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"United Press," Offered Confidential Reports From the Ministry of Home Security, Reveals NAZI RAIDS HAVE LEFT BRITAIN'S GREAT MACHINERY UNIMPAIRED
TO-DAY
By WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent.
COPYRIGHT BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS›
SHOWED THAT
WAR
LONDON, SEPT. 18 (UP).—CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS BY THE MINISTRY FOR THE TEN DAYS FURIOUS AIR HOME SECURITY BOMBARDMENT INFLICTED SEVERE DAMAGE ON SUFFERING LONDON BÚT LEFT BRITAIN'S WAR MACHINERY AS A WHOLE ALMOST UNIMPAIRED.
I WAS ALLOWED TO EXAMINE THESE REPORTS AND WRITE FREELY ABOUT THEM ON THE SOLE CONDITION I GAVE NO DETAILS WHICH WOULD BE HELP.
FUL TO THE GERMAN AIR FORCE.
Japanese Want 100,000 Men Sent Overland To The Yunnan Border
INDO-CHINA: NEW DEMANDS REPORT
Two new demands have been presented by, the Japanese to the French Indo-China Government, accord- ing to a "Ta Kung Pao" dispatch from Chungking.
These are the passage of 100,000 Japanese to the French Indo-China-Yunnan border and the use of the
Hanoi-Dongdang route.
ESCAPED
FROM HANOI
Special to the “Telegraph”
LONDON, Sept. 17. (UP), - General Catroux, former Governor-General of Indo-China.
The French, however, are said to permit only 12,000 Japanese troops to land and pass through Haphonk. Hanoi and Lohay. Dongdang is to be used only as a transit centre for Japanese military supplies.
mission lieve that the French uathorities wili
Chinese Will Retaliate
Not one aerodrome has been put out of action, the reports stated.
Aircraft Industry Hardly Scratched The aircraft industry has "hardly been scratched.'
Oil stores destroyed are only a "fleabite" to Britain's reserves.
No power station has been put out of action but one gasworks has been disabled.
Most London railway stations are operating normally but some services from others have been suspended.
Ships continue to move in and out of the port of
| London.
BRITAIN HAS NEW ENEMY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Britain faces a new enemy
terday, says the "United Press".
These and other assertions contained in the reports corres- pond with my own exceptional opportunity to inspect dromes, factories and other milltary objectives,
acro-
Bigger Daylight Raids The reparts estimated that the Germans used 700 or more planes in the daylight raids. Some days they used 200 planes at night.
Comparing the
past fortnight's raids with previous raids I noted that when the Germans opened large scale raids on London their activity over rest of the country sharply
diminished.
Admiral Devoux, says "Central News," Isisis that French, Indo-China should adopt "independent action" and Hitler receives a new the present crisis whether it be re-
а result of the submission 01 semi-sub-ally as aistance,
Competent observera be-decision of the tiny republic who was relieved of his office most probably adopt the last measure of San Marino reached yes-the because of his sympathies for General de Gaulle's movement, had a dramatic escape from Indo-China, according to reports. General Catroux sailed from an Indo-China port by night with the assistance of natives.
It is stated in London that he may shortly go abroad, prefer ably to Africa.
The former Governor has uppealed to ali Frenchmen "wherever they are in the world" to join the de Gaulle movement.
He declared that Indo-China was stupiled at France's defeat.
Chinese official circles indicate that Japanese troops are sent into French Indo-Chine, Chinese troops will cross the Yunnan border for self-defence us previously announced
A Hanol report says that owing the present rainy season, large-scale Japanese military operations may have to be postponed to the beginning of October. Most of the highways to French Indo-China are now muddy.
control in
Indo-
San Marino, which is an al- most invisible republic on the unp in the heart of central Italy, has been at war with Germany since 1915.
But now, San Marino has made its peace with the Nazl Government and has decided to declare war on Bri-
tain.
Australian, New Zealand, Scottish and Indian troops are reported entrenched at Mersa Matruh, awaiting the Italian advance. Here are some of the Australian troops arriving in the Middle East. With them are Australian nursing sisters who have now established base hospitals in Egypt.
CONFIDENT WE MOROCCO
MOROCCO REVOLT
SHALL WIN
U.S. Secretary for Navy
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). -Colonel Frank Knox, the US,
Navy, Recrciary for the
said yesterday that he now feels quite confident about Britain's chances of defeating Germany.
not done so, he
fle belleves thai the chances of a successful invasion of Britain are getting we ker overy day. The Germans must destroy Bri lich air power before they Can invade Britains,
have They pointed out.
The German 3-1 advantage is decreasing. The Nazi losses of men are total losses whereas
have many English plots turned to fight again.
TC-
AGAINST VICHY
Rioting Throughout Casa Blanca
A REVOLT against the Petain Government is reported to have broken out in French Morocco, the great protectorate of 162,120 square miles on the Atlantic coast Spanish troops are massing on the of Africa.
northern
to frontier, according Only the most meagre detaila another message. are available.
"United Presa", quoting des patches from Tangiers, received through Gibraltar, states that there is rioting throughout Cosa Blanca, the big seaport.
R.A.F. & Nazis Fight In 100 m.p.h. Gale
Fighters In Combat
a 100-mile an hour gale over Kent,
the
and British and German
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).-Air battles were fought in
Sussex, Surrey Thames Estuary this afternoon between fighters.
According to the Air Ministry news service, the Germans sent over the Channel-after having their bomber equadrons "cut to rags and tatters" than 200 Messerschmitt and Heinkel in Sunday's fights over London-more fighters.
INVASION BASES BOMBED
Our Efficient Ack-Acks
Take Heavy Toll LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). Evidence of the growing efficiency of Britain's night Old Demands Repeated The decision was reached after the defences is shown, by the fact 69 Councillors had elected two new that all the four enemy bombers CHUNGKING, Sept. 18 (Reuter) Regents who will govern the oldest which an Air Ministry com- The Japanese are demanding joint and smallest republic in the world munique reveals to-day were Although the British pilots were Franco-Japanese
brought down on Monday night handicapped by heavy clouds when "As soon as I heard the armistice China, according to the official "Cen- for the next six months. had been signed I Informed Vichytral Daily News," which states that
while anti- The two new Regents are Federice were shot down by anti-aircraft searching for the enemy, they des-
troyed four machines,
Relentless of Gozi
southeast the that I would continue the war in de-
and Salvatore Foschi, well- fire, says "Reuter's" air corres-
aircraft gunners on the Japanese want portioning
coast also shot down two. known Italian Fascist sympathisers. pondent.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). some 30 The republie is situnted
of MeseTZ- The first formation uf The northern part
It is understood that none fell in (1)
fat 2-Daylight raids on Invasion miles from Mussolini's home town of French colony to be placed under
Forll. It joined Italy when that the London area but along "lanes" chmitts approached the coast Japanese control;
(2) The central part to be con-country declared war on Germany in followed by the enemy to the capital. and 20 and ad to come over in bases are announced by the Air waves of 20 and 30 for the next halt Ministry, which says that day. 1015. At Versalles the tiny republic. It is disclosed that yesterday two verted into a buffer zone;
At 25,000 feet aver Maidstone light raids on Calais, Ostend, (3) The southern part to be under was absent and therefore did not sign other enemy bombers. were victimsan hour,
RAF. night fighter patrols. a peace with Germany French control.
twelve Spitfires, says the news ser- Dunkirk and Veere were carried These six are believed to be a
routed n formation. of out on Monday afternoon by Japan is also demanding the usemination of the world war,
record "bag" for the defences in vice,
Although these R.A.F..medium bombers. are Messerschmitts. conditions lof Hanoi as a Japanese air base with
which, wherever
famous former auxiliary pilots do favourable, anti-aircraft guns, DUBLIN, Sept. 17 (UP)—Accord-Jeaastal harbours and ports as Japan- ing to a report from the Eire Minister ese naval bases.
barrage balloons and fighters will not claim to have definitely destroy- be used more and more effectively inspect together.
fence of white men who would stand Indo-Chins into three zones: together Catroux.
in
Asia," snid General
Irish Ship Sunk By Submarine
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
to Madrid, the Irish steamer Lumi-
the
at the ter
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) The paper points out, however, board of American experts cach of 1,874 tons, was sunk in the that it has no definite information reached Newfoundland Atlantic on September 4 by sub-TURN to Pago 2, Column Two naval base sites. marine gunfire.
Nine members of the crew, Includ-
ing the Master, have been landed at a Spanish port.
to
"Flying Fortresses
Maharajah Of Nepal's For Britain, Report
$25,000 Gift
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).-The Maharajah of Nepal has instructed the Nepalese Minister in London to east of London,
Special to the "Telegraph"
99
has
OIL FOR CHINESE RED CROSS
R.A.F.
At Veere on the Dutch island ed any of the German pilots, they of Walcheren, a concentration of said on landing that "one was sway-
ing in a dive with white smoke barges in the canal lock was pouring from its fuselage: a second bombed from a low level. was dying very slowly at 1,000 feet and a third was spinning out of control."
Air Activity Decreases
Harbour installations and shipping
at Dunkirk and Ostend were attack-
Convoy Attacked
ed under cover of low clouds and at
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).-In
LONDON, Sep!, 17 (Reuter)-It Calais a salvo of, bombs was seen to the House of Commons to-day, Mr. is officially revealed that enemy air burst on the quayside of the outer Geoffroy Mander asked whether a activity was on a small scalo to-day harbour.
until the
the early afternoon. reply had been received from
Although bombs were dropped. In Japanese Gevernment. concerning the
A convoy of 12 barges and three suggestion by the Ambassador in widely scattered districts of the south Tokyo that importation of oil for the and southeast of England, little escort vessels was intercepted and present £25,000 for the rellef of NEW YORK, Sept. 17, (Domel). Following the transfer transport of medical supplies to China damage was done, but a small num- bombed off Zeebrugge and an attack of destroyers to Britain, the United States is planning to sell should be made available for the ber of people were killed or injured was also made on three self-propelled
Chinese Red Cross.
barges patrolling oft. Ostend harbour, in southwest London. to Britain 25 "fying fortress" bombers.
At Portsmouth a church and These barges opened fire on sighting Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secre- |-|- His Majesty's Government have
This was revealed to-day by Mr. that America was selling a secret tary for Foreign Affairs, replied that several houses were hit and a small our aircraft, expressed their grateful thanks, By The Friish Red Cross of Jerusalem Eennet Champ Lark and Mr, Rush Sperry bombing sight to England. the Japanese Government had asked number of people Injured,
It was.added that the United States for certam further detalls before At 2:45 pm. several large waves Hammitede, on the Dutch Island of has been presented with nine all-Holt, two Isolationit Senators, who
of enemy aircraft crossed the const Schouven, was ralded in the early steel ambulances by the Australian were quoted by the "New York had already agreed to transfer the giving a deanlie reply to com- at Rent in the direction of London, afternoon and bombs were dropped And Cross. They will be built Times" in a report from Washington, planes as soon as format request for
The two Senators also declared them is made.
municate these detalls to them shortly. TURN to Page 2, Column Two TURN to Page 2, Column. Two Jocally.
He added that
of three
A few days ago a squadron French warships, including cruisers, left Toulon in France for Morocco.
Casablanca Riots
TANGIER, Sept. 17 (Reuter),- According to reports received--here- and at Algeciras and Ceuta, many riots have occurred at Casablanca and other Marcecan towna.us the result of clashes between supporters of General de Gaulle and those
of the Petain Government.
It is stated that many persons were arrested over the 'week-end.
The reports add that Spanish troops are being concentrated on the fron- tiers of French Morocco as a precau- tionary measure.
Indo-China
Envoy Leaves
Ends H.K, Negotiations Wing-Commander Louis Castex, representative of the French Indo- China Government, left Hongkong for Hanal by Imperial Airways Dardanus from Kal Tak airport at | 7am. this morning.
M. Cortex was sent from Handl to negotiate for the release of seven aeroplanes destined for the Flying School la Hanel, which had been de
Hong- tained by the authorities in
of the kong since July. Release aircraft was obtained last week.
The plane was in charge of Captain
A. W. C. Cash and First Officer Samuels, and carried 82.5 kilos of freight and 95.814 kilos of mail.
The next outward service to due, to leave on Sunday,"
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