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METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
HERE is a "Don R."-1940 style. Hongkong would have these young girl motor- cyclists had the W.R.E.N. scheme not been knocked on the head by Evacuation.
The photo, was taken at Tech- nical Transport Headquarters in London re- cently, shows a D.R. about set out with a
despatch.
Chamberlain, Halifax To Resign?
to
Lloyd George May Join British War Cabinet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Sept. 2 (UP).-Conjecture regarding possible Cabinet changes suggests that Mr. Lloyd George might replace Mr. Chamberlain and that Mr. Anthony Eden might succeed Lord Halifax.
Tangible evidence that a re- shuffle is imminent is lacking and
BRITISH
politicians close to Mr. Churchill PLANES RAID
profess doubt that the Premier intends an immediate shakeup.
They insist that Sir John Siman,
Lord Caldecote, Sir Kingsley Wood
and possibly Mr. Arthur Greenwood
may also leave the Government.
ERITREA
Assab Blasted
CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Reuter).-A
GOERING'S SQUADRONS
HURLED BACK BY R.A.F.
AND "ARCHIE" BARRAGES
Special to the "Telegraph"
The Germans made four fierce thrusts up the Thames Estuary to-day.
.
Four times they were hurled back by the defenders with heavy losses.
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Ten even heavier attacks of 200 planes each-a total of 2,000 planes---came from another direction. The Germans swept in across the south-east coast in a rapid succession of waves, but each attack ended with smoking and flaming Messerchmitts and Dorniers plunging down
to land and into the Chan- ncl.
During
afternoon alarm, thousands of
Lon- doners who had been pray- ng to see a battle watched three German planes fol- lowing the Thames up to the icity blasted out of the sky on the outskirts of London by anti-aircraft guns.
Lost Fifty Planes
It is undBeially estimated that the Nazi losses to-day were at
least 50 planes.
The Aur Ministry announced that 42 had been affeuilly brought down
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Nine B.t als planes were missing I've post #1 tive poruchuted in Cafety
The tola) (ierman losses since January 1 over the United Kingdom is now 1.752 planes, of which 196 were accounted for by A.A. guan. These figures da noi Include Ger.i man planes shut down by the
R.A.F. øver Europe.
The Story in Flashes
Here, in bref dashes, is the story
Monday's raids:
The first air raid Alarm was sounded before dawn. but London
way hot pit reed,
The second alarin was scanded in
the Lonton aren at 4.24 p.m. (11.24
p.m. H.K.T.), following an attempt
THIS WAS ONCE A NAZI DUMP-
BUT the R.A.F. get busy. The photograph-strangely enough
by Nazi planes to attack objectives relensed by the Germans-shows an oil dump going up in smoke
south-cust England,
Over hundred German planes ufter British Incendiary and high explosive bombs had set it alight. participated in the attack,
meeting
with a terriße barrage of A.A. fire. Spitares Anally drove off the raiders and the All Clear was sounded at $.55 p.m.
In the battle nine Nazi destroyed and four lanes were British planes were brought down.
Another Air Raid ularm was sound-
ed in London at 10.34 p.m. (5.34 a.m.
HT).
Workers Watch Fight
Three of a furmation of about 40. German bombers were shot down by: anti-aircraft fre within two minutes over the outskirts of the London aren this evening.
Buses
and
traffic carried on
113
Dissidence Movement In Transylvania
THE FIRST FRENCH 365 DAYS
England declared war on Germany a year ago to. day. Here, in brief, is the diary of 365 days of war- warfare:
SEPT. Poland.
1.-Germany invades
SEPT 3Britain and France declare war on Germany.
SEPT. 11.-3.E.F. arrives in France.
SEPT. 17. Itusala invades Poland.
SEPT. 18.-11.M-8. Courageous wank by U-boat
SEPT. 23.—Warsaw surrenders. OCT. 15.—II.M.8. Royal Oak Runk.
OCT. 27—U. B. erpeals Em- bargo Act.
NOV, B-Hüller escapes death in mystery explosion at Munich. NOV. 23-Nazla start magnetic mine warfare,
NOV. 26-Rawalpindi sunk by Deutschland.
NOV. 30---Russia invadea Fin- land.
DEC. Plate
14,-Battle of River
MAR, 13-Peace in Finland, MAR. 20.-M. Daladier realaus, “RETMReynaud Torms new Cabinet
APR. 8. Germany invades Norway, and occupies Denmark. MAY 10-Germany invades Holland and Belglum, Mr. Neville Chamberlain resigns, Mr. Wins- ton Churchill becomes Premier. MAY 28-King Leopold capl- tulates. MAY
Donkirk,
30-Evacuation from
JUNE 10,-Italy declares war. JUNE
17 Marshal Petain wants peace, and agrees ta nur- render.
JUNE 22.--French armistice with Germany signed,
JUNE 24-French armistice with Italy wigned.
JUNE 25-French troops lay down arms.
JULY 3—Battle of Oran. JULY 25.—Merini warfare over England flares.
CALAIS BOMBED
Surprise Attack By Air Force
A
SOUTHEAST
2
Hungary occupies two COAST TOWN, Sept. 3
cities in Rumania
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CLUJ, Sept. 2 (UP)-It is reliably reported that asual and many workers decided to Hungarian troops have occupied the Transylvanian cities make for home while the raid was of Oradeamare and Saltulmare. still in progress.
Some walking along the street Occupation of the Rumanian cities followed a Hungarian gazed up as British fighters passed warning that troops would cross over their head and then went on dissidence movement in Transylvania their way reassured.
Raiders Driven Back
In the day's second air raid warn-
suppressed.
Nine Rumanian gendarmes are
The reports that Mr. Chamberlain's succcasion of raids were carried ing sounded over the London area, it reported, to have been killed in Whess is more serious than was out on Assab (Eritrea) harbour, was seen that large originally reported and that it is
the frontier unless the Immediately
was
Forced Out With Bayonets SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CLUJ, Sept. 2 (UP)-The
formations of a clash with Hungarian troops Rumanian forces have regained con-
belloved that the doctors recommend buildings and ware-houses by TURN to Page 2, Column Three near Ssichet. his retirement is the pivot around Air Force bombers yesterday,
which the Cabinet reconstruction states an Air Force communique. stories revolve.
Britain's 799,000 Unemployed
Our aircraft attacked in series of waves throughout the day. Two direct hits were rogistered on a large jetty and another on a amall jetty.
Many bombs hit a building and warehouses at the head of the jetty.
Petrol Conflagration Ono petrol fire was burned for two hours...
started
Pilot Nazi
(
Left Without) Bluffs
Ammunition
Into Surrender
trol of the city of Aradanmare."
Hungarian fifth columnists were forced out of control at the point of the bayonet,
Demonstrators Arrested SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
series of 20 or 30 heavy explosions on the French shore late this after- noon marked an apparent surprise attack by the R.A.F., on the German long and range gun positions other military objectives in the Calais and Boulogne
area.
Italy Signs Pact With The Danes
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAFH". ROME, Sept 2 (Domel)-A com- Italy mercial agreement between and Denmark was concluded at Copenhagen today.
The agreement provides for the tmportation by Denmark of Italian chemical products and textilos.
PLANES DESERT
PETAIN COLOURS
-Morocco Revolt
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TANGIER, Sept. 2 (UP), -The Spanish Cifra news agency reports that agita- tion in favour of General De Gaulle is growing in Morocco.
There are strong indica- tions that French West Africa will shortly join the revolt against the Vichy re- gime.
A. Cifra report › from -Al- giers says that six planes, believed to be French, have landed at Gibraltar, making a total of 30 which have landed there in recent days.
Indo China Unrest SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Sept. 2 (UP)-Con- firmation of reports that General Catroux was removed from the gubernatorial post in French Indo-China because he led the dissidence movement there was forthcoming from the Petain Government to-day.
It was omelafly announced in Vichy that General Catroux was removed from his post as Governor Generul of Indo-China because he "gravely failed to fulfill his duties as chief of the Colony by compromising the de- fence of French Interests by his per- sonal policies."
The Petain. - Minister for tho Colonies, M. Lemery, fleially denies reports that Gaboon Colony, north of the Congo, has joined the Equatorial African revolt against the Pelain regime.
M. Boisson, the High Commissioner at Dakar, has broadcast an appeal to the French people to discontinue the dissidence movement.
LATEST
Soo Back Page For Farther Late News
R.A.F. Bombers Sweep Down On Lombardy
Axis Threat SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Domel) The Associated Press reports from semi-offteial Nazi sources in Buchar- est that Nazi troops will occupy all But They're Falling
LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter) One of the coolest pieces of fumania If the nation wide agitation LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter).
bluff since the blitzkrieg began enabled a British fighter pilot to over Rumanian territorial losses re- and
mains unchanged. The Ministry of Labour
add a third German fighter to his bag of two in one battle over announces that between July 15 Another petrol fire occurred after Kent on Saturday,
a heavy explosion and was scen and August 12 there was
The pilot had used up all his dew alongside him, pointing down- burning fiercely by the following
wards to the ground. He," turned BUCHAREST, Sept. 2 (Domel) reduction of 27,814 in the num-night of bombers from a distance of ammunition in shooting down away, so I made a dumpy quarter The Government announces the ar- the North Sea to Lombardy last night and one of the new ber of unemployed persons in 25 miles.
two Germans when he saw a attack, brenicing away very close to Great Britain.
Direct hits were also registered on third. Messerschmitt 109 dive him. After this he landed at of several hundred de sits objectives of this 700-mile front was the Bosch ignition plugs
after a semi-official Axis warning, to military barracks,
"I saw the pilot get out apparently occupy all Rumania unless the anti-factory at Stuttgart, which was heavily defended by anti- Enemy anti-aircraft Are was heavy passed him.
Pilot's Own Story
unhurt, and as I circled round him. Axle agitation was stopped, aircraft batteries and searchlights. The put his hands above his hand.İ
reported but all our aircraft returned safely.
Numerous reconnaissances *WSTO Here is the pilot's story: "I waved back and threw hire, a packett Was
sentenced and two firen were started, de
At Turin the first aircraft bombed "High explosive bombs fell all along the flat works so effectively that na” love and chased him southwards "Ho plaked them up, waved again, arrested here on the railway sldings at Munich, which explosion occurred. The reverbera former Cabinet members have been Africa and, Somaliland areas.
A seaplane operated by French. He did not rise above 100 feet until and then I saw what believed to be Military and civil authorities be was bombed for the first time and tion shook the pircraft at a height of crew effected valuable reconnaissance well-south of Maidstone bad then members of the Home Guard take TURN to Page 2, Column Four many fires broke out, says the Air several thousand feat.
throttled back. #1 overtook him and him prisoner.
There was a reduction of nearly 50,000 in men and women registered
LONDON, Sept. 2 (Router)—The R.A.F. attacked from
· boys and girls rose by, nearly 23,000 carried out over various Italian East, followed him down to the ground of cigarettes I had with me,bunga have already beat 261 alarmists Several explosions were heard and Ministry news service.
as unemployed but the numbers of
The total of 700,000 persons regis-
tored as unemployed on August 12 was 132,000 Teas thart on the corres ponding date a year ago. A
in the Western Mediterranean,