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No. 18742
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五拜雞、號十三月八英港香
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940.
日七廿月七
BERLIN SUFFERS
OF WAR IN R.A.F.
NAZIS OVER ENGLAND TURN BACK WHEN MET BY BRITISH FIGHTERS
Waves of R.A.F. bombers swept over Berlin at dawn this morning in the heaviest raids the Nazi capital has suffered since the war began, says a Reuter message.
German planes raided Britain at the same time but flew at a great height and turned away without dropping bombs when engaged by British fighters.
Communiques
ITALIAN RAID ON CANAL
The following official
ITALIAN: First Raid
Explosive and incendiary bombs were both dropped by the R.A.F. over Berlin, firing the great Goerlitzer goods yard and other areas in north Berlin.
The number of attackers has not been released but soon after the warning, anti-aircraft guns began bring in several districts as the British planes scattered over the whole Berlin aren.
Red flames were seen following the a great height. Somr penetrated in- bomb detonations and people in the land but furned away without drop- abelters heard ambulances and re- ping bombs when they were engaged engines speeding past. It is offelally by British Bahters, reported that 10 people were killed and 20 wounded. They Were 11
utside the shelters.
The German high Command is com-elaiming that the R.A.F bombed the muniques were Issued yesterday:idential quarters of the city but
It is stated in London that
the bonibers attacked only selected mill- |tary objectives in the Berlin arca,
Raided Other Centres'
The RAF made extensive ratda the same night on other objectives in Holland and occupied Among them were an factory ht Leipzig. the Junkers works at Dessau, oil plants Other Fascist air units again raided at Reisholz, Dortmund and Norden- the British naval base at Alexandria.am, besides u
On Suez Canal Italian planes made the first attack on Suez Canal to-day and bombed the northern "Balf of the waterway Germany, between Purt Sald and Ismailia as France. well as the Alcantra railway ferry frame of the Egyptian Palestine raifrond.
In East Africa, Italian native troops occupied Lie Erilist tariress of! Folignao near Lake Rudolf in Kenyn. R.A.F.: Extensive
Raids On Germany R.A.F. bombers made exten- sive raids on military objectives in Germany, Holland and enemy- occupied France last night.
Several Important targets in the Berlin area were heavily bombed.
Other aircraft attacked an air.. frame factory at Leipzig, the Junkers Dessau, oll works at
plants Reisholz, Dortmund and Nordenham, north of Bremen and several enemy nerodromes.
at
A large vessel lying in a canal near Rathenow, 25 miles west of Berlin. sustained a direct hit and exploded.
All our aircraft returned.
aerodromes,
air-
number of enemy
A large vessel lying in a canal near Rathenow, 25 miles west of Berlin, sustained a direct hit and exploded
Nazis Came But Didn't Stay Nearly 200 German planes came over the south-east coast of England yesterday evening, flying in waves a
Aboul 1.30 a dozen Nazi planes were seon fying high towards Indon but disappeared when at- tarked by tighters and A-A, guns,
Half an hour Inter two machines dived low and machine-gunned the TURN to Page 2, Column One
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HEAVIEST RAID
DAWN ATTACKS
R.A.F. Pilot Receives D.S.O.
For Gallantry In The Air
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuter-Pilot Officer James Eric Storrar, whose squadron destroyed 21 enemy aircraft in one day, has, with five other officers, been awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in flying operations.
Pilot Officer Storrar himself shot down two and har altogether a personal bag of eight enemy planos.
Sergeant Eric Knowles is awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. He has carried out over 500 hours of opera- tional flying since the war began and has been engaged with the enemy on numerous occasions,
Free Frenchmen In Africa Throw
Off Shackles Imposed By Petain
LONDON, Aug. 29 (UP)—In a radio broadcast here to-day.
Two made forced landings but their General De Gaulle, leader of the Free France movement, said:
crews are saíu.
EGYPT: Five Words
Say "All Quiet" Italians In Abyssinia Cut off by Air Force
"Quiet day on all fronts."
GERMAN: Raids
On South Coast
attack on the aerodrome at Church
Nazi planes carried out an effective LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-British interference and Southend on the Thames estuary with the Libya-Abyssinia air service renders Abyssinia as well as the port of Bognor Regis on the south coast of England,
still further cut off from the outside world, says British industrial centres, Nazl planes "Reuter's" military corres-
In
a widespread attack on the
attacked during the night Liverpool, pondent. Cardiff, Bristol, Middlesborough, TURN to Page' 2, Column Seven
The position of Italians in Abyssinia, amounting to one whole division and about 12
CHOLERA native brigades, is an unenviable
CASES
Eight Reported In
Kowloon Area.
2
ono, for internal troubles have been frequent enough to require uctive suppression.
HELD IN KALGAN Japanese Arrest Lancashire Man
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
KALGAN, Aug. 30 (Domei),
"On August 26, the Lake Chad territory rallied to the Free France forces upon the initiative of its Governor and the Military Commander.
MUSSOLINI must meet these men from the Dominion if he attempts to invade Egypt. New Zealand troops training, in desert warfare with Bren guns.
Bucharest Receives New Assurances
CAN'T SMOKE
Axis Agrees On Advice CIGARS HERE To Rumania, Hungary
THE PRELIMINARY meeting between Count Ciano and Herr von Ribbentrop yesterday suggests that the Axis has agreed upon the "advice" Hungary and Rumania will be expected to follow in the dispute over Transylvania, writes “Router's" diplomatic correspondent,
In general it may be assumed that Germany has been more favourable to the claims of Rumania and Italy to those of Hungary.
The fact that Hitler has per- eonally taken a hand in the preliminary talks at Salzburg with Count Ciano makes it pretty certain that the balance has been titled in favour of Rumania.
Britain Orders 600
Canadian Planes
OTTAWA, Aug, 20 (Reuter),—It is
learned that the British Government ordered 800 Hurricane fighters Irom the Canadian Company at Fort William.
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Churchill Warned
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPÍNE
LONDON, Aug. 29 (UP)--- The Prime Minister was caught in a raid si Ramsgate yesterday
whilst he WAR inspeeling staurants and saloons damaged -
previous
As he WEB about to enter an air raid shelter bo lit his customary clear.
"No smoking down here, sir," remarked the Mayor, who wan accompanying him,
“All right,” said Mr. Churchill, and he stamped out his cigar,
"There goes a good one," he sald ruefully,
To Hell With Them, Let's Get On With The Job'
Hungary Can't Have AlI' The Hungarians will probably have to forego a good deal of their claims while unania will be let off more lightly than would have been the case Germany had not sponsored her "On August 27, the Cameroons, cause. in en immense movement of faith, or-
Germany is obviously very con- der and discipline, spontaneously put cerned about her supplies of petrol) itself under the direction of my re- and raw materials from Rumania. Any confilet that would hold up presentatives.
deliveries, therefore, would be very "Yesterday at Brazzaville, Capital undesirable and will be avoided at allj of French Equatorial Africa, my re costs. presentative was acclaimed by There is little doubt that neither Let us get on with the job.”
the
entire population and was obeyed by Hungary nor Rumanin would prove | all troops and he assumed civil and refractory. military powers,
London's Reactions To Raids LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)"To hell with them.
reports from factories
This seems to be the general slogan of British factory Further Frontier Incidenta workers engaged in war work in their reaction to the air ralda. Thus, menaced by the coveteous-
Enquiries in many quartere BUCHAREST, Aug. 20 (Reuter)- ness of the German and Italian M. Gafençu, the Rumanian Minister and enemies and placed by an abominable la Moscow, it is reliably reported, armistice in economie situations from was received by M. Molotov, the throughout the country show which there was no outlet, all Colon-Soviet Foreign Commissar, and given how strong the feeling is. las of our Equatorial Africa have re- certain assurances concerning Soviet- sumed the war..
Rumanian relations.
Factory inspectors and other Ministry of Labour oficials report Anding this to be the general senti- ment among workers, notably among those engaged in night shifts who, alleged to though specially concerned with the
on the
**This vast and valiant, part of
Meanwhile further incidents French lands have decided to do reported to have occurred fend themselves and will, ba do- Rumanian-Soviet frontler, fended. Undoubtedly other parts A Rumanian plane
of the Empire will Beck the same have been brought down by three night ralds, show a special keenness road: The French Empire i ristor TURN to Paga 2, Column Thron to carry on after the alarm
to wage woBE."
In a strategical scrise, the ItaliansAlan Benson, 34-year-old Lan- have not strengthened their hold on Abyssinia by the occupation of Bri-cashire born Briton, was arrest
Crucial Stronghold CHOLERA, which was nottish Somailland. Indeed, they haved on August 27 by Japanese weakened it because communications gendarmerie for questioning on
Simultaneous with the broadcast, fied for the Orst time this with Harar, from where the Italian charges, of having organized a General De Fraulie's headquarters society of Chinese youths engag- issued a statement saying: “The summer carlier in the week, is
Invasion of British Somaliland was rapidly increasing.
launched, are now lengthy and ed in spying and anti-Japanese huge expanses of African soil which
joined Britain and Free France re one of which occurred in Old the coast between Zelin and Berbeza Benson who has been in Kal-Present a crucial stronghold, in the struggle against Germany and Italy.) gan since 1988, is accused of These territories constitute a link Having organized a group of between the Atlantic and the Medi- ncient supplies of petrol, ammunition
In Abyssinia there are only suf- youths who gathered at his terranean and the Red Sea and their zew status as belligerent countries German-freedom of
of naval:
and ·
PANAMA further nine cases, all but vulnerable while the occupation of propaganda in Kalgan.
and New Kowloon, were report
ed to the Medical authorities
Six cases of dysentery-three in the city gwo in Kowloon and ond a
is valueless without scapower.
RAID ON MALTA
sounded
•king
In many cases, the workers them-- (selves made formai representations to be allowed to continue to work during raids.'
The feeling is widely shared by women workers,
A typical cane occurred on Monday, night when a large number of girls had been sent to the shelters. They clamoured to be allowed to come back and get on with the job,
Thickly Populated District Bombed Special to the "Telegraph"
MALTA, Aug. 29, (UP).— POWDER EXPLOSION
alicraft to-day bombed the
yesterday, bringing the total since last week-end to 80 and bombs for a limited period, and home under the pretext of learn-will: affect deeply the Italian and Several formations of enemy HUNDRED INJURED IN NEW:
these are greatly depleted by the ing English. Somaliland invasion: bow Bizented with Benson have also movement De Gaulle's headquarters
Panda ng been arrested M-AM General Any hope, the Italians, might have The arrest followed the examina" (also announced", thất Golong). Dèlax, had of supplementing their suppiles tion of Pan Cheng-shan, 27, and other minit has been juised to the rank of by air vis Kuara, in Libyn, in now Chinese who were regarded as the General and becomes, Commander of effectively countered, by the Royal ringleaders of a wubversive move the AamNavy and Airforce of all
ment och
Franck Equatorial: Colonies.
Shaukioon have also been notified in the last twenty-four hours
Thirty-four cases of TB. notifed from til parts of the Colony brings the total for the first nine months of the year to 6,875,000
Air Force.
thickly populated part of Valet- ITALIAN DISASTER tag Capital of Malta, mot
WANE LONDON, Aug. 20 (Beuter) ——The There were only a few minor Berlin official now gone typorta civilian casualties.
Damage was alight.
kit 6XBirdalon in a bowder factory bc | miles from Boulogns Injuring over 100 persons and killing many others.
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