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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 17, 1939.
Raid On Scotland's Capital
Vivid Details of Nazi Air Raid On
BOMB SPLINTERS CAUSE
WARSHIP CASUALTIES
IT IS NOW REVEALED, SAYS A “REUTER" MES- SAGE FROM LONDON, THAT H.M.S. SOUTHAMPTON WAS HIT BY A BOMB DURING YESTERDAY'S GERMAN AIR RAID ON THE FIRTH OF FORTH, CAUSING THREE CASUALTIES ABOARD AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE the Treasurers, WARSHIP.
Holders of above numbered De- bentures may, upon giving notice
to the Treasurers waiving the six months' notice to which they ars ontitled, apply on the 31st Octo ber, 1939, to
Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & -Fleming, for payment of the prin- elpal and interest to the 31st October, 1939. The Treasurers should be informed on or before Monday, the 30th October, 1939.
AND NOTICE is hereby given
Debentures
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By Order of the Committee,
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POST-OFFICE
INWARD MAILS Shanghai and Amoy .....Oct. 17. Air Mail by "Air France Direct
Servico-Paris date, 11h October Oct. 18,
The same bomb sank an empty Admiral's barge and a pinnace, while splinters from bombe falling nearby aused seven casualties aboard H.M.S. Edinburgh, and 25 aboard. the destroyer Mohawk.
At least four bombers were brought down, adds the raid. One eye-witness declares thot
"Reuter" report, which quotes an official communique. he saw eight. Two German airmen were rescued by a destroyer, one of whom died.
There were no civilian and no Air Force casualties. The raid was preceded in the morning by several German craft reconnoitring Rosyth, which is a naval base.
Raidor la Captured ·
land, though some are believed have fallen on water,
One of the best rye-witness' ac- count of the air raid was given by passengers on traingcrossing the Forth Bridge, which seems to have air-been one of the raiders' objectives. They saw planes swoop and unload bombs at a low allude.
to
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 17. (UP)—Reports received here following yesterday's Eight Attacker Reported raid on Edinburgh shale that threej
It is omeinlly announced that no material damage was done.
It Is Atitl unknown how many
members of the crew of the fourth German planes porticipated in the German raider have been captured In the Pentland BMs.
Of the 4-man crew of one of the -ralders._witch was shot down, two were killed by Briiisli gunfire, the third was drowned, and the fourth has been rescued.
APECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH- EDINBURGH, Oct. 18 (UP).The first German air raid over the British jales was staged to-day when enemy pines unsucessfully attacked navai Air Mail by "Pan American Airways] bases in Scotland.
Francisco Direct Bervice"-Ban
I has been officially announced Ock. 18. that the Royal Air Force engaged the ,Oct. 18.
German raiders over Edinburgh and "inflicted casualties upon them."
Triumph For R.A.F. Machines
date, 12th October
Halphong, Pakhoi, Holhow
Formosu
Haiphong and Pakhol
Bayard..
Java and Monila
Japan and Shanghai.
Japan and Shanghai. Manila
Sandakan
Shanghai
Straits nad Salgon
Shanghai
Shanghol
(Son Francisco
Oct. 18.
and Fort
.Oct. 18.
Oct. 18. I Oct. 18,
A later London report revealed that the rald had ended in a complete Oct. 18, fasce for the enemy and a triumph Out 18, for the Itoyal Air Force, whose de- Oct. 18. fending machines brought down the Oct. 18. three raiders.
.Oct. 18.
It is stated that the raiders' oblec Get, 18.lives were the Firth of Forth Bridge
and naval bases in the vicinity. Oct. 18.
Ore German plane is reported 15 have been shot down in the Firth of Furth, and two others were destroyed l'aerlat combat in the File district| or the East Coast of Szolland,
Apparently the Basyth Naval Base was an objective of the attacking planes.
USA Honolulu, Japan and Shant-
hal
date 26th Oct. 18. Oct. 18. .Oct. 18. Oct. 19. .Oct. 19.
September)
Halphong
Jopun and Shanghai
Australia and Manila Japan
OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday Parcels only for Saigon....5.00 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airway
Direct Service"-due London,, 25th October
No Casualties, No Damage "Reports to date indicate that no damage to property." maysan official announcement.
there are no civilian casualties, and
by
Several bombs, were dropped K.P.O.
G.P.O.
the enemy planes, and a number fell 5 p.m. into the sea. Reg...Oct. 17, 5 p.m. Ord...Oct. 17, 8.30 p.m. 7.m Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- trails by Imperial Aleways Direct Service"-due Bydney, 23rd Oct.
K.P.O.
G.P.O. Gp.m.
Reg...Oct. 17, 5 p.m. Ord...Oct. 17, 5.50 p.m.
Bangkok
Canton
Wednesday
7 p.m. ....7.00 p.m.
.....8.15 a.m. and Ceylon, India, East South Africn Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles duc Marselies 14th November
Salgun.
Reg.
K.P.C. and G.P.O.
Ord......
Straits and Calcutta
Japan (Parcels only)
It is added that British Oghting chines drove the surviving raiders Rcross the North Sea
Anti-nircraft stations in the Edin- burgh district went into action about 2.35 p.m. to-day when three enemy planes were sighted flying over the city.
Guns, Planes In Action LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter).-Ger- man aircraft attempted to attack ไม่ง constat objectives in afternoon.
The Royal Air Force engaged the 2.43 pm. raiders and infleted casuntiles.
Scotland
3.30 p.m. Anti-aircraft guns around Edin-
.3.30 p.m.burgh were in action just after 2 p.m. .6.00 p.m. British summer-time.
Germany
And Russia Will Fight
Columns shooting up from the river Indicated where the missiles were falling.
HIT BY A GERMAN BOMB
H.M.S. Southampton, British warship, which was hit and slightly damaged by a German bomb during yesterday's air raid on the Firth of Forth,
EYE-WITNESSES RAID: EXCLUSIVE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM
EDINBURGH, Oct. 17 (UP). First eye-witness accounts of the German air raid yesterday on Edinburgh and the surrounding district indicate that many of the LONDON, Oct.inhabitants did not realise 16 (Reuter), — GER- that a real air raid was in MANY and Soviet progress, and that it was practice Russia will soon fight mistaken for oach
the other, is opinion of Mr. Maurice Hindus,
the well-witness, said she believed that the heavy gun-firing known American
was an anti-aircraft practice writer.
because no air raid alarms had been sounded.
The Russian moves in the Baltic, he says, are Russia's attempts to fortify horself thoroughly against Germany.
Russia and Finland, he believes, will roach a peaceful settlement.
Steamer Mined
attack.
Mrs. R. Donaldson, an eye-
TELL OF REPORTS
15 NAVAL MEN
DIE IN RAID
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Oct. 17 (UP),—— A total of fifteen officers and men of the Royal Navy were killed in the Nazi air raid on the British Fleet at Rosyth. These include the three officers whose names have boon given, according to an Admiralty announcement.
The Admiralty announces the following casualties as a result of the Naxi air raid on Rosyth:
Commander R. F. Jolly, of H. M. destroyer Mohawk, kill- ed: Lieut. E. J. O'Shea, of H. M. destroyer Mohawk, killed;
Commissioned Gunner G. J. Mitchell, of H.M.S. Edinburgh, killed.
She added that throughout the raid conditions were
normal, virtually
people actually going out into the streets to watch the dog fight between the attacking struck the water, sinking after a chorl raiders and R.A.F. fighters. time
"When we came up, three of the
Mrs. Donaldson anid: A crew were clinging to a life-belt. German plane flew over the city "Then another German plane swept i
after it. senior had
a few hundred-feet-above-the tow.over.It.but made off, our fighters. houses, with British planes trail ing it. It was last seen heading out to sea with the British planes in pursuit.” ·
"Of the three men we rescued, the bad eye injury, ane was shot in the ribs and the third in the arm. All three were grateful for the rescue and the leader gave the Scared, But They Watched Fight skipper a gold signet ring," said 1 Referring to the quiet man- member of the crew of the fishing
boat. ner in which the populace react-
All three were taken to hospital on SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ed to the raid, Mrs. Donaldson
One has since dled. landing. YMUYDEN, Netherlands, Oct.observed: "Although lots of Following the raid, many shrapnel tragments were found in several In the streets. Many houses and machine gun bulicts were also pick- jed up.
Many windows were broken by the concussion.
16 (UP).—It is reported that people were scared, they came the Norwegian Steamer Gress-out from their houses to watch holm, enroute from Stavenger to the fight. Antwerp, struck a mine Friday night and sank.
Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and Shells were plainly seen to burst - Franco (Paris and Northern Proin the tky,
vinces only) by the "Air France The heaviest frfog was near the Bervice"--dne | Firth of Forth. There was also much
Eight members of the crew serial activity on the mouth side of rescued and three were killed. the elty towards Pentland Hilla,
Some aircraft appeared to be in
400 Survivors pursuit.
Shrapnel in Streats
Direct Airways Paris, 20th October K.P.O.
Reg.
Oril.
G.P.O.
.5 p.m. .5.30 p.m.
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Kcg. Ord,
.7 p. Air Mail for Mantia, Guam, Hono lulu and U.8.A., by the "Pa American Airways Direct Service
dus San Francisco, 25th October.
K.P.O.
...Oct. 18, 5 pm. .Oct. 18, 5.30 p.m. G.P.0.
.Oct. 18, 5 p.m. .Oct. 19, 7.30 sm.
Reg. Ord.
Rer. Ord.
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"I heard none of the bombs which were reported to have been dropped on the elty, but the noise of the guns: was terrific.
Another eye-witness said: "There seemed about six bombers being at- tacked by one British dighter. They "A man standing in the doorway dived and dropped a number of of a shop near me picked up a plece bombs which fell close to warships in of shrapnel which fell only a few the Firth, and one 60 yards from the
bridge. yards away."
LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter)-Fur- Full details of this engagement are ther news of the sinking of three
One observer said he saw bombs "Two trains crossed the bridge dur- hitherto not avaliable, but reports French ships has now been received. from Edinburgh state that pieces of They were the Bretagne (10,000 drop in the southern part of Edin-in the raid,
"The noise of firing from the war- shrapnel were picked up in the tons), Loutslann (7.000 tons) and burgh, but residents in the centre of
the elty were unable to confirm this.jships was terrific. I was amazed by streeks in several parts of the city Minguet (n smnil craft). after the anti-aircraft fring had
Other watchers said they sighted a the calmness of everyone round me." British warships landed 400 sur-
The German wireless claim that ceased.
twin-engined plane low over the city. vivors from the Bretagne and
Anti-atrernft fire burst cut about two R.A.F. chaser planes were shot One man standing in a shop door, Louisiana. Fifteen Ilves have been
denied in London. All way picked up pieces of shrapnel ont by euch vessel from shell fire.
2 p.m., and continued for 10 minutes, down is
Three R.A.F. planes were seen fly- British machines returned safely. stil warm, which fell a few yards
Some of the survivors had to swiming low over Edinburgh, travelling
Gorman Vorsion away from him.
for two hours before being picked
northwards.
Air raid sirens were not sounded. There was also much aerial activity over the north district of Edinburgh Three fighters were seen streaking across the cky ut a low altitude.
Accurate Firing
No sooner had the machines dipped behind the hills than the anti-nircraft guns opened fire. White smoke puffs were visible in the sky just behind, the planes.
belund a hill.
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH BERLIN. Oct. 17 (UP)-"On On the Loulslana, the First Officer
Soven Raiders Down? was killed and a seaman lost an eye. Unofficial and unconfirmed reperts October 16 between 2.30 and 3.30
The Brelugne was shelled white state that five to seven German raid- life-beats were being lowered,
crs were brought down 'in yesterday's Women and children were injured raid. by shell splinters and soverol Hie-1 boats were smashed,
Freighter Sunk
SPECIAL TO the "teleGRAPH" Oct. 10 LONDON,
Berlin Gift To Netherlands
The Gerinans are reported to have staged three attacks, at low altitude over the Firth of Forth at Queens-
PARIS, Oct. 16 (Heuter)-The op- Goullem ferry, which is the
Paris edition of the "New York proach to the Forth Bridge.
carries a report Soon afterwards a twin-engined
However, there are no reports of Herald Tribuno"
from The Hague that recently the machine flew at a low height from the
(UP)-The serious damage being caused. Alexandrandre direction of the city and swooped Belglan oil tanker
Two people are reported to have Netherlands General Staff received pat has landed 32 officers and crewmen been killed, either by the German junexpected gift from Berlin of 1,000 For a few moments the roar of from the British freighter, Sneaton, raiders, or by fragments of British complete sets of military maps of machino-gun was heard. The plane which was sunk last Saturday after anti-aircraft shella returned further north, and a kaivo of being attacked by à German sub- shol burst appeared at its tall. marine. One fireman was killed in the Binckhall district, while a fur- the Netherlands General Staff to re
Individual bursts followed the the explosion,
ther squadron, presumably British, turn the courtesy by presenting the were sighted to the south chasing German General Staff with Dutch
military maps. other alteraft
The Netherlands replied that they were sorry but they had no extra maps to spare.
plane round. In the sky towards
Pentland Is.
A report circulating in Edinburgh stated that three enemy planes had flown up north.
Fruiticis Raid
The daring daylight German afr rald on Soolish Coast objectives this
RUSSO-TURKISH
TALKS RESUME
Three raiders were sighted over
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LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter)-Eye-
Germany.
Two days Inter Berlin requested
BERLIN, Oct. 16 (Rester) M. witness accounts of the shooting Wholesale Arrests
the Turkish Foreign down of a German bomber in the
Of Socialists
afternoon' resulted fruitlessly for the Sarajagiu, raiders, one of which is reported to Minister, was received by M. Moletov, Firth of Forth raid were given by a fishing boat which Have been brought down in P'Teshire, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, at the the crew and another in ine Firth of Forth. Kremlin at 4.pm. to-day, states a rescued three out of four of the crew BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUDAPEST, Oct. 10 (Reuter),~~~ The remainder were driven across German News Agency message from of the bomber. the North Sea by British „Aghters,, Moscow.
"We saw a large black plane pur- One hundred and forty members of The message adds that Russo-sued by two British fighters, who the banned; Hungarian. National Bo Splinters from A.A, shells fell un numerous Fife towns. It Is under- Turkish negotiations have thus been made rings found it, Bring into its cinlist Party were arrested to-day.
resumed.
tails. It suddenly heeled over and Their leader has fled to Vienna.
AA stood no bombs were: dropped on
[p.m.-German-bombing-planes attack- ed British warships lying in the Firth of Forth. Two British cruisers were hit by heavy bombs.
"The attack was carried out in the TWO face of heavy anti-aircraft fire. British pursuit planes which attempt- ed to repulse the attack were shot
anissing."
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The above is the text of un oficial this German
issued communique morning in connection with the Ger- man rald on the Firth of Forth.
Germany Jubilation SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN,
10 (UP)-The Jubilantly afternoon newspapers banner-line the "heroic deed" in "torpeducing the battleship Repulse." The "Angri" says: "The English hopes that the sinking of the Royal Oak was a lucky hit are collapsing. It was no chance hit. Our undersea weapon is demonstrating its deadly imet."
Congratulated
PARIS,
Oct. 10 (Reuter)-A warm tribute to Britain for an- nouncing promptly severe losses such as those of the Courageous and the Royal Oak is paid by a writer in to- day's issue of the "Le Jour."
The British, he says, were the first to announce the loss of the Cour- ageous and the Royal Oak. The whole of France sympathises with her great ally in her cruel distress at these losses, "which can only stiffen her will to win."
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