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GENERAL·
BRITAIN SUFFERED 10,000 CASUALTIES IN FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER AIR BLITZKRIEG: HUGE LONDON TOLL Of Britain's
War Reviewed In Lords And Commons: Premier Warns Of Invasion: Vigilance Urged
the LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) There were changes in Chamber when the House of Commons met yesterday afternoon Most of to hear Mr. Winston Churchill on the war situation. the valuable stained glass on both sides had been removed and plain glass substituted.
As the House assembled, Mr. Churchill's "walling banshees"
more heralded the approach of German ralders, but an even insistent note was made by strong patrols of British fighters. the House overheads as these scurried through the skies while of Commons proceeded with the time-honoured" questions and answers.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the former Prime Minister, enter- ed just before question time for the first time since his iness and he was loudly sheered by members in all parts of the
FLEET STREET
UNDAMAGED
PAPERS OUT ON SCHEDULE
Efficiency
Defences
RELIEF OF WAR
VICTIMS
£1,000,000 From
US. Red Cross...
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-The United States Red Cross has sent LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) supplies and cash to the total value Evidence of the growing efficiency of about £1,000,000 for the relief of Britain's night defences is of civilian war vleting in Britain. shown by the fact that all the four
Since the beginning of the heavy enemy bombers which an Alr Min-| Istry communique revealed yester raids on London, the American Red day were brought down on Monday Cross has provided £5,000 for £1,000 for LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter-It night were shof down by anti-clothes for women, is typical of the propaganda put aircraft fire, says Renter's air cor- warm coats for men, £18,000 for
boots and shoes, large quantities] out daily by the enemy that the respondent. Italian Government wireless re- It is understood that none fell of material and other warm elo peats that Reuter's new building in the London "aren but along thes in Feet Street has been bombed "lanes" followed by the enemy te Most of this has been distributed and asserts that Fleet Street itself the capital
among people who have lost their has been reduced to ruins.
It is disclosed that on Tuesday homes or suffered heavily in the This report is, of course, fan-two other enemy bombers were Nazi raids on the East End of Lon- tasti, Reuter's is entirely untouch victims of RAF night #ghter don. ed and the same is true of the patrols. whole of Fleet Street.
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These six are believed to be a Only the Evening Standard and record "bag" for the defences In Dally Herald offices have been hit which, wherever conditions are
and the damage is so slight that favourable, anti-aircraft guns, bar- HURRICANE IN
work was totally uninterrupted rage balloons and fighters will be
HOUSE Further cheers were raised by in the first half of September and no edition falled to appear on used more and more effectively Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of over
elvilians, including the streets at the scheduled time. together, the Admiralty, when he announc-many women and children, had
2.000
Moreover, neither of these build- killed and about 8,000 ings is in Fleet Street.
ed that His Majesty had approved been that the name of the leader of wounded by air-bombardment. the first flotilla of American des- Four-fitths of these "figures ap-
After giving the casualty figures troyers transferred to this, coun- plled to the London area, added mentioned by Lord Caldecote in try should be Churchut
Lord Caldecote.
the House of Lords. Mr.- Churchil! proceeded:
Mr. Churchill blushed as this
PREMIER'S SPEECH announcement was made and one¦ LONDON. Sept. 18 (Reuter)-- "Many hospitals, churches and member called out to the Prime When he rose
address tho public to
monuments have been Minister, "Hold your head up" House of commons, the Prime damaged. Injury to our warz Mr. Alexander intimated that Minister did not keep the House making capacity has been sur- the names of the
rest of the waiting with a preamble. Almost prisingly small. We are only be. flotta would be towns and villages immediately he announced the ginning to get an Increased flow In the United States and United advance of the Italian Army in of production from the great
Libya and the expectations of an programmes started after attempted German Invasion.
Kingdom
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Renter) ---Pxlor to attending Parlia- ment Mr. Vinston Churchill lunched with His Majesty at Buckingham Palace and had
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long audience with the King.
The Prime Minister intimated that he did not feel it necessary to make an extensive statement as practically all facts not of a secret nature. had been made public.
war
the
SPECIAL CAMP FOR WOMEN
ALIENS IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-Nazi | sympathisers among the people in- ferned in Britain will be separated from the others and put into a special.camp, -
Some of the women interned ont the Isle of Man have already been put into a special camp. They are the ones with Nazi sympathies,
A total of 2,600 have already been released but 17,000 are still intern- ed.
Official Report Of
WANTON ATTACK "It is very agreeable to see increases maintained over so wide 's field In spite of the enemy's fire. To see how in-' discriminate and wanton' is the enemy's attack, there were 10.000 civilian casualties from. air attack but less than 250 LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-) in all the fighting services.
The following report of the secret "The Air Raid Precautions or- session of the House of Commons The enemy was still at some ranisation has proved its etti. is issued under the authority of distance from the British Dos- clency and the greatest discipline the Speaker:
An advance of the Italian Army in Libya was in progress, he said. which Meanwhile, in the Upper House, and two British platoons
obtained. had been holding Sollum had beers a. war atmosphere also Here Lord Caldecote stated that withdrawn.
CHANG
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"A TRIP TO HADES" The Internationally Faned Mystic Magical Revuel
TO-NIGHT
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AT THE
QUEEN'S
FALSE TEETH
tions of resistance.
INVASION PREPARATIONS
Deployment of German barges and ships in prepara- tions for an invasion of Brt- tain and Ireland continued, Mr. Churchill added, and "we must expect that Hitler will make an attempt at what he judges to be the best oppor- tunity. All our preparations must, therefore, be maintain- ed in a state of vigilance." (Cheers).
Secret Session
and devotion to duty has been "The House went into secret shown by ai!
session and discussion took place i "The task of preserving the on future sittings of the House. It was decided to meet at regular in- health and well-being of An terval but that "dates and times) enorinous community exceeding should not be specified.". 8.000,000 souls in the Thames
Valley, of supplying them with all
necessities and making provision by Newfoundland in the defence
for those whose homes have been of the British Isles both by sea destroyed or those who have had and alr.
to be evacuated, has proved a strain upon the machinery of the Government which calls for exer- tion by all the authorities Non-
Continuing, Mr. Churchill sald: 'cerned.
The process of waiting, keyed up This heavy, intricate cask 13 to concert pitch day after day, being efficiently and successfully is apt after a while to lose its discharged The whole system of charm, of novelty. There is
life and labour is being no 'our doubt that it imposes a heavy rapidly adapted to conditiozis strain on all concerned, but we hitherto unknown to modern must not under-rate the damage society. Inflicted on the enemy by the
BİGGER BATTLES?,
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FLOW OF PILOTS
In respect of the Empire Air Training Scheme, Lord Caldecote' said that this was in advance of schedule and "that Britain would shortly, be receiving a flow of highly- skilled pilots and air crews to redress the balance in the air and ultimately to give Britain air superiority. In the Middle East, an inapor- tant part was being played by very heavy nightly bombardment. "Intensification of the air at the forces of South Africa. The on his concentration of ships and tack has made it difficult to draw South African Air Force had dis- on all focal points,
precise conclusions as to the new tinguished Itself by inflicting. "Undoubtedly serious injury has rules about our air raid warnings, heavy losses on the enemy been done to his ships but mean- but broadly speaking, the siren The Dominions had not con- while our strength. I am able to must be an alert and not an fined their help to military, naval Lássure the House, develops steadily alarm.
and afr contingents, but were at sea, on land and above all in "We must expect that very producing an ever-increasing out- the air (Cheers). The recent an many more intense examples of put of munitions and military battles have been the most fruit- air fighting will be experienced supplies of many kinds. ful of any fought on a general in future."
Turning to the Mediterranean,
intimated that there were some forces recently, swept the Mediter
NAZI HARD HIT
there
CLEAN AS NEW stale up to date by the RAF Mr. Churchill in conclusiou, Lord Caldecote said our naval "AFTER 15 YEARS'
USE
BEFORE
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Thousands of people have made the maman discurszy
* ME, A. KG" False teeth and plates thui were
black with tobacco stains, and covered with a fim.
ef, match and eased with turtas have been made
are very good reasons matters connected with arrange-ranean from end to end for sI for believing at the present time ments under air attack which he days without any naval action that very grievous Inroads have preferred, to discuas in private. ____ being taken by the enemy. been made
the on
enemy's! Acting on his suggestion,
Meanwhile convoys of troops numerical superiority, and we House went into secret "session and materials had arrived in the may await the decision of this and adjourned shortly afterwards Near East, taking fighting men. prolonged air battle with a spirit
the
LORDS REVIEW. LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) →In the Kause of Lords Yla- count Caldecote went into the war situation in more detail on certain points than did the Prime Minister. We
and supplies to fill the gaps in that theatre of war left by the collapse of France.
of increasing confidence.
__"German—attacke-on-the- civilian population have been concentrated mainly on Lon- don in hopes of terrorising the citizens into submission of throw them into confusion, and, of course, with the silly idea that they will put pres- sure on the Government to tain to repel an invasion should In view, however, of current ̈re- make peace. (Laughter),
to ports that Japan had been press- an invasion come, and also "Deliberate and repeated attacks units of the Royal Canadian Navy Ing the Government of Indo-China upon Buckingham Palace and and the naval contingent from to allow the passage of Japanese upon the persons of our beloved, New Zealand."
troops, and the establishment of King and our beloved Quden In the air, he added, the Cana-air and naval bases in the colony.! (Cheers) are also intended, apart dian fighter squadron had helped His Majesty's Government had from their general barbarlby, to magnificently to increase the made clear to the. Japanese Gov-"
FAR EAST Regarding the Far East, Lord Caldecote said he had no definite information as to the course of Lord "Caldecote referred to the negotiations said to be procceding Canadian, Australian and New between Indo-China and Japan" at Zealand forces available in Bri- Hanol,
fresh and clero at Bewith Stersden Dullave an unsettling effect upon enemy's losses and Britain had ernment their interest in the
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Invaluable assistance from the maintenance of the status quo in Royal Australian Air Force that area.
of course have the More recently, there arrived a The question of provision of "They, opposite effect (Loud, Cheers) contingent from Southern Rhode- petrol for distribution of medical They united the King and Queen sis and in the RAF were many supplies in the Interior of China to their people by new sacred pilots from all the Dominions had been actively pursued bonds of common danger and and Indeed from all parts of the It was hoped that a definite they steet all hearts to a stern, Empire.
proposal on this point would be unrelenting, prosecution of the Lord Caldecote also referred to made to the Japanese in the near war against so foul aloe.”
the remarkable contribution made futurs..
CANADA
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)
A 70 m.ph. hurricane, the worst in 50 years. is now raging on the east coast of Canada from Halifax to Prince Edward Island.
Train services have been inter- rupted, telegraph services cut and
streets flooded.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940.
HAIL SMILING MORNI
"I feel so fit this morning. I could tackle a very fierce man“ eating tiger."
"Try tackling some of those esti mates you should have finished yesterday.
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"Now, David. No bitterness." Is * is a very beautiful morning. Let us cast aside our mundane tasks and hearken to the pipes of Pan. If I were a poet, David..." "You're not. You're a very busy -consulting engineer,"
"Come, come, Mr. Scrooge. Is there no spark of sentiment in that flinty old heart 7" "Flinty old fiddlesticks. Look here, David, what is biting you today?
"Weller as a matter of fact
I went to a party last night. The foaming beakers were knocked back with speed and precision. I had a whale of a time.”! "H'm you look fresh" mough, anyway.
"That is the climax of my story. Somebody gave me the tip about. Gimlets. You know Rose's. Lime Juice being a therapeutic -agent-anticipating bangovers-
and so on. And it works !"
"H'm. Must make a note of that -Rose's, Lime Juica. Confound ! I've written is on the plans for the new reservoir { **
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wrecked in the recent air raids on - London.
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