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MESSAGE THAT HOAXED WORLD
3 Italian Submarines Sent To The Botton
Daring Attacks By. R.A.F. Machine
CAIRO, July 7 (Reuter).. Further .detalls of recent successful actions by the R.A.F. against Italian submarines in the Mediterranean are just publish-
ed.
A flying-boat on patrol sighted a submarine periscope and delivered af dive-bombing attack. The flying boat released special bombs, two of which fell nbaft the conning tower, and immediately the submarine's] nose rose sharply to the surface. After this, the vessel slid downwards vertically.
An oil patch rose and spread to Arveral hundred yards..
Submarino Capsizes
On the following day the same Hying boat sighted another zubmarine on the surface and promptly made aj dive-bombing attack, making several hits with special bombs,
The submarine capsized and some
INDIAN TROOPS KEEP GUARD IN THE DESERT
MANY INDIAN REGIMENTS are keeping guard in the Desert, ready for the Italians should they attempt to invade Empire and Allied territory. The official photograph above shows Punjab troops in a fring trench.
of the crew were thrown into the Vivid Story Of Evacuation Trip To Manila
water.
The flying-boat descended and rescued three leutenants and a petty officer.
While returning, the dying boat sighted another submarine on the surface, but having no bomb left, it dived low and machine-gunned the conning tower and bridge with all its guns.
After a second similar attack, the submarine crash-dived.
Rough Weather; Seasickness Was Lot Of H.K. Evacuees
By BESSIE HACKETT
A ROUGH TRIP, seasickness, crowded discomfort, and a steady, tropical rain to welcome them, added to the uncertainty of where they are going next and what is to become of the homes they left behind, were among the first of the hardships met by the 1,700 British women and children evacuees who arrived in Manila from Hongkong on Wednesday last on the Empress of Japan.
AIR MAIL PLANS
C.N.A.C. To Carry Mail For London, Australia
Air mail to England and Aus-
The Empress of Japan reached the; iralla will be carried by C.N.A.C. breakwater at about 5.30 and was boarded by quarantine doctors half planes until Imperial Airways an hour Inter. Vaccination resume service. The first evacuees lasted the whole morning! machine left for Rangoon on and the vessel finally tied up at her Sunday with a heavy load of berth at Pier 7 at 12:30. Mrs. S. Hongkong mail,
Wyatt-Smith and Mrs. C. G. Agnew bad boarded the ship at the break-
NO GUARANTEED POSTAL ADDRESS
FOR EVACUEES, YET
"We plan to maintain a weekly water to begin with the organisation
The Post Office is not sure how Hongkong residents should service," said the Post Master of the evacuees and at the pier they address letters to evacuees in Manila, General (Mr. Forrest) to-day, were met by a corps of Red Cross The Post Master General (Mr. R. A. D. Forrest) suggested "It is not intended at present to workers who included: Mrs. Charles to-day that letters should be endorsed: "Mrs.
vary air mail charges.'
Via Chungking
H. Forster, Mrs. J. R. Herridge, Miss Betty Kerridge, Mrs, George Adam-evacuee, c/o G.P.O. Manila.”
on son,
Mrs. Roy C. Bennett, Mrs, Stanley J. Willimont, Mrs. J. H. Blinko and Miss Betty Hair.
High. Morala
"That is the best advice I can give at the moment," he added. Women could get their letters
ASSAULTS
by calling at the post office after ON NAZI
DEPOTS
British
SHIP SAFE IN NEUTRAL PORT: NAVY DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES S.O.S.
EARLY THIS MORNING the "Telegraph" received urgent messages from "Reuter" and "United Press” indicating that the 1,190- ton American destroyer Barry had been torpedoed by a German submarine 400 miles off the coast of Spain.
Mackay-Radio intercepted the wireless message purporting to be from the
destroyer.
It stated that she was slowly sinking, after being torpedoed by a U-boat at 1.15 p.m., Eastern Summer
Time (1.15 a.m. H.K.T.).
"Reuter's" Correspondent in New York did not disclose the aource of its information.
He stated that the Barry had re- ported by radio that she was "sinking slowly: hit by German submarine: water in the hold: can last three hours," and gave her position as 400 miles off Spain.
Broadcasting stations which were on the air immediately halted their programmes to inform their steners of the news,
The story was prominently dis- played in newspapers which went to Press before denial was received.
In Hongkong, the "Telegraph" re- ceived the denial from "United Press" at 9.30 a.m., and altered its front page accordingly.
The denial was issued by the U. S. Navy Department.
Safely Anchored
The Department said that a message had been received from the Barry, saying she was safely anchored in neutral waters.
The Barry Class Destroyer
New Light On The Collapse Of France
WHY THE WEYGAND
PLAN
FAILED
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).-Criticism that the B.E.F. failed
Mackay-Radio. is now investigating to comply with the Weygand plan towards the end of May has the authenticity of the distress mes- brought a detailed answer from the Senior Staff Officer of the sage alleged to have been sent by the B.E.F. in London to-day.
destroyer
The 5.3. Manhattan, which was in Ifis statement reveals that there was a meeting at Ypres on the immediate vicinity of the position May 22, nttended by King Leopold, Lord Gort and General
been
shed by radio to state whether Billotte, Commanding the First French Army, who was given
her radio operators intercepted the the power of co-ordination of the three armies.
signal.
Woygand's Plan The U.S.S. Barry is a twenty-j scar-old destroyer.
General Blotte explained General She was built under the US. Weygand's plan of the French attack War Programme in 1918, Laid down from the south in the Roye region to at the New York Steamboat Cor-join the attack from the north by the poration's pard on July 26, 1919, D.E.F. and the First French Army in she was launched on October 28, the neighbourhood of Dous and 1020 and commissioned on Decem-Valenciennes, ber 28 in the same year,
She has 41 sister ships.
American Reaction To
Barry Report
General Billatte was killed in a motor accident on the same night, which did not facilitate the work of co-ordination.
in
Discussing the feasibility of success
LATEST
NEW YORK, July 7 (Dome) of the Weygand plan from the British The report that the US. destroyer viewpoint, the officer explained that Barry had been sunk caused strong reactions among various circles here on May 18 the British right rear was a dangerous position and the and in Washington until ten B.E.F. was compelled to extemporise of the Navy formally denied by the Department stops with improvised forces at Lens,
Bethune, The wireless report in question was rifles, soine machine-guns, but few Doual and Arras. They had received by
a number of radio
adio offices and by the US. Coastal Defence all-tank weapons or artillery.
Nevertheless, they were thrown In- Corps, but doubt was immediately entertained by the US, Navy Office to battle and fought very gallontly.
At this time, the French Army on owing to the fact that the wave length employed differed from that in the British right were in a consider use by U.S. warships, while no call-able state of disorganisation and suned between Hongkong and Indo- several days were taken in trying to ing sign of the Barry was emitted.
{regain some cohesion.
B.E.F. Takes It On Chin
NO HOLD-UP OF SHIPPING
Coastal stripping has been re-
Ching,
This official announcement fellows Japanese report from Hanol that the French had detained all British
Halphong.
The BEF. suffered very heavy at-ships in tacks and lost much equipment.
Imperial Airways announced Friday afternoon that the Hongkong Bangkok shuttle-line which normally connects with the main-line flying-. boat service, between England and Australia was temporarily withdrawn The moric of the crowd was rethe arrival of each mail. owing to regulations prohibiting markably high, a philosophical ac- British ships or planes to approach ceptance of the situation being ex- "We do not know of any central Indo-China.
pressed in the simple explanation organisation to which letters could be "There was nothing else to do." The sent for, re-direction to the various Arrangements were completed an fact that practically all the evacuees places where evacuees have quar- Saturday to send the mall by C.N.A.C. are British service people was ob-tered." machines, via Chungking. To make vious in the universal statement, This Week's Clippers I possible for Hongkong mail to con- "The orders came, and we had to nect with the mafa-line Imperial ser- EO. Although most of the women Clippers will leave for Manila on vice at Rangoon, the regular C.N.A.C, had to walk out d their homes Wednesday and Thursday but it is An Air Ministry communique New Phase Of Dunkirke Albert and Bapaume,
Bight was brought forward Monday
everything but the uncertain when the next boat-mail states leaving behind one day,
that despite adverse belongings which personal
allowed them.pines, schedules, which will be announced
tried to
to keep cheery. Despite the fact that Manilans and
tions.
they
The new service will carry all when they were told to be ready to public mail Only diplomatic and rail: In 30 hours.
R.A.F. Continue To ́Pound Away ⠀
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter),-
at Katwijk.
TRANSPORT SALVAGED
Epic Revealed
30
The truth that clearances are in the ordinary way by
South of the French was a gap of being,
ition there was very obscure.
Bitch and authorities.
The Brlish did withhold clearance
Stops were put in at various places orders over the week-end and the French took similar action but the position was quickly clarified their mutuai katlsfaction.
On May 20 It was decided that only The Post Office is not yet certain of carried in the baggage and could be will leave Hongkong for the Philli-weather: R.A.F. bombers con-
two Driush divisións in reserve would attack Arrus across the Scarpe, LONDON, July. 7(Reuter). later in the week. Readjustment
Notwithstanding the fact that the If evacuees are moved on to Aus-tinued their activities in the past
Hundreds of motor vehicles, brought both of Hongkong-Chungking and others had heard rumoure some time tralia rapidly, before letters have had 24 hours.. Chungking-Rangoon routes may
Yesterday attacks were made on back for repairs from France before French division on the left was not be ago of the evacuation of Britishers me to cross between Hongkong and necessary to make the best connec from Hongkong, the evacuees said Manila, the addressing problem may the landing ground at Knocke, aero- the evacuation of the B.E.F., have ready for the attack, Lord Gort de dromes at Evreux and Ypenburg, on been put back into service again with cided that the attack must proceed. the order came as a shock to them become even more acute.
Is: cached its first objective soulli barges at Zwolle, and in the canals the various Home Commands,
These vehicles were saved from of Arras and inflicted heavy casual- One of our aircraft is missing falling into the hands of the enemy ties on the Germans and look
many During the night shipbuilding yards because the repair scheme organised prisoners,
German motorised infantry had ́al- by the Ministry of Supply, instead at Bremen and Kiel and an area (as in the last war) of having these ready entered the gap he worked al depot at Emden were attacked.
vehicles repaired, behind the lines in in the next two days they worked al- Scaplano Basos- Attackod
France, called for all but the most most all round the British troops. Incendiary and high explosive hopelessly damaged, to be brought In the nick of time, the British bombs were dropped at Brunsbuttel back to England.
withdrew to Doual. Thus on the day Seaplane bases at Nordeney and The vehicles include motor-cycles, the Weygand plan was claborated, the Hornum, were also attacked.
and ferries, some of only reserve British troops were one motor... curs From these night operations, two which are worth £1,000 each.
cavalry regiment, of our aircraft failed to return,
In numerous operations by the
secret mail will be carried by the al- ternative roulesea to Singapore, air
to Durban, sen to England. -
CHINA HONOURS
WAR DEAD:
One officer's wife said she and R.A.F. TRIBUTE
even
TO BALBO
her husband had some friends in Saturday evening and were laugh- ing and joking when there was 'n knock at the door and a messenger LONDON, July 7 (Reuter) presented them with the order. iWe
When the news of Marshal Balbo's were #tanhed," shoʻnald. "We -". Bldn't know what it was all above death
was confirmed, a personal CHUNG KING,
G, July 8 (Reuter). Mra. M. Bowden had
letter of regret from Air Marshal Meetings in honour of the war dead time to prepare. Her husband, who Sir Arthur Longmoor was dropped were held throughout China to mark came out to China in the civil ter on an Italian aerodrome by an RAF the third anniversary of the begin vice eight years ago, was called for acroplane.
Coastal Command, two of our aircraft; LONDON, July 7 (Router)—–11 was ning of the war with Japan.
naval duty and was away .at. sen. The letter paid tribute to the engaged on escort duties were shot announced to-night recruiting offices The day, which is called "National Because of her husband's absence, leadership and intrepedity of Mar- down by the enemy fighters. Five for French nationals desirous of join- Resistance Day" has been declared a Mrs. Bowden, who lived in Kowloon, shaj Balbo, whom Sir Arthur Long-members of the crews were roscueding General de Gaulle's volunteer national holiday.
Turn to Paga 2, Fifth Column moor knew personally.
by British worshipa,¦-
force have been opened at Olympia.
Lack Of Munitions.
At that time, too, the munition situation was "not too rosy." The uitions avaliable in France were Turn to Pago Z, Fourth Column |
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