SECOND
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 7, 1939.
RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN
CLAIMS GNEISENAU AS VICTIM
Special To The "Telegraph"
PARIS, SEPT. 7 (UP).-GERMANY'S BIGGEST AND Nazi Planes
MOST POWERFUL BATTLE-SHIP, THE 26,000-TON GNEI- SENAU, WAS SUNK IN THE SECOND BRITISH AIR RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN YESTERDAY.
Germany has only two battleships, the remaining one being the Scharnhorst, which is of slightly earlier design.
The Gneisenau was launched on December 8, 1936-less than three years ago, and in some respects was one of the most powerful battleships afloat outside the British Navy.
The ship, which was laid down at the Wilhelmshaven Naval Yards in 1934, took over! two years to build.
THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU
It was originally supposed, when the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst were laid down, that they were to be of the! Deutschland "pocket" battleship design. Actually, they were found to be of a new and much more formidable type.
FAMOUS RAIDERS
well-known in the Far East, commemorate those of two cruisers sunk at the Battle of the Falklands on December 8, 1914.
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terseness is therrasing na evacun- tion lins become general.
Bitter Fighting
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Sept. 1 (UP)--A Polish, general staff communique states!
"Fighting tulang place along
Lid, Tante, Piotrkow. and at Torun, (Soirpe and Plonk.
"There is bitter lighting wed
Crammy.
Repulsed Over N. Sea
Attempt To Invade Britain Broken By R. A. F. Vigilance
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Sept. 7 (UP).-Germany's first attempt to invade England by air has ended in failure.
The air raid alarm was sounded in London at 6.43 p.m., the All Clear being given at 9.02 p.m.`
The Ministry of Information states that, so
far as
is known, no enemy aircraft penetrated into British
"German viation continued to territory.
ten.
Troop and lines of commuaraten- |
arrow h
fromabed
been repeatedly
Patton bauart Gemma Lamotted coltanus Dur leppen were;
is platte
"Corp at Gdynia are regrabatin The docteurenty of Danzig forver
at
in
Tatra Region Lost
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH BRATISLAVA. Sept. 6 . It
That the repelling off of the invaders proved totally. successful was due to the vigilance of the Royal Air whether Unis Was the beytuning of Force.
One R.A.F. plane crashed dur-deal statements regarding the prosecution of the war, in the under- ing the raid and it is admitted standing that the Opposition did not that seennd machine
anything! WELK 121
net ITE public interest, the Prime Minister said he brought down.
was in full sympathy with the desire
un jexpressed
the understanding
A
The pilot of the plane which
alles stated that the entire front made the forced landing, on a
the Tetra moutain region, held R.A.P. aerodrome, immediately at enitory taken by Poland in climbed into a second machine 1920, 1901 and 109. h
been 10-land took to the air again.
outh-east of the Capital. iscen removed to Lublin, 120 nýles
Warsaw
Fired On Own Planes
bining
this numaiasanne planea.
www
re-
mentioned by Mr. Greenwood,
The first enemy air raid attempt
¦morning.
Britain took place about 630 this
Bombers Driven Off
Evacuation Of Warsaw Proceeds LONDON, Sept. G (Reuter}- German bombers were driven off
WARSAW, Sept. 6 (Reuter),--The "Reuter" is onerally informed that The names, which are also used by two N.D.L. liners eat of the Polish Guterment has ens aircraft reported aff the East before any bombs were dropped. Several lights of planes had been const
making for London, but it was im-
Wounded Polish soldiers have been
Fighter aircraft were despatchedible to tell whether they were
British or German, moved oxat of Warsaw.
but contact was not made with the
was quiet. The sum whack turned bark Nazi troops are approaching south-eng
before
from
sky and crowds of wards from East
reaching the const. Prussia, The Gneisenau, which had a population of complement of 1,461 officers and tinues to be cheerful. In spite of re men, was equipped with nine 11-peated air raids.
Chomas and theatres ute open, and in. guns, twelve 5.9-in. guns, cafes and restaurants are doing busi-j fourteen 4.1-in. anti-aircraftness as usual. look
Ve count! hi seal as
guns and sixteen 37 mm. anti- Caldeente of Bristol.
For the last few days he sat on thejuiferaft guns. She carried four Woolsack and acted as Speaker of the aeroplanes, and was protected House of Lords, while still a Com against aerial bombs by six
inches of deck armour.
A
moner,
NEWS FLASHES
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LONDON, Sept, G (Reuter),--The question of an extension of Summer-
in the armies of countries at war.
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bandic
now 0311-
guns open-
el fire and the sky was alled with some shrapnel from shell bursts. Several squadrons of British planes fpassed over and the sound of machine
un tre could be plainly heard.
The riding planes were sold to have been seen."
The "all clear" signal was received at Chatham about 9 o'clock.
declared:
wag
On returning, star of our aircraft people stood outside their shelters were mistaken for enemy aircraft, un to the sky.
Suddenly anti-aircraft which caused certain estal batteries to open fire.
London Keeps Calm LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter) Suicide Garrison Holds On When air raid irons in London mall Polish "Suicide arisen in buses and ears stopped in the streets, LONDON, Sept. (Reuter).The shrieked their warning early to-day Westerplatte is
and people on their way to work still holding out o against vastly superior Nazi forces. walked calmly into the shelters,
Underground and other trains con- A.A. Cuns in Action They have been repeatedly bom-
Nazi
tinued running, even along the open and planes. Runs
Anti-aircraft guns were distinctly Time is being looked into, it was sat-blocking all savings accounts and for created a diversion, elnim to have
Polish troops from Gdynia, who stretches.
heard at Southend. The alarm-Landon's third since
No guns were fired in Essex, and est in the House of Commons to-day. bidding: the enlistment of Yoge-Slave taken 13 pristanees, a field gun and war was declared-Insted over two apparently no planes reached there.
three machine guns.
hours There was no sign of panic.. One A.R.F. worker WASHINGTON, Sept. B (Reuter).
The Warsaw radio is
Passengers, with gas masks slung "About 0.30 I saw what appeared -The South African Minister has LONDON, Sept. ( (Reuter}
nouncing the numes of German over the shoulders, quitted buses into be a German bombing plane flying advised the State Department that With a view 10 concentrating the officers and soldiers taken prisoner by an orderly fashion and went to safety, high and very
There South Africa in at war with Germany. Government's foreign
fast Polish forces with a word of comfort business girls read newspapers and Inside the shelters city men and
plenty of gun fire." one reserve, the Treasury and the to their families In Germany.
During the period between the el LONDON, Sent. 7 (Reuter)--The Bank of England have agreed that A German communique meanwhile chatted cheerfully.
arm and the all clear signal, several survivors of the British steamer the whole gold, totalling £280,000,- claims that Nazi forces have occupied Meanwhile, steel-helmeted police-British aircraft passed overhead, Bosnia were expected to arrive at 006, now held in the issate depart the whole of Upper Sliesin, and tomen and air raid wardens clad in
Another report states that no ment, be transferred to the exchange have taken 10,000 prisoners in the decontaminaton clothing patrolled the account as constituted under the Corridor.
silent streets,
One
man saw six aeroplanes flying COPENHAGEN, Sept. 0 (Reuter). Currency Defence Act of 1930. This
Military Opinion
Springs To Life
in two formation of three each. -A German torpedo boat which transfer, said Sir John Simon, will SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" When the All Clear signal sounded They were fired at by anti-aircraft grounded at Fredericla, has escaped increase the fiduciary note issue of interament as a result of feverish the bank.
the dead city sprang into life as if batteries and driven off. LONDON, Sept. 6 (UP)-Military circles pre of the
by magic. Folice cycled through the opinion a German freighter, which
Hitler's Annies are driving a series streets carrying large notice boards LIVERPOOL, Sept. 6. (Reuter) -- of frantic thrusts in effort to crush with the words "Raiders Passed."
which
again was the sole open the Pales before the Franco-British In the House of Commons, Mr. R. LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter).Close major commodity on the market, pressure in the west becomes effec. A. Butler said that the bombing by contact with the Government by the met a further heavy demand to-day, tive.
German aircraft in Poland had been Labour Party is foreshadowed in the but with prices pegged at yesterday's They consider that, thus far, the
generally
directed against an objective announcement that prominent Labour closing levels, sellers were virtually, Poles have done extremely well in serving some military purpuse and In touch with the nominated to keep withdrawn, and consequently busi-blocking the tempo of the German not indiscriminately against the
specified Defence ness was restricted.
advance, considering the strategic dis- civilian
Blthough there Ministers in order to exchange ideas As the London Stock Exchange advantages at the commencement of
civilian casualties. had been privacy.
re-opens to-morrow, to-day's street the war, when the Germans
Mr. Chumberlain said he hoped to A. V. Alexander, former First and inter-ofler dealing were only half encircling the country.
make a statement
the Lord of the Admiralty will keep in small.
general The German Idea to smash
situation to-morrow, ► Polish resistance
two
When Mr. Arthur Greenwood,
Lisbon last night.
efforts towed her off.
by
In
touch with Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Hugh Dalton who has made a study of air affairs, will maintain
Cotton
Wall Street was firm, LONDON, Sept. 6, (UP)-It has
contact with Sir Kingsley Wood, and been offletally announced that Lieut.
that
were
the or
on
bombs were dropped.
Later the six planes returned, but were again driven off.
Planes Downed In Slovakia BRATISLAVIA, Sept. 6 (UP),-It is announced that Slovak anti-aircraft guns shot down two Polish bombers over Sabinov at 9 a.m.
It is alleged that one of the planes was disguised as a German craft and was shot down only
after It had dropped bombs which, however caused no damage.
three weeks seems desilned to fall acting leader of the Opposition, asked Crew Strike Aboard
Cracow Occupied? BERLIN, Sept. 0 (Reuter), The
Mr. Lees Smith with Mr. Hore-General Sir Douglas Brownrigg, who oficia! German News Agency has Belisha.
has hitherto been Director General of the Territorial Army, has been reported that German troops occupied HONOLULU, Sept. 6 (UP). The oppointed Adjutant General to the Cracow without fighting. Naval authorities have announced British Forces in the Field.
It is added that the bridges across that the United States naval aircraft
the Vistula are undamaged.
*
Shanghai dispatch.
force have already been caught.
Tanks Load Drive SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WARSAW, Sept. 8 (Domel)-Field reports say that 450 tanks are leading the German push on Warsaw.
It is understood that the Polish
***gone.
broadcast, was
the United States, and 3,000 men have A Polish legion is being formed in already enrolled.
President Roosevelt
BPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (UP)-The 8.3. President Roosevelt sailed for Havre after an eight-hour delay, re- crew asking for war compensation. sulting from a walk-out of half the A setulement provided that the
negotiations with the operators. during their absence through union Earlier the Union had asked for month wage increase, and 40 per cent. $25,000 individual insurance, $250 a Increase in man-power.
A threatened airike at Boston
Government-owned freighter Challenge 14 similarly held ubeyance.
сл
in
carrier Langley will probably depart CHUNGKING, Sept. 7 (Central) is available in London, says another a new capital, near Itumanin, Japan- No confirmation of the above claim Government is evacuating Warsaw to for Manila early on Thursday, carry-The British Naval Command in report. The claim is denied by the ese and other foreign Embassies are ing her regular equipment.
Shanghai has authorized the resump-Warsaw radio, which stated that also evacuating. The populace are their all benets obtalied Treasury announces that besides the coast, states
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter).The of small tonnage along the China 15 enemy planes were brought down. Most foreign correspondents are also tion of navigation by British aleamers Cracow was raided to-day, and that ordered to speed up withdrawal. credits recently granted to Poland by
A communique the British and French governments,
stating that Polish troops were stem- the city, the Polish fines have been With the gunfire clearly audible in n #nancial ngreement between the is reported that Japanese interesis ure south-west front.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Reuter). It ming the German advance on the British, French and Polish Govern-preparing, to place machinery orders
drawn closer around the elty. Polcs ments providing for a cash loan of to the value of about £8,500,000 to the Polish Gay-which to equip a forry
$10,000,000 withs holding out. The Poles bombed
The Polish garrison at Westerplatte are reported to have lost strategic
positions after German troops
and the -emment on the part of the British Manchuria.
factory in mechanised column in the neigh- planes relentlessly battered them. and French governments, was being
bourhood of Czestochowa.
Germans Across Corridor The orders are said to have ori- signed at the Foreign Ofice to-day. Kinally been intended for Germany,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" but have now been switched to the
BERLIN, Sept. 6 (Domel),--The LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-His United States.
German Army Headquarters "on- Majesty paid a surprise visit to thei
German Activity
nounced that German troops in the secret headquarters of the R.A.F.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
enst and west sections of the Corridor ifting command to-day.
BERLIN, Sept.
have established junction. German 6 (UP). It is He inspected the
annnounced that the German Army troops cross the Corridor for the first occupied with European affairs than hns crossed the Lask-Unjejow high-
time since the World War.
with Far Eastern questions, accord- Contact has been made in Berlining to the report. What attention ROME, Sept. 8 (UP). The Polish way in the direction of Lodz,
with the East Prussian Forces, it was she does devote to conditions in announced that Embassy in a communique denied Gerinans are now 30 miles beyond further claimed. f (UP)-A that General Smigly-Rydz had re- Cracow, after occupying that elty,
China Is United States Navy mine-sweeper is signed as chief of the Polish forces.
An official communique says that that
evoked mainly by the fear halling all ships and searching them
Japan might aggravate her Infuriated Peasants
Polish losses are heavy, Germans policy In China in view of the Euro- outside the breakwater, Irrespective
PARIS, Sept.
have pushed 18 to 00 miles into WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Reuter). Warsaw correspondent of Havas re- of nationality. Similar proceedings-President Roosevelt has announced ports that the
0 (Reuter). The Poland.
pean war.
Japan's policies will have far- are being carried out at Balboa.
Envoys Evacuate that the Panama Canal zone is now furiated by German attacks on towns The Foreign Ministry has announced tion
peasants are in-
reaching effects on the course of STOCKHOLM, Sept. (Reuter)events in Europe and in considera- under the direct control of the War and villages, and are BELGRADE, Sept. 6 (UP)-The Department, and that naval patrols spontaneous hunts for German para that the Swedish Minister to Warsaw United States is now viewing Japan's
organising
of these circumstances the Cabinet met this afternoon. It is in the Pacife and Atlantic had al- understood they decided on measures ready started duty.
has left for Lublin, the now seat of attitude with cautious Four officers of the Gemman air the Polish Government.
Asahi" correspondent says.
control rooms and then went over to the anti-air- craft command headquarters nearby,
CRISTOBAL, Sept.
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DUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6 (Reuter). The Argentine Cabinet has decreed neutrality.
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