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GERMANY is prepared to lose 5,000 planes or more in the air-war against Britain, declare authoritative British circles, according to a United Press message from London. It is still too early, says the message, to know whether the German invasion of England, perhaps coinciding with an Italian offensive against Egypt, will follow the present wave of air attacks.
THIRD SUCCESSIVE DAY OF NAZI MASS AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN Big Battles Start at Dawn, Continue Throughout The Day
A FLIGHT FORMATION of Bristol Blenheim bombers operailng over the English Channel. This plane, which has a range of 1,125 miles at 220 mp.h., is an excellent medium for carrying out long-range bombing| operations on targets in Germany,
SHELLFIRE HITS COAST TOWN
By DAN CAMPBELL
"UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT
AT A SOUTHEAST COAST TOWN, Aug. 13 (UP). -Explosions, apparently not connected with the German air raids, shook this town at 2 o'clock this afternoon. the widespread bellef that the The explosions have led to town has been shelled by the Germans,
This belief has been streng- thened by the fact that a num- ber of fragments of what appear to be shells have been picked up. I personally picked up a big piece of what is obviously the nose of o aliell.
Houses Demolished
The explosions tore away the upper stories of two adjoining houses, pep- pered neighbouring roofs and broke
radius of half windows within milc.
Europeans In Car Smash
Pedestrian Causes City Accident
A pedestrian who suddenly Great War veterans residing in the ran in front of a car leaving the neighbourhood insists that the ex-city at 1.30 o'clock this morning plosions were caused by shell fre. was responsible for a traffic ac They state that no planes were cident in which two Europeans overhead when the explosions oc- received injuries.
curred.
Demands Closing
Of Consulates
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW, Aug. 13 (Domel) Soviet Russia has addressed a de- mand to all foreign embassies and legations, 'calling upon them to close their respective consulates in the Baltle States before August 25.-
Request To US,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Domel). -The United States has received a request from the Soviet Union that Its diplomatic representatives in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which have been incorporated in the Soviet Unlon, bo withdrawn.
face and body;
57 NAZI PLANES
DOWN IN VIOLENT FIGHTS OVERLAND
GERMANY'S AERIAL BLITZKRIEG ON BRITAIN CONTINUED WITH UNABATED INTENSITY YESTERDAY, BUT AGAIN THE INVADERS MET WITH SUCH STIFF RESIST- ANCE BY THE R.A.F. FIGHTER COMMAND THAT THE NAZI LOSSES WERE FAR OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE INFLICTED BY THEIR BOMBS.
According to a communique issued by the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security, says. "Reuter," no less than 57 German planes were brought down during the day's raids.
Further enemy attacks were made yesterday evening and bombs were
Mysterious dropped on Southampton, where
Explosion
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were
-LONDON, — Aug.—13. (Reuter). Two killed and α number wounded by a mysterious explosion which damaged several houses
the south-east coast yesterday. Although there is no official confirmation of the incident, it is stated that metal fragments, believed to be shell pieces, were picked up. One piece re- sembled part of a nose cap and it is suggested that it may be from a British gun,
M. T. B. ACTION IN CHANNEL
Nazi Ship Rammed:
several fires broke out, but these were soon extinguished.
-Very-few-casualties-are-reported, adds the communique, though there were some fatalities.
Bombs were also dropped
again on the Isle of Wight-500 German and in the country districts of Berkshire and Wiltshire. No casualties are reported from either of these areas.
Several R.A.F. aerodromes in southeast England were attack- ed and at one of these a number of casualties were caused, in- cluding some fatal injuries,
54 Downed By Fighters Further, reports show that of the 57 German planes destroyed, 54 were dealt with by fighters and three by anti-aircraft fire.
Nine of our fighters have been lost, but two of the pilots are reported to be sate.
A later report says that four blazing German aeroplanes crashed between Iwo southwest coast towns during yesterday afternoon's battle.
Others fell into the sea and a life- boat made half a dozen trips to rescue survivors.
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Planes In
Action
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Aug. 13 (UP),—. The air attacks slackened slight- by after midday, but were resumed wil greater intensity later in the afternoon.
It is unofficially estimated that between 400 and 500 German planes were sighted up to 5 pan. One listening post on the south-east
count reported that German machines were coming over every two or three minutes. "There are hundreds of planes
In the sky t Quce." another Astening post reported,
Many of the battles were fought high above the clouds lo-
day,
BLOCKADE THREAT TO
Hot Engagement
There was terrific machine-gun fire, LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter), but the shore guns were silent and no -An Admiralty communique bombs fell.
An aerial battlo broke over the Mr. A. E. Coales, Injuries in the states that in the early hours of
Routheast coast. yesterday evening. this morning some of our motor The ralding planes were driven out torpedo-boats made contact with to sea before they could drop their Mr. N. Leonard, superficial in the enemy light forces.
bombs. Jurien
Relentless Fighting The car was driven by Mr. Contes,
The enemy, when sighted, was who is well-known in local lawn only about 100 yards from our Air Ministry news service says that
LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)The SHANGHAI bowls circles.
motor torpedo-boats, which were air battles started goon after dawn Hits Tram Standard
travelling about 30 knots. They with mass attacks on aerodromes and were two small ships.
shipping... He had just passed the Supreme
war raged hour after A relentless wa One of our motor torpedo-boats, Court and was about to enter Queen's thinking that the enemy ahead was hour. Road from Des Voeux Road when the an E-beat and being too close to take
Reports from British pilots are pedestrian darted suddenly in front Turn to Page 2, Third Column Turn to Page 2. Third Column
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of the vehicle to avold the pedes-
Swerving hard trian, the car crashed into a standard.
tram
The vehicle was badly damaged in
the collision.
This has been officially confirmed BERLIN IGNORES
by the Department of State.
Mine-Sweeping
ALBANIA
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Decisive Battle Command of The
For
Air
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
DAY AND NIGHT, British bombers are in acilen destroying Ger- man air bases in Germany and German-occupied territory. This artist's impression, special to the "Telegraph", shows Whilley bombers of the R.A.F. attacking a largo Nazi aerodrome,
Daylight Raids On Nazi 'Dromes
COUNTER ATTACK BY R.A.F. PLANES
By WALLACE CARROL
(UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT)
LONDON, Aug. 13 (UP)—Great Britain to-day launched an aerial counter offensive with large-scale daylight raids on the aerodromes from which the Germans have been attack- ing Britain.
These British raids, it is be- lieved, accounted for the slack- ing in the German attacks this afternoon after this morning's flerce battles, `·.
An Air Ministry communique, issued at 8 p.m., gave details of the British raids.
Objectives included a French' air- plane factory and aerodromes In France, Holland and Germany,
Daylight Operations The harbour of Helder, on Netherlands, coast, was bombed in co-operation with
the
aircraft of the Arm. Medium bombers also carried out arca daylight operations along an which extended from Jutland to the Bay of Biscay.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 14 (UP) - A warning that the International Settlement might be blockaded by the Japanese Army if the American Marines attempted to take over the British patrol sector was issued in the official organ of the Japanese Army, the "Shin Shun Pao," this morning.
Among the aerodromes bombed The newspaper warned the third
were Waalhaven, Hingene, Caen, Power, army authorities affected that Cherbourg, Morials and Brest. Japan Intended to take over
Twelve RA.F. planes have not re- sector regardless of the American pro- turned from these operations. posala
tho
Fifty German planes were hotly If the American scheme. is en-engaged by R.A.F. fighters in the
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 13 (Domel)-There is every indication that MADRID, Aug 19 (Reuter)-A days amount to a decisive battle for the command of the air,
the intensified German aerial operations during the past three forced we hope the Japanese army south-west area this afternoon. Two will Blockado Shanghai as they did of the raiders, were shot down and Tjentalne the paper declared.
another two were badly damaged, Ships Damaged hint that thero is stiff trouble in
Albania is contained in. 8. cryptic milltary observed int out Concentration of the German at
in London declare,
Then we will see what the U.S. Direct Hit On Ammunition Dump Marines can do about it." LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)—The statement from the Berlin correspon- Germany, they point out, js ap-|
LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuter) Admiralty announces that the mine- dant of the Spanish newspaper,parently attempting to capture the tacks on the south-east co LISBON, Aug. 13 (Domel). The Air Ministry communique states that sweeping trawlers, Tamarisk, and "ABC" to-day...
apparently aimed at destroying BrU.S. Eliropean Squadron has left the the targets attacked by RAF
the Pyrope, were damaged us the result He states: "In Berlin, no im command of the air taking advantage a novel bases, perhaps in order to Taxus liver for a live-day cruise to bombers last night included of enemy air attack and subsequently portance is attributed to the tap of the numerical superiority of the Turn No pa 2. Fourth Column the south of Portugal.
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