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Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 18724
FOUNDED 1801 五拜禮 號九月八英港香
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940. 日六初月七
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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 aerial 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",-fast motor torpedo boats-one of which was sunk. Three 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 perfeet 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
allitude
that
while only
streamers from the exhausts of the planes were visible.
Gradually, however, the RAF. machines forced the raiders down, were taking tanill the dog-fights place only five thousand feel above sea level,
As the machines twisted and dived in-awe-inspiring.aerobatics the battle gradually drifted inlund across the coast, until small English villages and open felds were the venue instead of
the sea.
Hundreds of people left their air rald-shelters to watch the Arbts.
Despite the risk from falling shrapnel and spent bullets, which fell like rain, they stood in the streets, cheering hoarsely as the Nazlighters fell.
E-Boat Attack
LONDON, Aug. .ទ (Reuter).An Admiralty and Air Ministry com- munique states that enemy attacks on one of our convoys in the Channel were mudo in the dark hours early this morning by E-boats.
During these attacks, one E-boat was sunk and another damaged.
Three roasting vessels in the con- voy were struck by torpedoes and sunk..
Air.attacks on this convoy began: this morning and were renewed at: 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.
The communique says: The German air force to-day suf- fered their heaviest losses since the air war round our coasts began.
Nineteen Junkers dive-bombers and 34 Messerschmitt figh- ter-68 in all-were destroyed by Hurricanes and Spitfires over the English Channel. They were shot down during a series of attacks on convoys which lasted from 9 o'clock in the morning
RAIDS ON BRITAIN
Bombs Dropped But
Damage Slight
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SEA FIGHT REPORTED
Alcantara Believed Again In Action
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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 Waichow, Hainan, and further west off Saigon. Unconfirmable reports state that the Japanese have taken 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
Pearl Rivor Situation from Saigon.
There has been no change in the The Imperial Airways plane Pearl River, sliuation and, pending Dorado, which arrived in Hong- the outcome of negotiations, now in Wie British Consul General, und BOME OF THE GREAT British keng yesterday evening, saw progress between Mr. A. P. Blunt, battleships which are guarding the nothing of Japanese fleet concen-Japanese naval representatives in
shown photograph above.
ITALIAN
On
the
seas to protect shipping from enemy
and Canton has temporally attack. Neither Germany nor Italy trations on the flight to Hong-Canton, all shipping between Hopg have anything jo tour the great slips kong, but it is pointed out that ceased."
theoretically, commercial give the
means that, Japanese areas a wide berth in Hongkong must rely for fresh food view of previous experiences. Imports upon Macao, since the Japan- It will be recalled that these are nominally in control of the
border area. The situation Dorado was once forced down on Hongkong border remains quiet. Walchow Island by Japanese The Japanese--blockade - of-the China coast is gradually being ex- planes.
tended. Yesterday, third Power ships Despite the Japanese threat, the were forbidden passage to poris in Bituation In Indo China remains quiet, the Yangtze estuary."
The situation on the China coast Unconfirmed Chinese reports yes-
unidentified is now such that only treaty ports are terday stated that an plane took off from Hanoi to Chung-available to third Power ships and king yesterday, carrying Chinese then only by courtesy of the Japan- passengers.
ADVANCE
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Domei). HALTED
The distant thunder of guns cannonading
the off
South
British Anticipations American coast has led to thei
Prove Correct belief that the auxiliary cruiser Alcantara, which slipped out of
CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Reutor) Rio de Janiero early on Wednes untill 5 o'clock in the afternoon. day, has run into a second en-To-day's communique states that the German the Italians have halted in their gagement with Sixteen of our sighters are missing.
drive across British Somaliland. A Hurricane squadron in three raider Kaiser. fights sept 21 enemy aircraft crash- According to reports from Victoria
The communique says: "As anti- ing into the sea. One was shot down (Brazil), the Brazilian Government's
Hargelsa capturing Polish pilots in action with a radio station has intercepted a mes- cipated, the enemy columns halted fighter command for the Arst time. sage stating that two armed merchant after
ships are battling at close range off Odwelna, and air reconnaissance re- ports little movement pround these the Brazilian coast,
places."
by
Battle Described
To-day's main battle was fought|
in three parts. The Arst German sttack on a convay took pinee between
ព
daylight of
Aghters
dive-bombers and
developed
between
And
with
and
ESC.
French Fleet Ordered
To Indo-China Ports
French Colonial troops, it is report-China,
is steaming from Formosa to Indo- Japanese troop transports are also ported to have left Formosa for Annomites.
South China, and thot military Over 20 Japanese destroyers and conference has been summoned by other warships are said to be concen- the Japanese C-in-C of the China trating in Tongking Bay while Naval squadron to be held in Hal-
view squadron of the Japanese Third Fleet nan very shortly with a
įdrawing up the necessary measures.
10
SHANGHAI, Aug. 9 (Reuter)-Determined to resist inva. Loud Explosions Heard
Quict Elsewhore
sion from any quarter, the Indo-China Governor-General, Vice- Leud explosions are clearly audible
The communique niso slates that in Admiral J. Decoux, has ordered the French Far Eastern Fleet a.m. and 9.30 when six Junkers at Vietor.u, the report states, and the
black the western desert, the frontier is all to take up situations at various Indo-China perts, according to LONDON, Aug. 9 (UP).—As dive-bombers and three Messersch-ozen cbscured
· quiet but enemy movements, parti- the local Chinese Press, British and German planes mitts were destroyed by a Hurricane colum's inte
Details of the battle ore unobtain-cularly motorised transports, continue Several Ships Damaged clashed in the greatest air battle squadron which was the most success-
abic
to be reported. ful in to-day's engagements.
The second attack over the Channel,
on the same Alcantara, formerly a well-known The results of
enemy bombing of the war attacks are not fully known, but German bombers simultaneously convoy by a still larger formation trans-Atlantic liner but since the. Apart from an unsuccessful air rata jed, are being augmented by recruiting: several ships received considerable launched intensified
escorting outbreak of war an auxiliary cruiser, Ton Atbara, all was quiet in the Sudan. damage, the extent of which it has bombing attacks on England.
11.30 met up with the marauding German
In the Burao area and to the east, 1. p.. Finally throwing nearly alter on July 30. not yet been possible to ascertain.
The Two houses were partly demolish- 150 dive-bombers and fighters Into
German ship immediately the situation is reported to be normal, A number of survivors and in-ed and others were damaged in a battle, the Germans made a third turned tway
fight and in Kenya and Palestine there is and a running jured are already landed.
ensued unti a chance shot wrecked nothing to report. The attacking enemy forces con-attack on a southi-cast town. One attank between 4 p.m. and 6 p.1.
One squadron leader describing the engine-room of the Alcantara, sisted of large numbers of dive-person was injured. bombers, accompanied by single and Another raider dropped six bombs one of the fights said that the sky permitting the enemy to escape.
on a south-east village, where a cow-over the convoy was "terally black"
The Alcantara put into Rio with German bombers and fighters. Janeiro for repairs. As each attack developed, the shed was wrecked.
Six-Inch Guns enemy formationa were heavily A high explosive bomb fell in the
nrei without causing ·· Polish Pilot's Story engaged by squadrons of Air Force north-cast
Both ships are equipped with six- Kalitern. Severe losses were in- damage.
After the first morning battle a inch guns. The Nazi raider was Hospital Patients' filoted on the enemy.
Polish flying officer (who speaks very damaged in Escape
the engagement but 'Full details of the enemy's losses Twenty patients in a mansion in little English) told with the help of owing to the danger of being inter
Millions of stamps designed for use in Hongkong to celebrate are not yet available but it is al-'south-west England which is not his fellow pilots how he saw his first cepted by British warships could not
enemy being used as a hospital had narrow large formation of Junkers supported put into any. South American ports the Colony's centenary, will leave England in October. They have been designed by a local artist whose name is not disclosed.. escapes when bombs fell in the by new Heinkel 113 fighters. He said for repairs. Sixteen of our Aghter pilots are vicinity. The bombs
The Alcantara, 22,200 caused huge he was attacked by three Heinkel 113.
front of the hospital.
to plan-one flying plone and the line's South Atlantic service. She signs were approved by the Executive Council. Other bombs which fell on a dearther two as a pair. If you attack was built in 1926, originally as
1932 she Was by village damaged several cottages the single one tries to get on your motor vessel. In
lengthened and converted to atcam. Anti-aircraft batteries engaged the fall. raiders.
twin-engined fighters. ·
ready confirmed, that 53 aircraft have been destroyed.
at present reported missing.
Most Determined Air
S-Attack Of War
LONDON, Aug. 8 (Heater)
Is believed in London that about, one third of the German air losses'
.
de
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Harbour Bombed
He tackled the single Heinkel and ...watched it' down smoking though was unable to see the final crash.
in to-day's battle were Junkers 87 Eight Nazl bombers attacked a The other two machines then flew off.
NAZI RAIDERS
divebombers. The remainder, south-east coast port, dropping bombs It was during the battle in the KILL JAPANESE
Shortly
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(1,000,000).
purple centre; liner and tank.
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LATEST
GERMANS LOSE 70.
PLANES
Air Battle Rages For 14 Hours,
·MICIAL TO THE TELEGRAN 15 cents; horizontal, standard red LONDON,, Aug. 8 (UP)--. 1 The designs are given below fol- with black centre view of Ilongkong rellably reported that 70 German were fighters, but it is not yet in the harbour, in which there was at afternoon that this Polish pilot got known how many were single and, the time only one small conatal ver- his first Messerschmitt 109.
LONDON, Aug. 9 (UP)-The lowed in brackets by the quantities harbour. (1,500,000).
planes have been shot down in the ar 25-cents; vertical standard blue battle which is still in progrOSS OVER how many
were double-engined sel. The ship was not hit.
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His Bag Was Two - after the appearance of
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