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六拜禮 號七十月八英港香
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1940.
日四十月七
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Aerial
“Blitzkrieg"
On England Continues With Undiminished Ferocity
NAZIS MAKE FIRST BOMBING RAID OF THE WAR ON HEART OF LONDON
Official Air Ministry Communique
Damage Caused at Tilbury Docks
LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter).—An Air Ministry communique states:
"Enemy air activity was on a small scale until mid- day to-day when a large, scale force of bombers approached the south-east coast. Some of these came inland but were intercepted by our fighters and turned back before reaching the outskirts of London.
BRITISH BOMBERS GET BUSY..
Many Italian Towns
Are Raided
The remainder entered the Thumes Estuary and dropped- bombs at several points on either | side of the Estuary.
"At Tilbury and Northfeel,, some Įdamage was denc, A number of people were injured, of whom some were lied.
"These aircraft were also heavily engaged by A.A. guns. A number of them passed round the south-east side of London, but ne bombs were | Įdropped In this area.
Isle Of Wight Again LONDON. Aug. 16 (Reuter). "Early in the afternoon, an attack. -The Air Ministry announces was made at several points on the that Air Force bombers renewed frouth coast. Bombs were dropped their attack on Italy last night. the Isle of Wight causing little
The Fiat sero engine factory damage und an
iwas attacked,
at Turin and the Caproni nir-; craft works at Milan were bombed.........A blast furnace..near. Genoa was also hit.
R.A.F. aerodrome
"Later a large force of enemy aircraft azuin entered the Thames Estuary. Some of these dropped baints on
The south-western suburbs of London. A station was hit and shops and houses damaged.
were
Oil Plants Attacked Other strong forces of bomber
"Reports hitherto ieceived indicate attacked oil aircraft
plants Gelsenkirchen and Reisholz, munition that a small number of people were factories at Lunen, Essen, Gladbach injured, some fatally,
and
at
Dutch-German
enemy "During the evening the attacks were renewed at a number of
Duesseldorf, wharves t Emmerich
the on frontier, supply depots at Hamm, and points. Of these reports are not yet Soest and several uerodromes In France, Holland and Germany.
ovailable.
We Lose Twelve
The dock basin at Helder, Holland,, "Our fighters have been constantly was attacked by aircraft of the
in action during the day and it can be Coastal Command last night.
stated that more than 30 enemy air-
Aircraft of this command on night feraft have been destroyed. patrol shot down an enemy seaplane.
Three Arcraft Missing Three aircraft are missing from all
"Twelve of our fighters are report- ed last but the pilots of eight of them are stile."
Fierce Air Battlo
LOOKING-OVER-LONDON-
CA view of Trafalgar Square and beyond (from St. Martin's) that few people have ever seen.
D.E.I. MOBILISES AGAINST ATTACK
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SINGAPORE, ・ Aug. 17 (Domei). The Netherlands East Indies have been placed on a "Straits An R.A.F. fighter "begged” two LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter).-A war-time, footing, according to the raiders within two minutes this nerce air battle occurred over. D Time."
these operations.
afternoon over south-east Englund. south-east town this afternoon.
It blow up. and with an acrobatic and the crews were seen to bale out.
He shot down a Heinkel und saw Planes crashed around the town The Volunteers have been, inobilised and intensive somersault fastened upon a Messers- In the evening bumbs were dropped training of the Army, Navy and Air Force has commenced.
chmitt 100 with his guns blazing. The on south-cast towns. A large
קות
crashed and blew to pleces of enemy
German bombers flew over Other defensive mensures are Larin.
south-east coast town to-night. neur a
An eye-witness said some cowa When they returned later, their num- being taken. were in the field. They ran away bers were markedly depleted; and then came back to look at the wreckage.
Large orders for pursuit and bombing planes, arms and ammunition have been placed in
Five Germans were killed in the THAI POSTPONES the United States, the newspaper
Heinkel and two in the Messersch
Accurate Bombing
DEMOCRACY
learns.
A number of Batavian firms have sandbagged their premises,
OUR SEA LOSSES Admiralty Issue Official Figuras
LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter)-The BANGKOK, Aug. 10 (Reuter)- School children... and boy scouts Air Ministry news service says that The final phase in Thulinnd's evolu-have been assigned specific duties. LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). during further attacks on Italiantion as a democratic State has been Volunteers now patrol Batavin, production centres a cloud made ob-postponed by decision of the which has been placed under martial-The Admiralty have issued figures exploding the German Turn to Page 4, Sixth Column National Assemby, which by a large law.
many Reserve onlcers have been called claims to have sunk majority passed a resolution extend- ing the present stage of transition up for special training and special British warships and A huge from absolute monarchy by ten years duty guards have been organised as total of merchant shipping| from 1042.
parushiols.
|tonnage. During this period, half the mem- bera of the Assembly will be elected,
It was announced that the actual but the other, half will be appointed OTTAWA, Aug. 16 (Reuter)-A British losses in warships, including Indicating that a solution of the
further party of children from Eng-submarines, was a total of 47, whereas Cunton dispute will be found within by the Government,
The mover of the resolution said land evacuated under the Govern- claims in offletal enemy communique a few days, the 0.5.K. office in Hong- the people were not yet sufficiently ment-sponsored scheme arrived in for warships sunk, or seriously kong received a telegram from Can-educated for full democracy. lun yesterday stating that their river
PEARL RIVER AGREEMENT?
boal the Shirogane Maru is leaving
for Hongkong on Monday..
Butterfold and Swire sold this morning that so far they had no in- formation as to when the
will be leaving Canton.
Enquiry directed to the
Govern-
nent elicited the information that no
message had been received from Mr.
A. P. Blunt, Consul General In
Canton,
Canada Jo-day.
EXPLOSION AT POWDER
PLANT: FIVE KILLED
damaged was 269,-*
Tho nemy claims to have sunk or seriously damaged far more battle- chips, aircraft-carriers and cruisers that Britain over possessed. The claim for battleships and battle- cruisers is 32, though the strength of the British Fleet in these categories at the outbreak of the war was only
Actual losses to British, Allied and through enomy action is 24 million tons, compared with enemy claims of over five million tons,
15.
JOPLIN, Missouri, Aug. 16 (Reuter),—Five men were kill-neutral. merchant ships indicating settlement. In must be presumed that no agres-ed in an explosion at the Atlas Powder Plant here to-day.
the absence of such a message. It
ment had yet been reached though It | The cause of the explosion has not over half of which is being purchased was known that hopes were' roay..
The Japanese Consul-General Mr. yet been ascertained.
by British agents.
A
It is announced that G-men would Oltazoch said this morning that he The plant employs between 200 and investigate into the explosion, but at had received no information regard 300 mon Lands has been producing the moment there is no information Ing the settlement of the dispute, *2,000,000 pounds of T.N.T. a month, indicating sabotage.”
Ono Battleship Lost Particulars show that we have lost che battleship whereas the enemy claim to have ruak 32. apr. Turn to Page 4, Sixth Column
WAVE AFTER WAVE OF ATTACKERS DRIVEN BACK BY BRITISH FIGHTERS
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH")
GERMAN SKY RAIDERS YESTERDAY CARRIED OUT THEIR FIRST BOMBING RAID OF THE WAR ON LONDON. THEY ALSO ATTACKED SOUTHWEST SUBURBS AND THE THAMES ESTUARY, ACCORDING TO A LONDON MESSAGE FROM "UNITED PRESS."
.
BERLIN ALSO ISSUED A REPORT THAT NAZI PLANES HAD ATTACKED BRITAIN'S CAPITAL FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS CLAIMED THAT VERY HEAVY AIR BATTLES OCCURRED OVER THE CITY DURING THE DAY.
GERMAN BOAST
At one time yesterday the official German news agency reported that a special formation of German planes had taken off on a special mission to attack “all military and important war objectives in the vicinity of London.”. A later London message, however, declared that this "special mission" had not by then been seen or heard in London and that the population was completely, calmatincheme
BARE. ANNOUNCEMENT
THE KING
At 8.20 yesterday evening the German agency THANKS HIS claimed that German bombers had attacked FIGHTERS
LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). The follow-
arsenals and warehouses in London, where "huge fires were raging on both sides of the Thames.” No confirmation of this has yet been received-ing message-congra.... from London beyond the bare announcement that the city had been bombed for the first time since the start of the war.
London messages mude it clear, however, that continuous waves of Nazi bombers had again attacked the southeast coast and that one coast town was bombed for an hour and three-quarters yesterday afternoon.
It is confirmed that seven out of 30 dive bombers were shot down during an inland-raid in the southeast of England and that British fighters shot down two German fighters on the southeast coast. COLOSSAL NAZI LOSSES
At 7 p.m., it was officially reported, the Nazi waves had receded, while reports of colossal losses were coming
in from the coastal districts, indicating that the total German losses will approach Thursday's mark of 169.,
tulating the fighter squadrons has been received from the King by the Secretary of State for Air:
"Please convey my warmest congratula. tions to the fighter squadrons who in the recent days have been so heavily engaged in the defence of our country. I, like all their compatriots, have read with ever-increasing admiration the story of their latest victories. I wish them continued success and the best of luck!"
At 10.30 p.m., Junkers planes dropped over a dozen high explosive bombs in a working class area. People were trapped in the debris in one house, while anether bomb destroyed a store,
One eye-witness declared: "Very little harm was done.”
GERMAN CLAIMS
As usual the German claims regarding "successes" against the British air defences are fantastic. Berlin says that 65 British planes have been shot down, while only 16 Nazi machines are missing.
Another German announcement threatens that fierce though the aerial actions have been, there are indications that they will become even more intensified within the next few hours. FIRST FOREWARNING
The announcement that a Nazi formation was on its way to London provided drama, as this was the first occasion that Berlin had announced any definite destination of its flights until they had returned.
A later report from "United Press", in London states that a large force of German bombors flew over the southeast coast of England last night. When they returned their number was markedly depleted.
Shortly before 8 pm., about 20 Nazi bombers and fighters, apparently attempting to re- turn to their inland bases after the afternoon roads, flew very low over a southeast coastal town and machine-gunned houses and traffic on the road.
A motor car was hit but so far no casualties have been reported.
WORKERS SEE DOG FIGHTS
Britons returning home from their work about 7 o'clock yesterday evening saw fierce dog-fights taking place high overhead.
British fighters everywhere tackled the waves of Nazi ralders and chased them back to the raids indicated that the damage "caused by the attackers was not great, but there were some casualties.
The early reports of the afternoon raids indicate
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