PAGE 4-HONGKONG_DAILY PRESS PILOT RAMS RAIDER IN SUNDAY'S AIR ATTACKS
Nazis Lose 568 Planes In Week Official Figure
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LONDON, Aug, 20 (Reuter) — An Alr Ministry and Ministry of Home Security' communique states;, "Reports have now been received of the destruction of three more enemy bombers on Sunday, bringing the total up to 144. Two of these were shot down by Blenheim aircraft of the Coastal Command.
The third was destroyed by a sergeant pilot of an unarmed Anson aircraft of the Training Command. Whether he intention ally rammed the raider will never be known. The two aircraft collld-. ed and fell to the ground interlocked.
ADMIRALTY CASUALTY LIST
33 Officers Killed In "Glorious" Sinking
GENERAL
NAZI AIR BLITZ WILL BE
INTENSIFIED
ILL-TREATMENT
EXPERT COMMENT OF PARACHUTE ON RECENT RAIDS
well-informed observers emphas
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)--
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Rèutar)—The Led yesterday Britain's most out-
casualties in the aircraft carrier standing challenge th Naat air
troyed
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TROOPS
Reprisals Threat In 'Note To Britain
öf German
Glorious, lost off Norway in June hopes with the following com totalled 1,204, it was revented in ments, writes Reuter's air war the casualty list issued by the Ad-correspondent,
"LONDON. Augast 20 (Reuter- miralty..
Firstly, almost 25 per cent of Germany, through the Swiss Goy Captain G. Doyly Hughes, D.8,0., the German raiders on Sunday Jernment is said to have sent a DS.C.. in command, was among were brought down.
note to the British Government the 33 officers killed, and also Secondly, for the first time describing the uniform and dla- "Yesterday's enemy activities In one case a fonnation of 70 Lieut-Commander C. H. Wells, son whole enemy squadrons were des tingulahing marks over this country have been on Nazi bombers with a fighter escort of Sir Richard Wells, M.P..
parachute troopa In addition 43 officers are post- minor scale. Only intermittent approached the Thames Estuary
led as missing. Of the ratings, 71 attacks have been attempted by but turned back when, a terrific
were killed, one died of wounds aircraft operating in small num-barrage shot up ahead of them.
and 889 missing: bers,
One of the first to congratulate "Damage by bombs was done to the "ack- ack" boys was а Hur houses In a town in Essex and ricane pilot, who had been to a village in Norfolk. A dock chasing
а Dornier. When "In South Wales was attacked but German was finally brought. down,
damage was confined "to "an 011
the plane was found to be plas tank which was set on fire.
tered with Lewis gun bullets." "Several R.A.F, aerodromes were also attacked. There were number of casualties.
"Reports an far confirm two enemy bombers were down by our fighters."
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·RAF. casualties were 5 killed and 36 missing.
The Naa canteen staff and the Maltese ratings also figured in the
list.
TWO MORE DOWN
"LONDON," "August" "20"(Reuter}" =——— that The Air Ministry has issued the shot following communique:
"LONDON," "AURIst 20 (Reuter) = Nazi raiders on Sunday met with a curtain of fire put up by anti aircraft batteries from Essex Hampshire..
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more
"Reports received up to 7 p.za. G.M.T. show that two enemy bombers, making four In all, have hitherto been destroyed by R.A.F. Aghters.
"Engagements were in all cases with single enemy aircraft."
LONE- RAIDER LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)
DEADLY A.A. FIRE
After referring to previous in Thirdly, the shell barrage de stances in which it was alleged renca
by A.A. gunners proved that German parachute troops deadly...
were used, the pote states that Fourthis, the enemy. however, if they receive any treatment not were thrown by daylight against in conformity with International the best defended port in world-London.
the Law, the reply will be serious re
prisals against members of the Fifthly. British fighters are British Air Force.” forging an answer to the ques- Earlier a German bomber. wastian. "How do the Nazis plan an brought down in the south-west.. Invasion or blockade?”
Sixthly. Blockade cannot be sus- LONDON. August 20 (Reuter)—¡talhed at the present rate of dier- It is afficially stated that durlag man losses which total nearly the past seven days' air fighting, 1,000 since June 18. 513 Nazi raiders have been down.
Of these, 37, or 73 per cent, or the total, were bombers or fighter bombers.
"OFFICIAL," "FIGURES
BLOG
Seventhly, the English Channel. thanks to the RAF -Navy-and-
Mercantile Marine, remains the English Channel.
INVASION FOSTPONED? Eighthis...it does not follow that
UNRELIABILITY A south-east coast town was visit-England) refers to Nazi planes army attack.
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OF -NAZI NEWS SERVICE machine-gunned the rooftops and
It is stated in authoritative circles that the British Govern- ment have not yet received this note,
CANNOT STAND INVESTIGATION? WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuter Mr. Summer Welles, the Acting. Secretary of State, announced that Germany had advised the United States that Dr. Friedrich Reld.
It is learned that the figure of 513 given as the number of the Nazis will try an Invaston one" of her consuls in New York, Nazis planes shot down in the now, with the Luftwaffe acting its was being transferred from last seven days air fighting over well-known rote as leader of the America as the result of the State Department's Lavestigations into ed yesterday afternoon by a oli-shot down by fighters.
Ninthly, the bombing of Bri- his activities tary raider,
The total German losses in the tish airfields and aircraft produc- It is understood that Reid will This raider dropped four bombs, seven days was 568,
tion centres will probably be in- be appointed Consul General in CIVILIANS KILLED
tensified. There may be a new Kobe. hastened out to sea.
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)ware of wanton destruction and Three civilians were killed and terrorism, several seriously injured when an Meanwhile, the RAF is éx- enomy plane dropped a bomb on pected to increase the weight of the east end of London. ·"
its offensive as well as defensive R.A.F. fighters attacked the action against Germany and Ger- enemy which is believed to have man-occupied- territories more. been shot down, '
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)— Two houses were wrecked and The unrellability of the German there were a few casualties, only "news service has again been con- two of which were serious,
vincingly demonstrated by neutral Another solitary Germán "bomb- observers, The German wireless er after circling A south-east claimed on August 10 that the inland town dropped two bomba. German planes in unprecedented Both fell in fields. number have been for many hours over London. In the opinion of foreigners living in London It" was the greatest
air offensive the
world has ever witnessed."
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SECESSION OF FRENCH OCCASIONED
Yet an American commentator BRITISH SOMALILAND - EVACUATION
broadcasting from London safa
**American correspondents In Fleet Street' neither saw nor heard
any German planes.”
PORT CLOSED!
EXPANSION OF INDIAN ARMY
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)- The rapid expansion of the Indian Army has necessitated an addi- tional twenty to thirty thousand military vehicles,
Two American motor companies. Ford and General Motors, posses- sing extensive body-building plants In India, are actively assisting the output and have considerably extended their plants to deal with
Bravery, Skill Recognised CABLE NEWS the urgent orders.
Axall, the Germans said they In War Office Communique
had closed one of Britain's biggest ports.
IN BRIEF LONDON, August 20. (Heuter)
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter) - A War Office coramunique. Mr. Winston Churchill will make The American commentator annoancing the evacuation of Somaliland states: "The original a statement at the end of ques- who went to investigate said on depositions in Somaliland were based on a scheme of close-Anglo-ion time in the House of Com- August 18 a thorough and unre French co-operation under which the French forces in Djibouti were
mens today. stricted Inspection of the vast to hold the right flank-pivot of the whole position.
The statement is expected to be ducks showed that ships from all parts of the world were unloading
"With the sudden secession of the French Government from cargoes of all kinds-wheat from participation in further hostilities a new and grave situation was Canada, oll from the United States, created. More than half the available Allied force had been neu meats from Australia and miner-tralised and it became immediately necessary to decide upon more als from South America."
effective measures for dealing with the emergency.
Various alternatives were open tion to our own." the communi- to us. We could reinforce British que concludes.
Morgenthau Leaves. Somaliland in sufficient strength
New York
GUNS EMBARKED
in the nature of a general review and will cover all theatres" of war. It will be publicly. debated after wards.
Gibraltar LONDON, August 20(Reuters
that
to ensure its safety but that would have involved employing It is officially announced NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter) important reserves and thereby Somaliland was evacuated, suc- Mr. Henry Morgenthau, U.S. Se weakening the reserves in other cessfully. All guns were embark- eretary of Treasury, left Beacon, theatres of war more important ed and bulk stores evacuated, the NY.. yesterday for an undisclosed to our immediate war effort than remainder being destroyed. destination in Canada.
It is understood Mr. Morgenthau will be away for about a fort
Somaliland.
TIME FACOR The time factor was also an
night. His departure has aroused important consideration and this
speculation that the visit be" connected with the States Canada defence plans.
may plan was therefore reluctantly
United
abandoned.
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"Another alternative was mediate and unresisting evacuu
topter meant abandoning
Enemy losses were particularly heavy..
THE BALKAN PARLEYS
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GIBRALTAR, Aug. 20 (Reuter) -General- Grande; the new · Goy- ernor of Algeciras, is to pay BT official visit to: the governor of on Wednesday, and will arrive in a Spanish warship.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)' -The Senate Appropriations Com- mittes have approved the Appro priations Bill, providing funds for a two-ocean navy and equipping an army of 1.200,000 men.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuter) -The Senate yesterday unani mously approved legislation per mitting United States ships to bring children from the war zone.
The Bill is now being sent
to
FOR THE 1 MAN British territory without aghtlus RUMANIA TO CEDE the House of Representatives for
CILISTRIA?
enemy in men and material which BUCHAREST, Aug. 20 (Reuter
and thereby losing an opportuni-
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It will be diffult for him to re-Rumanian and Bulgarian dele-. "LONDON, August· 20 · (Renter) place.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (Reuter)
"A third course was to remain negotiations which are expected children from Britain entered an with our small force, using it to to lead to an agreement ceding eastern Canadian port late yes inflict maximum losses on the Southern Dobruja' to Bulgaria,terday... enemy until withdrawal becomes The agreement involved, it is Inevitable. This course was chosen believed, the cession to Bulgaria and the evacuation of Somali of the area of Cilistria which is A German Embassy spokesman land has now been successfully in strategic position on the here, said yesterday, that although completed.
Danube.
the American Legion, which is Technical details have to be garrying American citizens from of population and the question, of United States, would not be at worked out, including the exchange the Baltic countries back to the
tacked by German air or naval forces, the refugee transport was probably in an
area of "grave
** TROOPS PRAISED -
"Our force has been withdrawn All guns, except two lost in the earlier stage of the action, have compensation..
been embarked. A great part of
HUNGARIAN DEMAND
the material stores and equip "BUCHAREST, Aug, 20 (Reuter) danger." ment have also been evacuatedIt is understood that Rumanla
He added: "We are concerned
and the remainder destroyed. Our has proposed the cession of four about the danger of mines which wounded were safely brought departments in Transylvania in we no longer can control."
away,
reply to the Hungarian demand "British, Khodesian, India for 13 departments. Africa and Somali troops, work-
ing in; closest co-operation. with
DELEGATE RETURNS.
LONDON, August 20 (Reuter)—–—–—–
A Afth Newfoundland artillery
the Navy and the RAF carried· BUDAPEST, Aug. 20 (Reuter-contingent has arrived at a British
out their roles with conspicuous M. Hory, head of the Hungarian port skill and bravery against greatly delegation in the negotiations | superior strength.
with Rumania, is reported to proposals is considered to be en- Enemy losses, particulary have returned from Turnu-Severin tirely mentisfactory, among Blackshirt Units, have to Budapest last night
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