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SEPTEMBER 19, 1940, EATĦA THURSDAY
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No. 10250
ROYAL AIR FORCE
SERIES
LONGEST
(and shortest)
LONDON RAIDS OCCUR ON ONE DAY
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON has at least seven air raid alarms during yesterday.
By 10 p.m., at least 46 German planes had been brought down.
When the alarm was sounded at 3.13 p.m., it was the 100th occasion since the outbreak of war that London citizens hull been warned to gro to their shelters.
By a comedence, says "Reuter", London alto experienced the longral and shortest raids of the war during the day.
The all-night raid, which insted six minutes under ten hours, wa the longest. A ten-minute raid during the morning was the shortest.
The seventh alarm of the day was sounded 4.13 pm, and the clear was given a 0.35 p.m.
Shell on Abbey
It i
During one of the morning rakis an unexploded anti-ultraft shell fell on the lawn of Westminster Abbey For a while, until investigation was made, it won thought that the shell was a bomb. The shell was removed to safety and no damage was done · to the Abbey
Only sparse reports of the latest
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NAZI PLAN FOR INVASION RECEIVES FRESH UPSET: MORE BARGES BLASTED
Special to the "Telegraph"
ROYAL AIR FORCE bombers continued to attack invasion barges and Nazi shipping concentrations along the coasts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands yesterday.
Germany itself was also raided.
At least two German supply ships were sunk at Cherbourg. Other shipping and military stores were damaged, "ma
Daylight attacks were carried out on the port of Ostend, shipping off Zeebrugge, a convoy of barges off the Dutch coast and the aerodrome at, Ijmuiden, says a "United Press" message:
FROM NORWAY TO BISCAY
In addition to these attacks on the Nazi concentrations, the R.A.F. has, in the past few weeks, laid an entirely new mine-field off the coast of Europe.
Beginning in enemy-occupied harbours and territorial waters in Norway, the
new mine-field stretches to the Bay of Biscay,
- Over 30 great mine-fields have been laid in this manner, says "United Press.
It is known that hundreds of thousands of tons of, enemy shipping have been destroyed through with the mines,
Indo-China Situation NAZIS BOAST OF many of which are laid within
May Take A New Turn
Japanese Fear French Army
Special to the "Telegraph"
HANOI, Sept. 19 (UP).—Informed quarters in Hanol said ralds have been received from Lon-to-day that French Indo-China is basically inclined towards the don. But Berlin reports that thede Gaulle movement. Luftwaffe shot down 172 burroge
balloons in the course of the day
It is believed, however, that Grent Britain is not anxious
Many of these balloons, says DNB, for Indo China to swing over to de Gaulle immediately, due to were shot down over the continent, to the obligation to defend Indo-China that such a step would im- where they had been carried after they nad been torn away from their pose at a time when Britain must face a potential Nazi blitz- mourings in England by yesterday's krieg. strong gates.
French circles in Hanol undoubtedly DNB claims that nuperaut nu with Britain.
fires are raging in Londun.
Balloons Over Sweden Stockholm confirms that
favour
friendship
There is apparently a unanimous feeling among the French Jurge people that the one big necessity is unity against Japan and for number of the barrage balloons have this reason the question of whether loyalty should be to Vichy or gone adrift as a result of the heavy de Gaulle has been tacitly shelved. gales of the last 48 hours.
The French have indicated that an
Some fifty of these balloons have been sighted over Sweden. Trailing agreement with Japan is near, but wires have caused considerable damit is believed further negotiation will trambe necessary even after the agree- age, disrupting railways and
services, smashing windows, telephone ment is signed. and light services.
The agreement under negotiation: Swedish planes have had to go up is similar in principle to that signed
in order to shoot down the drifting between Vichy and Japon.
balloons.
Japanese Fears
The Japanese apparently fear that 300 Raiders Take Part Further accounts from "Reuters" the French Army in Indo-China may
BRUTALITY
Indiscriminate Bombing
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reu- ter)The German oficial news agency, which carlier to-day claimed that bombs were dropped last night on "largets of milltary,import- ance," does not now try to hide Germany's deliberate hombing of civilians, N
This agency now claims that the "Luftwaffe has destroyed the entire residen- tial districts of Eastern London."
Commons In Secret LONDON, Sept 18 (Ruter),--The House of Commons had another secret [session to-day.
Enormous Air Suffered By
correspondienis regarding yesterday's hold out even if Admiral Decoux, the Sir
Losses Nazis
LONDON, Sept. 18 (British Wireless).-The Air Minister, Archibald Sinclair, to-day gave details of German and air battles indicate that a great forceGovernor General, signs an ogree-ritish air losses since August 8 when the blitzkrieg started. of raiders, numbering about 300, Informed quarters belleve that The R.A.F. had lost 621
ment with Jupan.
TURN to Page 2, Column Four General Martin, the Commander-in-
NARROW
ESCAPE
Chief of the French Army, would machines, of all types-fighters, prefer to resist the Japanese instead bombers and general reconnais- of the Chinese.
sance machines.
in Meanwhile, Japanese, stores
The Nazis during the same period Hanoi have closed and many Japon-
had lost 1,807 while their losses in: eso continue to evacuate to Haiphong. where Japanese ships are walling to air crews amounted to over 4,000 and
the R.A.F. to less than 600. take them off.
For Japanese Inpacked in
In air fighting in the Middle East
IMPORTS TO SPAIN
British Agreement
stone-throw of the quays in some of the enemy-occupied harbours.
"United Press quotes the authori- tative New York journal "Iron Age" As reporting the receipt of rellable information from Germany, to the effect that some German steel plants have been severely damaged by bornbs.
A late communique issued by the Air Ministry in London states that aircraft of the bomber command have launched heavy and sustained attacks. on the ports of Hamburg, Antwerp." Terneuzen. Flushing. Zeebrugge, Dunkirk, Calals and Boulogne.
AFTER WAR IS OVER
Japanese Prediction
SPECIAL TO THE
**TELEGRAPH”
TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Domei).- The prediction that the world would be divided into four hegemonies after the European War was made this morning by the "Kokumin Shimbun," Japanese Army organ.
the
the
The European sphere, says paper, will become a hegemony under Germany.
H.M.S. Narwhal's Launching-
Minelayer Submarine Lost, Admiralty Fears
LONDON, Sept. 19 (UP).—The Admiralty announces
The Soviet and the that the 1,520-ton mine-laying submarine. Narwhal is
United States will maintain control
of their spheres and Japan will be the considerably overdue and must be considered lost. centre of "the great East Asiatic sphere."
on
The Narwhal. was A sister-W. Langridge, Lieut. (E) J. E. Ackery, submarine of Grampus and Sub. Lieut. H. R. W) Twynam, It is The paper urges the Japanese
Rorqual, well-known in Hong-possible that there have been some
changes since the outbreak of war, Government and people to get with the "construction of the great kong before the war. They East Asiatic sphere of common pros were known as "Porpoise" class perity, including the South Seas re-ships and were considered one gons (Netherland East Indies, etc.),
without paying attention to obstruc-of the most successful classes of tlon or intervention from Britain or submarines, ESPUMORAN the United States."
Built by Vickers-Armstrong in
The remaining members of the
bags during the same period, the RAF
"Japan must be compelled to pre-1933-35, Narwhal was commissioned Japanese Mission have their
readinces for a quick lost 15 aircraft but had destroyed
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter). pare against the worst eventuality," in March 1936. She cost £340,305, 50 Italian planes.
during the war. evacuation if it becomes necessary.
Further these figures of enemy-It is learned that an agree the Army organ says, referring to and is the 17th British submarthe lost. The July, 1939 Navy List shows
• New Chinese Action
kosses referred only to
confirmed ment has been reached between! British and American opposition to SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" German and Italian losses, and, the the British and Spanish Govern Japan's plans for French Indo-China, that her complement then included the following: Lleut. Comdr. H. R. CHUNGKING, Sept. 19 (UP)-number of unconfirmed, losses or air-ments regarding the amount of
Conway, Lleuts. C. S. Green and A. LONDON, Sept. 19 (Domei). Following the dynamiting of the craft damaged was very large, he imports of oil into Spain. A large number of Japanese, in International Bridge at Lakay and concluded. cluding Majör General Tatsumi, a section of the railway inside the
Yunnan border, the
Nazi Air Raid
SPECIAL TO THE "TELLÓRAPWU,
Military Attache to the Japanese authorities have put the remaindor Embassy, and Mr. S. Kamimura, of the Chinese section of the Hanol- Embassy Counsellor, had a nar- Kunning row escape from death during control. Railway under military the Nazi air raids today..
Preparations are under way
Central Government evacuate
to
or"
A party of 40 Japanese were in ganisations from Kunming to Sze a hotel whose facade was dam-chuan province, aged when a large German bomb
Simultaneously, the Chinese au-
the building. The bomb made
POLISH PILOTS DECORATED
It is omcially regarded as sutls-
Shanghai Shooting Incident Protest
factory to both sides.
Rete
Further steps to tighten the block- ado were announced to-day.
|_ Shipping Black List
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Record Production |_ Of Munitions” SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH CHUNGKING, Sept. 19 (UP)--| LONDON, Sept. 18 (Router) It
Chinese Government has lodged
The LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter),— Members of the Polish squadron
ajstrong protest with the Inter-Will not be long before trainees will which destroyed 71 German planes in The Black Hat of shipowners is in national Settlement authorities in be passing out froga. Government training contres for munition Produc days, were decorated to-day by future to contain a list of their supa Shanghal regarding the shooting in ton at the rate of 250,000 to 300,000 National school, organisations; and General Sikorski; 'the' Polish Prime which will not be granted facilities cident in the internment: ce a year, said Mr. Ernest Bevin," the
in British paris nor ships! naviçerts. Chinese soldiers; Minister and Comunender-in-Chief.
dedor today the present long hour manded and the International Saying that the struck the road just in front of universities may also be evacuated. ¡}{#Sixteen airmen received ute Polish The new discrimination list wil: An immediate investigation Minister of Labour, speaking in Lon-}
thorities are doing their utmost to equivalent of the DSO, and four the include the names of ships which
have committed, blockade offences Settlement authorities are requested
spurt, as it was impossible to keep evacuate civilians from the big cities equivalent of the Mitary
ITA, Sept: 18; (Reuter and are considered, to be potential to take steps to see that the incident of work were to be regarded as a CALCUTTA, Sept. 18 (Reuter) blockade runners to whom Britain is will not be repeated
them up Mr. Beyin sald the work Better treatment for the internees people's achievement in intensifying The Bengal Government has con- not; prepared to grant any faclilfies, I Is also demanded
the output by working long hours tributed £7,500 to the fund for the
enable neutral traders Centralising Chiang Kai-shek would stand out as one of the mo WASHINGTON, SIPE A18 "(UP) relief of London air raid kuintes era follies Automob
of to know which ships has expressed great concern over the wonderful in Britain's Industrial, HE ST to Page 2, Column Five Calcutta,
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