NANCY
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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 19, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
---I'VE SEEN
ERASING THEM --
YES, MA'M!
BY THE WAY YOUNG LADY-- WASH YOUR HANDS CAREFULLY
DON'T WORRY--
EVER SINCE
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THE LAST TIME
THE TOWEL!
I GOT
SPANKED --
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GRAPHIC STORY BY GRAF SPEE CAPTAIN
(Continued from Page 1) Wilhelinstrasse 10-day for the loss
the Graf Spee, according to Berlin despatches.
News of the scuttling caused pain and bewilderment in Germany, for no body knows why it happened.
When they read an eight-line an- nouncement in the morning papers, the people remembered the trium- phant boasting of the previous three days and wondered what had hap pened meantime as they had been led to expect that the Grat Spee would at least put up fight.
ld:
Many just shrugged and "We suppose the Fuehrer must be right"
One of the arguments advanced in political circles against interest Is that two of the Graf Spee's sister- skips are still in action. Hence It would not be very desirable to expose her to prying eyes in a neutral har- beur.
Sour Grapes
ERNIE BUSHMI
65 PLANES ATTACK NAZI NAVAL BASES
(Continued from Page 1.)
man border, wlinessed the best aerial battle of the day.
The dog-light took place over the German naval base on the island of Sylt, and lasted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fourteen bombs were dropped by the British planes, the deforatious being plainly audible on the island af leem. The Inhabitants could not say what results were scored,
"A swarm of Messerschmidts went British aloft to give battle to the riders, an inhabitant of Reem Isinnd told "United Press",
"We could see the battle in pro- gress, but, due to the heavy mist, could not distinguish between British and German planes."
65 British Planes Take Part In addition to bombing Wilhelm- shaven and Sylt, the RAF. bombed the naval base on Hoernum Iskuri.
The Air Ministry's umetal com- munique states: "Approximately 65 Royal Air Force bombers launched aerial attacks on German Naval Bases to-day.
"In addition to, bombing noval Some German circles adopt the nt- tilude that anyway it is not battle-bases in Heligoland Bight, the R.A.F. mochines attacked other German vessels that are important in this constal bases.”
war.
"Twelve German Messerschmidt
counters..
Many morning Journals were over- taken by events and sull land articlesursu planes were shot down in en- scoffing at the British attempt to
"Seven British machines have so turn the Aght Into a victory, but notar failed to return to their bases."
Gernun papers hinted that the Ark Royal is waiting in South Amerien. Officially the Ark Royal is at the
bottom of the sea as far as Germany is concerned,
Severe Air Fight
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).--It is severe
There is much indignation in Ber-learned unofficially that a
lin against Uruguay who, it is alleged, aerial engagement occurred off the under British pressure contravened internallonal law.
porthwest German coast.
Α
bulletin is in the course of pre- paration.
Meantime it is learned that reports
Germany are
grossly cx- from aggerated, both as regards the num- bers engaged and casualties.
Big Air Battle
The fact that the German accounts claimed that the warship was prae- tically undamaged when she sailed into harbour to now forgolten. "Bled To Death ?*** LONDON, Dec, 10 (Reuter)-By shelter, the Admiral running to
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)-An that she Gruf
was Air Ministry communique, issued at Spee showed more seriously damaged by the Bri-8.50 p.m. to-day, states that a bomber tish cruisers than appeared on the formation of the Air Force recon- surface, says the naval observer of noitred the Heligoland Bight area the B.B.C. in a talk from Daventry with the object of attacking uny
enemy warships found at sea. last night.
"She was probably badly damaged No warships were encountered inside-like a man who suffers an sca, but the bombers met internal wound in a motor car ac-fighter forces. client and who dies a few days later
Flerce fighting ensurd and 12 Mes- after outwardly appearing to be re-serschmidts were shot down while
·covering..........
seven of our bombers are at present unaccounted for.
"One cannot say that this was the case for certain, but there seems to be no other logical reason for the scuttling of the pocket battleship without even attempt- Ing to put up a fight.
German Claims
at strong
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Dec. 18 (Domel).—An "The Prussian ideal has always informal German announcement to- been that an offeer only surrendered day claims that the biggest midair to the enemy it out-manoeuvred and battle in the current war took place in no position to damage the enemy over the North Sea for two hours this afternoon between British without a fight for it.
"The German pocket battleship is bombers and German fighters.
curious
and in its way a craft marvellous piece of mechanism.
Sacrifices Made
a
"She carries armaments, a crew, and provisions that should rightly be carried only by ships of twice her displacement.
But sacrifices must be made some where and in the pocket battleship' the weight has been sacrificed.
"Inside, a normal warship is built to stand the stresses and strains not only of weather and armament but of also being hit by shells.
"The Graf Spee had to sacrifice this.".
Speaking of the feat of two d-in. gun cruisers attacking a 11-Ja 'pocket battleship' the B.B.C, ob- server points out that not only did they engage the Graf Spes but they defeated her.
Go Down In History
"Far from beating off the two Belfish ships with her heavier guns, the two cruisers chased the Graf Spec for boars,
The announcement says that about 2.30 pm, 44 British bombers of the newest types encountered German Aghters of the Messerschmitt type over Heligoland Island and North Frisian Islands.
In the major nerlal engagements that ensued, 34 British planes were! shut down, while two German planes were lost, the
German announce- ment alleges.
100 Planes In Dual LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) ---- Yesterday's aerial clash between R.A.F. bombers and German Schier planes in the Heligoland Bight area is described by observers as the biggest battle of the war and com- parable to a major nertal battle of the latter stages of the 1914-18 war, It is stated that nearly a hundred planes took part in the battle, which raged for two hours over a wido
Arca.
About forty planes were British bombers.
The Germans are putting out fan- tastic claims, but the Air Ministry "That phase of the battle will confirms its earlier reports that only down in history. It was a superb seven R.A.F, planes were lost and example of the use of incilea and that twelve Messerschmidt superior speed.
brought dowIL
were
The British cruisers attacked The British bombers are described the German ship from iwo separate as an ultra-modern type and were directions, so that she had to disengaged in fierce duels against re- perse her fire and was unable to peated attacks by the Messerschmidt concentrate her entire broadside
fighters. on any one of them.”
1,000 MEN INTERNED
The wreckage of many planes and the bodies of dead aviators have been washed ashore on the German const, while two of the crew of a British bomber have been pleked up by o (Continued from Page 1.)
German boat.
It is emphasised in London that the carried out their peared to be between the ages of 10 British bombers Land 21.
mission to the complete satisfaction They obeyed the orders with markt- of the Air Ministry, fcd discipline and chatted with each Not only were many photographs other. All showed the effects of taken of the German naval basen but their experience; their uniforms were bombs were dropped at Wilhelm- soiled, and they were unshaven and shaven. The results from the latter unkempt
are not known.
"Don't Bother Mo” ̈ Captain Langsdorf told the "United Press" correspondent: "I am satis- {fled. I saved all of my snen.""
The correspondent asked if there
was anything else the Captain would
like to say, and Captain Langsdorf
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