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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 12, 1940,
FULL REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH "MUST REGARD NEXT WEEK OR SO AS VERY IMPORTANT IN HISTORY"
DRAMATIC WARNING BY
WINSTON CHURCHILL
LONDON, Sept. 11 · (Router),~Mr. Winston Churchill, in a broad- cast to-day, said that Hitlor's preparations for an invasion on a great scalo were steadily going forward.
There were now gatherings of German shipping from Hamburg to Brest and large numbers of German troops were waiting in order to invade this country.
"We must regard the next week or so as very important in our history,”
he said.
"Waves of German bombers, protected by fighters, often three or four hundred at a time, surge over this island, especially the promontory of Kent, in hopes of attacking military and
our
way to their
SO GOEBBELS' ROSES ROSE
Sept. 11 Berlin
LONDON, (Reuter). — The news agency states that a bomb heavy incendiary
fell about ten feet from Goebbels house in Her- mann Goering Strasse dur- ing Tuesday nights R.A.F. raid on Berlin,
It made a large crater, *poiling Goebbels" bed.
GERMAN
TOSE
very dangerous and of Londoners, whose forebears played leading part in the establishment institutions and of Parliamentary "We cannot tell when they will try retain voyage acrom the mean
fact they will come at all, but no one should blind himself to the fact that a heavy full-senle invnsion of
to rome We cannot be sure that in who have been bred to value freedom ATTEMPT NEAR
These islands is being prepared with other objectives by daylight., a German thoroutiness of method They are met by fighter and may be launched at any time in
and Ireland, squadrons and nearly always Kartaud, Beolland
kapan 1 broken up, and their loracs average three lo one in machines | and six to one in pilots.
Crux of The War "This effort by the Germans to secure daylight mastery of the air aver England is, of course, the cruix of the whole war. So far, it han failed conspicuously.
"It han post them very dear and we have felt stronger and are setually and relatively a good deal stronger than when the hard fighting began h July
"There is no doubt that ifite: 15 aning up his lighter force at a very high rate, and if he goes on for many more weeks he will wear down and ruin this vital part of his air force
Krent
Mr. Churchil continued That will give us a very great advantage "On the other hand, for Hitler try and frvade this cosmtry without having secured mastery in the out would be a very hazardous under. taking. Nevertheless, all his pre- parations tur invasion xcole
are steadily Kong forward. Several hundreds of self-propelled barges are moving down the court of Europe from German and Dutely far- bours to points of Northern Finne from Dunk.rk to Brest aut beyond Brest to French turbuurs In The Bay of Hiroy
"Besides this convoys of merchand ships in tons and dazeto air being moyed through the Steeds of lover into the Chase) and along from port to port under the protectim of the new batteries which the Germans have built on the French shores
considerable
three
Cannot Be Long Delayed
" this invasion is going to be tried at all, li does not seem Il can be long delayed. "The weather
Time
far above their lives.
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may
break at any
"Besides thin, 21 in theilt for the ny to keep a gathering of atrizen waiting about indefrutely while they que bombert every night by our home bers and very often shelled by our warships which are willing to them
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"Our fleet and flotillas
powerful ant
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Foree in at the highest strength, st lans ever reached musel is cohaitius of is, proved Ruperturity, and indeed 151 numbers but in men and machines
Chu shores are well fortified and strongly ass and behind theth, ready to attack the invaders, we have
far larger maid betie exported mobile army than we ever had be face
shints t
Besides thin, we have more than 1,500,000 men of the Horse Gund, meve just a l
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who Grenadier Guada mined to dal for every sound in ANY
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"Where cruel, wanton
CAN- Shipping Concentrations
erminate burntings of London are, of course, part of Hier's invasion plan "There aro New
German. He hopes by killing large nuutærs gatherings of shipping in Dutch, Helgian and French harbours of civilians and womers and claldzes, will terrorise ahel Paw the all the way from Hamburg in Brest that he
Finally there are some prepara-people of this mighty imperial enty
a burden and make them Lions made of ships to CITY an
anxiety to the Government and this invading force from Norwegian hur.
diktebel l attentis unduly from Bours
"Behind these clusters of ships are the ferockus onslaught he is prepar- barges and very large numbers of, ing. German troops are awaiting the order
"Little does he know the spirit u
to go on board and set out on the the British nation of the tough fibre
CHEER UP GEORGE WHAT'S
WRONG
|
- 1 5 -
"This Wicked Man"
FROM PAGE ONE
"This wicked man, the repository and embodiment of soni-destroying haired: this monstrous product of I say that God will defend the Right. former wrongs and shames has now resolved to try to break our famousị Island spirit by a process of in- discriminate slaughter and destruc- dion.
have been
Lon
"I fully confident that Britain can withsiatif any attack.
"Our mobile army is greater and better equipped, our shore defences in excellent condition.
Much Stranger To-day "We ar much stronger to-day con, that when the hard fighting began
in July
"If the was continues at the pre- sent rate, we will wear down and ruin the test part of the German air force
"I would are very hazardous for the Germans to altempt an invasiora without first knocking out the Royal Ab Force
half million Home "One and a Guards are prepared to fight every inch of ground in every village and street."
"What he has done is to kindle fire in British hearts here and all over the world which will grow
the long after all traces of flagrailons he has caused in Lon don have been removed. "He has lighter a fire which will leuely and entstaning Jam until the last vestiges of Nazi of burni sut yeauty sure are until the old world and
bands to reburk Josni
Pray23'7 freedom and the temples int nat's honnut upon foundations which cil n or rustly be overthrown
for This is the time
everyute in Land together and hold firm us they re dome. I express my admiration of the excoplaty munner in which|
212 raid precautions of London are being discharged, especially the bitgades whose work has been beavy and dangerous. "All the world that in free murveis Australian naval officers and ratings
a list of und fortitude with¦ are included in 1 Ite compostire
are published in ith the citizens of London
a supplement to A and Azotaiking the great "London Gazette." dral to which they are mibjected, They are in H.M.A.S. Stuart and lae end of which of the severity of H.MAS. Voyager,
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Decorations For Australians
LONDON,
Sept. 11
(Reuter).
nwards
the
Proclaimed President
ANTONIO, Texua, Sept 11 SAN (AMP) General Almazan has tren proclaimed resident of Mexico
deal they are enduring
----- from p of the struggle, hard and pine !
will be but the we shall rather draw from the hear!
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121- suffering itself JHARS
juration and survival and of a vitory Non not only for ourselves but for
While nobody here expects British moral to crack, many who Istened to Mr Churchill were glad to hear his level tones
words
that underlined His
all American correspondents have been telegraphing about how Britons are carrying ni. lighting Mr. Churchill's confident assertion that Nazi tyranny will be "burned out of Europe is taken us in indica-
will be that the R.A.F. on creasingly active over Germany.
Brave Fighting Speech WASHINGTON, Sept (Reuter) Mr Churchill's brave speech to-right is warmly welcomed here, where many hearts have gone across the ocean in sympathy with the people of London on the
Aut
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NEWSPAPER REPORTER NEARLY
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DAYS.
AT THE DOCTOR'S
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ICKS
LET HIS EDITOR DOWN
TWO WEEKS LATER
IT'S WONDERFUL HOW MUCH BETTER I FEEL
ALREADY
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO ØONES, ILL HAVE TO ASSIGN YOU TO
LESS IMPORTANT
EVENTS IN FUTURE.
SIX WEEKS LATER
JONES, THIS IS A MARVELLOUS SCOOP FOR THE PAPER
GOOD WORK.
SORRY SIR,
|1 CERTAINLY] SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY
GRIP- THINK I'LL SEE
A DOCTOR.
AOTIOB
THANK YOU SIR
(THINKS) I'VE GOT HORLICKS, TO THANK FOR
THIS.
"AT THE DOCTOR'S
DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT, DEPRESSED, OR NERVY? DO YOU EVEN AWAKE TIRED ?..
... I EVEN WAKE TIRED
YOUR TROUBLE IS NIGHT
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ENERGY.
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IN HOSPITAL TESTS DECENTLY tests were made in a great wonten who cont plained of always feeling tired.
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ITALIAN UNREST
NEW
Members Of Royal SPORTS SHIRTS
Family Arrested
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). --The "Stefan!” ́agency, denying American reports of the arrest of a large number of Italian
ваув personalities,
that the Italian Prince Filippo Boria Pamphili has been interned and another Prince Allesandro Tor- lonta has been interrogated by the Police but not detained.
The interned Prince is described as a "well-known defeatist and anti- Fascist."
INCENDIARY BOMBS
FROM PAGE ONE
movements, ports and concentrationA of stulpping.
HAVE inflicted These operations losses on the enemy as well durage lo port facilities which would De vital to him."
GERMAN: Claims
Heavy R.A.F. Losses Fifty-four planes were down to-day.
shot
Eighteen German planes are miss- ing after the Aeree air battles over south-east England,
CAIRO: Italians
Raid Khartoum
CAIRO, Sept. 11 (Reuter).----
Yesterday Mersa Matruh, in Egypt, was raided
by enemy aircraft, causing obe casualty
and no damage.
In the Sudan.
Khartoum was
bombed with no damage or casual-
ITALIAN: British
Attacks On Bases Strong formations of Italian aircraft yesterday conducted repented assaults. on the British defence zones thrown around the Egyptian ports of Sollum, Sidibarrani งเวล Matruh, bombing and strafing various establishments, motorized units and troops.
were Two British fighters
shot down while two others were believed
to have been dawned. Two Italian planes are missing.
Thirteen persons were killed and when British 21 injured yesterday bombers ntlacked the Libyan ports of Bardm. Tobruk and Derna, causing tamage to non-military objective. One British pione fell into the sea atter being hit by anti-aircraft fire.
TERRIFIC FIGHT OVER LONDON
FROM PAGE ONE
All the time, anti-aircraft fire was deafening.
Spitfires and Hurricanes met the raiders, broke up the formations and Joined battle. German machines were seen to dive to the ground,
The "All-Clear" was sounded In London ut 3.40 pm. C.M.T.
Other enemy machines appeared at la great height but the formations were bruken by British fighters. As the raiders went off in full flight, the All-Clear" came to London with dramatie suddenness.
Brief Interval
There was a brief Interval, then the warning was resounded shortly ¡after 5 pm. B.S.T. and to- day's third daylight raid on London commenced.
Nothing developed in the London arca and the "All-Clear" sounded again at 5.22 p.m.
raid
the
Some of the machines which pass- ed over London in the second to-day are believed to include notorious Yellow Nose Squadron" Goering's pel formation.
The fourth alr rald warning Rounded at 7.37 p.m.
The Dover area was bombed and shelled this evening when it perienced its greatest attack of the
war.
ex-
A few persons were reported kill- ed and others injured.
The shelling followed the bombing and continued at intervals for several hours. It was still going on at $30 P.M. B.S.T.
Australia To Built Up Its Reserves, LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)
Australian Department of Supply is to build up security stocks of raw
materials to the value of to Sydney
Tho
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