DRIVE
The Flying Standard “TEN”
To the shrewd buyer the Flying Standard "TEN" makes an instant appeal. So roomy, so lively, so economical and modestly priced. Four-door, all-steel body, attractively streamlined. four 'speed gearbox.synchromesh gears. flushfitting sliding roof, 12 volt elec- trical equipment, high-power, weight ration, 65 m.p.h. |
FAR EAST MOTORS Telephone No. 59101
Dollar T.T.
2pagkong Telegraph
Tik Tas Boihina Morning Post, Ltd., Lighthe dip WindkurssSinart Hongkung.
· Lów Water:-14.19.
TheS
FIRST EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
FOUNDED 1581
No. 16220
四拜禮 號五十月八英港香 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940. 日二十月七 $35.00 PER ANNUM
Widespread Search
Search Instituted By Authorities, Abandoned
Special Bargains in Children's Wear at Whiteaway's. Summer Sale
ORGANDIE DRESSES
CHILDREN'S SWIM SUITS 3-FCE. SUN SUITS
GİRLS' SHORTS
BOYS', COTTON SHORTS BADIES' SILK DRESSES
$3.00
$9.00
$1.50)
from $2.50
-$1.50 $2.50
Bargains in all other Departments too!
Chutes Found
SABOTEURS LANDED IN ENGLAND BY PARACHUTE, GERMANS CLAIM
NAZIS RENEW ATTACKS AFTER MID-DAY LULL: EYE-WITNESS STORIES
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
FOLLOWING A FEW HOURS OF COMPARATIVE QUIET YESTERDAY, WHEN GERMAN RAIDERS WERE ONLY SPORADICALLY ATTACKING OBJECTIVES IN BRITAIN, THE AERIAL BLITZKRIEG
AT 2.40 P.M. (9.40 P.M. H.K.T.).
WAS RENEWED
Italy Turns MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM
Attention
To Balkans
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Iteuler), Acts of violence sgainst the Albanians show no signs of Uminishing in Greece secording to the Stefan! Italian Петя
agency.
Foreign observers, however. believe that this campaign is be- ing put out to cover Italy's own froubles in Albania.
The Italian press fa also talking of revisious
Balkans. For Instance the "Popola de Roma" Bays that the whole secilon from the Adriatic to the Black вед enters Into the picture of the re- of Europe. This
construction
The first afternoon attacks were launched on north- Includes Albania and Greece, eastern England. Simultaneously, some 300 German planes were engaged along the south-east coast.
نها.
SIX BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON ONE TOWN IN. THE SOUTH- EAST, AND A MEMBER OF THE HOME GUARD WAS KILLED. MANY PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED AND THREE HOUSES WERE WRECKED. OTHER BOMBS FELL IN THE FIELDS. MACHINE-GUNNED STREETS
A Messerschmitt-1 10 circled twice over the railway station in a south- western town, machine-gunning the streets. There were no casualties.
"I saw the plane quite clearly," said a woman. "But its bullets did
not come near me.
Another German raider bombed the outskirts of the same town. It is officially announced that 15 enemy and four British planes missing in to-day's raids. -EYE-WITNESS_STORY_
are
English
while Turkey holds the entrance to the Black Sea. Turkey is keeping a close eye on the Balkan press campaign against GreeDE.
HEADACHE FOR MR. GOERING
Startling Gorman Air Losses LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). A more complete check-up shows that on Tuesday the Nazis lost 78 planes for certain. We lost 13 planes, but ten pilots are safe... Seven of them were_not] even injured.
AND SCOTLAND REPORTED AS CENTRES OF SEARCH
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ·
LONDON, AUG. 14 (UP).-ACCORDING TO GERMAN REPORTS THE NAZIS HAVE LANDED PARACHUTISTS IN MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM FOR THE PUR- POSE OF COMMITTING SABOTAGE.
Authoritative London sources declare that German parachutes have been found in England, but no parachutists have been discovered.
“AS FAR AS IS KNOWN AT THE PRESENT, THE PARACHUTES ARE NOT THE TYPE PREVIOUSLY USED BY NAZI PARACHUTISTS IN THE NETHERLANDS,” IT WAS STATED.
NO EVIDENCE OF LANDINGS ...
The Ministry of Home Security announced to-day that a widespread search for parachutists, who are reported to have landed in England and Scotland, is continuing, but so far there is no evidence that parachutists have landed.
The announcement declared: "Reports have been received that a number of parachutists who were apparently dropped from aircraft have been found in two areas in England and one area in Scotland early this morning,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
“A_widespread search was immediately instituted-by-the-police, Some of the 500 German planes military and home guards and the search is continuing, but no para- reports were used in waves against chutists have as yet been found and there is, so far, no evidence that mass of coast. Some got through and parachutists have land-
to dropped bombs on Southampton, ed.
In an eye-witness account of the air battles over the Channel, Robert Bunnell, the Associated Press correspondent, that one battle involving 150 planes became such an involved wheeling and diving bombers and fighters that it was impossible tell which were British and which were German machines,
AIR RAIDS SLACKEN
Nazis Retire To Lick Wounds
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).
-An Air Ministry and Ministry
US.
Reverberating Roar
"The roar of machine-guns, canrion and anti-aircraft runs filled the air with reverberating sound.
"I saw four planes crash into
'ca.
Southampton and the Kentish
but they paid dearly, 22 being destroyed, of which nine Junkers dive-bombers.
were
"The search is continu- Jing," adds the announce- The Germans, it is believed, are ment, "and anyone who has
planes order to
prepared to lost krempitares information which might be
and Hurricanes busy while the of assistance should com-
bombers. work more or less un-
bombers and fighter-bombers and 44
fighters.
number
R.A.F. Extend Their Operations
Cross Alps To Bomb Italian Factories
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).-Details of last night's raids
LATEST
Dastardly Attack On Lightship
"I saw many of the Ger- FATEFUL man bombs splashing into the sea east and west of us," Bunnell reported. BATTLE
"Suddenly, fresh swarms of molested. If this is so the plan is municate with the police." not working well, as these figures U.S. Eyes On Great Nazi raiders appeared, battering show.
11 Parachutes Found upon the barrage of balloons,
Tell-Talo Figures Air Contest
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). some of which fell flaming to On Sunday the Germans lost 22 The Ministry of Home on Italy are given by the Alr Ministry news service which states WASHINGTON, Aug. 14
the ground. (Reuter)-Domestic issues are
"Shells from the twin cannons Eghters. On Monday they lost 30 Security states that there is no that two of Italy's most vital aircraft works, namely the Caproni taking a back seat as Washing- of the Messerschmitt-110's, spent bombers and fighter-bombers and 32 evidence of parachutists landing factory at Milan and the Fiat plant at Turin, were seriously.
damaged. ton watches the fateful battle machine gun bullets and anti-aircraft fighters. On Tuesday they lost 64 either in England or Scotland. of the English Channel, for it shrapnel were sprinkling all around bombers and fighter-bombers and 14 Reports have been received of a The raiders left behind blazing of Home Security communique is widely realised that its results
number of parachutes, apparently and smashed factories, and one In other words the RAF. are get-dropped from aircraft, having been pilot, as ho recrossed the Alps, states that enemy activity has may be fateful also for America.
ting the bombers.
found in two area in England and could sen a dull glare from the been much less pronounced to-
On every hand, the hope is
It is stated officially in London that one area in Scotland. day,
of German planes expressed that the R.A.F. may
probably destroyed or badly damaged mediately instituted by the Police, him.
A widespread search was im Capron Works miles behind An attack made this continue to prove its mettle.
was
the past two weeks are even Military and the Home Guards and The bombers flew, some 1,000 The "Washington Post declares morning on barrage balloons at:
greater than the 140 claimed as the search is continuing. But no miles, twice crossing the Alps and that the stakes in the battle are of Dover and a lightship was incalculable magnitude, but if Britain
"Six Junkers swooped down on adefnitely brought down.
parachutists are yet found, und so for having to climb as high as three miles The official claims are conserva there is no evidence that parachu-to clear the mountains. bombed.
iumphs, the blight which for years lightship in the Channel, dropping tive although in the present type of tists have landed.
Several' Direct Hits An unsuccessful attack was also has been spreading over the world, two bombs each.
Following the discovery of 11 "They missed their objective and fighting it is impossible to stick to made on an aerodrome in Kent, will be arrested.
One pilot over the Flat Works where two, enemy dive-bombers were Fato. Of All Free Peoples
before they could renew the attack the old rule of not claiming a victory parachutes in country districts around
unless it
is seen by two pilots. It shot down by anti-aircraft guns, The newspaper's political corres- Spitfires were on the job, chosing is a point of honour with each R.A.F. soldiers, Special Police and the Home followed by a flerce blaze and tw
a Midland town early this morning, scored several direct hits which were
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-A Air Force fighters also engaged the pondent says that on the battle de- them out to rea..
pilot not to claim a German plane Guards made a widespread search, large explosions. Turn to Page 5, Second Column. Turn to Page 5. Fourth Column (Dones and United Press messages) unless he has seen it break up or and other precautions were taken, Another pilot scored direct hits later message referring to the Ger
crash... ..
Including the strengthening of mill-with incendiary bombs on buildings, man air attack on a lightship in the As a result of this the official tary guards on roads leading into the causing fires while a heavy bomb! Channel "says that
dropped two bomba, one of which figures are often less than half those town.
struck the other end of the works. | unlikely to return home...
A third plot scored further hits struck the lightship astern, killing German Hoax?
with heavy bombs, starting more two of the crew and wounding others who escaped in a boat before the ship 44 To Ratio
Residents of the district told fires.
A pilof arriving later dropped more sunk. LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-In In the past eight weeks the ratio of
A Night of Hurricanes streaked strange stories, Oon farmer said the House of Commons to-day, Mr. German and Eaglish losses has been
that parachutes were discovered high explosive and incendiary bombs, across the sity and one overtook and R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for 1% to 4. From June 18 to Tuesday
near his land but no trace of any nereusing the blazing area...
Nearly all the ralders scored hits. Dounced on the tuli of a bomber men could be found, and some of
which went spinning into tho rea Foreign Affairs, announced that the last 30 days the AF, and A.A.
If it
riddled with machine-gun" ¡bullets. Government had received, no com-batteries shot down 527 enemy planes them had been, wondering
Railway Bombed munication from the Government of while the Royal Navy brought down could have been a German hoax,'
Rail aldings west of the aircraft Others escaped over France,
The lightship survivors were the United States with regard to the another 10 in Brfish waters around One unt
One parachute was found in the works were also hit and a road and rescued. letting of food supplies through the the coast making a total of 543 middle of a village cricket pitch and railway junction south of Turin was blockade to the unoccupied part of planes or 51⁄2 per day. France,
During the same period and in the another was fastened to a rambler attacked. One plane straddled the function with two sticks of heavy At the same time, the House might same area the RA, lost, 120 planes rose bush at the side of a house.
The discoveries followed Boveral bombs and tore up the railway lines take it that the Government were in or roughly two a day. In addition 2 hours of almost, constant are activity with a direct hit.
United States RAF pilots of this number are aate. close touch with the Government on matters such as the
The Germans have lost over 500 Following the appearance of a All the pilots reported seeing bursts rgo acroplane over Scotland last on the Caproni parent works at Milan. one mentioned:.
men killed or captured as against night, 10 open parachutes have been A salvo of Incendiary bombs fell in a our 99 Berkey found at parts of the district line right down the length of the
Clear-Cut Victory
[to-day tinues to be ver friendly to the SHIP TORPEDOED LONDON, Aug 14 Reuter) An
buildings, and as heavy bomba follow- military took postcasion of the there was a sorios of large ex- That Bindagascar should continue to Allied cause. It is understood that. STOCKHOLM, Air 14 (Router) Amerlent cofrespondent who watched parachutes and placed a large cordon plogtoms, explosives fell acros
FRENCH COLONIES TORN OVER POLICY
LONDON, Aug. 14 - (Reuter)—Information continues to rench London from the French “clonies; in Africn suggesting an atmosphere of uncertainty inthose territories.
In the French Cameroons, for been appointed by the Vichy Govern instance, there is sold to be a strong ment. This official was formerly in party in favour of supporting the Dakar and his attitude towards the Free French Volunteers.inder now French Government is stated to General Charles de Gaulle, while in be not very clear.. Madagascar the official
Reports from the Belgian Congo tendency tempered, how-show that the Government there.con- over, by a widely-expressed desire,
Metathe vichy Go 25 tol A
the considerable copper feids there |
U.S. And British Blockade
•Hargo⋅
Arada with British territories.
Balgian Congo Friendly are continuing their export and that The Gothenburg steamer, Canton, the Nazi raids on a south coast town round the areas.
pe close economie & contact with the 5,778 tons, is reported to have been yesterday says that the British There is no report of any pora- the hangars of an aerodrome adjoin
Tum to Page 5. Second Column chutists being captured, new Governor-General has territory is being fully maintained, torpedoed.
Turn to Page 5, Second Column
Saa- Back Further: La
each raider