The Archive · 1940

Property Revaluation Postponed

In view of war conditions, they must postpone a general. revaluation of properties for assessment for income-tax, which otherwise should have been made this year. The Chan-

London, Apr. 23:

Further alr attacks on*German air bases in Norway and Denmark during last night ore announced by the -Air Ministry In a communique. 'The aerodromes at 'Kjeller and Fornebu, pear Oslo, the communique' declares, were bombed, and incendiary bombs were seen io"start a large fire' at Fornebu. Aalborg, wes also further attacked.

The German claim, that four Br! {ish aircraft were shot down: during Fast night operations, is described as "false." Only one British aircraft, stated, failed to return.

Wreckage of two. more "German planes, brought down during ' the week-end, has been located behind the French lines, reports Reuter's special correspondent. This. brings: the total of Nazi aircraft destroyed on the Weslern Front aver the weekend to ten 'The Air Ministry. has announced that a number of enemy eireraft appeared off the cast' and south-east Coast last night. They were appar-fently attempting to lay mines"to, the approaches of the Thames and Humber estuaries, Anti-aircraft batteries and opened fire at" several Aerial Acilvity on West Paris, Apr. 23., Artillery fro has been more. violent than usual In the last 24 hours In the led area of the Western Front, and air activity continues to increase. On Sunday. night French planes made numerous Teconnalssance flights. into the Interior of Germany, and were active-yesterday behind thie lines on observation and photography. On Sunday night too, the Germans made at least eight Mights over north-east ern France, Yesterday the Germans concentrated aerial exploration on the Belgian and Luxembourg frontiers. In this-activity there were a number of encounters. the results of which are not yet completely tabulated, though it is known that one Dornier was brought down, "East of the Moselle we repulsed by our fire the attack of an enemy. detachment, which' did not succeed approaching our outposts," said a communique issued "here last night referring to. the Western Front During the night Aprit 21-22, several deep reconnaissances were carried out by French aviation, it was added. During the morning: of April 24, in "an encounter, with 8 French patrol, a German: reconnaissance plane was shot down and fell into Belgium—Reuter.

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