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Naval Casualties Turkey
Germans Lose Half Their Warplanes: Minor Naval Casualties
NAZI AIR RAID ON ROSYTH Stands
AND
EDINBURGH
ONE BOMB HITS NEW CRUISER: SAILORS KILLED
I
NAZI PLANES YESTERDAY RAIDED... EDINBURGH, ROSYTH AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN SCOTLAND.
The raid proved disastrous for the Germans, who lost half their planes.
Royal Air Force machines overwhelmed the invaders, three and four British pursuit planes attack each German bomber.
Although numerous bombs were dumped by the invaders, they did comparatively little, damage.
H.M.S.
EDINBURGH, viewed from the Castle.
in Rosyth, the great naval base, HMS Chinese Troops Smash
Southampton was the only casualty, a bomb hitting the fore part of the vessel. There was only small damage, however, and no casualties aboard this warship, which is a sister ship to the Birmingham on China Station..
SPLINTERS KILL 15
Splinters from bombs caused the only naval death tolls, fifteen men being killed aboard H.M.S. Edinburgh,| also a sister ship of the Birmingham, and aboard the destroyer Mohawk.
There were no civilian casualties, either at Edinburgh or Rosyth. All R.A.F. machines returned to their bases, despite German claims that two were brought down. The Germans under-estimate their losses at two machines.
Into Hangchow City
REPULSED
Impregnable Defences In West LOSSES IN NAZI DRIVE WOULD BE "FRIGHTFUL”
LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter)-Observers point out that any German offensive to-day will mean frightful slaughter of many German troops without any hope of victory.
The Germans have now massed about 750,000
troops in the Rhineland.
Firm
Russia Demands Three Concessions
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHL**
LONDON, Oct. 16 (UP), - Reports circu- lating in diplomatic quarters purport to confirm that. there are "serious difficulties" in Soviet-Turkish negotia- tions.
Officials of the Embassy of a certain major Power informed from Ankara that state that they have been M. Stalin had addressed new demand on Turkey,
th
There is "profound un- easiness" in Ankara.
Rellable sources state that Russia is demanding the follow-
This may be the herald to an offensive along the ing concessions:
banks of the Saar River.
At any time an attack on the Maginot Line would involve a battle with tremendous losses,
But to-day.. the Germans would first have to fight against the concentrated advance de-
fences which the French have set up in German territory.
They would then have to face a and determined counter-
attack
tacking the Maginot Line Itself.
BIG DRIVE REPULSED
German Sortie In Moselle Sector
1 The Soviel-Turkish treaty
2,
contain a stipulation that there shall be no furso-Turkish con- .sultation in the event of Ger-
man action in the Balkans; Any agreement reached regard- ing the Balkans shall not directed against Bulgaria; fint
bo
3. Turkey to close the Dardanelles to all third Power warshipa.
Two Hours' Talk...
no com-
REPORTS of fighting on various fronts between strong
Chinese and Japanese troops are carried by forces by the Allied mechan.sed
MOSCOW, Oct. 16 (UP). PARIS, Oct. 10 (UP)-The Ger-The Turkish Foreign Minister, to-day's "Central News" messages. Fighting All this would come before the mans suffered from 500 to 1,000 M. Sarajoglu, conferred with M. Germans could even dream of at-sualties in an attack this morning Molotoff for two hours this seems to be fairly widespread.
in the Moselle sector. They lost up-morning. There was ward of 20 tanks. A report from Chungking states that Chinese troops
Nazis Prepare
The French anticipated the attack
ment. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" smashed into Hangehow and engaged the Japanese in
along a 34-mile front and withdrew PAIUS, Oct. 17 (UP). The mili-from their advance positions, leaving streeting fighting on Sunday. A Japanese munition Parisien declares that the inactivity ploded as several hundred armoured tary correspondent of the "Petit Jarge number of mines which ex- dump and the power plant were destroyed by the Chinese.
of the Germans in the Western Front troops, carrying machine-guns and Several-fires--were-starter,
for a gigantie offensive
vanced.
merely conceals intense preparations wearing steel vests and virors... ad This, he says, applies especially Scores were killed by the mines. to the concentration of troops.
The French then loosed a terrifle French observers fre fully artillery barrege, chopping the enemy to pieces and forcing them to reuşat French observation plots last night without any gains. saw the headlights of trucks toking German troops to the front. They advance positions.
The French then re-pecupled their heard the sound of motors, revealing the movement of numerous tanks, PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.
gulting many Japanese Military establishments. Several railway "MISTER HITLER, bridges outside Hangehow were
THE BACHELOR" cognisant of German moves.
Tommies And Poilus
Vivid eye-witness stories of the raid, exclusive to also wrecked. the "Telegraph", are given on Page Two.
!
Admiralty
Official Communique On Raid
Chinese artillery on the south bank of the Fu Chun River fred over 60 shells into Fuyang city, 20 miles southwest of Hangehow. The Japan- ese ammunition depot was hat.
Changsha Front
On the Changsha front, Chinese guerillas are actively harassing the Japanese in the suburbs of Yochow. on the Canton-Hunkow Railway.
A fleet of Japanese Army lorries
terday.
LONDON, Oct. 17, (Reuter). part. Three were brought down by was destroyed at Kuoshchen yes- An official communique issued R.A.F. fighters. last night says:
"The Arst contact between
.
the
Have New Songs
PARIS, Oct. 17 (Reuter),-Cafes and hotels in France are doing all they can to make the British soldier feel at home.
Cooking Here" and "Tive o'clock Tea
Enticing signs such as "Home Life
at all Hours," are displayed.
Hotels provide "hot baths with or without soap.". Some soldiers pre- fer to bring their own soap. R.A.F. and the enemy was at the Isle that Chinese guerlitas have entered singing
From Shanghai, a message states
French and British combine in "German aircraft reconnoitred of May, in the mouth of the Firth of Taluanchen, (Pontung), across
popular SODES, British near Rosyth in the morning.
Forth at 2.35 p.
the favourites being "Hanging Up Washi= Whangpoo
River. They are now lug on the Siegfried Line,” and the "Enemy planes were intercepted said to be advancing on Nanwel, one French being "Mister Hitler, the "At 2.30 p.m. a series of raids and driven down from 4,000 feet to of the largest cities in Pootung. began. These were on ships on within a few feet of
Bachelor." the Firth of Forth, and by They fled out to sea.
Puhsion Fighting about a dozen machines.
“All A.A. batteries opened Are and minutes later and was shot down in The Japanese, beleaguered at Vital- 1ea Puhsien sector, in south Shansi. R.A.F. Fighter Squadrons went up flames into the sea a quarter of an low, south-east of Punslen, have made to give combat. Only smail demage our Inter. was done to British ships.
everal abortive attempts to break "In a third combat, a second plane through the Chinese cordon by driv "One bomb glanced off the cruiser was shot down into the sea, and ang towards Kingkangling. They Southampton, near the bow and sank third plane was destroyed in pursuit."were repulsed on each occasion. an Admiral'a barge and a pinnuce
lying empty alongside.
"Another plone was
The water,
sighted
:
"This was the first aerial hit of
22 U-BOATS
the war on a British ship,
25 Dock Casualtion
"Another bomb fell near the de- stroyer Mohawk, returning to port. after convoy duty. It fell In the
water near the Mohawk, causing 25) deck casualties.
"Only superficial damage was done) to British ships, which are all ready for sea.
"At least
four bombers were
DESTROYED
Fighting continues to rage on the
Soviet-China Military Pact Chungking Displays Ignorance
Germans Kept In Ignorance
Gorman Tanks Massing PARIS, Oct 10 (Router),-German artillery on the western front been silent as if afraid to reveal it- self and thus draw counterfire,
A constant rumbling of engines suggests that tanks are massing for Jan altack.
Gormans Attack PARIS, Oct. 16. (Reuter)-A com- munique issued to-day states:
"This morning on a front of about four miles, the Germans launched an attick, supported by artillery Arc,
Masses Stupified immediately to the cast of Moselle.
By War News
LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter),
German prisoners taken by
"They occupied the heights of Schneeberg, on which we had light observation posts, supported by land mines.
"Caught under our fire, the enemy
the French Army reveal that for attack came to a halt and they had
some weeks after the outbreak to withdraw to the north of Apach, In
of
war, the German rank
and which village they had momentarily Ale were not told that there
penetrated.
was a war at all, the fact being ber the French Navy held up 25.000 "During the second week in Octo- concealed from them until they tons of goods destined for Germany." were actually captured.
The War Office statement" states
Chinese forces also continue to httack Fenghsin and Tзingan,' near Nanchang. The Japanese used their aircraft in bombing operations to im- pede the Chinese advance.
CHUNGKING, Oct. 17 (Rou-that the prisoners, when questioned, on the front 65 to 76 miles between The bulk of the preparations aro Lochwan and Pucheng, two towns tor)-Questioned concerning re- said they had been told they were on Moselle and the Forest of Hoardi in central Shensi, were bombed by ports that an early conclusion of manoeuvres and that the firing which Japanese aircraft yesterday. Locha military pact between China they had heard was just target prac-all of Germany's might in an effort It is felt here that Hitler may stake won was attacked by 17 machines
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.
Bretagne's Victor which rained over 100 missiles at and the Soviet Union was to be ice and blasting.
Is Vanquished
PARIS, Oct. 17 (Reuter)
brought down out of 12 or 14 taking Paris wireless last night report-
ed that 22 Nazi U-boats have)
ALE MIE MILHAR UM been sunk, including the one)
Typhoon Hits Loochoo Is.
TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Reuler),—--A
severe typhoon hit Okliawn Island,
that torpedoed the Bretagne, Louisiana, and the Emile Miguet
The latter is a 15,000 tons tanker whose name was first mis-reported. All the tanker's crew are enic.
Seven Pooplo Missing
Cost Of Living Up 10 Per Cent.
They were convinced
Flabbergasted`
The prisoners were absolutely fab bergarted by the news of the pact) with the Soviet.
cal
Istanbul Optiinism ISTANBUL, Oct, 10 (UP)-Paliti- circles here belleve that the PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
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Further Late News
HALF-CENTURY RECORD SET BY H.K. MERCURY
random on the city. More than 300 expected, Chinese officials here would never be war between France that there civilians were killed or wounded. to-day refused to comment on and Germany, and
15 Later
machines
that bombed the subject.
the Fuchrer would get everything with-- Pucheng, where 80 civillan casualties
Nelther Chungking nor Moscow, out war." were reported.
cbservers point out, have given out any information concerning negotin- tions for such a pact.
Talk of the possibility of a Sino Soviet military pact being concluded la not now. Such reports became. One prisoner sald: "It is probably
A 49 year old temperature record was equalled in Hong- a ruse by the Fuehrer to trap them. Learner two years ago immediately The Fuchrer hates them beyond kong yesterday, when the mercury soared to the 93 mark, to set
following the signing of the non- LONDON, Oct. 17 (Renter). The aggression pact between China and anything else."
the highest maximum for an October day since 1890,0 Ministry of Labour announced last Russla, and have frequently recurred,
Another said: "The war against | night that the cost of living had since that time,
The record of 93.8 France and England with the Bol
was Yesterday's minimum temperature Increased by ten per cent, in Sep-
shevists as our silica, at just established in Hongkong |was 777, nt-which level it has remained"
on tember.
[can't be true!"
October 12, 1890, and the The mercury was very high again.
steady for the past week,"STA The same man added that if previous nearest approach to this morning, touching 30 degrees at were true there would be trouble this mark was recording of 10 o'clock, and indicating that the but not at arst because. Germans don't think for themselves any more 90.1 degrees in 1897 and again in day was out
90 mark would be reached before the
in the Loochoo group of islands be stated that one of the submarines Hving costs wore the same as in tween Formenn and Japan, early to which torpedoed three French ships September last year.
Scores of people are reported to has already gone to the bottom of the
PARIS, Oct. 17 (Reuter)-It is At the beginning of the month,
day.
have been injured, while rice and ****
7.
Petrol Prices Up
Red Cross Fund Now £406,000
It will take some time for them to 1901, w the nie weither will continue, 'stigar dano' crops were destroyed..... Seven of those aboard the Bretagne LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter)--Tho
realise that they have been deceived: |||| The typhoon is now heading for when she was torpedoed are still price of petrol will be raised by 24. Lord Mayor announces that the Red without war: Poland didn't count-have been excesively high, the moderate north-east and, oust wind
LONDON, Oct.10 (Router)The After all Hiller has got everything
So for the temperatures this month report, which forecasts light
according to the Royal Observatory Kyushu, a southern island in Japan. Imissing.
fo 1. B. to-day.
Cross Fund has monchod: £400,000. that was just exercising the troops.". | maximum averaging nearly 90 dal A GARAVOSLO