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一拜禮 號九月九英港香
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1940.
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GOERING TAKES CHARGE AS NAZI
WARPLANES CONTINUE BLITZKRIEG
HEAVY PALL OF SMOKE OVER LONDON: CASUALTIES NOW OVER 2,000, CLAIM
Special to the "Telegraph"
Waves of German bombers are continuing the mass attacks on London this morning, according to શ German High Command communique, which claims that "the blackest hour for the British Empire" has dawned.
Over 1,500 German bombers and fighter planes participated in the mass raids on London on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
It is now believed that the casualties will exceed 2,000 men,
children.
women and
The Germans claim that they dumped 1,000 tons of high explosives--the biggest mass ever recorded--in the course of the raids.
Parts of London were still a blazing shambles as Goering, who is reported to be in personal command, of the new "blitzkrieg," resumed the attack yesterday.
The fires served as beacon for the German pilots, says "United Press."
GOERING BOASTS OF CARNAGE
"I Ordered Attack" Broadcast
Special to the "Telegraph" The German press describes the mass attacks on civilians in London as the "glorious hour."
The German High Command · officially announces that Marshal Goering, Commander-in-Chief of The Nazi Air Force, is personally. lirecting the raids on England From a base in France.
Tid
Et i dr.tel f the fist time t Berita ut German planes are ali tacking Britain from Norway Denmark n addition to the Lawhnels. and France.
The Nazi High Command asserts that 1,000 tons of bombs were drop- ped in the London metropolitan area on Saturday night alone.
the Nazi communique, were docks, Among the centres attacked, says quays, warehouses, wherves, power stations, gas and water works, ar- senals, factories and transport facil-
Fires Spreading
Referring to Sunday's
1ics.
rald,
the communique states: Strong waves of the luftwaffe attacked London again last night in order to con- tinue the destruction of the harbour and Industrial areas,
"Fires starting on Saturday night are still smouldering, malting London an easy goal to attack,
"Some fires are spreading. "The raids were still continuing in the
hours of this (Monday) early morning,"
Goering's Bombast From his headquarters in France, Goering yesterday made a typical broadcast.
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******* | Rescuers Work Through Raid |
PREPARING
Rescuers were digging dend and injured from the ruins as! the Germans came over again." They continued their rescue operations as bombs fell around -P.A. Theory then with a constantly swelling
FOR INVASION?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'
LONDON Sept. 9 (UP). The Air Correspondent of the Press Association be lieves that the Germans have three motives for the week-end mass attacks on London:
1. The wearing down of the Royal Air Force as a possible prelude to inva sion of Britain;
2.--Reprisals for the bombing of Berlin;
3.-Terrorisation of the civil population.
EMBARGO
ON SCRAP
Special to the "Telegraph"
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Domei) -Informed quarters
recommend a complete embargo that the State Department will
vour and fames leapt high into the sky
A heavy pall of smoke hung over the city throughout Bunday. The toll of dead and dying is mounting fu hundreds
CATTER
Britian knews it is to be "all out” from now! onwards. But although hundreds ar*6*
wives and children and great numbers
have! ren rendered hraneless, England has j Gecepted the challenge.
Vengeance Demanded
This morning. as newspapers in ,London published stories of the mass murder of the city's civilians, swift vengeaner was demanded by most 195
In last night's raids bombs crushed areas wreeked by Saturday night's raid, and further heavy loss of fe is teared in the east London tene- i
More dead as a result of the latest Lurds
the are being pulled from burning debris is one big salvo uf bombs wrecked houses and shops in la street which is stili mourning Satur-
day's dead.
prayers in
WHERE ATTACK IS FIERCEST 4 P.M. REPORT
ATTACK
HERE IS A Nazi airman's view of London. Photograph shows (1) Buckingham Palace (2) Westminster Abbey (3) Houses of Parliament and (4) St. Paul's Cathedral. Fires are rag- ing on the south bank of the Thames across from the city.
HONGKONG AS U.S. NAVAL BASE?
-Japanese Report
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Sept. 9 (Domei).The "Asahi Shimbun,"
dames stretch for a distance of ten
Along the Thaines smoke und in a special review of the naval situation in the Pacific, predict miles.
quotes the British Minister to the Vatican City as reveal- Church Prayers Interrupted ing the intention of Britain to lease Pacific bases to the on the export of scrap metal 7.58 pm, as thousands of people
Alt raid sirens shrieked again at United States. from the United States to Japan were 1
These bases, declares the sandbagged within the next ten days. churches on the inost solemn Sunday, newspaper, will be in Australia,
in Britain's history.
New Zealand, the Gilbert Islands, Within a few
minutes high ex- Phoenix Island and the Solomon plosive ind Incendiary bombs, to- gether with huge "Molotov bread-Islands. baskets" were again smashing down (Britain is not empowered to on Britain's capital and its suburbs
lease any territory in Australia or from raiders flying high and far New Zealand to the United States. aport.
-Ed.)
The recommendation has béen prepared by Mr. Edward, a member of the U.S. Defence Commission and President of the U.S. Steel Corporation.
form.
It is now being drafted in its final
The report that the United States may impose the embargo has aroused considerable speculation in New York.
*The United States is the principal exporter of scrap iron to Japan.
The Royal Air Fone again grim-|
оп
declares, and goes on to point out that this fact alone would bring it; into conflict with the so-called “East Asiatic chain of common prosperity." "As the struggle between Germany and Britain progresses, Britain will endeavour desperately to draw the United States into the conflict.
"It is conceivable, as a result, that an Anglo-American joint front in the Pacific may be realized.
"Naturally, we are watching such a prospect with concern."
DETERMINED TO CONTINUE
Japan's Drive South TOKYO, Sept. 9 (UP). -"Irrespective of opposi- tion from third Powers, Japan is firmly determined to pursue her southward policy."
This threat was issued in Tokyo to-day by the "Kokamin Shimbun", organ of the Japanese Army.
It claimed that Chinese had entered French Indo- China as a challenge by Chungking to the Japan- ese-Indo China arms traffic agreement, and "also be. of the wicked motive to involve third Powers, particularly Britain and the United States,"
U. S. Far East Policy
Resented in
Japan
The Tokyo paper reprints an article ly save battle in a fashion that from the London "Round Table" completely repudiated exuberant claiming that Britain and the United German official claims that the States signed a secret naval pact for "lufiwale is now in control of the the purpose of endircling Japan when air over
London"
the latter withdrew from the Naval As last night's mos
raid
Disarmament Conference in 1036. London entered its Atth hour, the Dr. H. Talbot, of Macdonnel Road, German luftwaffe was also reported
Hongkong Included reports the theft of
According to the "Asahi Shimbug" quantity of over south-east and north-west Eng- a crockery from his residence. Value land and Wales, indicating that the zone in the Pacifid will extend south- the Anglo-American Joint defence TURN to Page 2, Column Two ward from Kawall to Canton, Ender- bury and Samon Islands, New Zealand and Australia, thence northwards, to TOKYO, Sept. 9 (Domel)--Charges that Britain and the the Netherlands East Indies and
United States are attempting to obstructapan's policy in the Singapore and thence castwards to
Far East were made this morning by theYomiuri Shimbun," Hongkong.
"It must be taken for granted that one of the leading Tokyo newspapers. the Anglo-American joint, defence. The United States says the paper,| zone in the Pacific will embrace the Netherlands East Indies, the paper
unknown.
German Barges, Concentrated For Invasion, Blasted By Our Planes
Special to the "Telegraph”
LONDON, Sept. 9 (UP)-In addition to trading blows with German raiders over the Channel, the Royal Air Force is carrying out mass attacks on widespread objectives across the Channel. German "Invasion barge" -concentrations along the Chan- nel coast were heavily bombed yesterday in an effort to wreck the Nazi plans for an invasion,
Special to the "Telegraph""""
has changed the status que along the eastern and western scabbard of America by leasing Islands from
She is now attempting to extend this polley to the Far East:
PORT OF LONDON Brand Costa Rica....
CARRIES ON
BECOMES
MORE INTENSE, REPORT Attack On House
Of Parliament
MANY HUNDREDS ARE | FEARED DEAD AS A RESULT
OF LAST NIGHTS AND THIS· | MORNING'S CONTINUED AIR
RAIDS ON LONDON.
For the first time, the Nazi bombers have made the House of Commons their target.
Bombs have been falling around Parliament House since about 1 a.m. (9 am. H.K.T.).
The raid commenced at 7.68 'p.m. (3.58. a.m. H.K.T.) It was still in progress at 5 a.m. (1 p.m. H.K.T.), when it had in- creased in intensity and showed [no signs of ending.
"United Press" reported at 4 a.m. G.M.T. (noon H.K.T.); "The air raid over the London area is still in pro-
TCSA.
"Heavy detonations are audible and the bombing now seems to have in- creased in Intensity."
Greatest Raid
The "Press Association"
(quoted
by "United Press") reported at 4.30 a.m.: "Competent observers state that to-night's raid is even greater In Intensity than Saturday night's nt- tack
""Domel" message, lodged in Lon- don at 5 a.m. (1 p.m. H.K.T.) 'stated: "Bombs are now falling into the heart of London, nine hours after the TURN to Page 2; Column Seyon
LATEST
9.1/2 HOURS RAID ON LONDON
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH? LONDON, Sept, 9 (UP)—London's air raid alarm lasted nine hours 37 minutes, which is the longest yet ex-- perienced during the war.
The all-clear was not given until 5.35 am. (1.35 p.m. HKT).
It is also estimated that the ralds were the heaviest of the wur.
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Indo-China Speeds Up
Defence Precautions
"If the United States, as the pivotal trations of them at Calais, Bou-] Zwelbrucken, Helsenkirchen, railway logue, Dunkirk and Ostend were terminals at Mannheim, Enrang and services of the port of London are can change the status quo for the LONDON, Sept. 8 (Router)All Power in the Western Hemisphere,
Special despatches from Kweilin to the Hongkong blasted with tons of bombs in raids Hamm, and hidden war factories in being maintained. Bo purpose maintaining her own “Ta Kung Pao" reveal that while continting negotiations that continued from dusk to mid- the Black Forest.
An official of the port of London security, Britain and the United Great fires are raging in many of Authority told Reuter"; "While States should recognise the same right with the Japanese, the French Indo-China authorities are farbour works were extensively air
power siderable, discharging and loading Japan holds the actual
All able-bodied men in the drome at Hanoi has been extend follow the massive air assaults. damaged.
at Wesel, berths are intact and all services of Why are Britain and the United The Air Ministry, omcially ad-ships off the coast of Norway and St Quentin and Lille In France and Though some
Western Hemisphere while Japan's mitting the existence of these again blasted the groat Krupp works at Eindhoven in Holland were also beert damaged, lasses of foodstuffs are natural demands are denied in East have been ordered to concentrate have landed at Salgon and been des "bargos, ristes that heavy concen- at -Easen, war factories at Emden,| bombed.
Asia? the paper asks, ANA at designated points. The aero-TURN to Fage 2, Column: Serin
of force
which is expected to quickly Additionally, German controlled the centres attacked by the British damage by fire at the docks Is con- for Japan at least in East Asia, where gpeeding up military preparations.
British planes bombed two Noz Krofelf and Brussels in Belgium, at the port will bewRY LAND OPower Staten free to take action in the French colony ara-raportal taled to twice of its original area;;
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