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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940.
H 六初月七,
No. 16224
THE
53 GERMAN, 16 BRITISH NAVY
INDO CHINA
KEEPS Decoux rushes
PLANES DOWN IN GREAT THE
CHANNEL AIR BATTLE SEAS troops to
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, AUG. 8 (UP).—NAZI "BLITZ” AIR ATTACKS ON BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE CHANNEL RESULTED IN DISASTER FOR THE GERMANS TO-DAY.
In one of the greatest series of acrial encounters of the war, 53 German machines were brought down by the R.A.F. or anti-aircraft fire.
Sixteen Royal Air Force fighters are missing.
The German attack from the air synchronised with mass attacks by "E-Boats",
Three -fast motor torpedo boats-one of which was sunk. convoyed coastal vessels were struck by torpedoes and sunk. ATTACKED IN TWO WAVES
The aerial attacks were launched in two waves.
In the first attack bombs fell all around the convoy but the raiders scattered when British fighters in overwhelming numbers soared to the attack.
The second attack was carried out by fifty Junkers with Messerschmitt 109 and 110 escorts.
R.A.F. Hurricanes received forewarning of this attack and were waiting in battle formation at a tremendous altitude when the enemy approached.
The British planes screamed into action as soon as the unsuspecting Germans, eyes intent upon the convoy, passed beneath them.
The R.A.F. attack was carried out in perfect formation, the British planes power-diving at over 400 m.p.h. at the enemy machines below.
Simultaneously, for the first time, a balloon barrage was used to protect the convoy from attack. At the first hint of the approach of the enemy the convoy. sent up its balloons, frustrating the intention of the Suka dive-bombers to carry out bombing operations at a low altitude.
Battle Out Of Sight
The battle between the Hurricanes and Messerschmitts started at such a high pititude that only while streamers from the exhausts of the planes were visible,
Gradually, however, the R.A.F. machines forced the raiders down, until the dog-lights were
taking place only five thousand feet above aca level.
As the machines twisted and dived" In awe-inspiring aerobatics the battle Krudually drified inland across the const, until small English villages_and_ open fields were the venue instead of the sea,
Hundreds of people left their air raid shellers to watch the Gghis. Despite the risk from falling
shrapnel and spent bullets, which fell, like rain, they stood In the streets, cheering hoarsely да the Nazl Aghiers fell.
E-Boat Attack
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter},—An Admiralty and Air Ministry com- munique states that enemy attacks, on one of our convoys in the Channel were made in the dark hours early! this morning by E-boats.
During these attacks, one E-bout was sunk and another damaged.
Three coasting vessels in the con- voy were struck by torpedoes and; sunk,
Air attacks on this convoy began this morning and were renewed ut intervals throughout the day.
NEW. GRAPHIC STORY OF THE
AIR BATTLE
-LONDON,-Aug.-8-(Reuter).—A-fuller-story-of-the sky
battle over the English Channel was given by the Air Ministry to-night.
Rumania's Anti-Jew Legislation
Exclusion From The
Public Services
CLEAR
SOME OF THE GREAT British battleships which are guarding the seas to protect shipping from enemy attack, Neither Germany nor Italy have anything to equal the great ships shown in the photograph above.
ITALIAN ADVANCE HALTED
British Anticipations Prove Correct CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Reuter)
Kwangsi border
CHINESE reports this morning state that there have been heavy movements of Tonkinese and Anna- mite troops in French Indo China towards the Kwangsi border.
The Japanese are reported to have some 30,000 troops stretched along this frontier. Considerable reinforcements are said to be arriving daily from the Canton area.
WILL RESIST INVASION
Chungking (says "United Press") has reason to believe that any Japanese invasion of Indo China will meet with the full force of French resistance. Meanwhile, more warships and transports are reported to be arriving daily at Japanese bases at Waîchow, Hainan, and further west off Saigon. Unconfirmable reports state that the Japanese have tuken possession of a small group of French islands in this area, and are hastily constructing an air field there. The position of the islands is said to be some 150 miles from Saigon.
The Imperial Airways plane SEA FIGHT
REPORTED
Alcantara Believed Again In Action
Dorado, which arrived in Hong- kong yesterday evening. Baw nothing of Japanese fleet concen- trations on the flight to Hong- kong, but it is pointed out that the commercial planes give the Japanese areas a wide berth in
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” * view of previous experiences.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Domel), It will be recalled that the
guns Dorado was once forced down on The distant thunder of
South Walchow-Island-by-Japanese cannonading off the
American coast has led to the
planes.
Despite the Japanese threat, the belief that the auxiliary cruiser situation in Indo China remains quiet. Alcantara, which slipped out of Unconfirmed Chinese reports yes-Rio de Janiero early on Wednes-
An unidentified terdny stated that plane took off from Hanol to Chung-day, has run into a second en- with the German king yesterday, carrying Chinese Engement
raider Kaiser. passengers,
According to reports from Victoria (Brazil), the Brazilian Government's
Pearl River Situation There has been no change in the radio station has intercepted a mes
The communique says: The German air force to-day suf- fered their heaviest losses since the air war round our coats BUCHAREST, Aug. 8 (Reu- began.
ter).--Severe restrictions on Nineteen Junkers dive-bombers and 34 Messerschmitt figh-Jews are incorporated in the ter-53 in all-were destroyed by Hurricanes and Spitfires over legislation which the Rumanian the English Channel. They were shot down during a series of Government have had under attacks on convoys which lasted from 9 o'clock in the morning consideration for some time and To-day's communique states that untill 5 o'clock in the afternoon. which has now received statute the Italians have halted in their Sixteen of our fighters are missing. form and approved by the Gov-drive across British Somaliland.
the outcome of negotiations now in hips are battling at close range off A Hurrienne squadron In three crnment.
progress between Mr. A. P. Blunt, the Brazilian coust.
Loud Explosions Heard Hights sent 21 enemy alrcraft crash- The statute divides 750,000 Jews The communique says: "As anti- the British Consul General, and
Loud explosions are clearly audible ing into the sea. One was shot down into three categories:
cipated, the enemy columns hatted Japanese naval representatives in Polish pilols in action with a (1) Jews who obtained Rumanian after capturing Hargeisa and Canton, all shipping between Hong-at Victoria, the report states, and the Bighter cominand for the first time. nationality before the end of 1918: Odweina, and air reconnaissance, re-
RAIDS ON BRITAIN
Bombs Dropped But Damage Slight
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
1 by
Battle Described
pearl River situation und, pending sage stating that two urmed merchant
This
ceased. Jews who fought in the front line in parts little movement around these kong and Canton has temporarily Turn to Page 5, Fourth Column To-day's main battle was fought the Great War and descendants of places." In three parts. The first German Jws who lost their lives in nellon; (2) Jews who entered Itumania Huttock en á convny took place between
before the end of 1916; 19 a.m. and 0.30, when six Junkers
LONDON, Aug. 9 (UP),—As' Cive-hombers and three Messersch (3) Jews not included in the first British and German planes mats were destroyed by a Hurricane and second categories, clashed in the greatest air battle on which was the most success- bombing of the war
ful in to-day's engagements. over the Channel, The second attack
Soveral Ships Damaged
The results of
enemy
on
the
same
Aping Hitlerism
and
Quict Elsewhero
The communique also states that in the western desert, the frontier is all quiet but enemy movements, parti cularly motorised transports, continue to be reported.
attacks
are not fully known, but Genman bombers simultaneously convoy by a stif larger formation/three are excluded from public ser-un Atbara, all was quict in the Sudan. several ships received considerable damage, the extent of which it has not yet been passible
ascertain. 10
A number of survivors and In- jured are already landed.
launched intensified daylight of
Jews under categories two
Apuri from an unsuccessful air raid
dive-bombers
In the Durac area and to the cast, and escorting vices or professions related to them fighters
any the situation is reported to be normal, developed bombing attacks on England.
between 11.30 and cannot be members of Two houses were partly demolish-and 1 pt. Finally throwing nearly public or private boards of adminis-and in Kenya and Palestine there is,
156 dive-bombers and fighters into irations.
nothing to report. ed and others were damaged In ELE battle, te Germans made a third The attacking enemy forces con- attack on a south-east town. One attack between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
They are also, among other things, sisted of large numbers of dive- person was injured.
forbidden to transact. rural business bombers, accompanied, by single and Another raider dropped six bombs
One squadron leader describing or hold monopolies and cannot be twin-engined fighters.
one of the fights said that the sky teachers or belong the Army. on a south-east village, where a cow- As each attack developed, the shed was wracked.
over the convoy was "literally black" enemy
formations were
heavily A high explosive bomb fell in the with German bombers and fighters, engaged by squadrons of Air Force, north-east Netters. Severe losses were in damage. fleted on Die enemy.
лек
at present reported missing.
Most Determined Air Attack Of War
area without emulg
Polish Pilot's Story
by Village damaged several cottages. the shiple one iries to get on your AIR RAIDS
Petain's New Decree
Reforming Colonies'.
Administration
theoretically, means that, Hongkong must rely for fresh food imports upon Macao, since the Japan- ese are nominally in control of the The situation' on the border area. Hongkong border remains quiet.
The Japanese blockade of thei China const is gradually being ex- tended. Yesterday, third Power ships were forbidden passage to ports in the Yangtse estuary.
The situation on the China const is now such that only treaty ports are available to third Power ships and then only by courtesy of the Japan-
ፍር.
Activity By
Jews of the second category only will be able to exercise their occupa tions within the limits to be defined by the Cabinet. Instead of military
Our Bombers After the first morning battle ajservice, they will be taxed and those Hospital Patients' Escape Full details of the enemy's losses
Polish flying officer (who speaks very without money will be put on public Twenty patients in a mansion inile English) toid with the help of works. are not yet available but It Is al-
Day And Night Raids south-west England which is not his fellow pilots how he saw his first Jews of all categories are forbidden ready confirmed that 53 enemy being used as a hospital had narrow large formation of Junkers supported to own rural properties which will
SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH" aircraft have been destroyed.
On Nazi 'Dromes. Sixteen of our fighter pilots are escapes when bombs fell in the by new Heinkel 113 fighters. He said be taken over by the stote.
caused huge he was attacked by three Heinkel 113
VICHY, Jewish worship will remain under} vicinity. The bomby
Aug 8 (UP).—
LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter).--- craters in the tennis court and lawn machines who seemed to be working the protection of state laws.
Marshal Petain has signed 'a do- in front of the hospital.
to plan-one flying alone and the Other bombs which fell on a near-nther two as a pair. If you attack
cree reforming the administra- An Air Ministry communique tion of the French colonies.
states that yesterday R.AF. bombers carried out daylight| The decree permits the suppression attacks on enemy-occupied acro- of four governorships.
dromes at Cherbourg Eight Nazi bombers attacked in to-day's battle were Junkers B7
All French equatorial Africa is to Hamstede in Holland.
dive
At night our bombers, though bombers. The remainder south-east coast port, dropping bombs
It was during the battle in the LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter)-Sir become a single colony under a High
Commissioner. were fighters, but it is not yet in the harbour, in which there was of afternoon that this Polish pilot get John Anderson, the Home Secretary,
hampered again by poor weather, known how many were single and the time only one small coastal veshis first Messerschmitt 100.
announced that during the month of Mauretania will be rejoined to attacked the Homburg oli plant, Kiel how many were double-engined) sel. The ship was not hit. planes.
July 258 civillans were reported to Senegal under a Senegal administra- dockyards, store depola at Hamm and Shortly after the appearance of
His Bag Was Two A Flight-Lieutenant in the most killed and 321 seriously injured in by a special representative of the west Germany. The German planes attacked the Nazis, British fighters closed in
the Ministry of Home Security as tion and Dakar will be administered a number of aerodromes in north- about 80 at a time in the blagest, and dispersed the rolders.
successful Hurricane squadron air. raids on the United Kingdom. Minister for the Colonies.
All our aircraft returned safely. mosi, determined and most con- Dog Oghts took place over two managed to bring down two Junkers
Fifty-seven women and 23-chi- An earlier decreo, establishes a The Coastal Command reports the tinuous air batile of the war off the other coastal towns, which echoed though his engines had stopped. He dren under the age of 16 were among single government for the French loss of one aircraft engaged in recon- British coasts.
with the A. fire, and bursts of sald he was forced to retire owing the killed and 77 women and 17 colonies in West Africa and Central naissance over the Norwegian cca: Turn to Pago 5, Fourth Column! machine-gunning.
Turn to Page 5, Fourth Column children were amung the injured. · · Africa,
LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter)
is believed in London that about one third of the German air losses
Anti-aircraft batteries engaged the tall. raiders.
Harbour Bombed
Me tackled the single Heinkel and watched it go down smoking though The other two machines then flew off. The was unable to see the final crash.
CASUALTIES
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