London, Oct. 19. NCE again the Axis has won a "Boat Race,'
This time the "honour" of running away has fellen to Germany, whose from ships of the British Navy seamon have proved no more amenable to coming to grips with British "Jack Tars" than the Italians, As usual an Axis "victory" was claimed by Germany after an "engagement" with British warships, but quite a different complexion was placed on the Germar, High Command communique by a joint Admiralty and Air Ministry communique issued last night, According to the German report, a naval action took place near the Bristol Channel and, as usual, it was "wildly inaccurate," the British communique pointed out.
"On the morning of October 17 four German destroyers were sighted by aircraft of the Coastal Command, steaming westwards off Brest," the British communique reveals.
wan low visibility, British light forees proceeded at high speed to intercept and to endeavour to bring Invasion Dream Shattered the enemy into action, During the afternoon visibility cleared and, soon after midday, one British cruiser en-By R.AF. Defence gaged the enemy at extreme range.
position about 100 miles London, Oct. 19. south of Land's End, the enemy des-Herr Hitler chose September 16 as troyers retired precipitately when the date for his long-planned invasion engaged. Our forces gave chase but, of England, Unfortunately for the the failing light, the German German Fuhrer his plans, thanks to forces escaped into Brest. the all-round superiority of British "During their pursuit, enemy alr-pilots and. aeroplanes, went sadly craft twice attacked the British ships awry and, instead of strutting proud-but obtained no hits, and British through London with his troops, bombers attacked the enemy. A bomb he had the mortifeation of seeing a was seen to fall near the bow of an German als armada torn to pieces Jenemy destroyer, but results of the over England and his. invasion cen-attack could noi be ascertained in tres (and hopes) blasted by planes gathering darkness.
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