Telegram from London dated October 8th.
1. Naval
British submarine reports that in the night of October 1st she
attacked a northbound convoy of six %merchant vessels off the
Dutch coast. Results were not observed but a loud explosion followed
the firing of the last torpedo.
A British destroyer was mined off Dover on the evening of October
7th and was taken in tow by another destroyer.
His Majesty's Canadian destroyer "St. Laurent" was
in collision early this morning but is returning to harbor under
her own steam.
2. Royal Air Force.
During the daylight of October 7th two medium bombers attacked
small craft at the mouth of the Scheldt and 6 Blenheims from
the Coastal Command attacked shipping in Le Harve where a large
fire was started. All of these aircraft returned.
During the night of October 7th-8th 165 bombers were detailed
for operations as follows: invasion ports 49; targets in Berlin
area 44; shipping in Germany 25; marshalling yards 19; gun emplacements
16; and mine laying 12. All machines except 1 Wellington returned.
Results not yet available.
3. German Air Force.
During the daylight of October 7th enemy made/