Liverpool Daily Post from Liverpool, Merseyside, England • 1

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ORTY-SIX ONE PENNY ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED YESTERDAY NLY FOUR BRITISH PILOTS LOST Raiders flee after r.a.f. ATTACK BOMBS daylight DROPPED DURING IN NORTH-WEST enemy planes were destroyed yesterday, when the it, flight 300 raiders who made mass raids in the Southp 'he British lighters were lost, but five of the pilots are safe. in London, which had eight warnings, caught glimpses of as the combatants hurtled across the sky. high explosive and fire bombs were dropped during another otl raic on a North-West coastal area. Two high explosive bombs high school which was damaged by fire bombs a a a go.

The raiders made intermittent appearances, but were driven off target areas by heavy anti-aircraft barrages. tnemv aircraft were a ln engagements during one them by anti- Nine R.A.F. fighters the pilots of five of them officially stated early 6 lri bs were reported to dropped in the London TUBE STATIONS AS SHELTERS PROBLEM BEING REVIEWED The Ministries of Home Security and Transport made the following announcement last Cau distant glimpses of a battle yesterday to periods covering their roiu business and saw burn- ctacle as the comi, across the sky, left a fi "vapour pencil airmen were waiting le raiders to Sht er two-thirds of which Protecting several bombers they Coast, and soon ohts were taking place, 165 Estuary Fighting le tighting spread to the ari(j a there had been ie fcec unsuccess- en 0 reac London, and at 6 aircraft were reported 'P shot down. In the late 0 were more dog-fights 8 raiders approached anti-aircraft guns Pr 'bonderous action when a bombers, protected by 'dunitts, crossed near the fighters shot down four ben they The facilities provided by Tubes are of vital importance to London transport, and particularly so in these days. An urgent appeal is therefore made to the good sense of the public, and particularly to able-bodied men, to refrain from using Tube stations as air raid shelters except in the case of urgent necessity.

The whole problem is now being reviewed by the authorities concerned with a view to seeing whether some plan can be evolved for providing a measure of shelter outside rush hours which will not impair the essential use of the Tubes for traffic purposes. problem is, however, a very difficult one, particularly since, at the rush hours, which extend to 8 p.m., the whole of the available space is required for traffic DEBATE ON NAZI AIR ATTACKS VNOTHER SECRET FSSION The following report of the secret session of the House of Commons yesterday was issued last night under the authority of the The House went into secret session, and a debate took place on the recent aerial bombardment of the country. Members representing London and other constituencies affected drew attention to the many problems which have arisen. The Minister of Home Security and the Minister of Health replied to the of it on 3 best, known stores D. H.

Evans, IS Oxford Street, bombs during Tuesday of people were ali le ba sements beneath the a We re safely led out by 1:1 air raid precautions Wv kifii Knc attack eight, A.F.S. V' p) when their sub-station ree firemen are a j. Perished while fighting 0 in Man Rescued After '7 Hours t(. 5 eea ollrB continuous 3 man trapped in a car ri( -p a London West End Suh-station succeeded 8 seventh warning sg I st remark addressed to 1 a -Photographers was: th And for a few 8 sc man smiled Vps str 8 le cameras clicked. ler was placed in the 6 ail( le was taken to 'vifL Heaves, aged 32, a i 10 was sitting next to the rescued man nS lll 8 They were married 'll of whom was th 0 another lire sub-4.

tlln were killed, and live i Car are feared to have MPt trapped. Raid in the 'ITH-WEST 6OMBS DR OPPED ls 8 a'' diadc anotlier daylight coastal area l3 many ex Plo en diary bombs were thousands of vOf i. stric before the light HP uffs ae anti-aircraft Lllf'i heavy barrages round thpPfbloslve bombs were kVkih roun ds of a high gutted by about a fortnight ago, 1 tKn 6eve ral high explosive ovv evU lev ious night. No 1 Wa done to the school 0 dropped in the a post, before they damage. After the first ara? ra 'ders made interand were driven Us barrages from the 1 a Fractured ida ''Western area a bomb of two residential Nr'SaMi 1 bouse.

Three men a were removed Vi? for a post, where they i Ur y- Nat far away a rac tnred by another Was caused in Pr diary bombs, u'l coastal town se in the sky before to 1 an 'i-aircraft fire caused 4 o. and seek the 4, eani en d' ar bombs were of these fell either land and caused Vl casua ies. In an 11 some incendiary vMl a ld a wood near a Si bH tar tp a fire, but this by the Auxiliary a ss Areas Again A hiw' had been heavily vS a 4 1)s nights again took of the ItVri Working-class districts were most PBre that there were SPEKE HITS CLAIMED GERMANS ON TUESDAY RAIDS The German High Command communique, yesterday, stated: The reprisals against London went on during the hours of September 17, and were continued during the night with increasing violence. of all calibres were dropped on the West India, Victoria, and London Docks, water and gas works, railway stations, and other objectives of war importance. Extensive new fires were caused everywhere.

During the day further attacks were directed against Croydon aerodrome and other aerodromes and targets of military importance on the South-East Coast. Liverpool has been further attacked by day and by night. The aircraft factory at Liverpool, Speke, received serious direct hits. harbour of Glasgow was attacked last night. an attack north of Ireland, a British steamer of 5,000 tons was badly damaged.

night Britisli aircraft again attacked residential quarters and housing estates in North and West Germany. Josses yesterday were seven aircraft in air battles, two due to antiaircraft tire. Four of our machines arc GERMANS CLAIM ATTACK ON TILBURY Berlin, Wednesday, The official German News Agency to-night claimed that German bombers had made another attack on Tilbury docks. Reconnaissance planes later observed heavy damage and big fires which are rapidly it added. The agency to-day claimed that the R.A.F.

had jn August lost 1,354 planes, and in the first fortnight in September Association War Special. FRENCH SHOOT DOWN BRITISH FLYING-BOAT Tangier, Wednesday. A British flying-boat has been shot down by a French machine off the Moroccan coast, it is reported here. Two pilots were killed but three gunners "were picked up by a French submarine and are prisoners at Association War Special. MORE DESTROYERS REACH CANADA The second batch of over-age American destroyers destined for Britain have arrived at a.

port in Eastern Canada. They will be turned over to the Royal Navy immediately. THE COST OF LIVING The Ministry of Labour and National Service announces that at August 31 the official cost-of-living figure as eighty, seven points above the level of July, 1914, as compared with eighty-five points st August 1 and eighty-seven points at July 1. The rise in the index figure for foot! was mainly due to increases in the prices of sugar and eggs partly offset by reductions in the prices of potatoes. Among items other than food, the principal changes were increases averaging between 1 and 2 per cent, in prices of clothing.

The Union Jack still flying (on the right) after a number of shops had been damaged by bombs during a Nazi air raid on a North-West town on Monday night. SUBMARINE NARWHAL LOST COMPLEMENT OF 55 The Admiralty announced last The submarine Narwhal is overdue and must be considered The Narwhal was one of the successful Porpoise minelaying class of submarines. Launched in 1935, she had a surface displacement of 1,520 tons, with a surface speed of 15.75 knots and a submerged speed of 8.75 knots. The Narwhal was armed with one 4-inch gun and six 21-inch torpedo tubes. She would have a normal complement of fifty-five.

SIAMESE TROOPS ON INDO-CHINA BORDER TERRITORY DEMAND SEQUEL Tokio, who has herself suggested to France taking over control of the northern zone of Indochina, reports to-day the massing of Siamese troops on the Indo-China border in support of demand for border territory which, she claims, is peopled with Thais and which France is reported to have rejected. A Bangkok despatch to the Domei Agency says: The likelihood of largescale mobilisation of Thai troops is believed to be near, due to the acuteness of the prevailing situation between Thailand and French Indo-China. Thailand, the despatch adds, is rapidly concentrating her military strength along her border. Troops in the vicinity of Bangkok before these developments were said to number some 80.000. Now there was a marked absence of military strength SHIPS CREW SAFE 4 FIRED ON AFTER TORPEDO ATTACK Lisbon.

Wednesday. Sixty-four whole the British cargo ship Saint Agnes have arrived here in the American liner Exochorda. The Exochorda rescued Captain Powell, the British officers, and the Indian crew after the Saint Agnes had been sunk by a German submarine 700 miles west of Lisbon. According to the survivors the vessel was torpedoed without warning last Thursday when she was 100 miles from Madeira on her way to England from Africa with a cargo of ore. After the survivors had taken to the lifeboats the submarine fired on them a dozen times, but did not score a hit.

Liverpool Steamer Aground Now York, Wednesday. Heavy weather has interrupted the task of rescuing the crew of the Liverpool steamer Incemore, which ran ashore near Anticosti Island in the Gult of bt. Lawrence. Fifteen members of the crew had previously been taken off and landed at Port Menier on the island, leaving 30 men. including all the officers, still aboa EXECUTION PENALTY FOR LOOTING The magistrate at a London police court yesterday told a man, If the original charge of looting had been persisted in, you could have been committed for trial and The man was sentenced to twelve hard labour for stealing articles valued at £3 10s from premises damaged by enemy action.

AIR ATTACKS ON OUR FOOD DAMAGE, SAYS LORD WOOLTON Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, described yesterday the effects of air raids on food. the beginning of the last ten days or so it was quite obvious that the attack was being made on our food he said. The extent of the damage done has at the most been one consumption of one particular commodity. That is the maximum damage that we have sustained. For the most part the damage has not been more than could be made up if the population said, We will put this right by going without one Communal Kitchens Lord Woolton said he went to the East End of London to see the situation for himself.

He went to the food officers and issued a simple instruction that they must keep to all their regulations that did not interfere with people getting food no rules should be allowed to prevent the people being fed. The Minister paid tribute to the way local food officers had combined commonsense with sound administration. They had done their job magnificently under very difficult conditions. Some of them had their places bombed out of existence. Lord Woolton added that the system of duplicate records enabled rhe Ministry and officials to proceed the next day without interruption or delay.

He had asked the local authorities to see that there were communal kitchen facilities for people who had to leave their homes through raids. He had no intention of taking over cafes or restaurants for communal feeding. SCRUTINY OF THE FOOD MINISTRY LORD WOOLTON APPLIES BUSINESS METHODS Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, announced yesterday that he has asked his permanent officials to submit to him by the end of this month a report containing critical examination of the whole of the organisation of the Ministry. He said (hat in business he had been accustomed to make an annual review of his organisation, and the calling for this report on the Ministry w'as a simple application of business methods to Government I think it will be vary useful. 1 am more he added, "with the principles of the organisation than with anything else, and the recommendations of the Schuster Report will be considered.

We want to keep any part of the organisation that is not doing something BRITAIN TOLD OF FRENCH DESTINATION Before the French warships which are now at Dakar passed through the Straits of Gibraltar last week a message was sent to the British authorities announcing their intention axul destination. Britain is not at war with France, and the ships were allowed to pass. The. purpose of the French voyage is not clear, b'lt the Vichy Government may have decided that they should endeavour to show the French Colonies that they still have something of a Navy. The voyage may therefore have been for the purpose of showing the flag!" British prisoners of tyar clearing up debris in Calais.

THE PURCHASE TAX POINTS STILL TQ BE CLEARED UP It is possible, though not certain, that the Purchase Tax will come into operation within the next two or three weeks. There are still many obstacles to be overcome. Accountants and others concerned with the practical working of the tax complain of vagueness and of difficulties in finding out precisely -who pays in various given circumstances. Nevertheless, the discussions on the tax between the Government and the different industries are thought to have gone on satisfactorily. A very wide range of goods, excluding food and some other essentials, will come under the tax, which is aimed at increasing revenue and decreasing consumption, so that industrial power can be diverted to an even greater extent to the war effort.

ORDEAL ON LONELY ISLAND i RESCUED AFTER THREE DAYS A Cardiff family, who had been presumed drowned on failing to return from a fishing expedition in the Bristol Channel, were landed yesterday by a boat which rescued tjiem after a three ordeal on a lonely island. Mrs. Jessie Hayball, her two sons, Victor and Edward, wife, and a daughter, Caryl, aged four, comprised the party, which left Cardiff on Sunday. They were driven on to a rock near the Flat Holm, where they were looked after by the caretaker of the island and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.

Harris. Mrs. Hayball, senior, on returning to her home yesterday, told a reporter that the rudder broke off their boat, and they were thrown info the water. sons managed to scramble ashore, carrying the baby, and then returned for myself and my she added. CASE OF CAPTAIN RAMSAY HOME SECRETARY THE LAST WITNESS FROM A POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT No further meeting has yet been fixed for the Committee of Privileges which is considering whether the detention under the Hefenee Regulations of Captain A.

H. Ramsay, M.P., constitutes a breach of the privileges of the House. Sir John 'Anderson, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security, has now given evidence before the Committee, and it is expected that he will be the last witness. It will probably not be necessary for Captain Ramsay, who was twice brought from Brixton Prison so that he could make representations to the Committee, to attend the House again for this purpose. In due course the Committee will make a report to Parliament.

HURRICANES JUST AS GOOD BUT SPITFIRES COLLECT MORE MONEY An TI.A.F. pilot who has shot down Messerschmitts from both Hurricanes and Spitfires remarked in a broadcast last night that there seemed to be one difference between the two British aircraft. The Spitfire seems to collect more he said. is it that we only hear of Spitfire funds? Why not a few Hurricane funds? We Hurricane pilots would really like to know. Perhaps the Spitfire has more sex Answering the question whether a Hurricane is better than a Spitfire, the pilot said that, as with cars, a matter of what you are used to, for in my experience each is as good as the Shelter Raffle Aids Spitfire Fund A solitary hammock was slung in a London shelter, and looked most inviting in comparison with the hard wooden seats.

A notice pinned to it stated that a night's rest in it would be raffled at 3d a chance, proceeds to go to the Spitfire fund. The raffle was a tremendous success. PRO-FASCIST RIOTS IN YUGOSLAVIA Zagreb. Bombelec, a close friend and adviser of the pro- French late King Alexander of Yugoslavia, is reported to have been wounded when three groups of men fired on his motor-car near Zagreb cemetery. Several hundred persons are reported to have been arrested during the past few days at pro-Fascist demonstrations in various parts of Croatia.

Pamphlets are being circulated demanding that the Belgrade Government should resign in favour of a pro-Hitler and pro-Mussolini Associated Press. R.A.F. SINK TWO SUPPLY SHIPS HEAVY ATTACKS MADE ON INVASION PORTS An Air Ministry communique last night stated: Our bombers carried out daylight attacks yesterday (Tuesday) on the port of Ostend, on shipping at Zeebrugge, on a convoy and barges off the Dutch coast, and on the aerodrome of Jimuiden. Last night (Tuesday) Bomber Command aircraft made heavy sustained attacks on the ports of Hamburg, Antwerp. Terneuzen.

Flushing. Zeehrugge, Dunkirk. Calais, and Boulogne. Much damage was done to shipping and to military stores. The gun emplacements in the vicinity ot cap Gris Nez were also attacked.

Distribution Centres Bombed forces of R.A.F. aircraft bombed the distribution centres of Krefeld. Hamm, Ehrang, Osnahruck Soest, Brussels, and the goods yards at Stockum, near Cologne. of the Coastal Command carried out an attack on Cherbourg harbour. At least two supply ships were sunk and many fires were started.

Two of our aircraft have not reported to their base. STRONG OFFENSIVE BY THE R.A.F. TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHT ON INVASION SPEARHEAD Steadily increasing the pressure on the German-held Channel ports, the Bomber Command of the R.A.F. on luesday night sent one of the largest forces of British bombers so far used in the war to continue the relentless offensive which, for nearly a fortnight now, has been going on against the German invasion plan, states the Air Ministry News Service. While the potential invasion French, Belgian, and Dutch Channel coasts, ships, barges, docks, harbours, and gun emplacements receiving yet another terrific onslaught, other forces of R.A.F.

bombers flow north-east to pound the right wing of the line in Hamburg, and to add further to the destruction in these strategic railway yards and junctions on Western frontier which have already taken so much punishment. ATTACKS ON CALAIS R.A.F. PILOTS TELL OF DAMAGE AND FIRES' Repeated attacks against the enemy invasion bases in the Low Countries and Northern France have given pilots ana of the exciung moments, says the Air Ministry News Service. The captain of an aircraft sent to attack the Calais docks located the target without any difficulty, and made our run over it in the face of fierce opposition from the ground defences. the first run I banked steeply to the right, and was temporarily blinded by many searchlights.

Shells were bursting all round the aircraft and within a few seconds I found myself flying very low over the sea. We then turned round, climbed, and made another run through the barrage, dropping our stick of bombs along the Basin Carnot. We also managed to machine-gun a searchlight before we left." Another pilot over Calais reported: were able to complete our attack and to drop our bombs along the basin." A third objective was the docks at Dunkirk. After dropping bombs a big fire broke out in the dock area. In another attack on the docks a fourth rajder turned away twice after searchlights had caught him.

On the third run over the target the aircraft was again caught by the searchlight, but this time the target could be distinctly seen, and the bombs were dropped right across it. saw them the pilot said. and as we set course for home a large fire was visible where our bombs had fallen." SWEDISH AIRCRAFT HUNT BARRAGE BALLOONS Stockholm. Wednesday. Drifting barrage balloons are causing much damage and inconvenience in Sweden.

Electric power lines have been cut, plunging a number of towns into darkness and causing delays on the electric railways. The aerial of the Motala broadcasting station was brought down. To-day Swedish aircraft have been hunting the balloons and destroying them by machine-gun BLOWS AT THE ITALIANS Sidi Barrani Heavily Bombed WARSHIP IN LIBYAN PORT The following official communique was issued yesterdav from G.H.Q., Cairo: yesterday and last night the enemy have been engaged in consolidaling their position in and around Barrani, where they have been heavily and successfully bombed. Other to report." Italy Admits British Raids Italian communique stated; North Africa Italian and native troops, continuing their victorious advance, have occupied Sidi Barrani, which lies 63 miles from the old Libyan border, and are now proceeding to organise a new base and new lines of comn) unication. stubborn enemy resistance, backed by armoured equipment, has been smashed at all points.

The enemy has carried out night raids on Benghazi and Derna. the port of Benghazi they succeeded in sinking a barge and a torpedo-boat and in causing a few fires, which were promptly put out. At Derna they inflicted slight damage on a vessel. One enemy plane was probably shot down. Raid On Malta At Malta a formation of Italian divebombers, escorted by fighters, bombed the Micaba airport, causing fires and heavy damage, and destroying at least three planes on the ground.

Enemy fighters, after trying to attack the Italian fighter escort, attempted to attack the dive-bombers, which promptly counter-attacked, shooting down two enemy planes. Two Italian planes failed to return. raids on Assab, Massawa, Harmil, and Asmara (in Eritrea) inflicted no damage. Survivors from a British vessel which was sunk by an Italian submarine in the Atlantic have reached BRITISH STRATEGY IN EGYPT THE TORTOISE STICKS OUT ITS BY A MILITARY CORRESPONDENT The Italian advance into Egyptian -wmitted to go oo toe simple rea that it cannot halt. At Solium, there is only a small tidal harbour, through which supplies cannot be Continued on Page Four, Column Five STOP-PRESS BLACK-OUT 7.49 p.m.

to 6.23 a.m. RAIDS ON NORTH-WEST (Sec this rage 1 High explosive bombs fell near a hospital and a cinema in a North- West town last night, and narrowly missed a home for infirm peoplo. Damage was done to property in many districts. Enemy planes were over the district a second time later this morning, and further bombs were dropped. There were numerous fires caused by incendiary bombs, but all were brought under control.

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Royal 7070, iHP R.A.F. wants volunteers for Flying duties The Royal Air Force invites immediate applications for training and service on flying duties in the rapidly expanding Air Force. Men will be entered as PILOTS (Age 18-30) AIR OBSERVERS (18-32) WIRELESS OPERATOR, AIR GUNNERS (18-32) Qualifications. Applicants must be fit, intelligent, and possess dash and initiative. Men who can volunteer, (a) Men aged 18 and 19 and men who have become 20 since July 27th, 1940.

(b) Men between 20 and 32 registered for any of the services but not yet posted can still volunteer for flying duties in the R.A.F. How to apply. Men in class (a) should apply to the R.A.F. Section Combined Recruiting Centre Rensha Hall, Renshaw LIVERPOOL Men in class (b) should notify the Employment Exchange at which they registered that they now wish to serve on Air Crew duties in the R.A.F. Free leaflet from any Crown Post Office or Air Ministry Information Bitreau, Kingstoay, London, W.C^.