Intense Activity By Royal Air Force
CALAIS, BERLIN & LIBYA RAIDED
Calais, Berlin and objectives in Libya were subject to intense Royal Air Force raids during the past 24 hours according to official announcements, and in every instance the raiders scored notable successes is indicated by the following "Reuter" reports.
Berlin Again Attacked LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter). The Air Ministry announces that aircraft of the Bomber Command again carried out a big raid on Berlin last night and heavy damage was inflicted on a railway station in the heart of the German capital.
The raiders arrived over the city soon after 11.30 p.m. and within three minutes of midnight the art bombs were falling on the city.
of
A large railway yard south Potsdam Station was straddled by a stick of heavy calibre bombs, follow ed by a salvo of Incendiary bombs.! At five minutes after midnight, another rolder, evading the search Light and nati-aircraft attacked Anhalter Potsdam Slation.
Station,
Tributes To 'Churchill
By U.S. Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Reuter). Mr. Winston Churchill's broadcast of yesterday is the object of much comment.
The "Washington Post" says that throughout his career Mr. Churchill has never hesitated to tell the public and bitter. That is why the note of the truth no matter how unpalatubic dogged confidence which he sounded
rings true.
The
"Baltimore Sun," recalling the
Churchill has brilliance which Mr. barrax", often shown, states that I was not
near brilliance which spoke
to England and the world yesterday through Mr.
itpa It was character. Churchill's
to a series of run over the target, this raider bomber the station build- Ings and tracka,
Fires At Calais LONDON, Sept, 12 (Reuter) -The R.A.F. again bombed Culain yesterday evening. Large fires could be seen from this side.
scrica
A
in
In the eple hour, self-unbition and love of place and power have dia- appeared. Devotion rules this man- devotion to the ashes of his fathers and the temple of his gods.
STOCK EXCHANGE
ENCOURAGED
Libya Destruction CAIRO, Sept. 12 (Reuter) - In
objectives of rsida on Eastern by yesterday, R.A.F. Dom-
LONDON, Sept 12 (Bruter). —On bers attacked Amment.
started on the the Stock Exchange to-day the mat- Four Ares were
ht received great entouragement Darna landing ground, bombe fell
last night's wir among alreraft in Darna harbour and from the result
where Mevetall jetty and on Bardia
[nelivity Consequently the tune con-
stendy tinued fully
despite The Ares were started, states an R.A.F communique.
quietness of business
to
They
Industrials were occasionally belter but Triplex Glues dropped from 18:
enemy
[< the of a per
The enemy again attempted bomb Mersa Matruh yesterday. were intercepted and four machines were forced down sea and destroyed.
Force
African Air The South carried
bombing raid on out Sciasciamunna, in Central Abyssinie on September 9. Some Savoja aur craft on the ground were burnt out and others extensively damaged.
Supply Ships Sunk LONDON. Sept, 12 (Reuter) Coastal Commarsit alreraft have sunk me enemy supply ship off Dunkirk, hit another and seriously damaged a third of Cap Gris Nez
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
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Enemy Convoy Is Destroyed
The following communiques from the various Allied and enemy headquarters were issued yesterday.
AIR MINISTRY:Coastal Command in Action
(Reuter) ————— LONDON, Sept. 12 Yesterday aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked an enemy convoy off Dunkirk.
One enemy supply ship was funk Another force of Coastal Command alreraft operating with the Fleet Air Arm attacked a convoy off Cap Gris Nez One enemy supply ship was hit and left burning and another was seriously damaged.
Enemy "E" boats were machine- gurned from low altitudes.
in the course of his attack, our air- craft encountered a force of enemy fighters and bombers, three of which were destroyed and others damaged.
Three of our aircraft were josi.
Night Raids On Reich Last night strong foreen of bomber aircraft carried out attacka on rail- stations, goodayards and the way nerodrome at Berlin, docka, shipyards at Hamburg, Bremen and Wilhelm- shaven, oil plant at Monhelm, ex- plosives factory at Frankfurt, goods- yards at Homan, Cologne, Coblenz, Mannheim and Ehrang, A railway Junction at Namur, and enemy aero- dromes in Germany and Holland
Three of our aircraft failed return
SAFETY OF
THE RED SEA
Tell-Tale Figures
10
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
TT. Londona Demand London T.T. Shanghai TIT. Singapore T.T. Japan India
War. UBA Manila Batavia
TWT. Bangkok
T.T. Saigon
TWT. France
September
13, 1940.
BIG U.S. BLAST Sabotage Suspected In Powder Explosion
Special to the "Telegraph" :
KENVIL, N.J., Sept. 12 (UP). -Four terrific explosions occurr- ed at the Hercules Powder Company's plant here to-day.
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Delegation To Batavia
Japanese Militarists
"Fifteen hundred employees were at work when the explo- alons occurred. At least 15 are dead and 200 badly injured.
Incalculable blasts catired damage to the progress of the US. At defence programme contracts, least nine powder houses in which British and American Government orders were being filled were blown
The damage
estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ambulances and fire apparatus from dozens of communities in the aren were rushed to the scene.
up.
Audible 60 Miler Away
The explosions were audible fifty miles away and the smake and flames |were visible at even greater distances. Windows In every bullding throughout the district were shatter- Japanese delegation has arrived in ed. Residents in Duchess and West- chester counties, many miles away thought an earthquake had occurred. The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
LONDON, Sept.
Batavia.
merre
12 (Reuter)
It military delegation although It is headed by the Minister of Com-tion has charged of the investigations, The fire whe still blazing at 0.80 Welcoming the delegation the p.m., and it is feared that the tremen- NEA Director of Exonomic Affairs dous heat might touch off 20,000 lbs said that he hoped that the talks of powder stored in the sole remain- would be conducted in an atmosphere (ing building.
of harmony and would have results President Roosevelt has directed the US. Army and American Red sailsfactory to both,
Com-Cross to provide immediate rellet for
the explosion victims,
The Japanese Minister of
merce
ree replied that the fact that the delegation included a member of the Japanese Cabine! showed the Tokyo attaches to portance friendship between the two countries
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ROYAL FAMILY'S WAR GIFTS
SIMLA, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-U.S. Embargo Report_London,
od ko ila 3d on the year's dividend | The safety of the Red Sea route cent compared with 20 per from India to the Middle East. vent previously
generally
Olla and other RECLIPS mattained their levels
Wall Street was narrowly irregular
Broke at sammuitinemusly all over the Testy with the sound of the alar
The planes were at a great bengha and a loge munter appeared to he ¡taking part on the raid
Burnt explosions were soon heard
さ moth and many Brez broke mul west and centra: Berry
lack-ul regulations will be even
Con la Brit
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Berlin Raid Described LONDON, Sept. 12 (ReuterĮ Describing the RA,F. raid on Bern jstricter from now
Wednesday night,
Berlin Trales, restaurants and eating boatnes correspondent of the Swedish paper, must now close tw "Dagens Nyhet," reports tha!
on
the
burs turker
MYN
the, that is, a 11 pm
The Swedi nda correspondent British bombers approarised in three waves from the north anal dropped that even more intensive tits were jearried out agwinul Hamburg. when flores.
uni)-as- exterisive fires were
Many CALEN They were greeted with craft fire of unusual violence, which people were killed or injured
London Has Noisiest Night of Whole War
were
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-Londoners to-day busily collecting shrapnel as souvenirs, thanking their lucky was probably the noistest stars and Mr. Churchill after what night London has yet experienced Some of them were even hoping that the Germans would come again so that they could hear Landon's new orchestra of anti-aircraft batteries in netion once more.
which continues despite the British Italian occupation of Somaliland, in illustrated by figures just published.
Between September 1, 1930, and August 31. 1840, there proceeded fromn Itadian rls to the Middle Enst unscathed and without loss of single man. 71 trumpa
military supply ships.
Two large contingents have noge
tated the Red Sen route without meldent since the Unlim berxgation of Symlfland
Sept. 12 (Reuter). The King hos sent £1,000 to the WASHINGTON. Sept, 12 (Reuter) Lord Mayor of London's Air Raid Many unevndrmable reports are Distress Fund.
The Queen has sent £500, Queen current that a further extension of United States endbargoes against ex- Mary £300, the Duke and Duchess part of war materials 14 inevitable of Gloucester £250 and the Duke shortly
and Duchess of Kent £200.
London's
Successful
New Barrage Defences
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)—It is authoritatively stated
that the A.A. fire put up by the London defences at night
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The noise from the hartage is des- cribed as unparalleled.
Berlin Admission LONDON, Sept. 12 (Bruter) ----An indication of the effectiveness of the terrifle anti-aircraft barrage in and Searchlights were nat used for the around London last night is given, first time since the maid begun, lead- by the German ofttethl news agency ing to the belief that the new super- The agency says thi "shells burst: Archle may include some new device directly alongside" German planes which permits the ground operators and adds that the engine of one to spot their targets without the old machine feli not when
by of tell-tale searchlights. shrapnel.
hit
Attack on Convoy Fails Super A. A. Gun
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
German dive-bombers dropped about LONDON, Sept. 12 (Domel) – 50 bombs during an unsuccessful Britain's new "secret weapon" which attack against a convoy which was went Into action against German protected by barrage balloons and plancs for the first Ume today is n worships off the south-east const super-AA. gun
yesterday evening.
It is understood that the weapon, No ships were hit.
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