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SYDNEY HOWARD
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TO-MORROW ONE DAY ONLY RETURN OF AN “OLD FAVOURITE” ! The Best Gangster Picture Ever Mada ! JAMES CAGNEY in “G-MEN”
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Wide Operations In
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September 12, 1940.
TRANS-CHANNEL DUEL RESUMED
Special to the "Telegraph”.
THE TRANS-CHANNEL long-range gun duel con- tinued yesterday, according to "Reuter,” “UP" and "Domei" messages.
Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP). Describing how the Royal® Air Force bombers carried out their It is feared that a number of persons in the Dover arca ralds on Germany last night, the were killed when the shelling from the German-occupied coast Air Ministry revealed that air of France re-commenced at 4 p.m. craft which attacked Potsdam
station in Berlin had to fly across the North Sea in dense clouds, which were as high as 10,000 feet.
A "Reuter" message refers to the Air Ministry reports on the raids and says that fires follow ed direct hits which the R.A.F. obtained when they bombed the Potsdam station in Berlin.
Rech
Simultaneous with the long-the raiders and one was range bombardment, German explode the be
When the bombers dew over the bombers attacked Dover.
town, they looked shower of bombs.
house. One wrecked
The "Press Association reports: The dive bombing attack on Dover and the shelling of the aren by the Germans from the French coast was
cover the apparently intended to
movement af
cover the
Nazi Convoy in Channel LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter) -A convey of enemy ship was sighted from the English const this afternoon. There were at least 12 ships, fair- convoy." Six Gun Salvoer
sized vessels, near Cap Gris Nez,
the harbour German long-range gine mounted making towards on the French coast opened fire after Boulogne. Dock and the Focke-Wulf air-bombs were dropped, sending six gun The dive-bombing attack on Dover and the shelling of the area by Ger- at-salvors across the sunlit Channel. frame factory at Bremen were
nt Shelling continued at intervals at man guns on the French coast were naval barracks tacked and the
apparently Intended to dusk to-night. Wilhelmshaven were hit.
Dover arens movement of the convoy. The attack on the bad
strong Despite
visibility,
British guns replied, Later large forces of R.A.F. bum- searchlight and anti-aircraft opposi- began a few minutes after the air
bad begun alung widespread
were raid tru,
operations
bers passed over the south-east coast, carried out successfully against barge const
benbers heading towards the French and heavy Twelve German the concentrations and harbours on
flew in from the sen to a west town, Belgian coast lines.
E is believed that number of Anti- French and Belgian consis,
feet. fying at about 15,000
the bombs were dropped east of Cainis, Are an aircraft guns opened LONDON, Sept. 11 (Heutes).The bombers flew aver the town's balloon
the of
Interior, barrage. Spanish Minister
shortly
The escorting Messerschmitt fight- visit Germany at the invitation of ers circled above and beneath the German Government, recording | bombers. to the German official news agency.
Senot Serrano Suner, will
the
Кепі
the
Shell puffs dutied the sky around!
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Japanese Ship STAR THEATRE
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A Japanese schooner held up a Chinese trading Junk near Hongkong on Monday list and robbed the master of the cargo, valued at over $3,000 and $2,000 In Chinese currency,
This is revealed in a Police report! issued this morning, which states that according to Wong Chan-cheung, master of the trading junk, the vessel left Shek Po Market on Monday murning with cargo of poultry, medicines arvi sen products He was on his way to Hongkong, and when near Lin Tu Istand was attacked by La diperse sebouner and deprived of
all him possessions.
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The outrage occurred in Chinese waters.
H.K.F.A. MEETING|
The monthly meeting of the Coun- cil of the Hongkong Football Associa- tion took place yesterday, when Mr. Wong Kn-tean presided. The itounia, showing a balance of $5,184, were approved.
Ar-
hand
The meeting approved a letter com- mending on fridian siltary team for their far record of sportsmönship due- ing their Kay b the Colony, The team had never had a man sent off or enutioned, it was stated,
A question rated on the number of absentec-perhaps through militar} training needs--which would justify a team calling off a Lengue match, was ruled by the Chairman to be a matter for the League.
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
Hongkong Football Club will field a sentur and junior eleven against the Slag Ton Sports Club in friendly soccer encounters on the Club ground Saturday. The following have aelpeted to represent the Hongkong Football Club:
on
been
11.
fat. X (9.30 p.m.) -C. Cole: 8. Strange and I Eardley; J. Skinner, Forrow (Copty and E. L. Strange: E Kennard, E. Hopkinson, F. Fowler, B. L Bickford and Rferten.
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LATE NEWS
Battle Still
In Progress
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-The battle over London was still in pro-
gress as midnight approached.
There were times when an many planes were over the city that their drone rose above the crash of gunfire. New gun reports sent echoes sing- ing across London. The high reson- ant note of one explosion was followed by the deep "woof" of olhers.
Guns answered one another in swelling the thunderous chorus group after group of planes came in.
The heavy explosion from a bomb' In one district was answered by Tel. 21270 Trantle flashes of gundre.
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minutes but soon went off again.
Suddenly there was a vivid splash
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