An eye-witness on the southeast coast could see British ships bombarding Calais "for all they were worth" as the German batteries pounded the British coast. The British warships were attempting to locate the German batteries, he said.
One eye witness remarked, "It seems that our bombing planes have been successful, for the German guns on the other side are now silenced."
They reopened fire, however, after a half hour of silence and sent over five shells in half as many minutes.
The Channel coast shook with tertific explosions as the shells whistled across the water and burst in England. Flashes could be seen stabbing across the Channel and shells could be heard tearing through the sky.
Nazis Attack Convoy t Invasion Lauded Earlier yesterday, German long range guns on the French coast shelled a convoy of 18 vessels on the Channel for 80 minutes. I saw the Air Victories at Home and in Middle East to Have Renewed Confidence Jess miles of desert, they will be bombarded by our Navy and air arm all the way. To the forces General Sir Archibald Wavell.(Commander-in-Chief in the Middle East) has already in the field, Egypt will add am army equipped with the most modern weapons and considerable sir strength. Egypt is warning peoples.of the East that Italy threatens the whole Moslem world. Such is the spirit which Mussolini has roused convoy enter the Straits of Dover and proceed eastward. It included some war vessels as escorts.
British fighters flew over the convoy and others patrolled between the ships and the French coast. Later, four huge spouts of water were thrown up some distance away from the ships on the French side. Then terrific explosions followed which shook coastal towns.
A few minutes later I saw a flash from the French cliffs, followed by three others. Then, after a short interval, four splashes appeared in the water around the ships. This continued about 40 minutes, but the ships still pushed on without altering their speed. Small motor boats moving at a terrific speed, together with British destroyers, made a smoke screen completely obscuring the ships. Some shells fell about 20 miles from the French coast.
Bombers Join in Battle by the work of the Air Force and Navy in the Mediterranean, has decided definitely to defend the country by all arms against an invasion. The welcomes this potent addi-
Soon dive bombers streaked from the French shore and began attacking the convoys with heavy calibre bombs which sent up spouts of water (Continued on page 2, col. 3
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