PAGE 4-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MILITARY AGREEMENT WITH POLAND SIGNED
LONDON, August 8 (Renter)-A Milltary Agreement deftning
of Poland would the principles on which armed forces
be organised for co-operation with British forces was signed in London yesterday.
It provides for the organisation units will operate together and and employment of Polish forces may be used in support of the under British Command. The Polish Army when necessary. Polish Government will be assist-
ed in its task by the British Gov- ernment which has
granted
POLISH ARMY
Units of the Polish land forces necessary credits to france the will form one operational forma-
Polish under maintenance of the Polisty forces. tion
Command.
The Polish Air Force will be re- These wil be organised from organised and will be treated on Polish troops in Britain and by the same footing as personnel of drafting volunteers from other the R.A.F. Polish Air Force units [countries.
will be employed in the same "These forces will be under Bri- circumstances as the R.A.F. buttish Command in its character as when circumstances permit Polish the Allied High Command.
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TONS OF EXPLOSIVES RAINED ON NAZI OIL PLANT
United States Military Manoeurves
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MAJOR TEST OF
AIR FORCE
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (Reuter)———- Upwards of 100,000 regular troops. National Guardsmen and organ-- ised reservists have begun the greatest peace-time manoeuvres In the United States,
The exercises are being carried out in the spirit of greatest ser loumess despite the fact that lack cr equipment will be felt
A big sham battle will be fought in which the ability of the Air "Force to defend and attack will
be the major test..
SEIZURE OF U.S. SHIP
AERIAL COMBAT OVER
FRENCH
•
COAST
LONDON, AUGUST 6 (REUTER) THE AIR MINISTRY AN- NOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT R. A., F. BOMBERS ATTACKED AN OIL PLANTAT STERKRADE, IN THE RUHR DISTRICT, CONSIDER." ABLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TARGET WHICH WAS LEFT IN FLAMES.
An attack' was also made on Kretekle Aerodrome where the hangar was hit and fires started among the aerodrome bülldings. All our aircraft returned safely.
An Air Ministry news service early in the morning. Near Grave- addy that from míðnight until lines he saw an armoured train the early hours of yesterday R. moving along the railway at Dun A. F. raiders were over Sterkrade kirk. He bombed it. Works,
A little later he was 20 barges in They dropped 14 tons of high a canal east of Gravelines and explosive and incendiary bombs dropped some
bombs re- and set alight the oil flowing gistering hits. from the shattered storage tanks. One pilot said that the fire was stili blazing as he flew home.
· BLENHEIMS... ATTACKED LONDON, August 8 (Reuter)
more
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BOMBER HIT .. A ttle later still, he found an enemy bomber and got several short bursts at it before the enemy machine got away in the The "Air Ministry news services clouds. states that three Blenheims of He then few low over Grave- the Coastal Command.. fly-lines parade ground and machine-
-
CONSULAR PROTEST tight formation above the gunned about 50
clouds, defeated four Messer schmitt 109 on Sunday.
The Blenheims were patrolling the French coast when the Mes serchmitts attacked them.
parade there.
Germans on
Still unsatisfied he next turned his attention on an aerodrome which he machine-gunned hit ting the hangars and headquar-
. UNAVAILING WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Reuter) -Reports from the Far East in dicate that the American Consular
The British dived steeply in❘ters. authorities have taken action "re-
During this little operation, garding the reported seizure by formation, firing the whole time.
and two Messerschmitta broke (shell from a pom pom gun struck the Japanese of the small United States ship Estelle of the Che-away and headed for the French his plane. Deciding to call it a
day, he 'returned home.
klang coast of China this week
end.
So far, however, the efforts have been without result.
coast, one apparently in flames.
CONCENTRATED FIRE
The Blenheims then brought the concentrated fre of their rear guns on one of the remain.
It is understood that the Estelle was forced by a storm to sheltering German planes and it is be near Wenchow over which the Ja panese are exercising à blockade.
Emblem Of Joan Of Arc
lieved that it was severely damag-
ed.
The Blenheimg all landed safely without damage or casualties.
307 NAZT LOSSES LONDON, August 6 (Reuter) -- It was learned in London that during a recent monthly period the R.AF. dropped-37,000 bomba
ADDITIONAL COLOUR on Germany and occupied coun-
OF FREE FRANCE LONDON, Aug. G (Repter) The Red Cross of Lorraine, which was the emblem carried by Joan of Arc, has been adopted by General De Gaulle as the emblem for his forces in addition to the French flag.
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NAZI INVASION POSSIBILITIES
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LONG - RANGE GUNS ON FRENCH COAST
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Renter)—The German Invasion possibility of a continues to be a subject of dis-" cussion,
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It is learned in authoritative 'circles' with regard to stories tries compared with only
emanating from the German Pro- 7,000 dropped by the Germans in
paganda Ministry regarding the raids on Britain during the same setting up of long-range gans, that period,
there seems to be no doubt that'
Since the night of June 18/19 such guns are being erected on the confirmed German losses of air-northern coast of France. craft totalled 307 compared with
It is recalled that the Nazis 172 R.A.F. losses,
trained their soldiers for the Nor-
It is believed in London that wegian invasion on the castern Vice Admiral Museller, who, Britain is running neck to neck part of the German Baltic coast commands the Free French Navy confirmed German losses of airline and the same plan may be and Air Force, has ordered warcraft production which recent-adopted for the assault on Bri ships under his command to
ly increased by leaps and bounds. tain fly the Tricolour at the stern and the Cross of Lorraine at the bows. French aircraft, in addition to French markings, will have a blue ring containing the Cross. of Lorraine in the centre
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PILOT'S JOYRIDE
LONDON, August 6 (Reuter)
H.A.F. READY
In any case, there is every rea-
A two-hour joyride flight by 骗 son to belleve that the Air Force British bomber pilot was describ will be able to give due, warning edin London yesterday. This
of any Inyasion. pilot apparently enjoyed himpelt One reason why this cross selected is that the Germans
are no end. making strong efforts to Ger-- manise Lorraine..
was
it is reported that it is the in-. tention of the Germans to use
He set off for his objective in towed gilders. This, as the Air Northern France after breakfast Force have proved for themselves,
STARTLING DISCLOSURE OF SABOTEUR ACTIVITY IN U.S.
———-——————
NAVAL VESSELS TAMPERED WITH
Canadians To
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Beater) Fly Bombers
-Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion, speaking yesterday, stated To Britain
that the Burean bad revealed sets
of sabotage against the United NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (Reuter)
States' national defence KERITID.
pra.
Saboteurs had put emery dust
in aeroplane engines and destruc, tive metal in the' motive power of naval vessels,
The organisation of an aviation
Is feasible, but it is thought that these glicers are much more likely
to be used for transporting sup-
plies for parachutists than for car-
ng tropa
CENSUS OF INTERNEES
LONDON, August 6 (Reuter) Internment camps in Britain yes-f terday went under the official control of the Home Office.. U to now they have been under the War Office.
CDA- Ana
The release of those known to
A special census is being unit in Montreal to dy bombing ducted of the internees to planes from Canada to Britain was out just who is who announced by Captain, Bennett
who is now en route from Canada be pro-British is being consider-
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SURVEY URGED Subversive agents, he declared,
They declared that they only want Canadian pilots owing to the American neutrality laws.
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The meeting is designed to pro mote closer co-operation in guard WASHINGTON, Aug, 6 (Reuter) ing against spies. aaboteurs and --President Roosevelt made a call fifth columnists.
Sir CP. Ramaswami Alyer De- wan, Prime Minister of Travan core, addressing the Travancore Legislative Assembly, referred to the Congress, demand for indépen- dence.
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