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The SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED J8 二拜 號四廿月九英港香 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940. 日三廿月八
No. 10203
BRITISH
WARSHIPS
DAKAR: SURRENDER
GENERAL DE GAULLE LEADS ATTACK ON FRENCH WEST AFRICAN PORT: WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR RESPOND
Special to the "Telegraph"
ALTHOUGH VICHY ISSUED DENIALS LAST NIGHT, IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY ADMITTED BY THE PETAIN GOVERNMENT THAT BRITISH AND FREE FRENCH WARSHIPS ARE HEAVILY BOMBARDING DAKAR, THE CAPITAL OF FRENCH SENEGAL AND SEAT OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF FRENCH WEST AFRICA.
General de Gaulle, leader of Free Franco, is aboard the flagship of the attacking British
squadron.
The bombardment opened at 2.5 p.m. (10.5 p.m. H.K.T. yesterday. It was still con- tinuing as night fell at 6 p.m. (2 a.m. H.K.T.).
Sixty Dead. Report
A communique issued in Vichy states that at least sixty people in Dakar (population 100,000) are dead and about the same number seriously wounded.
The British bombardment is directed against the concentration of French warships in the harbour and against the naval dockyard.
In the French naval dock is the 35,000-ton battleship Richelieu, which was seriously damaged in the previous attack on Mers el Kebir.
Richelieu's Guns Respond
Although in dry dock, the Richelieu is replying to the British bombardment with her 15-in: guns. The bombardment was preceded by an ultimatum from General de Gaulle to the Commander-in-Chief of the French squadron and to the Governor of Dakar.
ULTIMATUM PRECEDES SHELLING
The ultimatum demanded the unconditional surren- ! der of Dakar and of all ships, including warships, in the harbour. It was rejected.
are
Landing parties aboard the British warships
soon as the suid to be in readiness to storm the city as guns of Richelieu and some French cruisers are silenced.
De Gaulle Appeals To Frenchmen To Rally
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).—General Charles de Gaulle, leader of all Free Frenchmen, has arrived at Dakar with a combined French and British force and
has summoned all his followers to rally to the flag
Free France.
This was revealed this even- ing by the Ministry of Informa- tion, which issued the following statement:
"Recent reports have shown that the Germans are making persistent
of
Evacuation
To Continue
efforts to bring Daker under their Torpedoing Of Ship Fails
To Intimidate
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
control and the movement of French ships from Toulon to Dakar, which clearly would not have been effected without German permission, gavo
There is no fortified citadel at Dakar. Seven French warships are returning the fire of the British ships. They include three cruisers which arrived at Dakar from Toulon last week after being permitted to pass through the Straits of Gibraltar. The French Cabinet met at Vichy at 5 pm yesterday to
study the despatches from Dakar.
Subsequently it issued the following communique: "The attack on Dakar is worse than the attack on Mers el Kebir.
"It is assassination. There is no warship at Dakar and no danger of Dakar becoming German to be used against England.”
Another official statement, broadcast by radio, an nounced the attack and called General de Gaulle a "traitor". The French Foreign Minister, M. Baudoin, who made the broadcast, accused Britain of attempting
to steal Senegal.
Dakar is 100 miles north of Bathurst, the capital of Gambia. Sir Thomas Southom, former Colonial Secretary in Hongkong, is Governor of Gambla and resides in Bathurst.
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NAZIS LOSE 265 PLANES IN WEEK
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Router).-II is stated authoritatively that during the week ended September 21, Germany Lost 265 machines in battles Britain.
over
Britain lost 47 planes but 28 pilots wore saved.
In R.A.F. raids over the continent, 12 British machines failed to return.
New Indo-China Development
MILITARY PACT SIGNED
Japan's Latest Coup
Special to the "Telegraph"
HAIPHONG, Sept. 23. (Domei).-A military agree- ment has been concluded between Japan and Indo-China.
Major-General Issaku Nishihara, chairman of the Japanese Inspectorate, revealed this to-day in a communique, in which he
Isaid the agreement provided for friendly and positive co-opera- tion in military measures be- tween Japan and Indo-China regarding the settlement of the China Affair.
Police Uncover Nazi Plot in Montevideo
Special to the "Telegraph"
MONTEVIDEO, Sept. 23 (UP).—Policę authorities have announced a round-up of eight German nationals and to-day Indicated that they were being held for subversive activities.
head of the Nazi organisation in They name Arnulf Fuhrmann,
Montevideo, and he is charged with being the author of a plan to take over Uruguay in five days with
the help of several thousand Nazis from the Argentina.
According to the alleged plan,
LONDON'S CIVIL DEFENCES
uuguay would be converted into a Fundamentally Sound
German peasants' colony.
The police also allege that Julio Dalldorf an Attache to the German Embassy is involved in the plot.
Annihilation Threatened
Nazi Fury SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPĤ"
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). The practical experience of the past few weeks has demonstrat- ed the fundamental soundness of London's civil defence organisa- tion and the excellent spirit of its members, states the London' County Council Civil Defence Committee in a report to the Council.
1
The greatest demands have been
The agreement was signed at Haiphong on Sunday afternoon.
Troops Disarmed Confirmation of the report that the Japanese had disarmed the French Monday forces at Dongdang on morning after several hours of inter- mittent fighting is contained in an official Japanese communique issued In Tokyo.
In a report from Hanol United Press" saya that the Japanese Canton army on Monday carried out two daylight raids along the Kwangs!- Indo-China border at the strategic town of Loongson. Shelling was also resumed In the afternoon.
Six Japanese planes twice concen- trated their bombing attacks on the TURN to Page 8, Column Five
LATEST
RENEWED FIGHTING
Dakar lies just behind Cape Verde, the extreme western- most promontory in Africa, The area of the port is about 276 acres, the southern portion being the Commercial Harbour, with an area of 130 acres, the remainder (which is being shelled) being used as the Naval Harbour. There is anchorage for 82 vessels and there are 21 loading bertha along the port's, quays,
Vichy Communique
former enemy. But the facts show The Nazi press continues to further evidence of the attempt that LONDON, Sept. 23 (UP).——
HAIPHONG, Sept. 24 (Reuter) that this is not no. Former General hurl threats of reprisals at made on the fire service and both the Renewed fighting between Japanese was in contemplation.
The Children's Overseas Recep- VICHY, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—| de Gaulle is leading foreign forces Britain.
regular and auxiliary forces worked and French on the Indo-China border "In view of the fact that a consition Board refuses to be inti- The authorities of French West in an attack against his compatriots. derable element of the population midated by the action of German Africa have been ordered to to consider him a traitor now have day
hose Frenchmen who still hesitated "United Press" from Berlin yester- with the utmost energy at whatever broke out yesterday afternoon and
until nightfall. reported that the afternoon was opposed to the Vichy Govern-
to. French reports, ment's policy of subservience to U-Boats in sinking child evacuee reply to the bombardment open- their eyes opened."
newspapers had reached a new high sky had arisen, Berlin and had declared in favour of ships, and to-day announced that ed on Dakar by British warships;.
In their threats of the total destruction of England in retaliation for air raids bulances to reach the seerne
The average time taken by am-Japanese troops supported by aero Free France, General de Gaulle has the evacuation
of planes attacked French position 12 decided to proceed with a Fres
of according to reports reaching
on Germany. French force to Dakar to assist those children from vulnerable areas is
Vichy
border in the Dong Dang neighbour- through the
The "Lokal Anziger" wrote: "Eng- incidents notwithstanding the black-miles on the Indo-China side of the land will be punished as no people out was only seven minutes from
hood. Agency.
have ever been punished before, receipt of a call. German retaliation consists of only one word-annihilation."
cause,
overseas
clements which have supported his continuing despite the torpedo- ing of the evacuee ship with the "He arrived off Dakar this morn-loss of 300 lives. ing and has summoned his followers
:
The order followed a meeting of the
Inner Cabinet under Marshal Petain:
Havas New Caledonia Promises Help
For Allies
destroyers.
Ammoning
Nazis Deny Sinking larly the prolonged absence from ench
French omclais declare that the
to rally to the dag of Free French. An announcement declared: "The
"Resistance seems to have been en-Children's Overseas Reception Board The latest reports indicate that the countered but the situation is not yet met this afternoon and reviewed all British squadron includes two battle- fully clebr.
the circumstances in connection with ships, four cruisers, six auxillary NOUMEA, New Caledonia, } "General de Gaulle's Free French the loss of a ship in which a number cruisers and a certain number of Sept. 28 (Router). The enrol Evacuee Ship force is accompanied by B: British of children were Journeying ta force which will lend him full sup Canada. A meeting of the advisory port."
Council has been summoned for the A communique Issued by the Petain same purpose.
Foreign Ministry this evening reads: "A full report will be made to the "Former General de Gaulle arrived Ministers concerned should any off Dakar with a British squadron change of policy be decided upon and which has aboard British troops.
"He
When planes cross the frontier, air raid alarms sounded throughout More Centres Needed
Indo-China and the population took Practical experience and particu-refuge in shelters in an orderly.
home enforced on large numbers of Japanese are infringing the agreement people by unexploded bombs has signed on. Sunday in trying to enter ment of Frenchmen in New LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).The shown the need for expanding the Indo-China territory from China, Caledonia to fight with the German official news agency denies conception of emergency rest and since the agreement provided no Japanese South. China army troops Allied forces is expected to begin that any German U-boat could have trading centres,
to enter Indo-China until a subal- this week.
torpedoed the child evacuees' ship.
In another despatch, the agency The strict Umitations formerly diary agreement was reached states that since August 10. German placed on the extent to which the continued throughout the night, and, A later mesinge states that fighting It is reported that many are keen rolders dropped 22,822 tons of ex Counell might provide food and was still progressing at 10am. a announcement will be
Meanwhile the Board is proceed. horiferesented to the French au- to join up with the Aut with General plosives on military objectives" in bedding for the homeless will now
Australians. RANGOON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)ing with the evacuation of children." ing them to surrender.
de Gaulle's flag and soldiers are "Most Dastardly Act"· be removed and beds, mattresses and down An official goodwill mission arrived"
driving about in cars shouting """Vive
French women and children aro "The ultimatum was rejected and de Gaulle,”.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Router), meals are now available at the
evacuating from the border areas. the British squadron opened fire ut
Mr. Cordell Hull, the US, Secretary In a wireless talle, M. Sautot, the of State, called this torpedoing of the
Sam Back Page For Furthe
Thailand Goodwill Mission Starts Off
this morning from Thailand.
The mission which leaves for India
on September 80 is visiting Burma, LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter)
centros,
India, Malaya and Auiralla with the Eight Dutch army officers arrived nt/Dakar. MVA NE PAN now Governor, said:" "Britain may British child evocuses', liner a "most tion of this comment: 1 poa aure
It might be supposed that former count on every help from New dastardly act" at the press co
conference that there: will; be no division: bf General de Gaulle went to England Cnlednola in her glorious fight for to-day A
opinion, in this country,that it was: a only to continue the, war against our | victory,
"Mr. Huil permitted a direct quota- Imost dastardly act.”
object of promoting friendly relations an eastern Canadian port to-day to Between Thailand and the British recruit an Infantry battalion from Empire.
among Netherlanders In Canada.
Two Japanese planes were (ahot