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BRITISH BOMBERS RAIN FIFTEEN TONS OF
HIGH EXPLOSIVES AND OVER
AND OVER SEVEN HUNDRED INCENDIARY BOMBS ON BERLIN
Picture taken on Saturday night when Mr. D. G. E. Middelburg. Consul-General for the Netherlands gave a small reception at the Peak to mark the 60th birthday of Queen Wilhelmina
of the Netherlands.-(King's Studio).
Church services- in London, Page 4, Col. 4; Hongkong reception, Page 5.
OLD CHURCH "We Are Today Like A
DESTROYED
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuter)-The third daylight air raid warning was sounded at lunchtime and lasted 45 minutes.
..:
One of the oldest Churches tr the country was practically des- troyed when incendiary bombs were dropped on a village near a south-west town last night,
A bomb apparently penetrated the roof and set the organ alight and very soon the entire fabric was blazing fiercely.
Only four walls and the tower remained when the outbreak was subdued by fire engines.
WAVES OF PLANES CROSS KENT COAST LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuter) An Air Ministry communique says: "Large numbers of enemy aircraft made a further attack on south cast England yesterday evening, crossing the Kent coast in succes- sive waves at short intervals and somas reached the London area.
"Our anti-aircraft guns fighters engaged them but no re- ports of damage or casualties are yet available.
and
Family
Declares Princess
Juliana In Broadcast
LONDON, Sept. 1. (Reuter)-Moving references to the over-run- ning of Holland were made by Princess Juliana yesterday evening when she made a broadcast from Canada in connexion with Queen Wilhelmina's birthday,
"
of
the
"Just because the joy with the right and liberty which we used to celebrate this Netherlands could only be con- day in better times has been taken tinued on foreign soll she took her from us by the German tyrant," decision without a moment's hesi- she said, "we are all the more tation." conscious of the solidarity out of which our happiness sprang.
**We are today
MOTHER'S WISH Princess Juliana intimated that like a family it was her mother's express wish more than ever one and indivi- that she and her children should
Blaze From Oil Dumps Seen
For Forty-Five Miles
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-A bulletin issued by the Air Ministry news service on the Berlin raid says: “Our bombers made direct hits on important military targets which included petrol installations, aircraft factories and aerodromes.
"Fifteen tons of high explosive bombs were dropped by one section of raiders and over 750 incendiary bombs.
"THE RAID BEGAN BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND THE LAST AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE THE TARGET UNTIL 2.30 A.M.
Huge Fires Raging In Berlin
NEW, YORK, SE According to an early
report "received
Bre raging in
B. A, F Tald
Tereport
The electrical works and the adjoining railway junc- tion sustained damage. Explosions were still continuing at the works ten minutes after the raid was over.
"The attack on oil stocks
outskirts of Berlin
ablaze, which could HEAVY RAIDS ON
Seen A5 miles away. Direct observed on three aerodromes in Berlin area.
“Another section of the raiding
bed: "a" varehouse
B's the dockside at Bamburg, regist
BOULOGNE
LONDON, Sept. 1. (Heller), Air Ministry communique hat yesterday evening”
the Floet
Boulogne.
and railsidings
in
night life is being disrupted and ing direct hits and causing dve mand, carried out bombing attacks business curtalled as the result of large fires; while at Bremen the on the desire of the populace to get aircraft bombed the goods yards home before each British attack where fires continued to spread for Meanwhile, it is reported from some time after the last bomb London, that upwards of 1,000 planes had fallen." again attacked England, bombing| various sections of London; while furious dogfights raged
Nazi raiders were said to have machine gunned the streets of London and the suburbs,
TOWN HALL ROOF HIT
DAMAGE EXTENT
SEPTEMBER
2, 1939
War Office proclaims; general mobilisation.
King George called at No. 10 Downing Street.
Air travel suspended.
Poland Invokes help from Allies.
Warsaw on fire.
Canada
war.
preparing for
State of emergency pro- claimed in New Zealand.
**
Goering named successor If anything should happen to Hitler
Warning to Germany by
30 HOUS
DAMAGED
MACHINE-GUN FIRE strong forces of R. A. F. bombers
Last night as already announced ON SHOPPERS
LONDON, Sept. 1(Reuter) attacked selected military objectives About 30 houses were damaged on in. the Berlin area. Fires and the outskirts of the London area, explosions resulted and it was during a raid last night, some estimated that considerable damage being completely demolished and was done.
a row of shops extensively dam- aged.
SHIPPING ATTACKED
NEAR WILBÈLMSTRASSE
Other sections of our raiding In another district on the out- For the first time in history, the
forces attacked of supply depots skirts of the London area, shoppers at Gelsenkirchen, Magdeburg and were machine-gunned during” the Royal Air Force rained bombs on
IS SLIGHT
Cherbourg, shipping at Emden, Fald, Waves of enemy bombers the centre of Berlin yesterday. smashing buildings, starting fres
LONDON, Sept. 1(Reuter) The goodsyards at Hamm, Soest, gun were over a north-west coast dis
early this morning and and hitting the big Siemenschricket Air Ministry states that last night emplacements at Cape Grianez and trict
activity was spread for over a period of several hours.
enemy aircraft operating singly or several enemy aerodromes in Ger Electrical factory.
British bombs came near to the in small formations, made a series many and Holland.
of attacks - which were mainly Two of our aircraft.are missing Wilberstrasse and Herr Hitler's
on our coast. directed against industrial districts and three made forced landings big building which burned for
sible. From that consciousness we proceed to Canada. "
Us; draw our strength. No one has given better example of cour- |
At a meeting in Queen's "Hall, age and unbreakable will power London, Prince. Bernhard also than Queen Wilhelmina. When it spoke of his parting and declared Chancellory. One landed squarely that loyalty in adversity was the in the courtyard of the head- became clear that the struggle for
finest birthday present which quarters of the fire brigade. could have been presented to the Queen.
THE DUNVEGAN CASTLE SUNK
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-The
announces "Excluding the losses in there Admiralty
that the attacks 46 enemy aircraft were merchant cruiser Dunvegan Castle shot down by our fighters yes. (Capt. Hardli)" was torpedoed and terday. Twenty-one of our fight subsequently was sunk
ers were lost but the pilots of 16 Two hundred and afty survivors have landed from British warships.
"are inte”
TACTICS OF GERMANS INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO
MILITARY WRITERS
WASHINGTON, Bept. 1 (Renter)—The BOSTON HERALD in an editorial, One Year's War, says that tactles of the Germans are in- comprehensible to military writers and the temporary abandonment. of mass attacks for night attacks by unescorted planes, seems to point to the lack of a grand plan.
It is evident that the English are withstanding these attacks
NEW FRENCH and with less the danger than
CONSUL
FOR S'HAI
when France, fell.
Britain's land and air forces are stronger and she is carrying on n vigorous air offensive,
The... CINCINNATI ENQUIRER,
The Dutch Minister, who
also spoke at Queen's Hall,
paid a tribute to the "golden
· deeds" - of: the", Netherlands
LATEST RA.F. CASUALTY LIST
in North-West: England..
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The roof of a town halk of á north-western town, was damaged by high explosive bomba and other buildings were hit.
Elsewhere in the north-west and north-east, bombs were drop- ped, causing fires and demohshing
Yesterday evening, raiders hit a
some time-Large numbers of in-- Candiaries were dropped in various parts of the area but the ares were "quickly brought under control,
RAID WARNING
FORENOON
London area had an air raid LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-The
Royal Navy and the Air Force 1 LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-(The some houses and other bulidings. flying high above it, used it as a warning this forenoon which last-
which, he said, constituted the
RADIO TALKS OVER BERLIN LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-A lot of one RAF. bomber, who was over Berlin last night, picked out the Water Den Linden, and latest RAF. Casualty List totals The extent of the damage was re- pointer to reack his target, states best guarantee for the triumph 338, including 147 killed of which latively slight and the number of the Air Ministry news.service. of the Dutch cause.
42 were previously reported miss-casualties amall
Two crews conversed by radio) Later reports show that during telephone over Berlin for several He also referred to the Dutch g, 100 missing, ter died of
wounds. · 47 · wounded and yesterday's battles. 95 chemy air-minutes. This conversation was Legion and to what was being ac-14 prisoners of war, all of which craft were destroyed of which 70 carried out under an intense complished by the Dutch Mercan tile Marine which was so largely were previously reported missing were destroyed by British fighters anti-aircraft barrage.
and 15 by A'X' fire: or wounded,
Some of the bombers were un- contributing to the success of the
Thirty-seven British aircraft able to locate their objectives be- Dutch cause and that of the Al-
were lost but the pilots of 25 of cause of a patchy cloud covering lies?
Cont'd Page 7, Col 1
...
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reiter)--An air raid which began shortly after midnight lasted nearly four hours. Lone planes itted around Lon- don areas, similarly as in previous nights: Searchlights and anti-air-
·craft guns were active" but there were some luils,
PROMINENT CHINESE KIDNAPPED
SHANGHAI, Sept. 1 (Reuter):
SHANGHAI Sept 1 (Reuter)- describing the part played by My Pauge, the French Consul- America, inadvertising the dan General, will shortly leave Shang, gerous position after the fall of hat for another post elsewhere. France, says that the mass mill-A prominent Chinese, Dr. Zung He has been in Shanghai for tary equipment moved across the Tsong-tong, was kidnapped from over three years,
Atlantic, in 15 ships loaded with his Home in the main street of the The date of departure and 100,000 tons of weapons, was a International Settlement by three destination were not announced. stupendous feat and a remarkable gumen who entered a room and
He will be succeeded by M de Job for Britain to get them into forced him into a car. "Margerie, former First Secretary the hands of trained men within The motive is believed to be cot the French Embassy in Londen, a few hours. E
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PAGE Z-Lawn bowls: Local football starte Week-end
baseball, PAGE-Radio programmés;. Coming events: Crossword puzzle. PAGE 4 Enemy bombers smashed in fierce battle; Spy scare in Japan; Baboteurs in Belgium PAGE 5 Hongkong Hollan
ders observe birthday of Queen Wilhelmina;.: Police Courts: Death of Mrs. Maud Woods
PAGE 6-Leading article: Ru
mania's Fate...
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BIG GUN MACAO:
ed 32 minutes.
No bombs were dropped.
large formation of Nazi bom- bera with fighter escorts "came rifle barrage of AA fire broke up over the Thames Estuary. A ter-
the formation which was attacked by fighters.
some bombers appeared to have There was some damage and
got through
DUEL REPORTED OFF LAPPA UNDERGOES
TOTAL BLACK-OUT
THE PEACE AND QUIETUDE OF MACAO WERE RUDELY DISTURBED about five o'clock on Friday even- ing when the sound of big guns was heard and shells be- gan to drop on both sides close to Portuguese waters.
A
Confidence Vote For Smuts
This information was obtained, the Daily Press on Saturday, aud- by the Hongkong Dally Press trom denly shelled the Chinese poal- passengers arriving here from tions on Lappa Islands.
CAPE TOWN, Bept. 1 (Reuter) Macao, many of whom reported
General 10, Smuts Premier of The sound of gunfire increased definite signs of a big gun duel and was at its highest about 7.30 th Africa-received a vote of between Japanese naval units off pin after which Lappa underwent confidence in the House Chingahan and Chinese shore a total black-out and remained so
sembly, when it rejected by 83 to batteries at Lappa
throughout the night. 65 votes, General Hertzog a pro- Although efforts to obtain official Flashes from the Chinese guns Dosal to conclude peace with fer- confirmation or dental have proved were reported to have been seen many and Italy, imavalling it is believed that from the Macao side of the toner General Smuts maid Japanese naval ships, the move harbour and shells were observed sha ments of which were reported in falling into the sea
rained
that