Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 10, 1940.
ROYAL AIR FORCE CREATE INFERNO
IN CHANNEL PORTS WITH NEW RAIDS
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Special to the “Telegraph”~~
LONDON, Sept. 9. (UP).-Royal Air Force units heavily bombed shipping in French and Belgian ports on the Channel coast in raids which lasted all night yester- day, despite intense A.A. Are, rain, sleet, thunder and lightning, said an Air Ministry statement, amplifying reports on British raids to-day.
The statement said the raids on Ostend lasted 7%1⁄2 hours from 9 p.m., starting several fires.
"One Gre which started in Ostend ducks was estimated to cover over 10,000 square yards. After another aircraft had bombed some vessels tied up to the quay there was an explosion so violent that alrcraft flying at 11,000 feet were flung about."
Many sticks of high explosives straddled the Blohm and Voss yards. Fires broke out in many parts of Some dled
That the Germans are intent on screening these concentrations from observation and attack is the wide target area shown by very heavy anti-down but others burned fiercely aircraft. defences which have recently been set up along the Cosat.
Salvoer of Bomba
Wharves Burning
The crew Whives
nircraft NOW allway station on the north bone of the Elbe burning, aneither
Are near Hunatofen and a this near Altona
One of the early lakiers dropping stick nerosa the docka HITA two flies on the north tank close for he their of the Elbe tunnel
The statement added that British pilots reported that salvoes of bʊmbe burst in and about Leopold Basin), One pilot saw a vivid sheet of flame. "Strings of barges were located by another squadron and, after bombs had burst, in many parts of Bie forget area many fires broke ou! Just before 11 p.m. Novenu Busin de Chasse was hit and uver Ave hours
the later another attack
katne basin resulted in a fire." the state. ment claimed
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All-Night Raids
LONDON, Sept
# (Eleuter Enemy shipping gathered in Freach and Belgian Chunnel ports was again.
in all heavily bombed by the RAF enght roids last night
Last night the barrage was intense and the British aircraft had to drid their way through a certain of the Tyroch objectives.
Raids on Ostend began before
m. and continued with 4.30 the
morning.
According to ane of the plot, the British alreraft had to contend with rain, xfeet, thunder and lightsun As the bombera efcused satvoes, bursts were observed in a
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R.A.F. Attacks
On Shipping
The following offelal communiqura were issued yesterday
ENGLAND: Activity
China Station Ships Do Good Work
Ex-H.K. Submarine Overdue, Feared Lost
Another submarine at onc time attached to the
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China Station is officially reported to be long overdue and SPORTS SHIRTS
is presumed lost.
She is the Phoenix, a 1,475-ton vessel attached to the 4th Submarine Flotilla.
The Phoenix was commia. sioned at Birkenhead in 1930 and spent most of her time with the China Squadron until war broke out.
In 1939 she was commanded by Lieut-Commander D, C, Ingrum, and the other officers were Lieut. M. Wilmott. Lieut P. A Philmore, Lieut. J. Ogle, and Wt. Engineer F. Pegler, but there is no indication that these aume officers are still ser- ving aboard the Phoenix.
Reuter reports that British sub sourites operating in Mediterranean High Command's
sty Beulties in keeping is Libyn supplied.
Ostis
waters are adding considerably to
Thes
Italian
The submarine
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DEFENCE PROBLEM
How To Prevent
Night Bombing
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter). -The problem of night bombing is occupying the attention of the authorities.
A high RAF. authority stated to- In day that both sides were searching methods to counter night bombing.
He added: "I think we shall get
By The Air Force commdr R Harvey) has sunk an the answer before Hitler does,
We
Italian supply ship of about 3,000 have the necessary reserves of Aghter Bombers 11 the course of
the submarine Rorqual machines and pilots in stand up lo vur tous, and
Our policy remalos R. routine reconnaissances yester-(1-Commdr.
Dewhurst) present lossCA, day attacked shipping in the attacked a convoy of two supply as it was and we shall not be divert
Thee from our efforts to ludulge in porta of Dunkirk, Boulogne and ships, escorted by a destroyer.
Horqual torpedoed and sank both the reprisals.
"We have formed a plan and think convoys in the North Sea.
Italian supply ships.
it best to stick to that plan rather Five at a hircraft are missing
than be led away into a 1-for-tat t toght,
Jakte of severe i
the Port- conditions over Unental Trust line, strung forces of
varied CALC operations!
enemy - FOM watqued pricks barge ceentiations WTHI
Hamburg. Enden, ' shopping at
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The King's Sympathy
For Raid Victims LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter). -The King's sympathy with Again Raid Matruh
the victims of the air raids is Yesterday enemy aircraft expressed in a message received the athaff dropped p-rate sure hi wyn railed Matruh. causing; yesterday by the Chairman of
the London County Counc!). some damage and casualties.
"Sir Juhn The message states: Patruds
been asked by the enteret Alyssna prud advanced to Anderson has
strong, King to tell you of the distress with sk engaged ¿Goral, where it t
inflicted hich the Majesties heard the news
of yesterday's air raids
at or main outer barbora nad segme
while another seuraul adjoum quas
dongrade the miner
Heavy Raid on Hamburg
LONDON, Sey W 4 Heaters Undeterred by a story
AA shells, the glare of seapenhight an
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great dock area of Barbara
three hours at, thundially aebensed pin-pointing then fargel, salva after malve of henzy bumbs and bundreds of incendiaries, may
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Hepeatedly sticks of heavy tende were seen le cash arross the docks wend port installations
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Gambling "School" Broken Up
Jon a
101 People Arrested
A record "bag" of 101 people were arrested by the Police when [they carried out a gambling raid house in Hennessy Road, Wanchai, about 2.46 p.m. yester day, resulting in the Treasury being enriched to the extent of To Visit Bombed Areas $1.169 in ball money and fines.
with Ten of them were charged The sufferings of the people of London und elsewhere are much in keeping the premises as a common ta Majesties thoughts and their gambling house, and the rest were Twelve of Majesties hope to be able to visit to charged with gambling. morrow some of the areas of London the gamblers appeared before Mr
have suffered wheth
G Sheldon, K., at the Centrul Magistracy this morning, und The Chairman of the LC.C replied [fined $2 excl.
their <if appreciation Twenty-six Premy aircraft, pressing
of Majesties!
message were destroyed in this after-ympathy
And assuring their noou's raid, according to pre-Migesties that the "people will re-pleaded not guilty to the charges.
their loyalty and i miam comptant to liminary reports.
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There were so anal vpzemlers with,
La Suitar and Frothing to repeat
enemy fighters A Mesult HAIR RAID: Nazis
pursued out to ora beguber where ly, huel already dregged its
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Twenty tour were de ted by hters and two by anti-attesath tre Thirteen of our fighters are make The but three pilots are maže
Altogether 103 enemy amcruft were| destroyed 171 Saturday's actions, aveonding to fulles reports now reived 28 by anti-atteraft tre and 75 by tighters
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Now In British Navy OTTAWA, Sept. 9 (Reuter). transfer of destroyed-The first actual
United States destroyers to Great Britain took place at an
Canadian Version of Raids Eastern
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yesterday GERMAN: Nazi
Waves of Nazi bombers yesterday British sailors marched on board ond last night continued relabatory several of the American warships Bir apults on London with un, after American sailors had hauled diminished ferocity, discharging ex-down the United States dog. plosives on part facilities, oil depots, British Unton Jacks were hoisted and electric plants, water works in the bows, white ensigns in the and warehouses on both sides of the sterns and the caplatns' pennants on Thames
the main masts indications that the During the night flights attacking destroyers are actually in commission
recognize with the Royal Navy.
Rus and
squadrons were uble to
their objectives from long distances as the conflagrations set in cartier attacks were still blazing.
Strong units of Nazi warplanes scored direel hits on a number of air-
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Tuesday, September 17, was fixed for hearing of the ease, and bail was reduced from $250 to $150 coch
Condemned Food
Hawkers Summoned
A number of cracked rusty enamel wash basing said to have been used as utensils for food, were produced as exhibits by Sanitary Inspector Stevens when he prosecuted a nun- Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magis-| tracy this morning.
Court in Eight persons appeared
Death Of Former ber of hawkers before Mr. H. G.
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ports near Lincoln. in the Firth of LONDON, Sept. D (Reuter)The charged with hawking cooked food Forth, German bumbers bombed and death is announced of Mr. Lecnard at various stalls in damaged a British merchantman of Arthur Lyall, formerly of Shanghai.without 8,000 tons.
Twenty-two British planes were destroyed while our Nazi planes
were missing.
British rulders last night attacked Hamburg but the casualties slight. Several houses were damag-|
ed.
NAIROBI: British
were
Patrol in Abyssinia
NAIROBI, Sept. 9 (Router),-One of our patrols penetrated, 16 miles Into Abyssinia. Eighteen miles east of Lake Rudolf, a fort was found) occupied by 40 Bandas (native troops). It consisted of a watch tower surrounded by loop-holed walls seven feet high.
Several casualties were inflicted on the enemy.
The Bandas returned the fire but their shooting was inaccurate and the 'patrol withdrew after a short engagement without loss,
Support De Gaulle
PONDICHERRY, Sept. De (Reu- ter)-The French Indian Colonial Government has rallied to the cause. of General Charles de Gaulle and denounced the Vichy Government, according to Governor M. Lour
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They sell to the very poor.
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