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RAIDS CONTINUE
Greatest Bombing Expedition Of The War Is Still In Progress: R.A.F. Rain Bombs On Sylt In Dramatic All-Night Vengeance Attack
Sylt Raid Latest
BRITISH PLANES
CONTINUE RAIDS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Mar. 20, 4 a.m.
(Noon H.K.T.) (U.P.).--It CONVOY SYSTEM
is officially announced that
the R.A.F. raids on the Sylt BEATS U-BOATS
are still continuing.
Another squadron of
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
British machines bombed LONDON, Mar. 19 (UP).—The convoy the Nazi base shortly after system has broken the back of Germany's 3 a.m., making the eighth U-Boat warfare, as it did in the last war. consecutive hour in which the sky has been darkened by R.A.F. bombers.
So far, it appears that the British losses are only
machine.
PLANE FALLS IN FLAMES ("UNITED PRESS" BTAFF CORRESPONDENT)
The Admiralty announced to-day that
the entire Allied and neutral
merchant shipping losses as
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BIG MUNITION DUMP BLOWN SKY-HIGH
By REUEL S. MOORE
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, MAR. 20 (UP).-BRITAIN, TOOK SWIFT VENGEANCE LAST NIGHT FOR THE NAZI RAID ON THE ORKNEY ISLANDS.
IN THE GREATEST AIR RAID OF THE WAR, PRO- BABLY ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINED THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN, R.A.F. BOMBERS RAINED A NIGHT- LONG STREAM OF BOMBS ON GERMANY'S ISLAND
one la result of submarine and WHY SYLT IS SUCH AN FORTRESS OF SYLT.
TOENDER, Denmark, Mar. 20 (UP) have just talked by telephone with the constguard on Fanoe Island, a small Danish outpost near the Sylt.
He told me that he saw a plane fall in dames off the west coast of Fanoc, and believes that the machine fell into the sea.
Another raid was launched on the Sylt at 2.10 min., when R.A.F. planes from the south and launch- appeared
et a number of bombs on Hornum.
It is estimated that 108 high ex- plosive bombs have exploded, be- tween 7 p.m. and 2.30 am, wid the ralds_show_no_signs of ending.
Danes Watch Battle COPENHAGEN, Mar. 20 (Reuter). Hundreds of Danes in West Den- mark and Itomoe Island watched the big air raid on Sylt, which was still continuing early this morning.
It was apparently being carried out by waves of bombere every half hour.
Shortly before midnight, a plane! was seen to drop several bombs on List. Soon afterwards the plane was seen falling in flames and crashed on the beach.
Imine.
action last
week
totalled only 23,992 tons. Almost all this tonnage was sunk by magnetic mines.
The ships comprised three British, two French and four neutral vessels.
Submarino Campaign Fails
Only four ships have been sunk by U-Boats since February 24. This
clear indication that the Nazi submarine warfare has failed.
The opinion is now expressed in London that U-Boat losses have been so heavy that Germany has recalled all submarines, sinco there has been no attacks on ship- Blog for some days now. Despite the advantage enjoyed by
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result of legal of warfare such as mines
methnic on-sight"- polley,-und!-
and also by the fact that most of her
By shipping has been swept from the seas, Germany's losses last week ex- ceeded those of Britain and France combined and were only 7,000 tons less than the combined losses of Al- lies and neutrals.
Germany's Losses
Among the German shipping) casualties for the same week in which 23,992 tons of Ailled and neutral ships were sunk, were the The Danes saw it blazing on the Hannover (6,537 tons), captured and water's edge.
taken to Kingston, Jamaica
(7,414
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At 2.05 a.m., bomber dropped March 13; the La several bombs on the Hindenburg tons) scuttled by her own crew, and Dem. Huge flames and smoke arose the Eschercheim (3,305 tons) scuttled from the spot.
off the coast of Jutland on March 13,
Firo Starts
A report from the Danish mainland ways that a firo seems to have started
in Northern Sylt.
Still In Progress LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-An Ale Mistry communique says that the attack on Hornum Air Base start
RAIDS GIVE BIC SCOOP FOR BBC
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ed at 8 pm, and was still in progress the attacking planes for a B.B.C. run- at 3 a.m.
ning commentary on the raids while
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In the House of Commons, Mr.
announced at 10.30 p.m.) Chamberlain
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An half-hour later, the Press Asso- clation issued afresh reporting that another attack had been launched.
Bombs were dropping on Sylt as The Hongkong Branch of the Lord Strabolgi, the Labour Peer, was Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., has declaring that the House of Lords and received a telegram from the Head the British public looked to the Gov- successful Office in London advising that at the ernment for instant and Annual General Meeting of share-reprisals for the raid on Scapa Flow.
Final Dividend of 6 per cent. holders a
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De recommended (making 32 per Yangtse Reopening
bo cent. for year les Income Tax) £25,000 written off Landed and House property, £30,000 Contin- gency account, 179,030 carried for- ward to 1940 account.
SEES ITALY AS NAZI ALLY
TOKYO, Mar. 20 (Reuter)--If the European war spreads to the Balkans, Italy will be sure to discard her pro- sent neutral attitude and take sides with Germany, in order to protect her access to the natural resources of the
Col. Balkans," sald
Karakawa, Japanese Attache to Rome.
He told this to pressmen upon tila.
return to Tokyo to-day from Rome.
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IMPORTANT TARGET
FEW PEOPLE HAD ever heard of Sylt before the war.
Its military importance began when Hitler ordered it fortified
WAVE AFTER WAVE OF BRITISH PLANES RE- LENTLESSLY ROARED OVER THE GERMAN BASE IN ATTACKS WHICH, COMMENCING SHORTLY AFTER DUSK, WERE MAINTAINED ALMOST UNTIL DAWN.
Salvo after salvo of giant 1,000lb. bombs were released. as the squadrons of Wellington and Wellesley bombers nearly 40 miles away, as the main island target in the North power-dived from the night sky to within a thousand feet
and converted into a base for U-Boats and aircraft in 1934, It is the largest Gorman-owned island outside the Baltic, the total area being 39 square miles.
To a large extent it has taken the place of Heligoland,
Sea close to the Gorman coast.
List, one of the towns bombed last night, is the chief harbour. The aerodrome which was bombed is near the centre of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland by the so-called
of their objectives, their pilots showing a reckless disregard for the intense anti-aircraft fire to which they were sub-
Hindenburg Dam, which was also bombed. it is sovan milos jected.
in length and cost 20,000,000 marks.
zono.
Since 1937, the island of Sylt has been a close military
THE SHIROGANI MARU
DENMARK HEARS 82 EXPLOSIONS
The attack was easily the longest any belligerent has launched in war- time, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that the last British machine returned to its base "somewhere in England."
At least 82 explosions were audible in Denmark.
One bomb is believed to have exploded a huge munitions dump, for reports from observers in neutral territory tell of a terrific explosion fol- lowed by a huge fire, the flames and smoke of which reached high into the sky.
MUNITION DUMP BLOWN UP.
It is
The brunt of the attack was borne by the Nazi air base at Hornum. from here that the Germans launched their attack on the Orkneys, and from which they launched their attack on British and neutral shipping.
It is almost certain that Hornum has sustained heavy damage.
The munition dump was apparently exploded by one of the first ten bombs dropped in a midnight raid.
The explosion of the bombs was followed by a terrific blast which was audible
Amazing Incident On in Denmark 38 miles away. O.S.K. Ship in H'kong
First indication that a heavy British raid was in progress was conveyed to an electrified House of Commons shortly after 9 p.m., when Sir Kingsley Wood, the Minister for Air, reported the receipt of radio messages from the leader of one of the British squadrons, reporting that he was about to attack.
THE ALLEGED abduction and imprisonment of a CONTINUES ATTACKS ALL NIGHT Hongkong police constable aboard a Japanese steamer in
Thereafter, the British planes flew over in a continuous stream of squadrons
Hongkong harbour led to a police raid on the O.S.K. at between half-hour and fifty minute intervals. wharves on Monday.
gani Maru.
.
The last raid was completed shortly before 3 a.m.
The Air Ministry was in constant radio communication with the British The raid 'was for the purpose of preventing the departure
rushed to the Premier, Mr. Chamberlain, who permitted them to be broadcast to the of the Japanese ship, the O.S.K. Canton-Hongkong ferry Shiro- squadrons. Messages were flashed in code to the Air Ministry and were instantly According to a report to the the Consul, Mr. T. Óda, also attempt-public while the raid was continuing.
This running commentary on an air raid is unprecedented in the history of police, the Chinese police const-ed, without success, to secure, the
release of the man.
As the Shirogani Maru was due warfare. to sail at am. on Monday, it was decided to send a squad of police FAST ACTION BY R‚Å.F. PILOTS
able, C-41, was arrested by the
Japanese on the afternoon of March 17.
to the wharf to provent her depar ture until the British subject had
been released. The police arrived
the wharf at 11 pm
at
As a result of the refusal. of the
Meanwhile, from Roemoe and other nearby Danish cities, news correspondents were flashing half-hourly reports of further British attacks.
The "Exchange Telegraph's" Correspondent at Roemoe said that the raids
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" Ho. had been a passenger with his NANKING, Mar. 20 (Domel)-An mother and wife from Conton. When assurance that the Yangtse River the Shirogani Maru berthed, the would be re-opened to third Power Chinese constable discovered that one shipping as soon as possible was of his gull-cases was missing, and British authorities to permit the de- given last night by General Nishio, commenced to search for it. Supreme Commander of the Japan- It is alleged that he was thereupon parture of the Japanese ship until the commenced at 8.15 p.m., when two R.A.F. machines, flying at a low altitude, crossed
man was released, the departure of ese Forces in China, in an interview arrested, put in a cabin and locked the vessel was delayed. Ultimately, the Sylt and dropped eight bombs on the northern point of the island. The British with Mr. H. H. Thomas, Brith Con- .
st.8 p.m. on Monday, the captain of machines had disappeared before the Germans could even bring their Air Raid sirens Reported By Mother
ton, U. S. Consul at Nanking.
sul
at Shanghai, and Mr. E. F. Stan-
Various hazards still existed along
the Shirogant Maru consented to The constable's mother reported her hand over the man, and the vessel into action.
shortly afterwards departed for Can- the river, however, he claimed, son's detention to the police, and n
European: oficial was sent to the ship ton. PARIS, Mar. 20 (UP)—A new to make enquiries. reciprocal trade agreement has been It is alleged that the Japaneso concluded between Spain and Japan, officers aboard the ship refused to
It provides for the exchange of goods hand the police officer over. The Japanese consul was informed, and
to the value of eight million Yen.
VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS HEARD
The Government is still awaiting|
a
Soldiers On Board
The Germans were prepared for the next R.A.F. squadron, which ran into a
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