Durban, July 24 The "Natal speed planes "fund closed yesterday with @ total of approximately £201,000 subscribed. Except for about £3,000, every panay fof the total has been raised within a period of six week Tt is believed never before in the history of South Africa has so much money been voluntarily suibseribed for Durpore in #0. short a period.
The squadron of Spitfires which the money will purchase will be known as the Natal Squadron and be main tained as such by the Air Ministry for the ion of the wor—Rewer spray, 'A witness said the bombers dived almost 1 the decks ud swooped from 6,000 feet so steeply it seemed almost impossible for them to pull out in me, Nearly 100 vere in the aly st one was full of planes divine and climbing B12 Civilian Casualties Three hundred and France. the German force turned ix [is sult extention to Great civilians were. illed month of large-scale Gey over Great "Rit led by the Ministry of Heme which yesterday released Four hundred and vere seriously injured. The
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