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一拜禮 二月九英港香 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1940. 日一初月八
U-BOAT
TORPEDOES
EVACUEE SHIP
German Frightfulness From The Air
NAZIS DEMOLISH ONE THOUSAND RAMSGATE HOMES
in'
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).In a congratulatory message to the R.A.F. Bomber Command, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Premier, contrasts the behaviour of the British and German bombers and discloses that nearly 1,000 houses and shops were wrecked in Ramsgate.
The message states that the Its very satisfactory that so many fact that in the first operations tons of British Imbs have been dis. in the Berlin area last Sunday difficult condition and at such great
peharged with Suc!) precision week, a great majority of the distances and that so many important British pilots brought their military objectives itt Germany and bombs home rather than loose Haly have been on sharply smitten them under weather conditions which made it difficult to hit precise military objectives ka prescribed in their orders, shows the high standard of pulse and self- restraint preserved by the R.A.F. in the performance of their dangerous duties.
Wanton Cruelty
This is in marked contrast with the wanton cruelty of German Rlers who,
air is being
that command of the
All this is another sign and proof gradually and painfully, but remorne- iesaly. worsted from the Nuzi!
minals who had hopet by this Incass 10 tertur Be and dominate European civilisation.
What We Did To Berlin
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuter) ~~ | The Berlin correspondent of the American Trans-Radio News Service unnounced that in Berlin two branch
for example, vented their spite upon es of The centrol underground the defenceless watering place and
system have been undered to be closed
the town of Ramsgate, in which owing to dumage last night by NA P nearly 1,000 dwellings and shops, raids, mostly of a modest character, have keen wrecked.
COMMUNIQUES
Official
Nazi Claims
The following officin com- muniques have been received through "Reuter," "United, Press" and "Domel":
GERMAN: Nazi
Version of Raids
A German submarine has sunk the British ship Dunvegan Castle. This brings the total sinkings by U-boats for the past three days 10 over
100,000 tons,
The communique added that inst night German bombing and Aghting units carried out a surprise attack on the British Isles. Airfields in Kent and Essex, harbours and docks in the Thames Estuary and Liver- pool and arms factories in the Mid- jands
bombs, the communique said,
The agency adds that it is reported that the endle underground power system in Berlin has been put out of 1 order
Huns' Latest: Machine-Gun Pilots Who Have Bailed Out
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).—A second instance, within a few days, of a British pilot descending by para- chute being deliberately machine-gunned by a German fighter is reported from the south-eastern district.
During a fight with three Messerchmitts on Saturday,
a British plane was shot down. As the pilot descended, an eye-witness saw one of the Nazi machines detach itself from the others and circle round the descending pilot.
A burst of machine-gun fire was heard and when the parachutist landed it was found that he had been shot through the heart.
Rumanians Retreating
Through Transylvania
were heavily damaged by BUCHAREST, Sept. 1 (Reuter).—The Rumanian Army is now falling back through North Transylvania.
Last night British plones flew over' the Ruhr area and around Berlin Uncertainty and tension reigns dropping bombs at several places. throughout the country and the Material damage is not worth men-public is only just beginning to tioning and no military objectives
the severity of fire realise the were hit. Heavy anti-aircraft hindered the enemy planes dropping "Vienna operation." bombs on the elty area.
LATEST
Trains are reaching the capital | JAPAN AND
INDO-CHINA
with pitiful frelights of refugees Several bombs fell in fields on the ejected from their homes, which a outskirts of the city. As previously few days ago thair men had sworn reported the total enemy lossen yes-to defend until death against the terday was 139 planes and 74 barrage Hungarians. balloons "destroyed while a total of Protest demonstrations are already Although French official circles here
was the ffth this week and 'sceméd
great
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2 (Reuter).-
12 German planes falled to return, being_organised.
are of the opinion that there is no the communique said.
truth in reports of military in- In Bucharest last night n The British attack on the capital crowd gathered outside the univer-surrections in Indo-China, it is. ad- mitted that there are considérable alty. to time its arrival to coincide with Legations
The Hungarian, Italian and German differences of opinion" in the colony are. strongly guarded over the Petain regime... niversary: but it missed midnight by Police are guarding the streets.
in South-west China, to-day by pir four minutes. ›
Dr. Manlu, the Peasant Party from Hanol stated that all was quiet leader, is leaving. for Cluj and he is and normal there, says "Reuter" credited in some quarters with the dispatch from Kunming.. Intention of organising resistance Opinion in well-informed circles in Kunming contradicta recurring re- All musical and sporting eventsports of the imminence of a Japanese throughout. Rumania, scheduled for invasion of Indo-Ching.
Commercial Concessions?
the beginning of the war's fret on-against attack and strong squads of A traveller arriving at Kunming.
LONDON: Our
Official Air Losses there
A German High Command com-to-day, were cancelled and the begin munique claims that the total Britishning of the school year is postponed losses yesterday, were 133 planes and for a month, that 32 German planes were missing.
losses are 83, German planes
shot
The true Agures of yesterday's air Canada Will Train 4,000
Navy Men At Night
rubber and rice,
It is generally belleved that Japan ls on the verge of obtaining valuable commercial concessions from Indo- Chincuding supplies of caul, It is learned that the French have adequate armed forces in the colony, The Royal Canadian Navy is re- but they are lacking in mechanised In terms of highly trained airmen, cruiting 4000 men at once. They equipment, planes and reserves this means that the loss to Germany will be trained ready to men more war, material..
down and 37 British planes destroy- ed while 25 British, pilots are safe.
of
ls about: 212 fighter pilots and than eighty ahipa now under con- Japanese planes are stated to have bomber crews against 18. British atruction.
But flown frequently over the defence For three months the men will areas of Indo-China and from the pilots lost. The discrepancy la chorraous importance in view of train at night. Then they will be methodical manner of the Bigtits they Germany's growing dimeuity in re-accepted for service with the Naval appear to have been photographing placing skilled personnel.
Volunteer Reserve,-
these areas.
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NO LIVES LOST: KIDDIES SING WHILE BEING SAVED
LONDON, SEPT. 1 (REUTER).-A BRITISH EVACUEE SHIP ON ITS WAY TO CANADA HAS BEEŃ TORPEDOED BY A U-BOAT, BUT NOT A SINGLE CHILD WAS LOST.
IN THE air raids on England, the Nazis lost over a thousand machines in August alone. Wreckage such as the remains of a Messerschmitt shown here is strewn around the coast of Britain, and the loss of Nazi pilota and observers may well prove irreplaceable. The re- markable effect of the machine-gun fire from the eight gunt of our Spitfires is well illustrated in this photograph.
A.A. Guns Destroy 15 Raiders In Continuous Raids On London
THE VESSEL CARRI- ED 320 CHILDREN AND OTHER PASSEN- GERS, AND THE ONLY": CASUALTY WAS THE PURSER.
The children had been trained by experts in life- boat drill and through this is attributed the remarkably small casualty list.
The children sang "Roll Out the Barrel" and "Oh! Johnny, Oh" as they took to the life
boats.
Sang During Rescue Work
Over 70 children landed at a north British port early, this | morning. Many of them were still in pyjamas but were still singing:
The other children are expected to forrive to-day.
Sunk In Atlantic
The liner was torpedoed in the Atlantic.
Only the splendid training the chlidren had received in boat drill and their coolness In the face of danger can account for their return to safety from an ordeal which left its trace on members of the crew.
Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Under- Secretary for the Dominions, who welcomed the children, described their return as a miracle.
The Headmaster in charge of the children said the crew treated them as though they were the salt of the earth and the way the children be-
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).-Anti-aircraft gunners had their best day yester-haved proved that they were. day for nearly a fortnight, destroying 15 enemy aircraft, states the Air Ministry news service.
Ten were brought down during an evening attack on south-cast England, including the London area.
Six of these were shot down
In 20 minutes by various batteries of London's
defences.
outer
7th Warning In 24 Hours The seventh air raid warning with-
in 24 hours was sounded in the
London area carly to-day.
During the third daylight air raid
warning in the London area to-day?
SUNDAY'S "BAG” IS 22 PLANES
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).—Twenty-two enemy air-
large forces of German aircraft cross-craft were destroyed in raids to-day up to 6.30 p.m.
ed the south-east coast and headed, Eleven British planes came down but five pilots are
towards London.
Several minutes before the warning safe, according to an official announcement.
sounded in the London areas, aqua- drons of British fighters flew south- words to meet the enemy.
Aerial warfare reached its
most intense pitch this week- Two Formations Get Through ond, the first anniversary of
Two formations of the enemy, how- ever, managed to get through but Britain's declaration of hosti- were soon met by a very heavy litles.
Air Disaster
Probe Stops
No Crying or Whimpering There was no crying or whimpering. There was a lot of sickness in the boats because the sea was rough, but those who were not i sang "Roll Out the Barrel" as they had never sung it before.
One eight-year youngster in boal said: "We don't want Hitler to think he can beat us that easy.” Yesterday the children trooped sshore as though nothing had hap- pened and two more groups of chil- dren arriving later were just us cheerful.
was given, everyone got safely away
When the order to take to the boats
except the purser, who was fatally Injured when he missed a step enter- ing the boat.
Ship Did Not Sink
In an official announcement, the Children's Oversons Reception Board state that although full details are lacking, it is known that the ship in which the children were travelling did not sink and the transfer of the litte evacuees from her to the rescuing ships, one of which wits warship, was carried out in perfect
barrage and fresh force of fighters: While throughout Saturday and After ten minutes' fight, the enemy Sunday the "Battle of London" was formations were broken up and in-
capital, the
CANBERRA, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-order. dividual units made for the coast in fought high above the
RAF.
The investigation into the Canberra anti-aircraft which, with
air disaster in which ten persons, in- various directions, pursued by Spit- gunners had maintained a ring of Ares and Hurricanes.
cluding three Australian Cabinet Americans Give £70,000 According to an Air Ministry and steel round: the city, was hammer-Ministers were killed, has been ad-| Ministry of Home Security com- Ing at Berlin remorselessly.
journed indefinitely.
For British Ambulances munique, a strong force of enemy New Nazi Technique
It was stated that any question 'of aircraft this morning crossed the Kent
improper maintenance and Inspection The American Ambulance, Great. When a big formation of bombers, has been disposed of by the evidence. Britain, has raised £70,000 in a fort- coast and Bow northwards towards the Themes.
which attempted to break through
Mr. Justice Lowe, who presided, night to supply a fleet of ambulances Anil-aircraft defences went into the defences at Thames town, were agreed that it was-sheer speculation and first-aid posts in Britain.. The action and the enemy force was inter- turned back, four of them used a new to say that anyone other than the money has been contributed by cepted by our fighters and broken up. technique. They dived below the pilot was at the controls.
Americans in this country. Kent Bombed. Bombs were dropped at places on the river and in north-east Kent.
anti-aircraft barrage and made a dive-bombing attack. several
Some bombs fell on waste ground but most on the heart of the town,
In one town, several houses and Several houses were damaged and
In shops were destroyed. Some damage many families are homeless.
andy raid about 20 bombers, wish was done to a laundry, a railway Aghter escorts, heading towards Lon- station and riverside buildings. The
were led by a huge four-engined don number of casualties was not large.
Reports hitherto received show that machine which stood out like a glant in these engagements 11 enemy air from the others.
They were also turned back. craft were shot down by our fighters. One of our aircraft was lost..
Aerodromes Attacked In the early afternoon
a second
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter) force of enemy aircraft came inland and approached the south-east out-Further details of to-day's pir raids show that German-bombers and skirts of the London area.
Heavy British Raids
On Industrial Cities
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)British bombers last night raided Berlin, Cologne and other German towns,
The
targets at Berlin included stallations, sero engine factories and lighting installations, aero engine an aerodrome in Berlin, oil plants at factories and an aerodrome.
Cologne, and Magdeburg, goods yards A communique issued by the Air at Hamm, Soest, Osnabruck and
and sero=
A series of engagements took pince fighters continued their daily at-only stated that yesterday. Hanover, shipping at Randen, various and bomb were dropped before the tempts to destroy aerodromes. Inning aircraft of the Coastal Com-Industrial targ enemy was driven back. W Kent, Surrey and Esses and carried out a successful attack dromes overal
Full reports, are not yet available,
Rotterdam Once in the morning and twice in a car tanks at Vlaardingen, near Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
W operating with the Coastal Command. Saturday' Raide
the afternoon, a hundred or more Last night our
attacked oil storage tanks at Botter- bombers continued LONDON, Sept. (Reuter) The three Lanes
their attacks on selected military ob- dam last night heaviest fighting on Saturday came at three times Fighter Command pilota jectives. In Germany and Holland Two of our aircraft have not re
TURN to Para 5. Column One | TURN to Page 5. Column One Among these were fighting: In- turned,