Evening star., 1940-07-19
London
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which sank the famous commerce
raider of the German fleet, the
Emden, of the Cocos Islands in the
World War.
Text Of Communioue,
An Admiralty communique said:
THE commander in chief in the
Mediterranean reports that H. M. A.
A. S. Sydney Capt. J. A. Collins
r. A. NJ, accompanied by a small
destroyer force, became engaged
with two italian cruisers early this
morning to the northwestward of
Crete. In the ensuing action the
Italian 6-inch gun cruiser Bartolo-
meo Colleoni was sunk. The other
Italian cruiser withdrew with the
British forces in pursuit.
"A British destroyer rescued $50
survivors from the sunken cruiser" !"
The Sydney, manned by Austria
lians, also is a 6-inch gun cruiser,
but her speed is only 325 knots.
Since Italy entered the war, she
has lost at least IA submarines and
three destroyers by Britain's count.
Raiders Swarm on Destroyer.
British and German air fighters
engaged in a fierce catch-as-catch-
can battle over the Straits of Dover
when a cloud of raiders swarmed
down on a destroyer guarding the
Southeast English coast.
The warship, which was reported
unchanged, fought of the attack
with intense anti-aircraft fire and
brought down one of the planes.
British fighters chased the
bombers back to the French coast,
where they engaged in a sky battle
between Boulogne and Calais, in
which observers said they saw at
least four planes falling in flames
into the sea.
The attack was the most Spec
tacular of a series of bombing raids
this morning on Northeast and
Northwest England, Southwest Scot
land and on a trawler only II miles
on the southeast coast of Ireland as
the Germans renewed their steady
battering tactics against this island
fortress.
80 Bombs Dropped.
@eSixse enemy planes swooped low
out of the sun and dropped a saivo
OF 80 bombs near . southeast town
IN the face of terrific barrage and
> fierce chase by fighters. Com
siderable damage" was done, a fire
was started, andsone Of the bombers
was sunk in the sea.
Several areas in Southwest Scot
land were bombed. These attacks
followed a bombing of a city in
Southeast Scotland last night in
which a l6-family apartment house
was struck.
The Air Ministry reported this
morning that one of the bombers
participating in this attack was
shot down into the sea. Casualties
were reported very light" how
ever
Eight bombs were dropped in the
Scottish raid this morning and
workers sought a number of per-
sons believed buried in debris.
There were at least two casualties.
Enemy planes also we're reported
over Wales this afternoon.
The trawler City OF Aberdeen, at
tackled by bombs and machine guns
by single plane OF the old head
OF Kinsale, Ireland, sprang a leak
when bombs exploded nearby and
was beached. The crew was saved.
One German was shot down
when British planes intervened yes
terday in another attack by four
enemy aircraft on trawlers, the Air
Ministry said. -.
Tenement Hit by Bomb.
The German air raids today fol-
lowed night attacks in which the
heaviest damage was done in an
unnamed Southeastern Scottish
city. A 16-family tenement was
struck, but casualties were described
as very light" in view of a direct
hit by high explosive bomb.
Yesterdays raids took toll Of at
least six lives, while one bomber was
reported shot down.
CA British Broadcasting Corp.
announcement heard in New
York today by N. B. c. said raids
on England had cost the Ger
man air force an even 200-157
bombers and 43 pursuit planes,
against a loss of only % Royal
Air Force fighters.)
There were two developments yes
terday in the war at sea.
The Admiralty announced loss OF
the 1,370-ton destroyer Imogen after
collision in heavy fog, with II
sailors missing and feared dead and
one officer and 10 other sailors in
jured, one fatally.
The Ministry of Shipping an
nounced all French merchant ships
in British harbors were being
requisitioned "for the duration" and
that the ships would be returned
to France with payment for their
use "at the end of the war"
Look to British Offensive.
Meanwhile, British military men,
looking beyond these persistent raids
and the approaching battle for
Britain, are preparing for "the day"
when they say their troops will
launch a counter-of1ensive against
Germany.
The British Army insists 1t has
enough guns and munitions to de-
fend its island fortress, but military
men emphasized the necessity for
vast stores Of war materiels II
Britain is to be the sally port for
an offensive which will win the
war"
Looking beyond the battle for
Britain, imminence Of which Is
brought home each day by persistent
Nazi raids, the army foresees the
day" when its troops will launch 4
counter-stroke against Germany.
For this blow, British and neutral
military men declare, the army must
be supported not only by the out
put Of Britain's own factories and
arsenals but by every gun, bullet,