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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 1940.
Experts Confident In Ability Of R.A.F. To Meet Any New
Any New Tactic Tactic Employed By The German Raiders
LONDON, SEPT. 17 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—REVIEWING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS.- AIR EXPERTS EXPRESS GROWING CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE TO DEFEAT ANY FRESH TACTIC #hich the German Air Force may, attempt just as effectively as the answer has been found to the Luftwaffe's daylight raids.
Meanwhile its night raids have proved to be incapable to do any real military damage and it is now considered_clear_that_the_Gernian Air Force has suffered from lack of men skilled in night flying.
Events have established that The enemy has falled to defeat when daylight raiders are sent the RA. F. in these daylight over in such force as might effect Important damage anything up to 50 per cent, of them are destroyed
raids despite frequent and clearly marked changes in the pattern of attack.
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Preparing for a raid. A. British ground crew bring out the bombs.
Ten British Caxton-Hall- Ships Sunk Shooting In A Week
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) -The Admiralty announces that mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week
Recalled
DEATH OF LORD LAMINGTON LONDON; Sept. 17 (Reuter)
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DOVER
MAKES CONDITIONS UNFAVOURABLE FOR GERMAN INVASION
PRIMATE ON TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
Fligh flying bombers, with layers of fighters steeped up. around them, were quite m auccessful. Mixed formations of
THE FUTURE OF bombers and Aghters, spreading fanwise on reaching the English CIVILISATION coast, were turned back with LONDON, Sept. 17 Reuter) "It heavy losses and the few which is perfectly clear that we are wit- actually got through were in in-nessing in our generation the most sufficient numbers in any one vast and terrific siggle between area to undertake any concen Christian and non-Christian forces trated bombing.
that has ever been seen declared NEXT CHANGE
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. The next change of tactics, was Cosmo Lang, speaking at a London the employment of large waves of Luncheon to celerate the In- bombers following one another inauguration of the Free Church quick succession. It was obviously Federal Council.
ATTEMPT
Keen Disappointment Among British Troops On Coast
LONDON, SEPT. 17 (REUTER)-PROSPECTS OF AN IMMINENT ATTEMPT BY THE GERMANS TO INVADE BRITAIN RECEDED DURING THE NIGHT.
THIS TIME IT WAS NOT THE R.AF. THAT UPSET THE GERMANS' PREPARA- TIONS IT WAS THE STORMY WEATHER IN THE STRAITS OF DOVER,
Many competent observers believed that the night of Sept. 16-when the moon was full and the tide favourable was the time chosen by the German leaders to launch the invasion thrust.
Yesterday, however, a long spell of the fire weather and the calm seas broke and rain, fog and gales took place.. A wild gale howled through the Straits of Dover whipping the water into white caps..
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Doors and windows rattled in the teeth of the fiercest wind since last winter. British Wireless reports that
hoped that later waves would "It is significantald, "that according to Agency messages, the take the defences unawares while the anti-Christianemiczces have frst autumn gale is blowing in engaged with the earlier wares. been able to vokratikkelves all the Straits of Dover today. Dur- This has proved disastrous as the power and strengufor scienceing the night a south-westerly
wind reached gale force. the week-end engagement, includ- and perfection of machinery to ing Bunday's colossal defeat, has which so much of art of ageing the beaches. Weather condi- Big seas are running and pound- has been subjected
tions are generally bad.
shown.
There is some speculation as to what new experiment in daylight raids will be attempt- ed but confidence is high that whatever form it may tako the R. A. F. will be ready to
As
"Civilisation for testature de- pends on the strength and witness of Christian faith
Nazi Plans
This break in the weather, producing conditions unTM favourable to the attempt at Invasion by the Germans, is -reported-to-have caused keen disappointment among British troops on the coast who are
to begin.
Strategic Failure
Of German
Offensive
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). Sunday's
for night bonding, to the so thrown into rely awaiting for the batile Commenting on Sun
far falled in its much advertised
alms of disorganising communica- tton, civilian and military, and of terrorising the civilian popula-" tion.
Confusion
81ST WARNING.
sounded at 9.04' alm.
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LONDON Sept. 17 (Reuter) NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Reu-The third "all clear today was Meanwhile, British fighter losses ter)-The contention that thei It was the 81st warning in- have been relatively small while recent R.A.F. attacks on Ger-volving central London since the half of the pilots shot down have man bases had thrown the war began. survived and are still in the fight. | Nazi plans into confusion, is The third daylight air raid
Authorities, it may be added, borne out by reports
of
in
warning was sounded in the London area at 1.56, p.m.
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MAIN ATTACK - The "all clear" war sounded in the London area at 7.48 a.m. to- day...
enemy air attacks on this country, THE TIMES Ands that the figures both in total and detail, give grounds for sober satisfaction."
"They reflect A strategie failure of the German pffen- sive. But satisfaction must be tinged with caution," con- tinues the paper. "Though the losses of the Germans in machines have been colossal. they certainly have not been. crippling.
ARMY V.C. FORMERLY IN COLONY
are "well satisfied with the rate of Americans returning from ended Sept. 8 were 16 British, the death has occurred nere of aircraft production and with the France, according to a special
-Captain Harold Marcus Ervine- Allied and neutral ships, of a Lord Lamington, 81-year-old Pre-progress of the Empire Training correspondent of the NEW
Andrews, of the East Lancashire total tonnage of 54,547 toris.sident of the East India Asiocia Scheme with its vast promise of a
Regt. and well known in Shanghal YORK HERALD - TRIBUNE,
and Hongkong, who won the Vic- Of these ten were British, re-tion and farmer Governor of Bom-steady flow of personnel reinforce.
ments.
who think it possible that|
"It would, however, be unwise to toria Cross. He climbed on to the presenting 28,200 tons, four Allied bay, who was wounded during the of 18,499 tons and two neutral; of shooting in Caxton Hall in London
of A feature or the Royal Air thousands
soldiers
top of a straw-roofed barn and, As pa previous nights, London j expect the German offensive, even 7,848 tons. British losses do not early this year, when Sr Michael Force's constant raids over enemy barges may have been killed of small groups of aircraft, states it may well be true the enemy will the enemy trying to reach Dunkirk was attacked by successive relays day by day, will peter out, though with rifle and Bren gun, fought Include the tonnage which may O'Dwyer was astassinated.
and enemy-occupied territory, has by the British bombs. have been sunk by air attacks on Charles Waliace Alexander been the "low rate
an Air Ministry and Ministry of use as his strength, as his organi- during the withdrawal. Mortar of loss, The
sation of the occupied aerodromes shells crashed through the roof, Sept. 7 full details of which are Napier Cochrane Baillie, G.C.M.G..
Home Security communique. British bomber strength has
and the condition of his not yet available.
com- but he held on and killed at least While the main attack was con G.CIE., DL, J.P.. B.A., F.R.GB scarcely been affected in conse-
centrated on London, many parts
munications will allow him to use, seventeen Germans, of the country were also raided.. EXTENT OF RAIDS
For his raiding squadróns do Effectiveness of these regular in-
The attacks on London ceased not return to lick their wounds at cursions into enemy territory is
for a period in the early hours of the bases untouched by the war. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Re- the morning but were continued not open to doubt. The extent of ter)-Administration officals are later on a smaller scale,
**His aerodromes, cil depots, the raids is most readily appre- reported to be considering a plan
communications and factories are clated when they are reviewed whereby Great Brita i might ob-parts of London and the surround-night and often by day also.”
Bombs were dropped in many bombed by the EAF. night after over the period of the week. tain at least 30 giant American ing suburbs.
Between Sept. 8 and 14, inclxbombers. capable of cruising 3,000 were caused, but they were speedi- A number of fres sive, raids on Germany and the miles occupied territories, Included.
ly put out or brought under con- trol,
was
In
The total tonnage. fell during 2nd Baron Lamington, was eduquence. the week to a little more than the cated at Eton and Christ Church, average for the previous 52 weeks, Oxford. and was Governor or which is 53,900 tons. British/ton- | Bombay from 1903 to 1907. nage lost
well below the 1885 he was Assistant Private Se- average for the same period which cretary to the Prime Minister was 30,100 tons.
Marquis of Salisbury. German claims, in regard " tö "The late Sir Michael O'Dwyer merchant shipping sunk during was Governor of the Punjab from that week, total 188,500 tona. 1913 to 1919;
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TIMELY AND GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS BY AMERICAN RED CROSS
LONDON, SEPT. 17 "(BRITISH WIRELESS)—THE HELP WHICH, 'THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS: GIVEN TO THE BRITISH RED "CROSS”SINCE THE WAR BEGAN is now being supplemented by timely and "renerous contributions In the relief of suffering caused to civilians by air' warfazE.
Since the beginning of the latest air campaign against London many thousands of pounds have been made available for the pur- chase of relief supplies.
Examples are money
given at short notice to the pur- purchase of 50,000 yards of chase of warm coats for men. material for woollen dressing | £14,000 has been given for the gowns, £5,000 for the purchase of purchase of 12 mobile canteen underwear for women and £1,000, units comprising '98 vehicles.
This relief is being distributed through women's voluntary ser- vices and other organisations to
AUSTRALIAN WAR refugees, evacuees and other vic-
CABINET'S ORDER tims of the recent air raids.
A grant of £5,000, representing MELBOURNE, Sept. 17 (Reuter) the fund raised by school children The War Cabinet has decided to in the United States, has been order 11 flying-boats from the made to help in the provision of United States at a cost of £1,000,- ten temporary refugee homes in 000.
the country of children, under This order forma the second five years, rendered homeless by flying-boat squadron.
the bombing raids.
42 attacks on rails systems in Germany. Belgium and occupted France;
Two raids on oll tanks;
GIANT U.S. BOMBERS
The new long-range bombers would presumably enable Britain's atriking force to reach the most distant Germah targets
Cont'd. Page 7, Col. 5.
Two attacks on aircraft works: CLARE ARRIVES AT GANDHI ON
Three ralda On
stores;
ammunition
Three on factories and a blast
furnace::
NEW YORK:
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-— The fying-boat Clare, which
Two on Brussel's power station was reported-mising, has rived
One on the Enukoln gas works at New York
in Berlin;
15 raids on German aerodromes: Three on aerodromes in Bel- gium;
Two on aerodromes in Holland; 44 raids on German and Ger man-occupied docks, including in Germany, Hamburg three, Baken- haen two, Altona, Bremen, three, Wilhemshaven three, Kiel, Emden, Hanshhafen and Wismar, and in' the occupied countries, Ostend six, Calais six. Boulognę inve, Flushing four, Dunkirk two, Antwerp two. Delfzijl 25;
Attacks on barge concentrations: Two ralds on the canal and river systems;
11 attacks on shipping; Three on gun emplacements at Cap Gris Nex: and
Three on AA batteries and searchlights..
On Other Pages
ming heats." PAGE 2-Soccer notes; Swim-.
PAGE 3-Radio Programmes;
Coming events.. PAGE 4—Japanese offensive in Bhansi; US. Conscription But signed; Spain to jom Axis? PAGE 5 Criminal Bessions:
Airport news. ・・・ FACE @ Leading article: Dis-
tress in Hongkong. PAGE 8-Rotary tiffin meeting: Round the Police Courts. PAGES 9 & 10 Finance, Com
merce and general.
LIBERTY
OF SPEECH
Capt. Ervine-Andrews, the first Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the present war, is well remembered by many Hongkong residents during the three years he was stationed in the Colony as a Lieutenant in the East Lancashire Regiment,
IF THE GERMANS TRY THEY WILL BE DECISIVELY DEFEATED
LONDON, SEPT. 17, (BRITISH WIEELESS)-IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LONDON CORRESPONDENT OF THE NEW YORK SUN, MR. WALLACE PHILLIPS Director-General of the American Ame bulance, in Britain, said that for the past six weeks at least the general morale of this country has reached a plane higher than it has ever been before, "
SIMLA, Sept. 17 (Reuter) Mr. Gandhi said that there "As regards military prepara- There is no shortage of, food was no need for freedom of ions for the threatened invaalon and no one is suffering unduly speech about India's part-1 have yet to find anyone here, Here in London it is sometimes these are most comprehensive and from "lack of any commodity. cipation in, the war and de-military or civilian, who is not difficult, to belleve a war is actual clared that he would insist absolutely confident that if the ly taking place and people are be on this when he next saw the Germans try they will be decisive- ing killed in the centre of the Viceroy:
ly defeated.
"city.""
BUSINESS AS USUAL
There could be no Swaraj (home "The entire country is absolute- rules, he said, without liberty of Ly consolidated and everyone Is speech.
working wholeheartedly to the Of the 200 members in the best of his ability. Air raids and House, only seven voted against the threat of invasion do not the resolution yesterday, ratifying frighten these people. It only the Congress Working Committee's steels their heart to great deter-ping thoroughfares of the word resolution to withdraw the condi- mination and effort, tional offer of the All-India" Conditions throughout the National Congress to co-operate.
with Britain in the prosecution of the wary
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country, except in the constal areas which have been partial- ly evacuated, are perfectly -normal.
In the West End of London, which was damaged on Monday night, there was only one motto business as usual, says Reuter, --
In one of the most famous shop”
Bond Street and even in the stricken stretches of shops whose wares attract the world's best custom the premises, without a vestige of glass in tront, are still oper