsewhere. Large fires were started at Liverpool. We bombed Cambridge as a reprisal for the bombing of Hesselberg. British planes last night caused damage on the outskirts of Berlin. Several civilians were killed or injured. There was no military damage.

The enemy yesterday lost 25 planes. Six of ours are missing.

DEATH OF M.P.

MR A. E. JULE S CAREER MANY YEARS IN POLITICS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) HASTINGS, Tuesday The death occurred suddenly at Waipawa to-night of Mr Albert Edward Jull, M.P. for Waipawa, aged 76. Mr Jull was eeicted for Waipawa in 1938. He was one of the National Party members defeated at the 1935

election. He was originally elected for the constituency in 1930 after the death of Sir George Hunter and served in the House of Representatives for one year in the United Party’s interests, before being reelected in 1931 as a Coalition Government member. Mr Jull’s interest in politics dated back many years. He had a long term as chairman of the Napier Harbour Board and while a member for the district he was included in a number of important Parliamentary investigation committees.