British fighters saved three cargo ships from damage by a air raider in the North ayestenday, according' to an Air cómimunique. After a running Genf, the raider is said to have been last seen with smoke pouring from one wing, and his port engine dis-ie three pilots, all sergeants, were on [patrol off the Norfolk coast in Spitfire fighters, when they Heinkel bomber circling 50 above the ships. As soon as the spotted the fighters, he is to have hurriedly dropped a of bombs, missing the ships, fled eastward.
Spitfire, diving thousands of the Heinkel for 40 miles the war.
At the same time, the South African Mining Company has sent documents for obtaining the release of 1500 tons of chrome ore carried by the steamer.
Thirty-five passengers who had been aboard the Windhuk since the outbreak of war, have been disembarked and taken to Sao Paulo.
The Windhuk is trying to reach Germany.—Reuter.
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