NEWS MAP:
L'from Rusin ist
Oshipped acros
the Black Sen and reaches Germany via tho Dannbo.
This route cannot be blockaded by the Allies, because, the provisions of the Montreux Convention signed in 1936 clone the Dardanelles to our warships.
GER ANY
TAL
sil Tanker Rauto Rumia to Germany The Convention pra- hibits the entry of belligerent warships into the Black Sea un less they are executing obligations under the League Covenant or under a mutual assist- ance pact to which Turkey is a partner and which is recog nised by the League.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 24, 1940.
On
At
Sea
Queer Goings
Make Town Wonder
If
Monster Is About
FOLKESTONE.
THE people of Folkestone are wondering what happened one day recently about a quarter of a mile cut to sea off the Warren.
RUMANIA
CULINA
2.Danube
BLACK SEA
"BATUM:
CONSTANZA
TURKEY
DARDANELLES
CASPIAN
IRAN
SYRIA
REAR GUNNER
OBSERVER
PILOT OFFICER
WIRELESS OPERATOR
R.A.F. Continue Terrific Onslaughts
GERMAN FORCES DISORGANISED
LONDON, May 23 (Reuter).-The Air Ministry to-day announced that the tanks, armoured vehicles and troop concentrations which were forming a vanguard for the enemy's advance towards the French Channel ports were again heavily bombed yesterday by strong forces of Blenheim aircraft.
For more than six hours, until the gathering of dusk made the recognition of troop movements impossible, relays of aircraft kept up an almost continuous as sault with bombs and machine guns.
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A force of Whitley bombers spent over an hour over Hirson exploring before the attack. Then when they were quite sure of their targets, they the
They caused damage and con- fusion over a wide area,
Among the first targets which they successfully attacked in the dropped eight bombs right on
column of railway junellon. afternoon was lorrics and armoured fighting vehicles which were caught on the move.
a
Air Ministry Report LONDON, May 23 (Reuter).-The Air Ministry announces that last night Lorries -Blown Sky-High
the strong forces of heavy and medium Direct hits were scored, on
bombers attacked objectives behind They lurries by six Blenheims.
the fighting front in southern Belgium attacked individually.
Bombs were seen to burst on the and the Mease sector. rends amongst the columa over a dis- tance of 800 yards.
As each alreraft approached to bomb it was subjected to a barrage
about 30 guns.
Much damage was done on road and railway junctions.
railway junction at Charlero! was damaged.
Bridges in the Namur reglen aus- of well-aimed pom-pom fire from tained direct hits.
Troop concentrations were heavily Blenheims turned their attention to bombed in the area north of the Aisne, Other inrge formations of heavy
Ilaving released their bombs, the!
Here is one of the many R.A.F. bomber crews now fighting so splendidly on the Western Front.
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There is a Loch Ness Monster atmosphere hanging about the whole affair. You shall hear the evidence and return whatever verdict you like.
First witnesses were two small boys who went to a look-out station and said: "Oy, Mister, the sea's boiling." The look-out, looked out but saw nothing. He con- cluded that the boys had seen a strong tide breaking over some rocks. We shall recall the look-out later,
A man who was travelling by train from Dover to Folkestone was more expliclt. "I saw a big disturbance on the surface of
[the water," ho Baid, "It frothing and clouds of steam rising from it. It lasted minutes."
BOMB CREW
OVER NAZIS
PILOT NAVIGATOR
FRENCH NAVAL
LOSSES
Description Of Sunk Warships
WDS were few
Another person said he thought that some scals that had been seen near Folkestone were holding a mass meeting
out to esa and were throwing up a fine spray,
Most people reject this theory. Mr. J Fogg, a boatman, sald con- fidently that he saw spout of water shoot up in the air. He suggested facetiously that someone on board a patrol vessel wanted fresh fish for tea and had dropped a depth charge. A man fishing with a rod and line on the pler said that in his opinion it was miniature tidal wave..
Smoko Float Theory Another bit of evidence is favour of an eruption or vast dis- -turbance...on—the sea-bed,
There have been three. big landslides on the coast during the winter," said one of this school, “and probably this had some effect on the sea-bed. The chalk may have slipped causing air to shoot up through the water
in
and throwing a a fine spray which
looked like stemn.'
The look-out, recalled, is con- vinced now that he knows the actual reason for the boiling sea.
"There is no doubt about it," he said. "It was a smoko font dropped by un aeroplane. I have seen them before. The effect of the water on these things produces a steaming and a vapour."
N. Zealand's War Effort Voluntary Recruiting.
A Huge Success
THE
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THE NEW FACE MOULDER
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IT
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F 2633 WELLINGTON, May 23 (Reuter)Broadcasting to-day,
K 2056 the Prime Minister declared that the voluntary system of ren 2620 LONDON, May 23 (Reuter)-incruiting has been an unqualified connection with the losses of the Bucċess. French destroyer La Droit, the Sub- Millary training fuckles, he said. marino. Doris, and the supply ship Le were more than fully taxed. Niger, more information about these
vessels is now available in London.
La Droit was a destroyer of 1,400 tons with a normal complement of 142, She was completed in 1928 and was one of 59 in the French Navy at the beginning of the war.
The submarine Doris had a sur z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 ke's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p. face displacement of 360 tons and a and 8-11, p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per complement of 40. She was launch
ed in 1927 and was one of 78 com- second.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Interpleted when war broke out.
The supply ship Le Niger was a¦ cession.
Rach vessel of 6.000 tons.
12.30 Compositions maninoff.
of
1.00 Local Time Sigual and Wea- ther Report.
1.03 Hawaiian Selections.
1.18 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. 1:30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Announce Weather Forecast and ments.
1.43 Dance Muslo by Billy Cotton and I Band,
2.13 Close Down.
6.00 Prokofieff Peter and the Wolf."
5,000 ALIENS INTERNED
LONDON, May 23 (Reuter)-Sir John Anderson, the Home Secretary,
direction.
Sir John replied that according to
Over 40,000"Enlist Over 40,000 had enlisted for over- seas service and many had already been sent abroad.
Despite the withdrawal of men for had military purposes, production increased.
New Zealand hod completely fulled her unqualified assurance 10 do everything possible in the Allied Cause and would continue to do so.
Speed Up in Canada OTTAWA, May 23 (Reuter).-The Government has requested heavy in- aircraft dustry, shipbuilding and firms to accelerate their war pro- duction by working in day and night shifts. The arms have also been re- quested to work during Sundays and holidays.
year
3,000 Flyers A Year WELLINGTON, May 23 (Reuter). was asked in the House of Commons-New Zealand intends to contribute to-day the number of male allens in- nearly 3,000 pilots and gunners to terned in pursuance of his recent the Empire Air Training scheme cach An Orchestral Fairy Tale, Op. 8?
This will be in addition to the land played by Serge Koussevitzky and the latest available returns some 5,000 forces which she is contributing. the Boston Symphony Orchestra; of these male aliens were interned. In
Governor broadcast, the Narrator: Richard Hale,
Regarding other categories of General emphasised that every effort the rnade to achieve 6.40 Closing Local Stock Quat-allens, Sir John sald further measures must be
were being taken, but he could not maximum output of agricultural pro- tions.
6.42 Tchaikowsky-"Bomro and make the details known in advance. duce. Jullet Overture Fantaste.
Willem Mengelberg and His Con- certgebouw Orchestra.
0.25, Moiselvitch at the Plano,
7.00 Relay from Salgen-A Viit Ar Annamlie
the gun crews which were attacking bombers. penetrated into Germany of an Englishman to them with machine gun, fire.
Another force of Blenheims de- where they seriously interfered with family. livered individual attacks on a num- the enemy's lines of communication. ber of targets. Later arrivals found
At Binche, railway bridges
and
Two supply trains were bombed at been hit in the earlier bombing Geldern. They exploded and caught attacks, were still blazing by roadside.
that the lorries and cars, which had sidings were hit.
Final Sortio
the
A final sortie was made against the
“Hendquarters of the enemy's armour-
ed division by a force of Blenbelms
fra.
North of Auchen, two other goods trains were hit.
Hague Aerodromo Hit Returning from these raids. one direct hit on the
which had been specially detailed for alrernft saved its Inst bomb for
tho tnsk,
With Aanamite music and songs.. 1.15 New Mayfair Orchestra. 7.30 London Relay The News.
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03. Magyar Imre and its un- garlan Gypsy Orchestra.
8.15 An Hour of Variety with Gracie Arthur Askey,
Fields and Others
9.15 Landon Relay New Sum mary.
9.30 London Relay-"World Af-
-Woodfordo-Finder's Amy
of The RUWOY
into
fairs."
9.45
Clone on 100 high explosives and Hague nerodrome, bombs were dropped in the course of Another aircraft penetrated this concentrated attack. Most of the Germany as far east na Leipzig and "Four Indian Love Lyrics" sung by bombs were seen to explode well bombed an important power station Nelson Eddy (Baritone).
within the target nren.
Trains Dorailed
LONDON, May
near Rotha,
From these extensive night opern-"|
CX-
0.58 A Danco Programme. 11.00 Clare Down,
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Router),
Ior the
23 (Reuter).tions, all our aircraft returned. Fuller details of yesterday's British
alsu Fighting aircraft were bombing operations show that trains tremely active in yesterday opera-The Senate has approved the Navy were derailed and set on fire and tlons, carrying out continual sorties Appropriations Bill. Under this Bil, "that road arid rail communications over the battle front and had another the total funds available were interrupted over a wide aren. successful day. In the course of many Navy, amount to $1,464,000,000.
One of the trains hit by a Hampden encounters, aver 40 enemy aircraft bomber at Geldern, a German town were destroyed or seriously damaged. the day with undiminished intenslly.
Enormous Naxi Losses nend the Dutch frontier was an nm-Six of our fighters are missing. munition train which Blow up with Luring yesterday, Blenheim and PARIS, May 22—(Router) —To- an explosion which rocked the air-Landor aircraft continued to horas ferring to the Germans "formidablo" craft high above,
wenemy, movements in: fighting areas losses in aircraft, a French military
After n concentrated attack on an- in north-east France and Beiglum. spokesat stated that 1,000 planes other train near Liege, the attackers Five of our aircraft failed to return. had been brought down on French "zhw wreckage lying all over the place, Operations, continued -- throughout soil-álons.
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