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July 29, 1940.
BIG AIR BATTLES MERCHANT Australian N. ZEALAND
OVER CHANNEL
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter).—A series of air battles! stated to have involved at least 70 aeroplanes occurred
SHIP HIT
Italian Air Raid
On Aden
ADEN, July 28 (Reuter)
over the Channel and south-east England this afternoon. One merchant ship received
German planes crossed the j ********
Channel behind 11 cover
of
clouds, apparently hoping to take the defences by surprise, but
******* | superficial damage during an
Italian air raid this afternoon.
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R.A.F. fighters awaiting them. A series of serial combats followed.
Naxi Fighter Crashes
One German fighter soon crashed in flames into theses. Two para- chutes were seen floating down and motor torpedo boats-dashed out to rescue the eirmen.
Two other German planes
brought down on nud.
were
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Anti-aircraft guns were only twin in action before the Germans dis- appeared, leaving the fighters to resume the Channel patrol.
Nazis Loro Three Planez
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. July 28 (UP)--More than seventy planes were engaged in
Aeroplanes
LONDON, July 28 (Router)-Lord Beaver. brook, Minister for Air- craft
nounces
Production, an. that he has received from the public £2,000,000 to buy various types of aircraft.
Most of the money, at the request of the donors, has been applied to the purchase of fighters.
Netherlands Not Beaten
a series of air battles over south-******** eastern England this afternoon. Spit- Ares and Hurricanes clashed with a nichting forre of German strong plants and dogfights ensued planes several miles of countryside, durință which three German planes were brought down.
over
The German raiders crossed the Channel under cover of clouds. They were belleved to be carrying bombs although none were dropped.
The British gretint defences held their fire as the British fighters took
Inspiring Message By
Queen Wilhelmina
One Indian member of the crew was killed.
There were no other casualties or damage.
Italian Claims
ROME, July 28 (UP).—The tollow ing in the text of the 49th Italian War
Communique:
"The British nayal base of Alexun- dri has been bombed. In northern Africa Italian forays beyond the Cyremien frontier have been succesS- ful, inflicting severe losses on British} armoured car formations.
Four enemy
armoured cars, were and six more badly damaged, taken
Several prisoners were captured, including one oficer,
Italian planes in the castern Medi- terranean
2. Jesterday
bombed re-
Pre units of the British fleet.
very effectively some burge
"At Bumbade, where the Blue Nile flows out of Ethiopla into the Sudan, an Halian commanded totive band broke up and pursued a strong forma- tion of the enemy on which they inflicted severe lassen."
Italians Lose Four Planes MALTA, July 28 (Reuter) It is officially announced that four Italian aircraft were destroyed during various engagements of Malta to-clay,
There were no British air losses.
LONDON. July 28 (Reuter): TURKEY'S
—The Netherlands will curry on
to the air and the sky suddenly the war with the morrow of a peared to be filler with
in and out of
planes darting i clouch.
battling the
free and happy future dawns, declared Queen Wilhelmina, in- One raider crashed into the sea augurating a new Dutch pro- after a brief chase, and another, was seen spiralling in a mass of flames Kramme to be given daily by the several miles inlini. A third crash-8.B.C.
ed in the country but the pilot baled olet.
Petain Wants Paris Back
But Nazi Obstacles
Are In The Way
Spooking in Dutch, Queen Wilhel
TRADE
Development Of New Outlets
ANKARA, July 28 (Reuter)- mina decliced that the wae had ve with the object of investigating the vealed itself more and mart clearly possibilities of using Basto ng a re- as a war between good and evil-guitar port for Turkish trade with battle between God and ear
von- | Iritain, the British Empire, United jselener on one hand and the foects States and Japan, the Ministry of of darkness, now in the ascendant, Commerce is sending M. Tirlon In the other.
Betay, the Turkish Transport experi, lo, Basra,
Later M. Betay is going to India to further Turkish trade there.
What Is At Stake
Her Majesty added: "What is at take is the liberly of those the world Lover who wish to work for the gord uf mankind and to do so without be- ing frustrated by evil-doers.
Railway Completed
the
These 'development: follow completion of the railway linking MADRID, July 28 (Reuter).force of arms, nor the flames of the
“Just as in carlier days neither the Turkey with Boars via Baghdad,
These new trade outlets are being -Franco-German negotiations
stake. nor Impoverishnient and developed despite the efforts of the for the transfer of the French
suffering succeeded in exterminating Germans who are dianiayed by the Government to Paris are ap-our love of liberty, our freedam, can-† fact that while before the signature parently not going too smoothly, need that we and all who think per cent, of Turkish exports went to science and religiou, so I remain con- of the Anglo-French-Turkish Pact 52 says the Spanish news agency like us will emerge from the ordeal, Germany, now she is only niting correspondent at Vichy.
strengthened and thastened through Germany to five per cent. of lier our sacred sufferings."
While cartier reports stated that everything was ready for the transfer.
Flag Flies Proudly the correspondent says, "1 do not see
Queen Wilhelmina continued: "Our any very sure signs that the Germans destre to speed up the final change of beloved flag les proudly on the seas residence of Marshal Petain and his In the grant Netherlands, in the east and wist. Side by side with our helpers."
The correspondent adds: "The re-allies, our gallant men continue the The Empire oversens, which moval of German troops from Paris
ruggle,
Is the ring qua non
Is
exports.
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given such striking proof of the ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and of Marshal na Petnin's return, but that would be de-sympathy in the calamity which 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
struck the
more Motherland, pendent on politien considerations
closely attached us in thinking Haydn “Military" Symphony which Petain must consider
and feeling thun ever before. fully."
"With unshakeable unity, we In- tend to vindicate-our-independence!
:
care-
NAZIS PUT BAN
ON REFUGEES
LONDON, July 28 (Router) --The German authorities In France have forbidden passenger trains to cross] the line between unoccupied and ve cupied France until further notice! and are refusing to supply tickets.
and that of all our territories."
BOLIVIAN TIN FOR U.S.?
LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 28 (Reuter). -There are possibilities for the sale One effect of its will be to stop for smelting, stated Mr.
of Bolivian tin to the United States Alberta the flow
ow of refugees and other's
Gutierrez, the Bolivian Foreign trying to get back to their homes.
It is reported that thousands of Minister, in an interview to-day.
In this interview, Mr. war prisoners are being sent back
Gutierrez
by the Germans into unoccupied commented on the prospects of the France because the Nazis cannot feed Havana Conference and said it was logical for tin to go to the greatest consumer directly from a producing
them.
AT
CONFERENCE BERCHTESGADEN
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)-- Hitler and Ribbentrop received at Berchtesgaden this afternoon M. Tiso
nation.
He did not mention, however, whether there was definitely a move in this direction,
THE WAR FUND
and M. Tukn, President and Prime A total of $1,209,046,50 was reach- Minister respectively of the Slovak ed on Saturday by the War Fund In- Republic.
augurated by the S, C. M. Post, Ltd., Their conversation insted an hour with the following further subscrip- the lluns: and a half, and according to oilleial news agency it was conducted Guard Room, 2nd. Bn. The Royal
Scota, Murray Barracks
in a "spirit of friendship and cordial "Mahjong Four" understanding."
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League Football
Results
ANSWERS THE CALL
Fine Response To War Service Appeal
WELLINGTON, July 28 (Reu- ter). Reviewing the result of the recently-terminated system of voluntary recruiting. Mr. F. (UP)-Jones. Minister of Defence, stated that altogether 80,000 men had volunteered for service oversens with the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. MELBOURNE, July 28 With a grand total of 105 points,
the North Adelaide topped
high scorers in
Australian Rules League Football matches this week- end. In their game against South Adelaide, no less than 282 points were scored in all, the lasers claint ing 117, which was second highest
the League.
At the other und; North Melbourne tools the "wooden spoon" with a humble total of 47, losing to St. Kilda by 47-04. Closely following North Melbourne were Glenelg (52), West Adelaide (53) and the Swon Districts (54).
Complete scores were:
VICTORIA
Melbourne 15-20 (110), Footscray 12-19 (01).
Carlton 14-18 (102), Collingwood) 13-9 (87).
St. Kilda 13-0 (B4), Nth. Mel- bourne 6-11 (47).
Hawthorn 12-15 (87), Richmond 11-13 (79).
Fitzroy 10-27 (87). Geelong 8-12 (GU).
Volunteers for tht New Zealand Expeditionary Force totalled 63,747, of whom two battalions were already
averseas.
Training Territorialı The Government have brought into training a part of the Territorial Army which, with
pew unfis being formed would provide a war strength of nearly 30,000 men.'| New Zealand would be the first: Dominion to reach its peak under the Empire Air Scheme, and when she did so, she would be able to turn out 3.700 fully or partly-trained alr- men a year.
CASUALTY LIST
S. Melbourne 9-6 (60), Essendon King's Cousin Among
7-10 (50).
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sturt 9-12 (75). Norwood 7-16
(GS).
The Killed
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter). Several peers are mentioned in
Port Arielaide 8-5 (63).
Torrens 13-18 (08), Glenelg 6-10] ranks. (52).
Adelaide 10-15 (75), w. the War Office casualty list No. 34 of 393-officers and 927 other
N. Adelaide 25-15 (105). S. Adelaide 17-15 (117).
WEST AUSTRALIA
Lieutenan the Duke of Northum- berland, of the Grenadier Guards, who afleially reported among 23 officers killed, died while leading his platoon against a German machine-gun post
E. Fremantle 11-18 (84), E. Perth near Louvain. 10-11 (71).
W: Perth 7-22 (64), Swan Dis- telets 7-12 (54).
Subiaco 13-11 (89), S. Fremantle 6-20 (02).
The Perth-Claremont match was not played.
SEMI-FINALS OF SUMMER FOURSOMES
1. F. Phillips and L M. Lloyd qualified to meet 4. J. Dennis and W. S. Haller in the final of the Happy Valley Summer Foursomes compell- tion recently, Phillips and Lloyd beat G. M. Park and M. Pollock on a | walk-over, and Dennis and Illier beat Major Harvey and Major Bowie 4 and 3.
Second Summer Singles
Results of the first round of the Happy Valley Second Summer Singles was as follow:
W. S. Hillier beat Hugh Smith. N. D. Booker beat A. L. Landsbert
5 and 4.
AU.O
A.-J.-Dennis beat 11, N. Williamson
W. A, Stewart beal Lt. Carler w.o. C. C. Stark beat G. Davies 7 und G. G. P. Stone beat R. G. Parker wo. C. F. J. Simpson beat F. C. Burry 5 and 4.
D. Humphreys beat G. E. Willerton 2 und 1,
L. Jackson beat W. Stoker 1 up. T. B. Low beat W. V. Ahern 5 and
4.
N. J. Booker beat E. Greenwood 3 and 2
Captain Lord Frederick Cambridge (the King's cousin), whose death is now officially reported, was killed in action in France.
Lord
Harewood's Nephew Among five officers who died from wounds
was Lieutenant Hamilton Russel (Grenadiers). nephew of Lord Harewood.
Sir
Second Lieutenant
Henry Lindore-Leslie, who is among 280 missing officers, is now known to be n prisoner.
Captain the Earl of Aylesford (Royal Artillery) is also missing,
Four chaplains also appear in the lirt ef missing.
Support For
War Effort
All-India Congress Ratifies Decision
POONA, July 28 (Reuter).-After eight hours of keen debate, the All- India Congress ratified by 95 to 63. voles, the resolution passed on July 7 by the Congress Working Com- mlitee at New Delhi.
This resolution envisaged Congress support for the war effort-if-Britain constituted provisional National Government as the first step to ac-
cord Indla complete. independence.
the
Seven amendments wer moved, mostly by Socialists and Communists. burden of which was that the re- solution represented
polley of "surrender to British Imperialism."
Four of these amendments were withdrawn and three were over- whelmingly rejected.
J. W. Macdonald beat II. H. Mundy TRIBUTE TO THE
2 and 1.
J. Bowman beat M. A. Cairns.
G. T. May beat W. R. Hillyer,
MEN OF MALTA
MALTA, July 28 (Reuter)-Vice-
K. S. Robertson beat N. J. Bebbing-Admiral Sir Wilbraham Ford broad-
Massed Bands of the Aldershot ton 2 and 1. Command.
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6.0 An hour of Dance Music.
7.0 Closing local Stock Quoto-
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Orchestra
Six-Round Bouts Fail
To Materialise
LONDON, July (Reuter)When the Marques of Queensbury recently decided to try the experiment of put-
8.07 Haydn Symphony In G
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Vienna 20.00 conducted by Bruno Walter.
8.30 Compositions of Schubert. 0.0 London Relay-The News and ting on all six-round fights because Topical Talks,
9.45 Excerpts from Gilbert and of the Inabilly of boxers to get auf- flelent me to train for contests of Bullivan,
"Trial by Jury," and "The Yeamenten rounds or more, there was mucli of the Guard."
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Surveying Air Route?
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Secret Mission
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shaking of heads, and considerable doubt about the outcome was ex- pressed.
Some erities thatight it would make no difference, but others "vere of the opinion that the scheme would only end in failure. Apparently the Marques has been advised to change his mind, for he has reverted to len- round fights for his charity tourna ments.
REPUTATIONS CONCERNED THE idea was bound to lead to many dileultles, the main one NEW YORKC July 28, (UP)—A being concerned with the reputations British flying-boat on a secret mission of boxers. Six-round fights are is expected to land at New York to- | normally, regarded #6 preliminary day after crossing the Atlantic from affairs to leading boxers and it is Foynes in Ireland.
doubtful whether they would have
It is believed the plane is surveying reconciled themselves to appearing a new
new trans-Ailantic route. It left in them.
early this morning. Foynes
Fifty extra police have been as- signed to guard the Maring Aerial Terminal.
Omcials refuse to say anything re- garding the exact purpose of the flight, or whether there ure pas sengers nboard.
Again, there is always the danger that the public will regard them es exhibition matches, no matter who the contestants may be. It was also unfair to those boxers who rely. upon stamina and punching power rather than ring skill alone.
east a message from Mr. A. V.
Ier. First
Lord Alexander,
of
the Admiralty, and Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, First Sco Lord, expressing to all officers and inen, both of HM. ships and dockyards at Malta "our
of
admiration
stout-hearted manner in which they faced the con- tinued enemy attacks."
The message added: "The gallant endurance of the Maltese personnel and citizens of Malta ever since the oulbreak
commands of hostilitles universal respects."
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