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BRITISH GUNS POUNDING AT DAKAR WHILE DE GAULLE TRIES TO LAND FRENCH SUBMARINE IS SUNK GIBRALTAR RAIDED BY FRENCH, SAY REPORTS DURING BIG NAVAL ACTION
Special to the "Telegraph"
THE BRITISH NAVAL ACTION AT DAKAR IS STILL IN PROGRESS ACCORDING TO LATEST ADVICES, CAREFULLY WORDED COMMUNIQUES INDICATING THAT AFTER GENERAL DE GAULLE'S UNSUCCESSFUL AT- TEMPT LAST MONDAY TO TAKE THE COLONY WITHOUT BLOODSHED, THE BRITISH FORCES SWUNG INTO ACTION.
ONE LONDON ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS THAT GENERAL De Gaulle WITHDREW HIS FORCES SOME DISTANCE, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT WHILE THE BRITISH ARE NOW FIGHTING, GENERAL DE GAULLE IS WORKING THROUGH HIS SYMPATHISERS INSIDE DAKAR TO OVERTHROW THE VICHY AUTHORITIES.
GENERAL DE GAULLE HIMSELF YESTERDAY ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT THE OPERATIONS AT DAKAR WERE CONTINUING AND THERE WAS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD END SUCCESSFULLY,
FRENCH PLANES RAID GIBRALTAR
falling into Gorman hands."
He explained: "The operations were decided upon to prevent French West Africa from
He added that there had been infiltrations of German and Italian.officers at Dakar during
July and August.
R.A.F. ATTACK ON
NAZI M.T.B.s
1
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).- Five German E-boats-fast motor torpedo boats-eruising off Capi Gris Nez were bombed by six British bombers this after-
noon.
The bonts were strung out in line several miles from the French coast and were clearly visible from the Kent coast.
A German neuplane circled above
Dive-Bombing
bull
duzen RAF Suddenly bombers awooped from high louds and started dive-bombing
Columns of water a hundred feet high leapt into the air along the re of motor boats, hiding the later fro VICW,
DEFENCES SOLID
German Raids On
London Fail
The Vichy Government yesterday announced that the French submarine l'ersce had been sunk while moving forward to attack u British cruiser at Dakar.
It is claimed that the cruiser was hit and that most.
of the submarine's crew were saved.
Six Attempts To Land
Vichy declared that the British Forces made six at- tempts to land under the command of General de Gaulle; four were made at Ruffesque and two further to the southest of Dakar.
Shelling of Dakar by British warships continued throughout the day after the Dakar authorities had re- jected an ultimatum delivered at 1.20 a.m. and due to expire al 6 a.m.
"The Battle Continues" LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).| According to the Vichy statement the ultimatum warned -Two attempts by masses of Dakar that unless it surrendered the British Commander felt ti German planes to reach London | his obligation to attack and occupy the city with troops. sky as the bombers re-chaved foto-day failed completely.
The Governor of Dakar is reported to have replied: "France has confidence in Dakar and me. I will defend Dakar
Protecting Spitfires sped across the
another attack.
No direct hits were observed bud all the boats turned and dashed fu the shore.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS
Brest Bombed LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). Further British bombing operations on the French and Belgian const is announced by the Air Ministry news service.
The capitat bnd two warnings but
no roiders got through:
Over 180 aircraft participated in the first raid, flying up the Thames Estuary in tight formation which was broken up by British gunners and fighters.
One German bomber is reported have crushed into the sea off Whit- They Turned Tail
sable.
Ten minutes after the second wave
of ralders arrived they were racing
to the end.”
The communique then laconically continues."
concludes: The battle
It appears that when General de Gaulle first attempted to land be used unarmed men flying the French colours and a white flag; they were fired upon by the Dakar navy and several men were killed.
General de Gaulle then with- drew his troops because he said
Gibraltar Raided
report
was
A striking picture of Gibraltar which, according to various reports, was yesterday heavily attacked by 30 French planes in retaliation for the British action at Dakar. Gibral tar still remains Britain's greatest strategical possession in the Mediterranean.
Chungking Urges British To Open The Burma Road
Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (UP).—Britain is being urged by Chungking to open the Burma Road.
The official "Central Daily News" to-day declared that opening of the Burma Road by Britain was essential if the Japanese were to be prevented from invading Burma through Indo-China. Burma", declared the editorial.[
"The invasion of French Indo-
"The best and most effective sell- protection for Britain is to reopen | China, under the pretext of the Burma Road", concluded the passage for Japanese troops to paper. march on China, is really a move' Chinese Protest Rejected to attack Fur Eastern posses- A Vichy message from "Domel" sions of the British Empire such|says that B1, Baudoln the French as Hongkong, Singapore and TURN to Pago 5, Column Five
Raids
OFFICIAL Terrific Night VERSION By R.A.F. on Berlin
LATEST
More Fighting In Indo-China
TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL TO THE HANOI, Sept. 24 (UP) has been amicially announced that the Japanese renewed their attacks on the Kwangsi-indo-china border with increased Intensity this afternoon.
Unconfirmed reports stote that 200 Japanese prisoners have been taken and the French have admitted a total
The third ur raid alarm sounded in Hanol this afternoon. Jeft Posters have been placed throughout the city urging everyone without
imri- urgent business to evacuate mediately.
for home, fighting a rearguard action he did not want fighting to break with a strong force of Hurricunts which pursued them home and which out among Frenchmen. are believed to have shot down one
The near Calals.
that Gibraltar Routs were inflicted in both raids attacked by Frerich planes iu retalia-
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—British bombing on Berlin Why Attack Was despite the fact that stranger escorts tion for the action at Dakar appeara
last night continued on an average of about 41⁄2 minute intervals than ever werd provided for euch to be substantiated by a messago from
Launched for several hours,
Wilmsdorf power station was At the naval station of Brest bomber.
Lalinca which says that 30 French
This is revealed by the Air ublaze.. Many bombs were dropped in planes, apparently using bases in this morning long lines of bombs
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). Ministry news service, which Gas Works Explosion were dropped on the torpedo Thumes Estuary towns, some falling French Morocco, bombed Gibraline at
intervals of ten minutes for an hour--General Charles de Gaulle states that the heaviest attacks At Danzigerstrasse gas works, the bont station, oil tanks and stores.n the working class districts.
and a half, BUCHAREST, Sept. 24 (Reuter).— It is believed that gasoline depots decided to invade Dakar follow-fell upon pre-determined targets. bombing caused a violent explosion;
followed by shoels Heavy explosions were followed by
of Home. The four fres.
It is officially confirmed that Rumanin were among the objectives and densing German and Italian infiltra-which included railway yards explosions were seen 23 miles away A pillar of dense black smoke is demobilising on a large scale. smoke was seen rising from Gibral- tion and assumption of control near Potsdam and the Klingen- TURN to Page 5, Column Five
Some 120,000 men were released tar." enveloped the harbour and flames
there, states communique berg power stations. were visible more than 30 miles from from the forces last week.
The the French coast.
General Staff Jins been continuously from 12.40 p.m. to 2.05 issued at the General Head- Severe fires were started at: li
quarters of the Free French points, Other aircraft of the Coastal Come authorised to demobliise up to 40 per p.m. mand laid sticks of bombs across the cent. of the army In order to supply The French raiders are reported to forces. “
One aircraft reported eight xx- conal mouth at Zeebrugge. Un- the needs of agricultura labour." TURN to Page 5, Column Two
plosions. in rallway sidings followed Attacking forces were composed of by a very large fire in railway build- usually large flashes followed the ox-
military, naval and aerial'únits, The Inges... plosions of their salvos,
French troops were escorted by Another aircraft started a large battleships of the Fice French Navy, are nt a power station.
STOCK EXCHANGE British
Firmer Tone Follows:
Kaynes Broadcast
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuler) The
Stock Exchange, to-day responded to
Mr. J. M. Keynes' broadcast last night
on the United Kingdom's finances
Out
Anti-aircraft guns were in action
Pilots Raids on
Carry Reich
of 20 casualties up to moon to-day,
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Britain's Splendid Shipping Position
was
British naval forces; were present} At Klingenberg a considerable fire only to assure supplementary pro was already burning when one air tection against any attacle carried out craft arrived and lighted up the tar-
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Router),.-—That Britain to-day controls" with German participation.
get for further 'missiles.
more shipping tonnage than, before the war but that the war Dakar Responsible
Aerodrome Attacked
has increased the demands upon it are the outstanding points in Dakar authorities were the first to
a statement by Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister of Shipping, reylew- assume the responsibilty of opening new low over Schipol aerodrome and
Returning from this area, one piloting the position at the beginning of the second year of the war. hostilities against the French.. LONDON. Sept. 24 (Reuter)R.A.F. bombers were again
Germany now controls only about By contrast, British ships continue after one year of war by a firm tone active over Germany and German-occupied territory last night.
Several members of the crow were machine-gunned the searchlights.
Five big Ares at Manblt enabled the particularly among the gilt-edged
killed and a large number wounded. securities, among which small gains In addition to strong forces of the yards at Munster and Hanover, rall Desiring to avoid a fight between target to be identified by the succeed two-thirds of the pre-war tonnage to all the oceans desplie attacks by bombers. Explosiva material and that is restricted to the Balle and abmarine raiders mines, aircraft and wero-zeneral S
MR.A.F, detailed to bomb objectives in way communications in north Ger- Frunchmen, General de Gaulle reing
a limited part of the European coast lately by E-bonts, Industrials were supported from the Berlin area and enemy-occupied many and several enemy zerodromes, moved his forces to 'a distance. blew up in a series of vivid flashes.
Full Compensation the, provinces while Kaffir dividend | Channel ports, other forces of our
The Dakar authorities have not The Moabit flebs were visible 80 line, payers benefited by the late local bombers attacked, the aircraft works Yesterday an aircraft of the ceased fring on the French forces miles away
Italy is in a similar predicament Eight per tent, of the buying. Other groups were Irregular, at Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremer Coastal Command shot down an and British ships since the start of Four big fires were, started rat with only three quarters of her premerchant ffect, which has been lost
Charlottenburg power station and the war ships.
TURN to Page 5, Column *Wall Street was firm."
havan, Bremen and Wismar goods enemy bomber into the sea.
operations.
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