Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 19, 1940.
BRILLIANT DAYLIGHT ATTACKS ON NAZI CONCENTRATIONS
K
R.A.F. PILOTS WHOSE HOMES HAVE BEEN BOMBED TAKE SWEET REVENGE SHOES
on
Much damage was done to shipping and military stores. Gun emplace. ments in the vicinity of Cape Gris Nez were also attacked.
atrerat forces of R.AF. Other bombed dintribution centres Krefeld, Hamm, Ebrang, Osnabruck, Soest, Brussela and goodsyards at Stockum, near Coloric,
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-British bombers yesterday carried out daylight attacks on the port of Ostend, on shipping at Zeebrugge, a convoy and barges off the Dutch coast and on
Fires were seen in the docks at aerodromes at Ymulden.
Last night Bomber Command Hamburg after they had been bomb- aircraft made heavy sustained (ed early to-day.
Aerodromes were attacked in Ger- attacks
the
of ports
as well as the usual railway many Hamburg, Antwerp, Turneuzen, yards.
"Attack Made In Gale Flushing, Zeebrugge, Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne.
Three squadrons of Blenheim and Coastal Beaufort bombers of the Command carried out an attack on Cherbourg Harbour in which two Jarge ships, one believed to be b destroyer, were destroyed.
nt.
Coastal Command aircraft attocked Cherbourg Harbour.
two ΑΙ aunk ntid many supply ships were Ares started.
Two of our aircruft have It c ported to their bases.
Ships Blown Up
Two large ships, one of which is believed to be destroyer, were blown up in Cherbourg Harbour dur ing the IAF night attack, states the Air Ministry news service, amplifying the communique. Much other dam- age was caused in the raid and when tended there was a ring of domes around the harbour from the burning 3 bulldlage and vessels,
The attack was delivered in a gale and against sustained opposition from una nature and afloat which sent up a box barrage, according w one pilot, Дегу "so thick that it was like carpet."
BOULOGNE AN INFERNO
R.A.F. Onslaught
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)--- Terrile flashes of flame lit up the French coast in this region of Boulogne to-night as the RAF. Faunched a terrific attack оп German invasion porta,
The rald was apparently the most violent yet carried out by Gun the RAF. on Boulogne. flashes stabbed the water line
could
be ween A search- Highla swept the sky.
after 8 The rald began woon QUR-
p.m. and as it developed many mors of the French coast seemed to be ablaze.
and shells from anti-aircraft
The Blenheims opened the laugh with explosive and light in- crudiary bumibs which started fires to light up the scene.
The Then the Beauforta came in. first pilot saw a long dark shape on the water. It was a ship of about 5,000 tons and he got a direct hit amidships which caused a shattering explosion.
The plots of two Blenheims cruis- ing overhead sald the vessel suddenly became a furnace from end to end.
Then another Beaufort pilot got a direct hit in the second ship. There was a sterersion of vivid flashes and
One of the pilots who attucked Then an explosion which still rever- Ontend said: “We got hardly any on-teruled when the aircraft had climb-
it tew position at all. There were
ed and turned fur home searchlights int there was nothing to worry about. It WILL jun! bombing on practice raids."
Revenge la Sweet
!
like
This plot believes that he lui on ammunition truin for explosions which broke out were "all part of
Two colours.
Crew-thr bomb-almer and the rear-gunnet
Landori Both live in mouth
their homes have been destroyed by enemy bombers.
that "You
imagine they are feeling pretty happy aboist this show of ours."
The town of Ostend itself, spatt trowm a few houses on the edge of a rullway yard, appeared to be touched "A!
KIRA-
rate there were uny no dres or any other Indication of it having been bombed. were all on the docks."
The res
AURA
red
As the raid developed, tresh waves of British bombers spread the attack to Calais, where biz Ares broke out, rusting glow into the night sky.
Flaming onions cat through the searchlight beams and shell- the sky but al- bursta studded
Hashes most continuous bomb showed that the British pilots were pressing home their attack with determination.
The attack continued well into the nicht,
R.A.F. FORESTALL
INVASION
Dramatic Raids on Nazis
the
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-Steadily increasing pressure on the German-held Channel ports, the Bomber Command of the R.A.F. sent last night one of the largest forces of British bom- bers hitherto used, to continue the relentless forestalling offen- sive which, for nearly a fortnight, has been proceeding. against the German invasion plan, says the Air Ministry news service.
"Invasion the railway lines on the east side of While the potential spearhead," namely, French, Belgian the basin of Carnot. und Dutch coast, ships, barges, docks, harbours and gua emplacements were receiving yet another terrific onslaught, other forces of RAF. bombera few north-east to the right wing of the enemy's lino in Ham- burg to add further destruction 10 those strategie railway yards and junctiona
Germany's western İrontier which have already taken so much punishment.
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Medley of Fires
At Calais o fire a quarter of a mile long was left raging on the west side of the basin af Carnot and A medley of lesser fires broke out at the corner of another basin and down
O. B. I. Awarded To Subadar Major of Rajputana Rifles
GOVERNOR GIVES SPEECH IN FLUENT HINDUSTANI
After addressing the 5th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles in Aluent Hindustant, His Ex- cellency the Acting Governor, Lieut. General E. F. Norton presented Subadar Major Rahim All with the insignia of the Order of British India (First Class) on the Hankow Barracks, Parade Ground, Shamshulpo at 7.30 a.m. to-day.
The presentation was made on the occasion of Subadar Major Rahim All's promotion from the The flight commander conftrined
Second Clans of this Order, that opposition was sligh! "On There are only five medals of: last trip the Germans filled the sky this class in the Indian Army.
they
Is Excellency, who
W
AKTIVITI -
Thi with everything time a few auemy fighters were about but they were all well off our truck
A sergeant-pilot, where Chelsea panted by the 0.0 C. Major-General home was demolished during GerA K. Grasett, was met on ortival by indiscriminate attacks Colonel R. Ambrose, Valery Cum- many's many on London, w so keen to see his manding the 6th Dattellon, 8th Raj at Boulogne putana Rifles. He then spected the bombs hit the target that he dived to 200 fert la make Guard of Honour under the command
The rear-gunner of this alsof Cupt, Indarjit Sugh Other oilers! craft was equally anxious to see the of the Guurd were Larut Sawal Khanj sonic result for his mother had been) and Leut. Dube
Bure
wounded in the leg by bullets fred froin a Junkers nireraft subserpently brought down in a buck garden
Bombs on Boulogne
20 miles ni sea.
At 3 nm. Zeebrugge attacked.
Governor's Speech Speaking a Badustani, His evtley said
Ex-
50
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Colonel Ambrose, Officers, N.COs! Boulogne had another tremendousand men of 5th Battalion 6 Rajputana Ali, altuck and one sorlic just after mid-Rifler Subhadar Major Rahim
A Sardar Bahadur, has
awarded night was particularly successful quantity of boroba fell on barges and the Order of British Indian 1st Class. other ships and femes could be seen You know that with the exception} drcorallen - fut the ye there is
the This is was thereely that equals this
decura- Bombs fell in the dock most distinguished of
onions there being only live awarded ban, the harbour entrance und
to the Ave cargo boala.
whole of the Indian Army.
decoration st To qualify for this I not waly necessary to have had long service, but it is essential ite have had the most distinguished ser-
At Ostend, the outer and inner har- bours, the main docks and about 30 harges were bombed.
concentration south
A big burge
ens of Flushing was also bombed, vice in peace and to have displayed There was a series of explosions, then spreading fumes Ech Lastly tremendous explosion.
took
The Subhadar great courage in war Major has just such service to his credit.
At Antwerp the ducks also
Picoted Jemadai alter unly six heavy punishment. Great fires raged years service he became jemadur ad- on the quays while shipping in thejutant two years later; he was pro- Scheldt and the riverside duck was moted Subhadar Major after 26 years repeatedly hit.
service.
One bomber scored six direct hits on ships moored to the town quay.
VI.
Orderly To King George VI In 1930 he was appointed Orderly Omeer to His Majesty King George
the great He served throughout war from start to finish confronting the enemy in four different theatres He then and was wounded in 1918, (Reuter)saw 1wo
years of war more
ITALO-GREECE RELATIONS
18
In
con-
ATHENS, Sept. There appears to be an improvement Waziristan-seven years of war in in the situation as far as Italy is con-which he not only displayed cerned as the Italian Legation here sistent bravery, but was notable for has announced that children of his cheerful optimism under the most Italian families who have been on a adverse circumstances. holiday in Italy are returning to Thereafter as Subhadar and later Greece on September 25,
Subhadar Major he served with the Maljon schools in Salonien and regiment in peace--and his record in elsewhere are re-opening at the end peace was no less distinguished than
of the month.
in war.
Dastardly,
Attack on
Deliberate
Mission
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)"Dastardly and deliberate" was the description applied by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- iary for Foreign Affairs, In the House of Commons to-day when nsked for information on the attack by two Italian aircraft on a Mission station at Dere, in the Sudan, on August 23.
Mr. Butler declared that at shown by the fact that the Italian least 50 bombs were dropped and commander at Kurmuk had sent a message earlier in August to the machine-guns were also used.
missionaries at Doro to report to him
Of the Mission staff of five, two with passports. were killed and two were' wounded. They were all Americans.
A reply to this message was under consideration by the missionaries:
In addition, a native girl and two when they were shot down in cold boys were wounded,
Isolated Station
The
blood.
Asked if the matter was brought: Mission station' said Mr. to the attention of the American Butler, was isolated and far from any Government, Mr. Buller said he had military objective. Ita location was no doubt that the American Govern- well-known to the Italians whose ment had observed this "dastardly attack was clearly deliberate, ‚as attack.".
Thus
yours
1ill 8 isatio
spent three in Honkong during which none have done more goot work in agging and wiring our defences and the health statistics of the battalion have been secund
Year by year it has been victorious on the hockey field or at cross coun- try running. Well know the and owing to famine conditions Ift your bome troubles you have
here.
Our Troops
Are In
Grim Mood
onz Later a salvo of bombs some basin caused an immediate ex- plosion and about 60 others.
The tidal lock was heavily hi
and There was a heavy explosion bombs were seen bursting about the lock gates.
The big gun emplacements near Cap Gris Nez were definitely iden| tified by the raiders in the brilliant moonlight And heavily attacked. Many pilots saw bomba exploding well within the target area.
At Dunkirk, pilota anw great pieces of dockside buildings flying through the air and docks and quays were repeatedly hit.
Invasion Postponed LONDON, Sept, 18 (Reuter).—Ao- cording to the Berlin correspondent of the Swedish paper, "Allchande," the German plans for an invasion of Britain have been temporarily post- the poned owing to the eficiency of anti-aircraft defences and the RAF. Germany will ge on bombing towns and aerodromes but he has been nssured in Berlin that Germany has plenty of food for the winter and does not fear a long war.
Conscripting Allies
Legislation Soon
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-Mr. Clement Attlee, the Lord Privy Sen), intimated during course of ques- Dons in the House of Commons to-day, that the British Government Intended to submit to Parliament, In due course, legislation to confer the necessary authority upon the Allied Governments in Britain to call upon their nationals for military service In accordance with their own exist- ing national laws, but in conformity with the uniform arrangements for LONDON, Sept 18 (Router). employment of all Allied manpower -The Germans' indiscriminate on war service. bombing of London has made the this legislation was passed, the post- mood of the troops in North tien was that the Allled Governments
Reaction To Raids
Mr. Attles explained that unilì
England, who are preparing to had the right to for meet a possible German invasion, nationals British
one of grim determination, says a special correspondent with the Northern Command.
The correspondent talked to men of the Essex Regiment and gives the following gist of what they said;
courts and
coll upon their in Britain
military service, but nuthorities had no power to assist these governments in enforcing these obligations upon Allied nations who might be unwilling to respond.
Swedish Government Bans Newspaper "The Germans would rather attack
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-The eur wives, others and children by indiscriminate bombing than meet us Swedish newspaper, "Tandels Tid- face in face. Many of our people ning." has been banned for three days live on the eastern fringes of London because it published anti-German re- and they are having to suffer. We porta from Its London correspondent.
ic This the first time that the hope the day will soon come when
East Africa's First Coffee Planter Dies
we can settle accounts for every one Swedish Government has proceeded of those attacks."
against any newspaper. The correspondent adds that other Subadar Major Rahim Ali receiving troops of the Command, comprising machine-gunners, Welsh the inngula of the Order of British Scottish India from His Excellency Lieut-artillery, and Royal Marine gunners General E. F. Norton at this morning's spoke in the same pent-up manner
NAIROBI, Sept. 18 (Reuter).--The of the bombing of London, but hel quotes a high officer as pointing out man who planted the first coffee in has that any real chance the Germans hud East Africa dled to-day. while Juck of love
He was John Patterson, a plonter of invading England went within a troubles and Besc caused some of you hardship and fortnight of the evacuation of Dun-and missionary. He brought coffee
seed from Aden 45 years ago.
country accentuated
середили.
loss,
The successes you have had no less than the difficulties you have en- dured have been shared by your Subhadar Major.
The fame that you have won hast been his also: your troubles have been his.
share the To-day you in turn honour and fame which he has won
Subhadat Major Sahib I congra- tulate you on the decoration with) which I now decorate you.
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Rule For Belgians TO-DAY
LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-Heavy punishments are After the presentation, His Excel-being inflicted on Belgians accused of breaking Nazi food re- lency breakfasted with Officers of the gulations. Battalion in the Officers' Mess.
SWISS VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY
An Antwerp grocer brought before a Court Martini was sentenced 10 death for plundering to the detriment} of the community. He was shot im- mediately.
Many others are being ned heavily and their stocks seized.
The Nazis are said to be arresting BERNE, Sept. 18 (Reuter)The people and confiscating their food- principle of democracy was endorsed stocks right and left.
by a majority in the Swiss Lower Meanwhile food rations. in Den- House to-day in a declaration noting' mark have been further cut. Coffee that the Cabinet had affirmed its de- rations, for instance, are being re
continue B termination to
direct
duced from 250 to 225 grammes a national policy according to Uils week. principle "to the exclusion of move-
PRECAUTION AFTER BABY ARRIVES Doctors warn mothers to watch their diet after the birth of a child. The right food is of vital importance to the mother and to the child she is feeding.
ments whose, alms are contrary torgarine will now be sold only to while preventing constipation;
the independence, sovereignty and dignity of the country."
THE WAR FUND
A total of $1,321,807.13 was reached yes
the
ter C. M. Post; Ltd. The latest dona-
tions are: Bombers per Mares,
A. V. A.-D.
Staff of Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd, in memory of the late Mr. J. Par 14. Kink, being a don
Hon, b
Hon to the 9.-C. L. P. War, Fund by members of the Police Hacross on Club on the occasion of fr
retirement
with incomes below, a certain level.
Bread rationing, which so far has covered rys bread only, has been ex- tended to white bread rolls.
Coupons ore even necessary for bread in Danish restaurants,
More U.S. Warships
Are Handed Over. LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-The second batch of over-age destroyers for Britain has, arrived at a port on the east coast of Canada.
These destroyers will be turned 27030 over to the Royal Navy, immediately,
The ideal food must be easy to digest and highly nourishing,
For all these reasons doctors prescribe Horlicks. It builds up strength, promotes restful sleep, does not tax the weakest diges- tion and improves the mother's milk.
For many years Horlicks has been given to expectant and mothers throughout nursing Malaya, with remarkable ruc- You can get it from your store to-day;:
CESS.
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SEE-Royal Investituro,
SEE-Light & Heavy Tanks in Action.
SEE Indian Troops In Britain,
SEE-Groat Britain's Glant Navy In Action. SEE-Anxaca Arrive,-In British Ports.
a!
SEE Tho R.A.F. In Action, Actual Pictures Taken
While in Aerial Combat, Etc. Etc.
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